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QSO items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
call Call the station's callsign 13
name Name the operator's name 1024
QTH QTH the operator' QTH 1024
mode Mode QSO mode (SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM, PSK31 plus any user-defined modes) 8
via QSL_via the station's QSL route 1024
tx freq Freq the QSO transmit frequency in MHz. (in a cross-band QSO, the transmit frequency) 14
begin QSO_Date

Time_On

the UTC time at which the QSO started
  • entry format is your locale's standard date/time format, or dd-mmm-yyyy hh:mm:ss, or yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
  • display format is your locale's standard date/time format, with seconds presented if the Display seconds in date/time fields checkbox is checked.
  • the year must be 1930 or later
NA
sent RST_Sent the RST report you sent 8
rcvd RST_Rcvd the RST report you received 8
tx band Band the QSO transmit band (2190m, 160m, 80m, ... 2m ... 3cm ... 1mm .. submm) 6
rx freq FREQ_RX the QSO receive frequency in MHz. 14
end QSO_Date

Time_Off

the UTC time at which the QSO ended
  • entry format is your locale's standard date/time format, or dd-mmm-yyyy hh:mm:ss, or yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
  • display format is your locale's standard date/time format, with seconds presented if the Display seconds in date/time fields checkbox is checked.
  • the year must be 1930 or later
NA
power TX_Power your transmit power, in watts 4
code DXCC the ARRL's country code for the station's DXCC entity 3
DXCC DXCCPrefix the station's DXCC prefix 6
entity (not stored in log) the name of the station's DXCC entity (changing this automatically sets the DXCCID code to the correct value) (not stored in log)

 

Auxiliary items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
station call Station_Callsign the station callsign used over the air  13
op call Operator callsign of the station operator 13
owner call Owner_Callsign callsign of the station owner 13
QSO# (not imported or exported) unique number identifying QSO in log 8
sub mode App_DXKeeper_SUBMODE auxillary mode information (e.g. number of tones, error correction scheme, etc) 32
rx band BAND_RX the QSO receive band (2190m, 160m, 80m, ... 2m ... 3cm ... 1mm .. submm) 6
select App_DXKeeper_SELECT this item can be used in conjunction with the Select filter and  SQL filters to place arbitrary sets of QSOs in the Log Page Display
  • Y - the QSO is selected
  • N - the QSO is not selected
1
temp App_DXKeeper_TEMP this item can be used in conjunction with the Modify QSOs panel to non-destructively move information between items 1024

 

QSL items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
sent QSL_sent status of your outgoing QSL card
  • N (no) - no card should be sent
  • R (requested) - the card should be sent
  • Y (yes)       - the card has been sent
1
rcvd QSL_rcvd

App_DXKeeper_QSL_VERIFIED

App_DXKeeper_QSL_EXPIRED

status of the station's incoming QSL card
  • R (requested) - the card has been requested
  • Y (yes)       - the card has been received
  • S (submitted) - the card will be submitted to the ARRL for verification
  • V (verified)  - the card has been ARRL-verified
  • I (invalid)   - ignore this QSO when tracking progress
  • X (expired)   - ignore this QSO when determining which QSOs should be confirmed
1
date sent QSLSdate the date your outgoing QSL card was sent
  • entry format is your locale's standard date format, or dd-mmm-yyyy, or yyyy-mm-dd
  • display format is yyyy-mm-dd
  • the year must be 1930 or later
  • if not specified, the value 4000-01-01 is recorded
NA
date rcvd QSLRdate the date the station's incoming QSL card was received
  • entry format is your locale's standard date format, or dd-mmm-yyyy, or yyyy-mm-dd
  • display format is yyyy-mm-dd
  • the year must be 1930 or later
  • if not specified, the value 4000-01-01 is recorded
NA
sent via QSL_SENT_VIA means by which an outgoing confirmation should be (or has been) conveyed
  • E - convey electronically
  • B - convey QSL card via the QSL bureau
  • D - convey QSL directly

 

1
rcvd via QSL_RCVD_VIA means by which confirmation was conveyed
  • E - electronic
  • B - via the QSL bureau (and possibly electronic)
  • D - directly (and possibly via bureau or electronic)
1
myQTH APP_DXKeeper_MY_QTHID uniquely identifies the QTH from which you were operating when making this QSO 64
msg QSLMsg a message to appear on your outgoing QSL card 1024
addr Address the address to which a request for QSL should be sent, formatted as you wish it to appear on an envelope or label (use the Enter key to insert linebreaks) 1024

 

Online QSL Items

 

