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Information for Generating Cabrillo Format Logs For RSGB Contests.

For further information on the Cabrillo format please visit Trey N5KO's web site which includes information about the Cabrillo format for the IOTA Contest.
For anyone wishing to learn a bit more about Cabrillo, you may like to read A Cabrillo Primer by Don G3XTT.

A full listing of the Cabrillo format as applied to RSGB contests.

(All links open in a new window, or use right-click / save-as to download the example logs to HD)

Cabrillo QSO template for RSGB-AFS-CW, RSGB-AFS-SSB, RSGB-NFD, RSGB-SSB-FD, RSGB-80M-CC.

• Example AFS CW log
• Example AFS SSB log
• Example NFD log
• Example SSB FD log
• Example 80m Club Champs log

Cabrillo QSO template for RSGB-160, RSGB-COMMONWEALTH, RSGB-LOW-POWER, RSGB-IOTA,
RSGB-21/28

• Example 1.8MHz log
• Example Commonwealth Contest log
• Example Low Power Contest log
• Example RSGB IOTA log
• Example RSGB 21/28 log

Cabrillo QSO template for RSGB-ROPOCO.

• Example Ropoco log

Cabrillo QSO template for RSGB Club Calls Contest

• Example Club Calls Contest log

Cabrillo QSO template for RSGB 80M Sprint

• Example 80m Sprint log

 

 

Header Descriptions.

• START-OF-LOG: version-number
  Must be the first line of the log submission. The current version-number is 2.0.
  
  
• END-OF-LOG:
  Must be the last line of the log submission.
  
  
• CALLSIGN: callsign
  The callsign used during the contest.
  
  
• CATEGORY: operator-category [mode-category] [power-category]
  For HF contests the operator-category must be one of the following:
  SINGLE-OP, MULTI-OP, SWL, or CHECKLOG.
  The mode-category must be CW, SSB or MIXED and applies only to RSGB-IOTA.
  In the RSGB-80M-CC contests the mode-category must be CW, SSB or DATA and
  the power-category must be LOW or QRP.
  
  
• CATEGORY-ASSISTED: [assisted-status]
  The value or assisted-status must be ASSISTED or NON-ASSISTED. This tag applies only to RSGB-IOTA.
  
  
• CATEGORY-DXPEDITION: [dxpedition-status]
  The value dxpedition-status must be DXPEDITION or NON-DXPEDITION. This tag applies only to RSGB-IOTA.
  
  
• CATEGORY-OVERLAY: [category-overlay...]
  The category overlay of the log submission as follows:
  (RSGB-NFD, RSGB-21/28-SSB, RSGB-21/28-CW) - OPEN, RESTRICTED, or QRP.
  (RSGB-COMMONWEALTH) - OPEN, RESTRICTED, or HQ.
  (RSGB-SSB-FD) - OPEN or RESTRICTED.
  (RSGB-LOW-POWER) - 10W FIXED, 10W PORTABLE, 3W FIXED or 3W PORTABLE.
  
  
• CATEGORY-TIME: time-category
  The time category is only applicable to the RSGB IOTA Contest and must be either 12-HOURS or 24-HOURS.
  
  
• CLAIMED-SCORE: n
  The claimed-score of the log submission, in integer form such as 1217315 or 19113 or 12.
  
  
• CLUB: text
  Name of the radio club with which the score should be aggregated. This tag is required for RSGB-AFS-CW, RSGB-AFS-SSB and RSGB-80M-CC. It is also required for RSGB-CLUB-CALLS unless CLUB-OVERLAY is NONE.
  
  
  
• CLUB-OVERLAY: text
  This tag is only applicable to the RSGB-CLUB-CALLS contest and must be specified as CLUB STATION, MEMBER or NONE.
  
  
• CONTEST: contest-name
  The contest-name must be one of the following: RSGB-AFS-CW, RSGB-AFS-SSB, RSGB-160, RSGB-COMMONWEALTH, RSGB-80M-CC, RSGB-80M-SPRINT,RSGB-ROPOCO, RSGB-NFD, RSGB-LOW-POWER, RSGB-SSB-FD, RSGB-21/28, RSGB-CLUB-CALLS
  
  
• CREATED-BY: text
  Name and version of the logging program used to create the Cabrillo file.
  
  
• IOTA-ISLAND-NAME: text
  This tag is only applicable to the RSGB-IOTA contest and should be speficied by island stations to indicate the name of the island they operated from (not the IOTA reference number).
  
  
• NAME: text
  
  
• ADDRESS: text
  Name and address.
  
  
• OPERATORS: callsign1 [callsign2 callsign3...]
  A space-delimited list of operator callsign(s). You may also list the callsign of the host station by placing an "@" caracter in front of the callsign within the operator list, such as OPERATORS: @G4MRS
  
  
• SOAPBOX: text
  Soapbox comments. Please include information about antennas and equipment used.
  
  
• QSO: qso-data
  

Header Explanation.

• freq:
  Integer frequency in kHz; if freq not known then 28000, 21000, 14000, 7000, 3500, 1800
  
  
• mo:
  CW, PH, RY or PS
  
  
• date:
  UTC date in yyyy-mm-dd form
  
  
• time:
  UTC time in nnnn form
  
  
• call:
  callsign
  
  
• rst:
  RST
  
  
• t:
  transmitter id 0 or 1 (used in the RSGB-IOTA multi-op category)
  
  
• nr:
  Serial number
  
  
• ex1:
  Postcode in Ropoco
  
  
• ex2:
  Two-letter district code in 1.8 and 21/28 contests; 'HQ' for headquarters stations in Commonwealth contest; IOTA reference number in RSGB-IOTA, of form aa-nnn for island stations; Power in Low Power contest, two or three characters as received; 'MEMBER', 'CLUB' or 'NONE' in Club Calls Contest. Filled with hyphens if no other info. sent, e.g. '------' for non-island stations in RSGB-IOTA
  
  
• ex3:
  Name of club received in Club Calls contest

 

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