Cabrillo

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Cabrillo refers to a universal log submission format created by Trey Garlough, N5KO. The complete specification can be found at http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/.

Most logging programs support creation of Cabrillo format log files. Virtually all contests accept Cabrillo log files for electronic submission of logs.

The Cabrillo log file is an ASCII file that can be easily read or modified by any text editor (e.g., Notepad or Wordpad).

The Cabrillo format is designed specifically for submitting log information. It does not include any scoring or duping indiciations. The contest sponsor uses the information in the file to calculate and check the entrant's score. The file consists of a series of header lines that define the details of the log entry such as the call used, address, category, etc. The rest of the file contains one line for each QSO. Cabrillo specifies the tags. Each contest sponsor defines how they will use the tags and what information is accepted in each.

You may find two forms of the Cabrillo format in use: Version 2 and Version 3. The main difference is that Version 3 added additional fields for specifying the category information. Most log submission robots will accept either version, but the newer version 3 is preferred.

A sample Version 3 Cabrillo file is shown below.

START-OF-LOG: 3.0 
LOCATION: DX 
CALLSIGN: XX5XX 
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP 
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED 
CATEGORY-BAND: ALL 
CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH 
CATEGORY-MODE: SSB 
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE 
CLAIMED-SCORE: 25 
CLUB: Big Time Contest Club 
CONTEST: CQ-WPX-SSB 
CREATED-BY: WriteLog V10.71C 
NAME: Joe Contester 
ADDRESS: 1 Main Street 
ADDRESS: Downtown, Somewhere 01569 
ADDRESS: USA 
OPERATORS: 
SOAPBOX: Last minute work project required me to work and travel over the weekend. 
SOAPBOX: Managed to sneak in a few hours during breaks from the work project. 
QSO: 14158 PH 2009-03-28 0052 XX5XX 59 1 PP5TR 59 68 
QSO: 14159 PH 2009-03-28 0053 XX5XX 59 2 WM2H 59 205 
END-OF-LOG: