TurboLog 4
Keyword Index
1 Introduction to TurboLog 4
1.1 Design features
1.2 Recommended hardware
1.3 Legend for this Handbook
2 User information
2.1 Licensing Information
2.2 TurboLog Email Reflector
2.3 TurboLog User Forum
2.4 Trademarks
2.5 Copyright Information
2.6 Limited Warranty and Disclaimer of Warranty
2.7 List of Abbreviations
2.8 File Specifications
2.9 RESET to Default Form Layouts
3 Installation Procedures
3.1 SETUP and Updating
3.2 Time and Date Formats in Turbolog4
3.3 License Key
3.4 Starting the Programme
3.5 Main Screen layout
3.6 Single User Installation
3.7 Multi User Operation
3.8 Server Based Multi User Network Access Mode
4 The Main Menu
4.1 The File Menu
4.1.1 Im- and Exporting Log Data
4.1.1.1 Query LoTW
4.1.1.2 Logdata Import
4.1.1.2.1 Import from TurboLog 2
4.1.1.2.2 Import from TurboLog 3
4.1.1.2.3 Import from ADIF
4.1.1.2.4 Bulk import update from LoTW
4.1.1.2.5 Importing TurboLog4 Logs
4.1.1.2.6 Importing Personal Directories
4.1.1.3 Logdata Export
4.1.1.3.1 Manual Export to ADIF and LOTW
4.1.1.3.2 Automated E-mail Export to LoTW
4.1.2 Database Maintenance, Backup & Restore
4.1.3 Printer Setup
4.1.4 Exit
4.2 The Edit Menu
4.2.1 Notepad
4.2.2 Country Database
4.2.3 Calls Database
4.2.4 Personal Directories
4.2.5 Bands & Modes
4.2.6 DXCC Table
4.2.7 QSL Admin: Administrating Mailed QSLs
4.2.8 Edit TurboLog4.INI
4.3 The View Menu
4.3.1 Trace Window
4.4 The Options Menu
4.5 The Configuration Menu
4.5.1 Log Setup
4.5.1.1 Basic Properties
4.5.1.2 Devices
4.5.1.3 Packet
4.5.1.4 Internet
4.5.1.5 DXCC
4.5.1.6 IOTA Setup
4.5.2 Toolbar
4.5.3 Logging Modes
4.6 The Help Menu
4.6.1 Help
4.6.2 Version Information
4.6.3 About
4.6.4 About Database
4.6.5 Show latest News
5 Logbook & Log Review Window
5.1 The Logbook's Menu
5.2 General features
5.3 Customizing the Logbook Window
5.4 Editing in the Logbook Grid
5.5 Editing in Database Frame
5.6 Logbook Search Operations
5.6.1 Quick Search
5.6.2 Simple Filter
5.6.3 SQL Search Facilities
5.7 QSL Operations
5.8 OQSL Support
6 Loginput line
6.1 Customizing the loginput line
6.2 Field properties
6.2.1 Call
6.2.2 Mode
6.2.3 Band
6.2.4 Date
6.2.5 Start
6.2.6 Stop
6.2.7 RST_sent
6.2.8 RST_rcvd
6.2.9 Power
6.2.10 Locator
6.2.11 Exchange_sent
6.2.12 Exchange_Rcvd
6.2.13 Comment
6.2.14 Frequency
6.2.15 Userkey and Keyword Facility
6.2.16 His_name
6.2.17 His_QTH
6.2.18 My_name
6.2.19 QSL_manager
6.2.20 QSL_printmsg
6.2.21 QSL to send
6.2.22 QSL sent
6.2.23 QSL rcvd
6.2.24 QSL_accepted
6.2.25 QSL_sent_date
6.2.26 QSL_rcvd_date
6.2.27 CountryNumber
6.2.28 Countryname
6.2.29 DXCC Mode
6.2.30 BandLogging
6.2.31 Unique
6.2.32 BaseCall
7 Logging modes and Contest support
8 Realtime Upload to ClubLog
9 Contesting in TurboLog4
10 Information Frames
10.1 Logging Information Frame
10.2 Country-Information
11 The Multi Purpose Window
12 CAT Operations
