Cabrillo Log Format for the KANHAM Contest

May 5, 2021
Executive Committee
Kansai Amateur Radio Festival (KANHAM)


I. ELEMENTS

Elements Type Default Comment
START-OF-LOG: 3.0 #REQUIRED Must be the first line of the log submission. The current version-number is 3.0.
CALLSIGN: callsign #REQUIRED The callsign used during the contest.
CONTEST: KANHAM #REQUIRED
CATEGORY: S-CWPH-ALL-OS | S-CWPH-Y-OS | M-MIX-ALL-OS | M-MIX-Y-OS | S-CW-1.9 | S-CW-3.5 | S-CW-7 | S-CW-14 | S-CW-21 | S-CW-28 | S-CW-50 | S-CW-144 | S-CW-430 | S-CW-1200 | S-CW-ALL | S-CW-Y | S-PH-1.9 | S-PH-3.5 | S-PH-7 | S-PH-14 | S-PH-21 | S-PH-28 | S-PH-50 | S-PH-144 | S-PH-430 | S-PH-1200 | S-PH-ALL | S-PH-Y | S-PH-HT | S-CWPH-1.9 | S-CWPH-3.5 | S-CWPH-7 | S-CWPH-14 | S-CWPH-21 | S-CWPH-28 | S-CWPH-50 | S-CWPH-144 | S-CWPH-430 | S-CWPH-1200 | S-CWPH-ALL | S-CWPH-Y | S-CWPH-SWL | M-MIX-ALL | M-MIX-Y #REQUIRED Your entry category.
CATEGORY-BAND: ALL | 160M | 80M | 40M | 20M | 15M | 10M | 6M | 2M | 432 | 1.2G The category-band must be one of the following. If you are entering an all band category, use ALL, otherwise select one of the individual bands shown.
CATEGORY-MODE: PHONE | CW | MIXED The category-mode must be one of the following.
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP | MULTI-OP | CHECKLOG The category-operator must be one of the following.
CLAIMED-SCORE: nnnnn #REQUIRED The claimed-score of the log submission, in integer form such as 1217315 or 19113 or 12. Do not include commas, decimals, or other text.
CREATED-BY: text #REQUIRED Name and version of the logging program used to create the Cabrillo file.
EMAIL: text #REQUIRED Contact email address for the entrant. Must be valid email.
NAME: text #REQUIRED Name. Maximum of 75 characters long.
ADDRESS: text #REQUIRED Mailing address. Each line should be a maximum of 45 characters long. Up to 6 address lines are permitted.
ADDRESS-CITY: text Optional fields for providing mailing address details.
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: text Optional fields for providing mailing address details.
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: text Optional fields for providing mailing address details.
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: text Optional fields for providing mailing address details.
OPERATORS: callsign1 [callsign2 callsign3…] A space or comma-delimited list of operator callsign(s). You may also list the callsign of the host station by placing an “@” character in front of the callsign within the operator list, such as

OPERATORS: K1ABC N5XYZ @N6IJ
OPERATORS: K1ABC, N5XYZ, @N6IJ

The OPERATOR line is a maximum of 75 characters long and must begin with OPERATORS: followed by a space. Use multiple OPERATOR lines if needed.

SOAPBOX: text Soapbox comments. Enter as many lines of soapbox text as you wish. Each line is a maximum of 75 characters long and must begin with SOAPBOX: followed by a space.

In case of S-PH-HT: You must fill out the model number of the radio, the power supply and the antenna in the SOAPBOX field of Cabrillo file.

In case of Multi-Operator: Specify the name of the persons who operated during the contest and the qualification of the amateur radio operator in SOAPBOX. Logs should be arranged in time order for each band.

In case of 20 years old or younger (U20) on the date of the contest: Specify the date of birth in SOAPBOX.

QSO: qso-data #REQUIRED QSO data as specified by the Cabrillo QSO data format. All QSO lines must appear in chronological order.
X-QSO: qso-data Any QSO marked with this tag will be ignored in your log. Use to mark QSOs made that you do not want to count toward your score.
X-BOUNTY-ENTRY: NAME YYYY/MM/DD Enter as many lines of X-BOUNTY-ENTRY text as you wish. Each line is a maximum of 75 characters long and must begin with X-BOUNTY-ENTRY: followed by a space. Please use one line per applicant.
END-OF-LOG: #REQUIRED Must be the last line of the log submission.

II. EXAMPLE

START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CALLSIGN: JN3VQM
CONTEST: KANHAM
CATEGORY: S-CWPH-ALL
CLAIMED-SCORE: 24
CREATED-BY: CabConverter by NE1RD
EMAIL: example@example.com
NAME: NAKAMURA BENWEB Wataru
ADDRESS: Osaka-jo 1-1, Chuo-ku
ADDRESS-CITY: Osaka-shi
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: Osaka-fu
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 540-0002
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Japan
QSO: 19088 CW 2019-06-01 2100 JN3VQM 599 25 8N324A/3 599 27Y 0
QSO: 3537 PH 2019-06-01 2110 JN3VQM 59 25 8J3XXIV 59 25Y 0
QSO: 21350 PH 2019-06-02 0630 JN3VQM 59 25 3D2CR 59  0
QSO: 21350 PH 2019-06-02 0850 JN3VQM 59 25 8J1RL 59 10 0
END-OF-LOG:

III. REFERENCES

  1. World Wide Radio Operators Foundation. “Cabrillo Specification V3”. World Wide Radio Operators Foundation. 2019-05-03. http://wwrof.org/cabrillo/cabrillo-specification-v3/, (accessed 2019-06-01).
  2. World Wide Radio Operators Foundation. “Cabrillo QSO Templates”. World Wide Radio Operators Foundation. 2018-09-21. http://wwrof.org/cabrillo/cabrillo-qso-templates/, (accessed 2019-06-01).