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DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition
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Overview DXtreme Reception Log Advanced Edition — Our Popular Logging Program For Listeners Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing	DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition™ is one of the most popular logging applications on the market today for all kinds of radio and television monitoring enthusiasts. Basically, Reception Log — Advanced Edition lets you log the stations you've heard, create reception reports, manage your QSLs, and track the performance of your monitoring station. But what makes Reception Log — Advanced Edition special is its array of advanced features that can make your DXing and QSLing more fun. Please read the remainder of this page to learn more about Reception Log — Advanced Edition and how it can make your monitoring, reception reporting, and QSLing more efficient and pleasurable! We'll tell you the whole story! So ... Get your favorite beverage Grab a snack ... and read on! A search glass appears ... where screenshots are available for viewing. Don't forget to: Take the DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition tour Read what people are saying about the DXtreme Reception Log Series
Features Schedule Checker Facility Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	The Schedule Checker™ lets you import schedules from the EiBi Web site and display schedule data according to the filter criteria you specify.¹ A wide range of filter options lets you find out what's on now, later, where, and when. And the Now filter refreshes the schedule automatically on the hour, every hour. You can filter schedule information by band (LF, MF, and HF), country, station, time, target area, and language. You can also sort schedule information by frequency, time, day, country, station, language, target area, and site. For each schedule item, the Schedule Checker checks your Reception Log database and lets you know by means of display color whether you need to: Monitor a station for a brand new country Monitor a station for a verified country You can indicate whether verification status should be based on QSLs only, the presence of audio files you've recorded, or both. You can also specify the color attributes for country status indication. Additional features let you: Tune your radio to the schedule frequency by double-clicking a schedule item.² Start a log entry for a scheduled station by right-clicking the schedule item and clicking Log Scheduled Station on the shortcut menu. The main Reception Log window appears with the following information pre-filled: Class Station Country Freq Mode Language Perform a DX Atlas³ azimuth plot from your location to the country or *transmitter site* of a scheduled station. Azimuth plots give you a way of determining the long- and short-path beam headings required to monitor a scheduled station. Plot colors and fonts are configurable in Preferences. *Country Azimuth Plots* Country azimuth plots are performed by clicking Plot Path to Country Using DX Atlas on the Schedule Checker shortcut menu. *Transmitter Site Azimuth Plots* A more precise azimuth plot can be made by transmitter site by clicking Plot Path Within Transmitter Sites Module on the Schedule Checker shortcut menu. When you do, the Transmitter Sites module performs a Find operation based on the country of the schedule item and lets you navigate to the desired site. Click Plot In DX Atlas to perform the plot. The Schedule Checker has a separate Options dialog box that lets you specify: The default class when starting a log entry. The default mode when starting a log entry. Whether verification status should be based on QSLs only, the presence of audio files you've recorded, or both. Color attributes for country status indication. ¹ — Requires an Internet connection to download the schedules from EiBi. ² — Requires installation and configuration of either Omni-Rig or Ham Radio Deluxe V5.x. Refer to "Rig Control in DXtreme Reception Log" on this page for important information. ³ — A software license for DX Atlas is required if you intend to use it. You can obtain a license from Afreet Software, Inc. Screenshots — Schedule Checker Note: You must have JavaScript enabled to see the sample window on your browser. For best results, please click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you've finished viewing it. If you don't, the sample window may appear behind the main browser window.
