Logging From More Than One Computer

You can install DXKeeper and SpotCollector on more than one computer, and have each installed instance reference the same shared log file either hosted where all computers can access it via a local area network, or hosted on a free cloud service like DropBox or OneDrive or Google Drive, but you must obey this rule:

At any point in time, only one instance of DXKeeper and SpotCollector referencing the same log file may be running on a single computer (see note below).

So if you have four computers named A, B, C, and D, and wish to stop logging QSOs on computer A and begin logging QSOs on computer B,

  1. Neither DXKeeper nor SpotCollector should be running on computers B, C, or D (unless those instances of SpotCollector are referencing local copies of your log file)

  2. terminate DXKeeper and SpotCollector on computer A (or configure SpotCollector to open a local copy of your log file instead of the shared log file)

  3. start DXKeeper and SpotCollector on computer B, with SpotCollector referencing the same shared log file that DXKeeper specifies

Adhering to this rule is easily accomplished by always terminating DXKeeper and SpotCollector at the completion of an operating session. Then the next operating session can be initiated on any computer by starting DXKeeper and SpotCollector there.

Note: in some Windows configurations, only once instance of DXView may be running at any point in time.


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