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I have a list of step by step instructions on my Installation Tips page. Please click the link for complete details. -
Download the installation file to your hard drive by clicking
on the download link on my website with your web browser. * Note, if you have a CD burner or zip drive it is unnecessary to rename and unzip the file you downloaded from my website. Just copy it from your hard drive to the CD or zip disk and take it to the destination computer.
At this time, when you register the $39 package, there is not a link to download the package all at once. You can download the programs as needed from the website on their individual pages. There is no time limit, and you can download as often as you like. If your old logging program exports its data in standard ADIF format, you can import your log data files to AC Log with no problem. Please try the following: -
Export your data in ADIF Format from your old log. I have prepared a simple Excel spreadsheet that will help you convert the data. Please click here to download a copy of the spreadsheet. Steps for transferring your contest data to AC Log: -
From the contest log Menu Options: click File, Export ADIF Format. Yes, the Log Book of the World uses either ADIF or Cabrillo format. All of my software will export in either one or both of these formats. In addition, ACLog will upload, download confirmations from LoTW and update your log file automatically, For more information on LoTW, please click here - http://www.arrl.org/lotw/ We have had good reports from users commenting that our programs run on Vista and Windows 7. We do understand that it is very important to install and run the software with Administrator privileges. Also, you may have to click the Compatibility tab to see files created by our software (see the next question for more details). In Vista and Windows 7, after navigating to the program directory where you saved the file you created, you must click on Compatibility Files to see the file. Vista and Windows 7 actually store the files in a “Virtual Store” under the AppData store in your user folder. Fortunately, you don’t need to hunt around for the files, just turn on “Compatibility Files” in Explorer. When you browse to a folder that has these hidden files, you’ll see a Compatibility Files toolbar button. Clicking it will show the virtual files for that folder. Keep in mind, though, that the files won’t show up in Open and Save dialogs. Yes, the Log Book of the World uses either ADIF or Cabrillo format. All of my software will export in either one or both of these formats. From the computer with the most recent data click File, Export - ADIF Format. Write the file to a floppy and take the floppy to the computer with the older data. From the "old data" computer click File, Reset Counter, and enter a value of 0. Then click File, Import - ADIF Format and select the file on your floppy. From the Menu Options click File, Export - ADIF Format; navigate to the destination drive and click Save. - Download the AC Log Ready Call Data ( click here)
and unzip the file. - Insert N3FJP's Software CD into your CD ROM drive. The QRZ Online Callbook option is not included with the free QRZ membership and services. This is a subscription service offered by QRZ to help support all their hard work and efforts for the amateur community. Please click here for more information - http://online.qrz.com/ Yes, after you copy your data to the hard drive, from AC Log's menu options click Callbook, Hamcall Buckmaster CD and enter the designation of your hard drive. Don't type any other characters such as a colon or backslash. Just enter the letter such as "C" (without the quotes).
Yes, copy the entire folder CALLBK from the QRZ CD to your hard drive. AC Log will then find the data. The folder on your hard drive containing the data must be c:\CALLBK. If you want a "hard copy" of your contest log, you can print the Cabrillo, ASCII or data file you created for contest submission by opening the file in a text editor such as Notepad and clicking File, Print. If you want to keep a copy of your log file after the contest, you need to copy it to a new directory and rename the file. After you exit the contest program and then start it again, you have the option to continue an old contest or start a new one. If you choose to start a new contest, your old file will be gone. Most users export their contest contacts to ACLog for a permanent record.
You will need the following files: ACCtrlLc.txt The bearing and distance works best for DX. With versions 1.8 and later, I have included the latitude and longitude of the state capitals so, when you enter the state, the calculations should reflect the bearing and distance from your QTH to the state capital. Buckmaster's Hamcall CD does include coordinates for all hams, and AC Log will use these values to calculate bearing and distance if you are using the Hamcall CD for lookup. Also, if you are recording the grid square, the bearing and distance will update based on the value you enter in the grid square field. Once you have your column order and widths the way you like, double click anywhere on the white listing display area. A message box will appear confirming that your column defaults have been updated. With version 2.4 and later, you can also click Settings, Save Current Column Width and Order. For best results, you should have the date format for AC Log and the date format for your operating system set as close as possible. To change your AC Log Date Format click Settings, UTC QTH & Date options. To set your operating system format click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Regional Settings, Date. That will help AC Log and the operating system understand each other. When you have the rig interface operating, the Mode Field will automatically fill depending on the portion of the band you are on with CW or SSB. To be able to input your preference, you need to disable the rig interface. Yes, any new Amateur Radio programs will be freely available to those that have registered our software package. We usually send an e-mail announcement with information about a new program. If you have registered the package and would like to use the new software, just send us an e-mail, and we'll forward an updated password list. Yes, so far all upgrades have been free to registered users. We have no plans to change the policy at this time. Yes, upgrades are free to registered users. You have already purchased the package so all you need is a new CD. You can purchase a new CD for only $13 (including shipping). Please visit our Register Now! page to use the PayPal button for the CD only order. You may use and install the Field Day Contest Log and the Field Day Network Log on multiple computers at one Field Day site with one registration. Please keep the password confidential for club use only. We would very much appreciate it! Most of our customers find us by hearing about our software from other satisfied customers.
Yes, please click here to learn more.
It sounds like
the problem may be that your station location is not identified
properly on AC Log's LoTW form. To view your station locations
in the TQSL software:
I'm
sorry that you have run into trouble transferring your log file.
Let's try this:
From: https://p1k.arrl.org/lotw/faq#modes LoTW supports
the emission modes allowed by the ADIF specification with the
exception of "ASCI" (ASCII is a character set, not
an emission mode). The modes currently allowed by LoTW are: CW
Using any spreadsheet program, you can easily format and print reports for award submission. To do this: - Open AC Log. You can now format and print the data in any way you like using the spreadsheet program.
If you have been following along, you know that through the late 2000's, because of the support time requirements of my software, working full time at my "real" job and other family commitments , I was primarily focused on maintaining the existing programs. Not much new was added to the package through those years because, as support time answering questions grew, it took the time and energy I was previously able to spend coding. My hope had been to be able to retire in 2017 and begin working on the software full time then. Wonderfully, in the fall of 2011, my employer made a contingent offer of an early retirement incentive, for which I barely qualified in terms of years of service. Another requirement, that it appeared I could not meet, was that they either had to be able to eliminate my function (they could not), or reorganize in a way that another person could assume my duties. I was initially told the likelihood of being granted the incentive was slim and none. Long story short, through an amazing combination of circumstances aligning,
I was granted the opportunity to take the incentive and my first day of
"retirement" was Thursday, March 1, 2012, 5 years ahead of plan! Thank you all so much for
your thoughts, encouragement and most of all your prayers during this time. I
can't tell you how much I appreciate it!
I need to qualify "retirement". My dad lived to 93 and mom is going strong at 90. I just turned 50 in 2012, so while no day is certain, Lord willing, I've got a long way to go. I am viewing these events as an exciting career change! I am nowhere near ready to watch the grass grow. I have lots of goals and dreams that I can't wait to fully devote my time to! So, with that backdrop, and the preface that God and family will always
come first, here is where we are and where we are going with N3FJP Software...
As of March 2012, after 6 months of intense coding, I've finally completed the initial round of upgrades to the existing VB6 programs. They now display better on larger, wide screen monitors and make it much easier to find your submission files on Vista, Win 7 and later operating systems. The next step, now underway, is the mammoth project of converting all my software to C#.net. This will ensure that my software will continue to run on future operating systems beyond Windows 8. It will also give me the opportunity to fully learn the C#.net language, as I am just getting started on that part of the learning process. Writing all my programs the first time around took the majority of weekends
and evenings for nearly 7 years. Hopefully this won't take that long, but it
will certainly be a multi year project.
While working on the C# conversion, I still plan to maintain the existing VB6 programs and maybe even add a program or two. I have already added an additional program to the package - software for the 7QP contest. I also have some weather related software and a few other applications that I plan to maintain and eventually rewrite. - You may have noticed the small Affirmatech logo on the new N3FJP
Software splash screen. In addition to Amateur Radio Logging Software, which
will always be at the core of my activities, I am hoping to expand into other
product lines with my family. My two sons, Chris and Brad and daughter-in-law,
Samantha, are all gifted programmers. One of our dreams is to build a software
business together. Looking farther out, we are planning some Affirmatech
software products as well! |