Reception Log Window Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	The Reception Log window is the first window you encounter when you start the program. The Reception Log window lets you manage your electronic logbook and gain access to the advanced features of the product. The Reception Log window has the following seven tabs that organize and provide access to the fields of the application: Reception Log The Reception Log tab lets you enter introductory information about the station you've heard. For example, you can enter the: Class of the station (SWBC, Utility, Ham, and so on). Name and location of the station. The call sign of the ham radio operator your monitored Amateur Radio operator was in QSO with. Date and time of reception. Frequency and mode of transmission. Note: When Omni-Rig or Ham Radio Deluxe V5.x is installed and configured on your computer, Reception Log enters the frequency and mode from your receiver in the Frequency and Mode fields. Refer to "Rig Control in DXtreme Reception Log" for important information. Receiving equipment used to monitor the station. Signal quality of the transmission. Remarks about signal quality. Propagation mode of the transmission. Name of the file that contains a recorded audio clip of the station. *Distance Calculation And Display* Reception Log calculates the distance between the station you monitored and your QTH (you specify your latitude and longitude in Preferences) and displays that distance in the DX field on the Reception Log tab (in the unit of measure you specify in Preferences). The Countries module or the Transmitter Sites module can provide the coordinate information needed to calculate the distance. The Countries module comes populated with default coordinate information for each NASWA country. When NASWA adds countries to their list, you can easily add them to the Countries module. The Transmitter Sites module comes populated with coordinate information for hundreds of transmitter sites around the world. When new transmitter sites register with the ITU, you can easily add them to the Transmitter Sites module. When specifying a country and tabbing out of the Country field, Reception Log obtains default coordinates from the Countries module first, which indicate the geographical center of the country. More precise coordinates can be obtained by entering an ITU-registered transmitter site in the Tx Site field. To do so, click the ITU code. When you do, the Transmitter Sites module performs a Find operation based on the country and lets you navigate to the site you want. When you arrive at the desired site, click Send Data to Log Entry. The name of the site appears in the Tx Site field and the DX calculation appears because the coordinates of the site were added to the Latitude and Longitude fields on the Station Information tab. *Solar Information* The Reception Log tab displays the Solar Flux, A-Index, and K-Index values from NOAA that were valid at the time of reception.¹ *Retain Fields* When you anticipate specifying much of the same information over several log entries, a Retain Fields check box freezes the information in the following fields until you clear the check box or click Cancel: Class Mode Date Rig Ant Acc Report Remarks Prop Language (on the Programs tab) UDFs 1 through 22 (on the UDF tabs) Station Information The Station Information tab lets you enter the postal and Internet addresses of the station you've heard. It also lets you enter or obtain the coordinates, Web address, and e-mail address of the station. You only have to enter this information once because Reception Log can be set to recall it every time you monitor and log the station. If desired, you can drag and drop, or copy and paste, address information from a Web station lookup page, or from any OLE-compatible Windows program, into these fields. When you subscribe to Buckmaster HamCall™, Reception Log fills the location and address fields automatically when you enter a log entry for a monitored Amateur Radio operator — if the information is provided by HamCall. If a QSL manager is defined in Buckmaster HamCall, Reception Log displays a dialog box that lets you confirm the callsign of the manager. Once confirmed, Reception Log queries HamCall for the address of the QSL manager and enters that address in the fields of the Station Information tab. The address information on the Station Information tab appears in paper reception reports, electronic reception reports, and address labels (labels require Microsoft Word). Reception Log uses the coordinates to calculate the great circle distance between your QTH and that of the station you monitored. The distance appears in the DX field on the Reception Log tab and in Stations reports that you print or display in the Web Report Viewer. Clicking the Web caption on the tab displays the Web page of the station in your registered browser; clicking the E-Mail caption invokes a pre-addressed Message window in Microsoft Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail, Outlook Express, or Microsoft Office Outlook. Clicking the Click for Street Map Based on Coordinates hyperlink displays a map of the address if available on the MapQuest™ Web site (requires an Internet connection). MapQuest™ is a registered trademark of MapQuest.com, Inc. Verification Status The Verification Status tab lets you specify status information about your reception reports, eQSL.cc requests, and QSLs received. For Reception Reports, you can specify whether you are sending a report. If you are sending a report, you can also specify the: Date you're sending the report. Return postage you're sending with the