There's a freeware logging program called "logconv" (you can download it from http://www.qsl.net/ka5wss/logconv/ ) that will convert ADIF input files (which DX4WIN can generate) and many other types of input to Cabrillo and a bunch of other output types. I played around with this recently and while it doesn't do a perfect job, it gets it close enough so that for a "very casual" contest effort (such as some of those previously described), you'd get a log that you could submit. You'd likely have to do some relatively minor editing to the log file before sending it in, but it's certainly better than building a file by hand.
At 09:56 PM 1/25/2003, Gary McConville wrote: >Steve, > >I too am just a casual contester but would like a few >cabrillo formats supported that could be modified in >word/text format for the other contest parameters. >DX4WIN32 fills all my logging requirements EXCEPT for >the missing cabrillo output. Thanks for the >clarification, Steve. > >Gary - WB4SQ > >--- Joe - WL7M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for your clarification, Steve. Seems that > > what should be understood > > is that when I, as a DXer, participate in a contest, > > I'd just like to send > > in my log with as minimal fuss as possible. I've > > "won" contests for my > > section/state with as few as 5 QSOs. That's pretty > > casual. Yup - they are > > contest specific. Sure would be nice if there was > > the option to have at > > least a few "major" contests supported. My 2 > > cents........YMMV. > > 73, > > Joe > > WL7M > > > > >>Hello all, > > >> > > >>You fellows need to understand that 'casual > > contesting' is geared toward > > >>the DX'er who is in a contest for new band and > > mode countries, with the > > >>focus on DX'ing, not contesting. It has nothing > > to do with contesting > > >>for the intent of contesting, at what ever level, > > but solely in support > > >>of the DX'er. > > >> > > >>Also, Cabrillo is not a 'one size fits all' thing. > > It is a contest > > >>specific format. Go to > > > >>http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/qso-template.html > > and you will see what > > >>I am saying. At a minimum, there are 8 different > > formats. Although the > > >>date, time, mode, band info is stable, the rest of > > it is all over the > > >>place, depending upon the contest. It may be a > > different story if it was > > >>one specific file format, such as ADIF. But, even > > then, time permitting. > > >> > > >>If you need contest support from the contest > > perspective, get a program > > >>that's main purpose is contesting. I understand > > there are even one or > > >>two good ones which are freeware, which may be > > worth looking into. > > >> > > >>When I'm contesting, I use Writelog. > > >> > > >>73 de Steve, NR4M > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release > > Date: 1/21/2003 > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > multipart/mixed > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > The reason this message is shown is because the post > > was in HTML > > or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. > > To learn how > > to post in Plain-Text go to: > > http://www.expita.com/nomime.html --- > > _______________________________________________ > > Dx4win mailing list > > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win 73, David - K2DBK