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
eQSL.cc sent EQSL_QSL_sent status of upload to eQSL.cc
  • R (requested) - this QSO should be uploaded to eQSL.cc
  • U (uploaded)  - this QSO has been uploaded to eQSL.cc
  • Y (yes)       - this QSO has been uploaded and accepted by eQSL.cc
1
eQSL.cc rcvd EQSL_QSL_rcvd status of confirmation by eQSL.cc
  • R (requested) - confirmation has been requested from eQSL.cc
  • Y (yes)       - confirmation has been received from eQSL.cc
  • V (verified)  - confirmation has been verified by eQSL.cc
  • I (invalid)   - ignore this QSO when tracking progress
  • X (expired)   - ignore this QSO when determining which QSOs should be confirmed
1
eQSL.cc date sent EQSL_QSLSdate the date that the QSO information was successfully uploaded to eQSL.cc
  • entry format is your locale's standard date format, or dd-mmm-yyyy, or yyyy-mm-dd
  • display format is yyyy-mm-dd
  • the year must be 1930 or later
  • if not specified, the value 4000-01-01 is recorded
NA
eQSL.cc date rcvd EQSL_QSLRdate the date that the QSO was confirmed via eQSL.cc
  • entry format is your locale's standard date format, or dd-mmm-yyyy, or yyyy-mm-dd
  • display format is yyyy-mm-dd
  • the year must be 1930 or later
  • if not specified, the value 4000-01-01 is recorded
NA
eQSL.cc member APP_DXKeeper_EQSL_MEMBER participation in eQSL.cc
  • Y - known to participate
  • A - known to participate, "authenticity guaranteed"
  • N - known not to participate
1
LotW sent LotW_QSL_sent status of upload to LotW
  • R (requested) - this QSO should be uploaded to LotW
  • U (uploaded)  - this QSO has been uploaded to LotW
  • Y (yes)       - this QSO has been uploaded and accepted by LotW
1
LotW rcvd LotW_QSL_rcvd status of confirmation by LotW
  • R (requested) - confirmation has been requested from LotW
  • Y (yes)       - confirmation has been received from LotW
  • S (submitted) - the confirmation will be submitted to the ARRL for verification
  • V (verified)  - confirmation has been verified by LotW
  • I (invalid)   - ignore this QSO when tracking progress
  • X (expired)   - ignore this QSO when determining which QSOs should be confirmed
1
LotW date sent LotW_QSLSdate the date that the QSO information was successfully uploaded to LotW
  • entry format is your locale's standard date format, or dd-mmm-yyyy, or yyyy-mm-dd
  • display format is yyyy-mm-dd
  • the year must be 1930 or later
  • if not specified, the value 4000-01-01 is recorded
NA
LotW date rcvd LotW_QSLRdate the date that the QSO was confirmed via LotW
  • entry format is your locale's standard date format, or dd-mmm-yyyy, or yyyy-mm-dd
  • display format is yyyy-mm-dd
  • the year must be 1930 or later
  • if not specified, the value 4000-01-01 is recorded
NA
LotW member APP_DXKeeper_LotW_MEMBER participation in LotW
  • Y - known to participate
  • N - known not to participate
1

 

Award items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
grid GridSquare the station's grid square in the Maidenhead Locator System 8
IOTA IOTA the station's Islands on the Air designator 7
cont Cont the station's continent (NA, SA, EU, AF, OC, AS) 2
WPX Pfx the station's prefix as defined by the CQ WPX awards program 8
CQ CQZ the station's CQ zone 2
ITU ITUZ the station's International Telecommunications Union zone 2
ARRL ARRL_Sect the station's ARRL section (only visible in the Awards panel for stations in the US, US possessions, and Canada) 6
DOK APP_DXKEEPER_DOK the station's DARC DOK (only visible in the Awards panel for stations in Germany)
  • clicking the ? button displays the Main Award Selector window, which lets you select a DOK by name or by code
16
Region APP_DXKEEPER_REGION for stations in Austria, Italy, Scotland, Svalbard, and Turkey, the station's Region as defined by CQ for its Marathon award and DARC for its WAE award
  • clicking the ? button displays the Main Award Selector window, which lets you select a CQ or WAE Region by name or by code

for stations in England,  Guernsey, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, a Worked All Britain code

Note: if you are pursuing both the Worked All Britain and Marathon awards or both the Worked All Britain and WAE awards, then log the appropriate Worked All Britain code with Scottish stations; the Marathon reporting will interpret this code correctly