report. Method you are going to use to send the report (air mail, surface mail, e-mail, etc.). Language of the report. For eQSL.cc Requests to monitored Amateur Radio operators, you can specify the account on the eQSL.cc Web site through which the eQSL.cc request will be routed. Reception Log sets the following fields automatically when the eQSL.cc request is accepted by the eQSL.cc server: Date you sent the request. Return postage: None. Method: eQSL.cc. Language: English. Reception Log also displays the response from the eQSL.cc server. For QSLs (paper or electronic), you can specify whether you've received a QSL. If you've received a QSL, you can also specify the: Date you received the QSL. Method the station used to send the QSL to you (air mail, surface mail, e-mail, and so on). Signer of the QSL. Name of the file that contains an image of the QSL. The Verification Status tab also lets you preview the front and back of the QSL — provided you've either scanned or captured an image of the QSL into your QSL Repository. Programs The Programs tab lets you enter detailed information about the programs you've heard. You can: Specify the language of the transmission. Enter the start time, end time, and description of each program — using up to six program detail lines that can each accommodate up to 500 characters. Specify the signal quality observed during each program interval. Comments The Comments tab has a single field that lets you enter private information about each log entry. The Comments field can accommodate up to 500 characters. User Defined Fields Tabs 1 and 2 The User Defined Fields tabs have 11 fields each that you can define and use to enter and track information that's important to you. There are two kinds of user defined fields (UDFs): Text Box Fields and List Box Fields. Text Box Fields — Four text box fields on each tab let you type the information you desire. Each field can accommodate up to 100 characters. List Box Fields — Seven list box fields on each tab let you select the information you desire from a list of items that you also define. You define the UDFs in Reception Log's Preferences window (described later). You can also label the caption of each tab. Defining UDFs involves: Labeling each field, and Entering the list items you want to appear in each list box field. For example, you could define and use UDFs this way: Text Box UDF — Specify "Parallel Frequency" as the label in Preferences. Then on the Reception Log window, type the station's parallel frequency into the Parallel Frequency box. When you run a report, you can track parallel frequencies. List Box UDF — Specify "Location" as the label in Preferences and then define a list of the locations from which you DX or listen. These locations could be Home, Vacation, DXpedition, and so on. On the Reception Log window, select the current monitoring location as you log each station. When you run a report, you can track a specific monitoring location. *Fields and Maintenance Modules* Most of the fields on the Reception Log window are drop-down list box fields that make entering consistent data easy. These fields are populated with list items that you can maintain in Reception Log's maintenance modules (described later). *Menu Bar and Toolbar* Reception Log's menu bar lets you access the other functions of Reception Log — Advanced Edition, such as the Schedule Checker; Search; Maintenance; Reception Reporting; Audio Processing; QSL Imaging; Performance Reports; Map Display, including DX Atlas² azimuth plots (like the ones described earlier); Preferences; and more. Reception Log's toolbar lets you quickly and conveniently access the functions you use most often. Screenshots — Reception Log Window Select the screenshot of the Reception Log window you want to view: Note: You must have JavaScript enabled to see the sample windows on your browser. For best results, please click the button at the bottom of each sample window when you're finished viewing it. If you don't, the sample window may appear behind the main browser window. ¹ — Requires an Internet connection. ² — A software license for DX Atlas is required if you intend to use it. You can obtain a license from Afreet Software, Inc.
Rig Control in DXtreme Reception Log Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	To provide our users with a robust logging program that also provides a degree of rig control, DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition integrates with Afreet Omni-Rig, a free-for-amateur-use rig control program available over Web. When Omni-Rig installed and configured on your PC: The Schedule Checker tunes your radio to the frequency of a clicked schedule item and sets the mode to AM by default. Reception Log enters the frequency and mode from your radio in the Frequency and Mode fields when you add a log entry. You can then use Omni-Rig to perform other rig-control functions supported by your radio while making maximum use of the advanced, general-purpose logging functions provided by DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition, many of which are not provided by any other vendor. Using rig control is entirely optional. To enable it: Install a copy of Omni-Rig on your system. Configure it to work with your radio. Most popular radios are supported. In the Preferences window of DXtreme Reception Log, click the Afreet Omni-Rig option button. Refer to the Omni-Rig Web site at http://www.dxatlas.com for software downloads and support with their software. Contact us for integration support. Note: DXtreme Reception Log also integrates with Ham Radio Deluxe V5.x, which is owned by HRD Software, LLC.
