From 9f384402fae88d5c28803ac162af51407f8119e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rouggy Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:15:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?docs:=20Getting=20Started=20=E2=80=94=20fill=20?= =?UTF-8?q?station=20info=20+=20operating=20conditions=20before=20importin?= =?UTF-8?q?g?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Note that entering address/city/state and per-band rig & antenna, then ticking "Fill my station fields from my profile" on ADIF import, backfills the MY_* fields automatically for a fully-described log. --- wiki/Getting-Started.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/wiki/Getting-Started.md b/wiki/Getting-Started.md index fe204ea..5918ab5 100644 --- a/wiki/Getting-Started.md +++ b/wiki/Getting-Started.md @@ -4,9 +4,23 @@ This walks you from a fresh install to your first logged QSO. ## 1. Set your station -**Settings → Station**: enter your **callsign**, **grid locator** and **name**. -These feed callsign lookups, the map, awards, the QSL card and the "my station" -ADIF fields on every QSO. +**Settings → Station Information**: enter your **callsign**, **grid locator** and +**name**. These feed callsign lookups, the map, awards, the QSL card and the +"my station" ADIF fields on every QSO. + +For a **complete ADIF**, also fill your **address / city / state / county** here, +and set your **per-band rig and antenna** in **Settings → Operating conditions** +(tick the default antenna for each band). These populate the `MY_*` fields +(`MY_RIG`, `MY_ANTENNA`, `MY_CITY`, `MY_STREET`, `MY_STATE`…) on your QSOs. + +> **Importing an existing log?** Fill the station info **and** your operating +> conditions **before** you import. In the ADIF import dialog, tick **"Fill my +> station fields from my profile"** — OpsLog then backfills the *empty* `MY_*` +> fields (grid, rig, antenna, address, city, state, county, SOTA/POTA…) plus +> **Operator** and **Owner callsign** from your active profile, so even a bare +> ADIF comes in fully described. Existing values are kept; only +> `STATION_CALLSIGN` is left untouched (so a mixed-call log isn't re-routed). +> See [[Import and Export ADIF]]. ## 2. (Optional) Connect a radio