12.1 Activating the CAT Facility
12.2 Operating with two Transceivers
12.3 The CAT Software Interface
12.3.1 Communication Parameters
12.3.2 String Notations
12.3.3 Data Formats
12.3.4 CAT Commands
12.3.5 CAT File Examples
12.4 Interfacing a new Transceiver
12.5 The CAT Trace Facility
12.6 CAT Troubleshooting
13 Transverter Operation
14 The Packet Facility
14.1 Packet Software Implementation
14.2 The Packet Information Window
14.2.1 Common features
14.2.2 Customizing the Packet Grids
14.2.3 The Packet Menu Bar
14.2.4 The Packet Inputline
14.3 The Packet Screen
14.3.1 Alarms and Messages
14.3.2 Packet Control Panel
14.3.3 The TNC Terminal
14.3.4 DXCC Matrix
14.4 Packet Operations
14.4.1 Connecting to Internet Clusters
14.4.2 Connecting to Radio Clusters
14.4.2.1 TNC Setup
14.4.2.2 TNC Script File
14.4.2.3 Script File Examples
14.4.2.4 TNC2xx Command Summary
14.4.2.5 Cluster Connect Procedure
14.4.2.6 Troubleshooting
14.4.3 The Demo Cluster
14.4.4 Cluster Communications
14.4.5 Log & Packet Interaction
14.5 Packet BAND-Map
15 The MultiMode Facility
15.1 WinKey Operation
15.2 Soundcard Based PSK31
15.3 Soundcard Based RTTY
15.4 Soundcard Based MMVARI
16 JT-Modes Interface and Support
17 Antenna Rotor Control
18 DXCC Support
18.1 DXCC Status Icons
18.2 DXCC Displays
18.2.1 The Logging DXCC Popup
18.2.2 The Packet DXCC Frame
18.2.3 The DXCC Indicator Field
18.3 DXCC Listings
18.4 DXCC Summary
18.5 DXCC Applications at the ARRL
18.6 DXCC Award Credit Report
18.7 DXCC Band Slot Table
18.8 Updating Paper Log DXCC Records
19 IOTA Support
20 LoTW Support - A Synopsis
21 Callbook CD
22 QRZ Database
23 Using Personal Directories
24 Lists Reports and Print Operations
24.1 Printing from Grids
24.2 Lists and Reports
24.2.1 DXCC Print Reports
24.2.2 First QSO Listings
24.2.3 Keyword Listings
24.2.4 Locator Listings
24.2.5 Logbook Listings
24.2.6 Print Preview
24.2.7 Print Report Designer
24.3 QSL Print Operations
24.3.1 The QSL Label Factory
24.3.2 QSL Label Designer
24.3.3 Multi QSO Labels
24.3.4 Standard Labels
25 Status Bar
26 Cross Bearing
27 Keyboard shortcuts and commands
27.1 In Windows
27.2 In TurboLog 4
28 Interfacing to TurboLog 4
28.1 USB and COM-Ports
28.2 Packet Cluster TNC Interfacing
28.2.1 Using a Multi-Mode Controller for Packet
28.2.2 Connecting your TNC
28.2.3 TNCs supported
28.3 Interfacing Multi-Mode Terminal Units
28.3.1 Connecting theTerminal Units
28.4 Interfacing Transceivers
28.4.1 Transceivers supported
28.4.2 Connecting your Transceiver
28.4.3 Using YAESU Parallel Output Data For Band Change
28.5 Interfacing the Morse Sender
28.5.1 Interfacing Circuits
28.6 Interfacing the Printer
28.7 Alert Facilities
29 Use Cases
29.1 Case 1: Filtering, Printing and Processing of Logbook Data, e.g. for Award Applications
30 Version Information
31 Troubleshooting in
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