Support for Logging Amateur Radio Stations Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	With more and more shortwave broadcast stations leaving the airwaves every year, and with several of those that remain unwilling to issue QSLs, many radio enthusiasts have set their sights on monitoring Amateur Radio operators. In that spirit, DXtreme Software has included special features in DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition that make it fun and rewarding to monitor Amateur Radio operators around the world. For starters, integration with Buckmaster™ HamCall™¹ makes it possible for Reception Log to obtain and save the following information when logging Amateur Radio stations: Operator name and address QSL manager name and address CQ zone Latitude² Longitude² Web address E-Mail address Next, integration with the popular eQSL.cc Web site makes it possible for Reception Log to send automatic eQSL requests to monitored Amateur Radio operators.³ A *With* field on the Reception Log tab lets you specify the ham with whom the monitored Amateur Radio operator was in contact. This information, along with the propagation mode you specify in the Prop field, gets sent to the eQSL.cc server and ultimately to the Amateur Radio operator you monitored. Later, when the monitored Amateur Radio operator replies to your eQSL request, you can log on to the eQSL.cc Web site and retrieve your eQSL, making use of QSL Imaging's screen-capture function to add the eQSL to your QSL Repository. Refer to "QSL Imaging Facility" on this page for more information. Of course, you can also create paper reception reports for monitored Amateur Radio operators. DXtreme Reception Log includes templates and scripts designed specifically for that purpose. Plus you can create single QSL and Address labels if you prefer to send SWL cards by snail mail.⁴ ¹ — Requires an optional subscription to Buckmaster HamCall. Information supplied by HamCall may vary. ² — Reception Log uses the latitude and longitude to calculate and display the great-circle distance to the Amateur Radio station you monitored. ³ — Requires an Internet connection. ⁴ — Requires Microsoft® Word. Screenshots — eQSL.cc Processing Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of each sample window when you're finished viewing it.
Audio Archiving Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	Reception Log's audio processing facility lets you record and play audio clips of the stations you've heard. The audio toolbar on the Reception Log window ... ... lets you quickly and easily record and play WAV audio as you log a station. Reception Log also integrates with the Windows Sound Recorder to let you edit and compress WAV audio files. *Format* Reception Log saves the audio clip as a WAV file in the Audio Repository you specify in Preferences (described later). *Verification By Audio* DXtreme Software introduces the concept of Verification By Audio. Reception Log's reports enable you to track the stations, countries, continents, CQ zones, and states and provinces you've "verified" by audio. This feature gives you the flexibility to "prove" reception while waiting for your QSLs to arrive. You can also use this feature as an alternative to traditional QSLing. While there is no substitute for an attractive QSL card, let's face it, more and more stations are unable or unwilling to QSL by means of traditional QSL cards or letters. Tracking verifications by audio can be a very satisfying and inexpensive alternative. Of course, you can continue to track verifications by traditional QSL cards and letters. Reception Log's QSL Imaging facility (described later) provides impressive support for QSL image processing. *Multimedia Benefits* Take it from us, there is nothing like looking through your log years later and being able to actually hear the station you logged while you view the QSL you received! *Support for Non-WAV Audio File Assignment and Playback* The browse button to the right of the File field on the Reception Log window lets you assign externally recorded, non-WAV audio files to log entries. Double-clicking the File caption lets you play those files. If the files exist outside of the Audio Repository specified in Preferences, Reception Log copies them into the repository. The assigned files are backed up when you close Reception Log, provided automatic audio backups are configured in Preferences. The Preferences window also lets you specify the playback application you want to use.
