
Logbooks are something most radio hams use to
keep a record of their
activities. Radio Logs were first published in the early 1920's to aid
the general public in finding stations to listen to. This was important
as much of the population lived far from any of the early broadcast
stations. Originally the FCC required amateur operators to keep a log
book, but the FCC dropped that mandate in 1982.
Today
most amateur radio operators keep a logbook of stations they have
contacted for their personal interest. The type of information
contained in an operators logbook is up to the individual, but normally
a logbook contains the date and time of the contact (called a "QSO"),
the name of the other ham contacted, his callsign, his location (called
a "QTH"), the frequency the contact was made on, and a
signal report of
how well the other station received his signal and how well he received
the other stations signal (called
an "RST" report). In most cases
logboooks are required if an operator wants to claim an award of some
sort from various organizations and clubs who sponsor awards in
contests for the most stations contacted, the most countries contacted,
etc. as proof that the radio communication took place. You
can learn
more about amateur radio contesting at the ARRL website here.
You can use the scroll buttons to browse through my amateur radio
logbook below.
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