RDS LogBook Online Help (download software)

• Contents

  • Installation
  • Setup
  • Main Screen
  • Updating Logs
  • Google Earth
  • FMList.org
  • Importing RDSDX Log Files
  • Importing RDS Spy Log Files
  • Statistics (Graphs)

• Installation

  Unzip and run setup.exe

  If your a Vista user (like me) then you need to install RDS LogBook into a directory which does not sit under C:\Program Files such as C:\

• Setup

  

• Main Screen

  

  • Search FMList: Using the frequency and (PI or PS) perform a lookup of the station on www.fmlist.org
  • Update: Update the logbook entry (when in yellow mode)
  • Clone: (when in yellow mode) Copy the currently selected logbook entry but use the current date/time. You need to click on add to add the new logbook entry
  • New: Create a new logbook entry, when complete click on ADD
  • Google: Search Google using the currently displayed logbook entry

• Columns

  Date/Time

  Time of log in GMT

  PI Code

  RDS PI Code

  Freq

  Frequency

  RDS Name

  RDS Name also known as PS

  Country

  ITU representation

  Transmitter

  Name or location of transmitter

  Dist

  Distance from you to the transmitter as the crow flies

  Power

  Power in KW of the transmitter

  Notes

  Your notes about the log

  Propagation

  Propagation mode: Es, Tropo or MS

  FMList

  Status of the logbook entry in relation to fmlist.org

  1. None: The Auto Search routine found no matches when searching fmlist.org
  2. Multi: The Auto Search routine found multiple entries from fmlist.org you will need to select the correct transmitter manually. Do this by clicking on the entry then using the Search FMList.org button
  3. Sent: Added to fmlist.org

  UID

  The unique reference for this station in the fmlist.org database. You need one of these before you can upload that log to fmlist.org

• Updating Logs

  

  To update a log simply click on a entry which is then displayed in yellow at the bottom of the screen. Once you have made your update then click the update button

• Google Earth

  Using position data either looked up automatically from www.fmlist.org or manually entered. It's possible for your loggings to be plotted locally on Google Earth or published to the web like my logs

  The webpage can be customized by editing the rdslogbook_index.template and rdslogbook_log.template files. Note when running a webpage publish the HTML and KML files can be found in the \HTML directory

• FMList.org

  RDSLogBook makes use of a specially built interface to perform PS and PI lookups of stations within the www.fmlist.org database

  When you have found the station you are looking for then just double click on the search box to update the entry. When there are multiple search results click on the entry you want to use, before double clicking. Note: This process can be performed automatically via the FMList menu

  As well as being able to perform lookups of radio stations RDSLogBook can also automatically upload your logs into the www.fmlist.org database.

• Importing RDSDX Log Files

  You can import RDSDX loggings files via file -> Import -> RDSDX

  Make sure you have configured the location of your loggings directory (e.g. C:\RDSDX\Loggings) via setup

  The following is an example of a valid RDSDX loggings file

  87.80 51CC R.MARIA_ 1456.14 ITA Radio Maria,Carrera di Lappano (CS)|

  Note: RDSLogBook does not currently import RDSDX Print Files which start with the following example line

  FM loggings 2009 06 15

• Click on stats on the menu

  RDSLogBook provides you with the ability to graph out your logs by year, month, propagation mode and 24hour time distribution

  

  

  

• Importing RDS Spy Log Files

  You can import RDS Spy Log files via file -> Import -> RDS Spy Logs

  Make sure you have configured the installation location of your RDSSpy (e.g. C:\RDSSpy) via setup

  The following is an example of a valid RDS Spy log file

  2011-06-04 20-37-05 C201 HRT-HR 1.txt