Reception Report Facility — Paper and Electronic Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	Reception Log includes a powerful Reception Report facility that enables you to create customized paper or electronic reception reports. The reception report you create has precisely the format and wording you want, and it includes pertinent information from the Reception Log window. *Integration With Other Applications* The Reception Report facility integrates with other applications. You can use Reception Log and one of the following applications to create reception reports. Microsoft Word — With Word, Reception Log creates paper reception reports — and single QSL and Address labels for SWL cards — based on template documents. Each template document contains boilerplate text and advanced formatting attributes that appear in all reception reports — and labels — created using it. Bookmarks in the template document insert information from the Reception Log window. DXtreme Software provides template documents in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish as well as special templates for creating labels and paper reception reports for monitored Amateur Radio operators. As part of the report creation process, Reception Log automatically activates Word so you can view, edit, and print the report or label. Screenshot — Sample Reception Report Using Word Click the following button to see a sample reception report created using Word: Note: You must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view the sample reception report on your browser. When you are finished viewing the report, close its window. You do not need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view reception reports in Reception Log. You only need it to view the sample report on this Web page. If you don't have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it free from Adobe Systems Incorporated. The following illustration shows single QSL and address labels printed from Word for sending to a shortwave broadcast station: The following illustration shows single QSL and address labels printed from Word for sending to an Amateur Radio operator: Microsoft WordPad — With WordPad, Reception Log creates paper reception reports based on scripts. Each script contains the boilerplate text and log variables you want. Each log variable contains data from its corresponding field on the Reception Log or Preferences window. For example, the [frequency] log variable contains the frequency of the log entry currently on display. The boilerplate text and the information the log variables contain appear in all reception reports created using the selected script. DXtreme Software provides scripts in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish as well as special scripts for sending paper reception reports to monitored Amateur Radio operators. As part of the report creation process, Reception Log automatically activates WordPad so you can view, edit, and print the report. Screenshot — Sample Reception Report Using WordPad Click the following button to see a sample reception report created using WordPad: Note: You must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view the sample reception report on your browser. When you are finished viewing the report, close its window. You do not need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view reception reports in Reception Log. You only need it to view the sample report on this Web page. Your Web Browser — With your Web browser, Reception Log creates paper reception reports based on HTML scripts. Each HTML script contains the boilerplate text, HTML elements, and log variables you want. The boilerplate text and the information the log variables contain appear in all reception reports created using the selected script. The HTML elements format the reception reports so each one has the appearance you want. DXtreme Software provides HTML scripts in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish as well as special HTML scripts for sending paper reception reports to monitored Amateur Radio operators. As part of the report creation process, Reception Log automatically activates your Web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer) so you can view and print the report. You can also edit the report using a text or HTML editor. Note that reception reports created using a Web browser are more attractive than the ones created in WordPad. Screenshot — Sample HTML Reception Report Click the following button to see a sample HTML reception report: Note: Click the button at the bottom of the reception report when you're finished viewing it. eReports — Reception Log can create electronic reception reports (eReports) based on the same kind of script used to create reception reports in WordPad. It sends eReports through the following e-mail clients: Microsoft Windows Live Mail, Microsoft Windows Mail, Microsoft Outlook Express, and Microsoft Office Outlook. Support for ePFCs (electronic prepared form "cards") is also included. As part of the eReport creation process, Reception Log automatically activates one of the aforementioned e-mail clients so you can edit and send the report. Screenshot — Sample eReport Click the following button to see a sample eReport: Note: Click the button at the bottom of the window when you're finished viewing it. *Multiple Templates and Scripts* You can create, edit, and maintain as many templates (using Word) and scripts (using Reception Log's Script Editor) as you want! Every time you create a reception report, Reception Log lets you select the template or script you want to use! Maintaining multiple templates and scripts allows you to create reception reports in other languages, or in a variety of desired formats for reporting to different types of stations — such as utility stations, broadcast band (BCB) stations, longwave stations, television stations, ham stations, or shortwave broadcast (SWBC) stations! When creating reception reports in other languages, you can use AltaVista's free Babel Fish Translation Service. Screenshot — Script Editor Window Click the following button to see a sample script in the Script Editor window: Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you're finished viewing it.
Lookup Windows Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	Reception Log has five lookup windows that make it easy to enter information into the fields of the Reception Log and Script Editor windows. Each lookup window lets you drag-and-drop — or copy and paste — the following kinds of information: Abbreviations Foreign words and phrases Symbols and special characters Log variables HTML elements Screenshot — Lookup Window Click the following button to see a sample Lookup window: Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you're finished viewing it.
