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Guide on how to put your contest sound
log on the internet using your home PC.
System requirements:
• Radio
• Computer
• Sound card
• Intreface between the sound card and the radio
• Recording program (ContestRecorder.exe)
• Real IP Address
• Tomcat Server
• Small JSP application (easy to handle)
How it works?
• Record the sound from the radio into files 60 seconds long.
Each file is from the type yyy-mm-dd hhmm.wav, for
example 2006-08-08 1212.wav.
• Link the sound files with the cabrillo formatted log:
For instance we are looking for K3CR:
-First we check the cabrillo log and locate the QSO’s with
K3CR:
QSO: 14025 CW 2005-11-26 1440 LZ1ABC 599 20 K3CR 599 05 1
-Then from the date and time the needed sound file is generated:
2005-11-26 1440.WAV.
• The file is passed as link, ready for download.
Step1: Connection between
the radio and the computer
• Create an interface between the sound
card and the radio.
• It’s possible to use the Microphone In or
the Line In of the computer.
• If you need stereo recording use the Line
In (not tested!).
• Next…
Step2: Recording
• Start the PottyRecorder.
• Choose the File size to be 60
seconds long.
• Choose the other sound settings
depending on your needs.
• Choose if you need compression.
• Choose the compression quality
(a good choice would be 1).
• Start Recording.
• Next…
Step3: Modify your cabrillo
log
-A small modification will be needed to your cabrillo log.
If the log has the initial appearance of:
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
CREATED-BY: CT Version 9.89.003
CALLSIGN: LZ1ABC
NAME: Chavdar Levkov
ADDRESS:
CLUB: WWYC
CLAIMED-SCORE: 1720938
CONTEST: CQ-WW-CW
OPERATORS: LZ1AQ LZ1ABC
OPERATORS:
SOAPBOX:
CATEGORY: MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH CW
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0001 LZ1ABC 599 20 EA6IB 599 14 1
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0001 LZ1ABC 599 20 OT5L 599 14 1
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0002 LZ1ABC 599 20 UT3UA 599 16 1
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0003 LZ1ABC 599 20 R1MVC 599 16 1
The needed one is (just delete the header of the file) :
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0001 LZ1ABC 599 20 EA6IB 599 14 1
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0001 LZ1ABC 599 20 OT5L 599 14 1
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0002 LZ1ABC 599 20 UT3UA 599 16 1
QSO: 3525 CW 2005-11-26 0003 LZ1ABC 599 20 R1MVC 599 16 1
-If you want to add a new log to the existing one, just copy it
to the end of the current log.