Re: [IRCA] Old school logging

[Russ Johnson <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx>]

It is a very interesting discussion. No one is coming off like their way is
best.  I can see that personal interests drive the method. QSLing, on-line
sharing, personal record keeping, etc.

Like the other Russ, I also think  non cloud based storage (external hard
drive/thumb drive) is good idea even if your confidence in cloud storage is
high.  One on site and one off site has always been my preference.  Easy to
do.

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 9:13 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I do agree that no one way is right or wrong and if I come off that way.
> .and sometimes I know i do, im sorry. I simply want people to get the most
> out of DXing they can, take every advantage possible, and stand the most
> chance of getting a QSL card or verie.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > This is an interesting discussion.
> >
> > Seems to me that logging is another part of the hobby where there is no
> > one ârightâ or âbestâ way to do it.  Weâre all doing this because itâs
> > either fun or we donât have anything else to do.  Either way you need to
> > find a way to keep track of what you hear thatâs âfunâ and adds to your
> > enjoyment of the hobby or you wonât keep doing it.
> >
> > An Excel spreadsheet is a very powerful tool â you can do LOTS of things
> > with a spreadsheet.
> >
> > BUT there are some things that you really aught to be using a database
> > for.  One is making your logs available on-line.  If thatâs not important
> > to you then you can stop reading.
> >
> > For me itâs a satisfying part of the hobby - not only are my âlogsâ just
> > sound samples of what Iâve heard but I also get a kick out of figuring
> out
> > how to coax MySQL, PHP and HTML to show what I want to show in the way I
> > want to show it.
> >
> > An example:  http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_qh9.php
> >
> > Thatâs not for everyone, I understand.
> >
> > â
> >
> > It is also true that HOW you DX dictates HOW you LOG.  I use a Perseus
> and
> > very often use Mestor to record TOH and other pieces of an hour.  So Iâve
> > ALWAYS got some recorded audio to work from.  I call it TiVO DXing.
> >
> > I have found over 35 years of working with âprogram peopleâ at VOA that
> > there is NO amount of text or verbiage that can adequately describe or
> > validate a reception when compared to actually hearing it.  There MAY be
> > some notes required to put the recorded audio in context but thatâs just
> > another âcolumnâ in a spreadsheet or table element in a database.
> >
> > Besides, with a recording youâve got permanent record and can let others
> > help in IDing something you canât.
> >
> > â
> >
> > Seems to me that if there were one place [website] that could handle
> > anyone's loggings and sounds in various formats then that might be a
> useful
> > option.
> >
> > I used to âhostâ our cityâs Little League teams website.  Over the nearly
> > 10 years that I did the job I devised ways to show schedules, pictures,
> > results via form input from the coaches and even a testing module for
> > prospective umpires.  When I stopped doing it I thought the organization
> > would struggle to replace me.  They quickly found a site on-line that did
> > all that I did and more for TONS of sports teams all over the country and
> > became just another one of their customers.
> >
> > People donât do things like that for free though â they do it to make $$
> â
> > even though what they charge any single customer might not seem like
> much..
> >
> > I have not looked at things like mwlist.org <http://mwlist.org/> as a
> > place for putting my loggings but from what Tim Tromp has described it
> > might be a place to consider.
> >
> > There may be others and Iâll bet hams have developed some solutions to
> > this that might be adaptable to DXers use as well.
> >
> > Just my 2 cents.
> >
> > Bill Whitacre
> > Alexandria, VA
> >
> > â
> >
> > > On Oct 9, 2017, at 8:32 AM, Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > First, I'll note that I've been mostly inactive the past couple of
> years,
> > > and the only reports I send out are from DX Tests, and even those (
> Such
> > as
> > > WBOB-600 ) don't always respond even with recordings.
> > >
> > > I agree with others than sometimes a recording isn't practical, such as
> > on
> > > my short drive to work around SR.
> > >
> > > I migrated all of my logs for AM, FM, & LW to Access databases a few
> > years
> > > ago ( previously they'd been in Excel). I use Access because it's a
> > > database where I can generate any sort of output file in terms of
> > selection
> > > or sort. I don't use a paper backup, rather I regularly update 2 backup
> > > copies contained on memory sticks, one of which is stored offsite.
> > >
> > >
> > > Russ Edmunds
> > > 15 mi NW Phila
> > > Grid FN20id
> > > <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (3) barefoot w/whip
> > > FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
> > > Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4); Sony XDRS3HD;
> > > modified Sony ICF2010's (2) w/APS9B @ 15';
> > > modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Russ Johnson <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I do.
> > >>
> > >> I handwrite in a paper log (I use an ARRL ham radio logbook and modify
> > the
> > >> columns).  Then transfer to excel spreadsheet when convenient.
> > >> Periodically back it up to an external hard drive.
> > >>
> > >> I can't think of any "logging power" one would need beyond what you
> can
> > do
> > >> in a spreadsheet.  At least not for me.
> > >>
> > >> Russ Johnson
> > >> Lexington NC
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:50 PM Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I have often wondered how many DXers use Excel spreadsheet as an AM
> > radio
> > >>> log? It is always a good idea to keep things backed up with some old
> > >> school
> > >>> hard copy, ie paper. How many official logging software brands do we
> > know
> > >>> of know?  ms
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPod
> > >>>
> > >>>> On Oct 8, 2017, at 5:16 PM, Martin Foltz <martinfoltz@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Mark,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I write details in a Composition book for what I hear daily.
> > >>>> My log is a Microsoft Excel file that I have developed over time. It
> > >> has
> > >>> several tabs. The main log tab has all the usual columns for
> frequency,
> > >>> calls, city, state, format, etc. Another tab is statistics that
> > >>> automatically counts how many stations heard in each state and
> > province.
> > >>> Other tabs are to track my reception reports and veries.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Martin Foltz
> > >>>> Mission Viejo CA
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 23:01:56 -0400
> > >>>>> From: Mark Pettifor <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>>> To: IRCA List <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>>> Subject: [IRCA] Old school logging
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Greetings all,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Just wondering what your favorite log pages are for keeping logs of
> > >> BCB
> > >>>>> DX. I made a spreadsheet a while back, but in hindsight, it isn't
> the
> > >>>>> best format. For logging right now I've just been writing stuff
> down
> > >> in
> > >>>>> a small spiral notebook, and then transferring it later to the
> > >>>>> spreadsheet. That seems like double-work to me. (Not that I'm lazy
> or
> > >>>>> anything...)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Are there some good pages already made out there on the webz
> > somewhere
> > >>>>> for downloading that are good? I'm thinking of going old school and
> > >>>>> having a handwritten logbook in a 3-ring binder, with tabs for each
> > >>>>> frequency. Or something like that.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> How do you keep your logs and how do you organize them?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Mark "Disorganized" Pettifor
> > >>>>> Goshen, IN
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