QSL Imaging Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	Reception Log's QSL Imaging window lets you scan, capture, view, edit, format, and annotate your QSLs and related documents. With QSL Imaging, you never again have to look through boxes or photo albums to answer the question: *"What did that QSL look like?"* Just search Reception Log for the confirmed log entry and then click View QSL to see the QSL card! As an alternative, you can use the QSL Repository Explorer (described later) to browse or explore your QSL Repository. By default, QSL Imaging saves QSLs in the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). The TIFF format lets you save the front and back of each QSL as individual pages in a single image file — similar to how a word processor lets you save individual text pages in a single document file. If you want to save your QSL images in other formats, you can! With QSL Imaging you can perform the following functions: *Basic Functions* Scan QSLs and other documents into your computer (industry-standard TWAIN scanner required). Capture eQSLs from the Internet. View QSLs and related documents. Magnify and zoom QSL images. Navigate the pages of QSL image files. *Page Manipulation Functions* Annotate QSL images. Alter, crop, and delete image pages. Copy, cut, and paste image pages to and from the Clipboard. *Formatting Functions* Change the brightness, contrast, hue, color saturation, and gamma of image pages. Sharpen, resize, reverse, rotate, flip, and shear image pages. *Filing Functions* Print QSL images on your printer. Send QSL image files to others by e-mail. Save QSL images in other formats, such as: BMP JPG PCX (multipage) PNG TGA Screenshots — QSL Imaging Select the sample window you want to view (not all of QSL Imaging's capabilities are shown): Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of each sample window when you're finished viewing it.
QSL Repository Explorer Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	Reception Log's QSL Repository Explorer lets you explore the QSL image files in your QSL Repository. The QSL Repository Explorer has the following components: QSL Repository File List QSL Thumbnail Browser QSL Image Display There are two ways to explore the repository. You can: Click the desired file in the QSL Repository File List and view the QSL in the QSL Image Display area. Browse the repository three QSLs at a time using the scrollable thumbnail viewer in the QSL Thumbnail Browser area. Screenshot — QSL Repository Explorer Click the following button to see a sample window: Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you're finished viewing it.
Club Report Entries Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	You can create club report entries in the following formats to report your catches and QSLs to clubs and magazines: Cumbre Custom (See "Custom Format" below) NASWA (North American Shortwave Association) NRC-IDXD (National Radio Club - International DX Digest) QSL (Most clubs and publications) WUN-UTE (Worldwide Utility Network) *Toolbar Button Menu* A dedicated toolbar button menu on the Reception Log window makes it easy to create club report entries. After adding a log entry, click the arrow next to the Club Report Entry button and then click the desired format: WordPad appears automatically with your entry, to let you add brief program details. At the end of the month, send the accumulated club entry file to your favorite club by means of the File menu. *Custom Format* The Custom function lets you create club report entries in the format you want by basing club report entries on custom format script files. Custom format script files determine the content and format of your custom club report entries. They consist of boilerplate text and log variables that you can edit using the Script Editor and Log Variables Lookup windows. The script above results in this custom club report entry:
Performance, Stations, and Log Entries By Station Reports Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	Reception Log has an array of Performance, Stations, and Log Entries By Station reports that let you track the performance of your station and view information about the stations you've monitored. Performance Reports Performance reports let you track the overall performance of your monitoring station. The following Performance reports are available for each of the report types on the Performance By menu. Summary — Lets you view the number of stations, countries, continents, CQ zones, and states and provinces you have worked and verified. Countries — Lets you view a list of the countries you have worked, not worked, verified, and worked but not verified. CQ Zones — Lets you view a list of the CQ zones you have worked, not worked, verified, and worked but not verified. States and Provinces — Lets you view a list of the states and provinces you have worked, not worked, verified, and worked but not verified. The following illustration shows the Performance By menu. Note: Report types for each of Reception Log's 22 user-defined fields are spread across two user defined tabs — labeled, for example purposes, Miscellaneous and Digital above. Stations Reports Stations reports lets you view a list of the stations you have worked, verified, and worked but not verified for each of the report types shown in the Stations By menu. Note: Report types for each of Reception Log's 22 user-defined fields are spread across two user defined tabs — labeled, for example purposes, Miscellaneous and Digital above. Log Entries By Station