8
varies by entity State the station's primary administrative subdivision code
  • clicking the ? button displays the Main Administrative Subdivision Selector window, which lets you choose the primary administrative subdivision by name or by code
2
varies entity Cnty the station's secondary secondary administrative subdivision code
  • clicking the ? button displays the Main Administrative Subdivision Selector window, which lets you choose the secondary administrative subdivision by name or by code
32
  PrimaryInvalid validity of specified primary administrative subdivision code for DXCC entity
  • Y - specified primary administrative subdivision code is invalid
  • N - specified primary administrative subdivision code is valid
1
  SecondaryInvalid validity of specified secondary administrative subdivision code for DXCC entity and primary administrative subdivision code
  • Y - specified secondary administrative subdivision code is invalid
  • N - specified secondary administrative subdivision code is valid
1

 

Contest items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
ID Contest_ID the name of the current contest 32
tx # STX transmit serial number or exchange 16
rx # SRX receive serial number or exchange 16
tx info STX_STRING transmit exchange information 32
rx info SRX_STRING receive exchange information 32

 

Propagation items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
mode Prop_Mode the propagation mode
  • AUR - Aurora
  • AUE - Aurora-E
  • BS - Back scatter
  • ECH - EchoLink
  • EME - Earth-Moon-Earth
  • ES - Sporadic E
  • FAI - Field Aligned Irregularities
  • F2 - F2 Reflection
  • ION - Ionoscatter
  • IRL - IRLP
  • MS - Meteor scatter
  • RS - Rain scatter
  • SAT - Satellite
  • TEP - Trans-equatorial
  • TR - Tropospheric ducting
8
complete QSO_COMPLETE indicates whether the QSO was complete from the perspective of the logging station
  • Y - yes

  • N - no

  • NIL - not heard

  • ? - uncertain

3
EME initial FORCE_INIT new Earth-Moon-Earth "initial"
  • Y - yes

  • N - no

1
Antenna az ANT_AZ antenna azimuth 4
Antenna path ANT_PATH antenna path
  • S - shortpath

  • L - longpath

  • G - grayline

  • O - other

1
Antenna elev ANT_EL antenna elevation 4
Condition SFI SFI solar flux 4
Condition A A_INDEX Boulder K-index 4
Condition K K_INDEX Boulder A-index 4
Satellite name SAT_NAME satellite name 32
Satellite mode SAT_MODE satellite mode 8
Meteor Scatter shower MS_SHOWER meteor shower name 32
Meteor Scatter max time MAX_BURSTS maximum length of meteor scatter bursts heard by the logging station, in seconds 4
Meteor Scatter random QSO_RANDOM indicates whether the QSO was random or scheduled
  • Y - random

  • N - scheduled

1
Meteor Scatter bursts NR_BURSTS the number of meteor scatter bursts heard by the logging station 4
Meteor Scatter pings NR_PINGS the number of meteor scatter pings heard by the logging station 4

 

Details items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
dist (mi or km) DISTANCE distance to the contacted station in miles or kilometers 8
lat LAT contacted station latitude 11
lon LON contacted station longitude 11
age AGE contacted operator's age 3
sig SIG contacted operator's special interest group 32
sig info SIG_INFO contacted operator's special interest group information 32
owner call EQ_CALL contacted station's owner's callsign 13
rig RIG contacted station's equipment 32
power FX_PWR contacted station's output power 4
email EMAIL contacted operator's email address 1024
web WEB contacted operator's worldwide web URL 1024
file APP_DXKeeper_FILE name of local file containing information associated with this QSO 1024
comment Comment additional information about the QSO you wish to retain; in Contest Mode, used to capture secondary exchanges for some contests as selected by the Contest Style setting. 1024

 

User defined

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_0 user-defined 1024
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_1 user-defined 1024
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_2 user-defined 1024
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_3 user-defined 1024
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_4 user-defined 1024
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_5 user-defined 1024
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_6 user-defined 1024
configurable APP_DXKeeper_USER_DEFINED_7 user-defined 1024

 

 

MyQTH items

Textbox Caption ADIF Field Name Item Description Max Length
ID APP_DXKeeper_MY_QTHID unique identifier associated with a QTH 20
Rig MY_RIG equipment in use 128
Name MY_NAME operator's name 32
Email APP_DXKeeper_MY_EMAIL operator's email address 32
Street MY_STREET station QTH street name 32
City MY_CITY station QTH city 32
State MY_STATE station QTH state 32
PostCode MY_POSTAL_CODE station QTH postal code 32
County MY_CNTY station QTH county 32
Country MY_COUNTRY station QTH country 32
CQ MY_CQ_ZONE station QTH CQ zone 2
ITU MY_ITU_ZONE station QTH ITU zone 2
IOTA MY_IOTA station QTH IOTA tag 8
Grid MY_GRIDSQUARE station QTH grid square 6
Latitude MY_LAT station QTH latitude 16
Longitude MY_LON station QTH longitude 16
Sig MY_SIG operator's special interest group name 32
Sig Info MY_SIG_INFO operator's special interest group information 32

 

 

 

 

 

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