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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.
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Getting Started
This walks you from a fresh install to your first logged QSO.
1. Set your station
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; onlySTATION_CALLSIGNis left untouched (so a mixed-call log isn't re-routed). See Import and Export ADIF.
2. (Optional) Connect a radio
Settings → CAT, pick a backend and fill its fields — see CAT Control. Once connected, the frequency, band and mode fill in automatically as you tune, and clicking a cluster spot tunes the rig.
You can log perfectly well without a radio — just type the band, mode and frequency.
3. The entry strip
The strip across the top is the heart of OpsLog (Log4OM-style):
- Callsign — type it and the contacted entity's flag appears next to the
RST fields; the country, CQ/ITU zones and continent resolve offline from
cty.dat. If QRZ/HamQTH lookup is configured, name / QTH / grid auto-fill and a photo shows in the F2 tab. - RST sent / rcvd, Name, QTH, Grid.
- Band / Mode / Frequency (TX and, for split, RX).
- Start / End time, Comment / Note.
Press Enter in any text field to log the QSO. The contact drops into Recent QSOs below.
Mode comes from the radio; the digital sub-mode (FT4 vs FT8) is inferred from the frequency.
4. Look around
- Recent QSOs — your log; double-click a row to edit every field. See Recent QSOs and Filters.
- Worked-before matrix — as you type a call, see if/when you worked that entity, per band/mode slot.
- Main view — two configurable panes (Settings → General → Main view): a great-circle map, the cluster, the FlexRadio or Icom console, Net control, and more. See Maps and Antennas.
5. Profiles
Every setting is per-profile. A profile can log to the local SQLite file or a shared MySQL database (multi-operator). Create one per call / station / event. See Profiles and Databases.
Next steps
- Chase spots → DX Cluster and Spots
- Track awards → Awards
- Send confirmations → QSL Management
- Design a card → QSL Card Designer