Reports Log Entries By Station reports lets you view a list of the log entries you have worked, verified, and worked but not verified by station. *Verification Tracking* Performance, Stations, and Log Entries By Station reports automatically track the stations, countries, continents, CQ zones, and states and provinces you have verified by means of: QSLs Audio files QSLs or audio files *Display Options* You can display reports to the following devices: Web Viewer — To the DXtreme Web Report Viewer. The Web Report Viewer lets you view reports in your Web browser. You can specify the colors and text sizes of reports and, in the case of Stations reports, you can set the Fields that appear in the reports, including any of the 22 user-defined fields you are using. You can also archive these reports to your hard drive and FTP them to your Web server space. Window — To a window on your PC. Stations reports also work like the Search dialog box when displayed in a window: if you see a log entry in the report that you'd like to display in the Reception Log window, simply double-click the log entry in the report; Reception Log closes the report window and displays the log entry in the Reception Log window. FTP — To upload your Performance, Stations, and Log Entries by Station reports to the Web automatically, where you and your friends can access them remotely.¹ The reports appear within the Web Report Viewer. *Publish Options* You can set publish options for reports displayed in the Web Report Viewer. The Report Publishing dialog box lets you select the desired option, including: View, Archive, View and Archive, and FTP. Report Publishing dialog boxes are available for Performance, Stations, and Log Entries By Station reports. *Fields* A Fields dialog box lets you select the desired fields for Stations and Log Entries By Station reports displayed in the Web Report Viewer. *To Sum It All Up* With Reception Log's powerful report functions, you can run reports like these: Unfiltered reports that show how well your station is performing. Shortwave broadcast (SWBC) stations you've heard and verified using your Drake R8B. Stations you've heard and verified on the 60-meter band. Amateur Radio stations you've monitored bouncing signals off the Moon. Amateur Radio stations you've verified when the Solar Flux was 76. Utility stations you've heard from Africa. Broadcast band (BCB) stations verified in 2011. Countries you've heard and verified on the 19-meter band. States and Provinces you've heard and verified while logging broadcast band stations. And many, many more! Screenshots — Performance Reports Running reports begins with the Parameters window, where you specify filter critera and display and publish options. *Sample Performance Reports Displayed in the Web Report Viewer* Click the hyperlink of the report you want to view. Summary Report for the SWBC Class by Rig: R8B Countries Report for the Shortwave Broadcast Class by Rig: R8B CQ Zones Report for the Shortwave Broadcast Class by Rig: R8B States and Provinces Report for the Shortwave Broadcast Class by Rig: R8B *Sample Performance Reports Displayed in a Window* Screenshots — Stations Reports Running reports begins with the Parameters window, where you specify filter critera and sort, display, field, and publish options. *Sample Stations Reports Displayed in the Web Report Viewer* Click the hyperlink of the report you want to view. Stations Report for the SWBC Class by Continent: Africa Stations Verified Report for the SWBC Class by K-Index: 4 Stations Heard Report for the Ham Class by Propagation Mode: EME *Sample Stations Reports Displayed in a Window* Screenshots — Log Entries By Station Report Running reports begins with the Parameters window, where you specify filter criteria and sort, display, field, and publish options. *Sample Log Entries By Stations Report Displayed in the Web Report Viewer* Click the hyperlink of the report. Log Entries By Station Report for Station: Voice of America *Sample Log Entries By Stations Report Displayed in a Window* Click the following button to see a sample Log Entries By Station report: Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you're finished viewing it. DX Atlas Integration The following reports integrate with DX Atlas:² Countries — When you run a Countries Performance report, Reception Log integrates with DX Atlas to produce a map of pins; one color for heard countries, another color for verified by QSL countries. You can set the pin colors in Reception Log's Preferences module. This map shows overall country status. You can change the projection and rotate and resize and zoom the map as desired. Stations and Log Entries By Station — When you run a Stations report or a Log Entries By Station report, Reception Log integrates with DX Atlas to produce a map of pins; one color for heard stations, another color for verified by QSL stations. You can set the pin colors in Reception Log's Preferences module. You can change the projection and rotate and resize and zoom the map as desired. Stations and Log Entries By Station reports depend on latitudes and longitudes being present in each log entry. Global assignment functions are available to populate existing log entries. The following map shows stations heard and verified by QSL on the 60-Meter band. ¹ — Requires an Internet connection with available Web space only if using FTP. You don't need to FTP reports to view them. ² — A software license for DX Atlas is required if you intend to use it. You can obtain a license from Afreet Software, Inc.
