Databases
Databases
SkookumLogger uses several databases to display information in the QSO entry box and to pre-fill QSO received exchange fields. The versions for those databases are shown in the Information Messages window when you start SkookumLogger and when you download new versions. SkookumLogger includes default databases that are used when you haven’t downloaded more recent versions. The default databases for Countries, Super Check Partial, and CWops Roster are updated with each SkookumLogger release.
Downloaded databases and other files used by SkookumLogger are located in the standard macOS place for application support files. The path to that place is:
~/Library/Containers/com.k1gq.SkookumLogger/Data/Library/Application Support/SkookumLogger
Countries Database
This database is based on the AD1C “cty.dat” file that Jim creates for WinTest. Use File ▶ Download Countries Database to get the latest version. The source URL is https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty_wt_mod.dat.
The Countries database is a rich source of information. For almost any legal amateur radio call sign, the database can be used to establish things like country (ARRL DXCC and WAE), continent, zone (CQ and ITU), geographic coordinates, oblast, and more.
Super Check Partial (SCP) Database
This database is a list of calls that have appeared in multiple recent logs that are contributed to the database maintainer. Use File ▶ Download SCP Database to get the latest version. The source URL is http://www.supercheckpartial.com/MASTER.SCP.
SkookumLogger sends a copy of your Cabrillo file to the maintainer when you submit your log to the contest sponsor after a contest. You can disable this feature if you wish, using the Submit to SCP when submitting to sponsor option in the Cabrillo pane of New Log preferences .You can also contribute your logs manually using File ▶ Submit Log for SCP . .
SkookumLogger consults this list of known calls when performing the Partial Call Matching function.
RSGB Clubs Database
The RSGB Clubs database is a list of club names and abbreviations, used in some RSGB contests. The list is constructed by manually parsing the source code for an RSGB web page containing the relevant information and there is no mechanism available for downloading the information. Do not expect frequent updates for this database.
IARU HQ Database
For contests where the exchange might be an IARU HQ code, SkookumLogger will pre-fill the code when the call is found in the IARU HQ database. A default version of this database is included inside SkookumLogger. To update the database, download the public distribution and use File ▶ Update IARU HQ Call History , choosing IARU.TXT in the distribution as the source file.
Exchange Database
The Exchange database contains a list of calls and information associated with those calls, such as names, states, and other bits of information that may be part of a contest exchange. You construct your personal Exchange database from your own logs — there is no mechanism for importing information from other sources. Use File ▶ Update Exchange Database to add information from the all the QSOs in your current log. When a received exchange field value already exists in the database, the database value is updated; otherwise it is created. There is no editor for changing or removing Exchange database entries, so be sure your log is as clean as you can make it before doing an update.
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