Australian Callbook

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Australian amateurs radio operators may be interested in a new callbook program from Tim at MapAbility (home of the Global Overlay Mapper), featuring the latest VK licensing data and georeferences it to create an up-to-the-minute callbook that can be visualised on Overlay and Online maps, and spatially queried and compared against other data tables, imported lists (many types), ContestRadar, and your own ADIF or Cabrillo logs.

You can easily answer such questions as: How many hams are based in grid-square PF95? What is the nearest Shire to SOTA entity AC-021? What are the 5 nearest lighthouses to Merimbula, and what direction are they? How many hams live within 50km of the Bald Rock National Park? Does a QSO with Iceland cross Japan? Are there any special-event stations near to the Victoria State Centre IOTA group? And many more..

VKCallbook Introduction - http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/vkcallbook/

VKCallbook Features - http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/vkcallbook/features.php

VKCallbook Screenshots - http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/vkcallbook/screenshots.php

PyQSO v1.1.0 Released

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Version 1.1.0 of PyQSO, a general-purpose contact logging tool that runs on the Linux operating system, was released on 2 April 2018.

The new release includes better support for satellite contacts and several upgrades to the world map tool:

  • ADIF fields such as SAT_NAME, SAT_MODE and GRIDSQUARE are now included.
  • Maidenhead grid squares can be shown on the world map, with worked grid squares shaded purple.
  • Station locations can be pinpointed using the new right-click popup menu.
  • Basic QSO copy/paste functionality has also been added.

More information can be found on the project's webpage - http://christianjacobs.uk/pyqso