Maintenance Modules Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	Reception Log includes 15 maintenance modules that let you enter and maintain information that appears in: The drop-down list box fields of the system. The lookup windows (described earlier). Maintaining module information enables you to make consistent entries when you manage your log and run reports. Reception Log has the following modules: Countries¹ States and Provinces Transmitter Sites¹ Classes Languages Modes Rigs Antennas Accessories Postage Delivery Method Abbreviations Foreign Words and Phrases Symbols and Special Characters HTML Elements ¹ — Supports azimuth plots in DX Atlas. A license for DX Atlas is required if you intend to use it. You can obtain a license from Afreet Software, Inc. Where applicable, DXtreme Software populates these maintenance modules with pertinent information, such as NASWA countries, ITU transmitter sites, classes, modes, and so on. Screenshots — Maintenance Module Windows Select the sample window you want to view: Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you're finished viewing it.
Preferences Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	The Preferences window lets you control the overall operation of Reception Log. You can set preferences in the following functional areas: You Database User Defined Fields Internet Web Report Viewer Reception Reports Exports QSLs Audio Automatic Backups FTP Options Maps Links DX Atlas Screenshots — Preferences Tabs Select the sample tab you want to view: Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you're finished viewing it.
Upgrade and Import Support Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition includes utilities that let you: Upgrade from a previous version of DXtreme Reception Log. Import data from other sources via a comma-delimited file. Upgrade If you're a registered user of DXtreme Reception Log 2000, DXtreme Reception Log 2002, DXtreme Reception Log, or DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition V6.0, you can use the DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition Upgrade Utility to import your data into the new Advanced Edition V7.0 database. If you're a registered user of DXtreme SWRL or DXtreme SWRLgold, contact DXtreme Software for special upgrade instructions. Import If you have data you want to import from a database, spreadsheet, or table in a word processing document, you can use the DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition Import Utility to import your data into the Advanced Edition database. All you need to do is get your existing data into a comma-delimited text file — in the format we specify — and then run the utility. The utility works with you to make sure that your data imports accurately and consistently, adhering to the data integrity rules of the Advanced Edition database. Depending on the size of your database, 30 to 60 minutes later you'll have your data in DXtreme Reception Log — Advanced Edition.
On-Line Help Topic Links Schedule Checker Reception Log Rig Control Amateur Radio Audio Archiving Reception Reports Lookups QSL Imaging QSL Explorer Club Reports Reports Modules Preferences Upgrades/Import On-Line Help Pricing — Top of Page	If you don't know how to perform a task, you can access procedural help by clicking Help Topics on the Help menu. Click the following button to see the Procedural Help System window: If you want to find out what a particular field or button does, you can access What's This? help by clicking the ? at the top of the window and then the desired item. Click the following button to see a What's This? Help topic: If you want to view status information as you perform a task, you can read the messages that appear in the microhelp panel at the bottom of every window in Reception Log. For even more assistance when using Reception Log, you can click InformationCenter on the Help menu. The InformationCenter is a users-only area on the Web where you can learn more about Reception Log. Note: Remember to click the button at the bottom of the sample window when you're finished viewing it.
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