DXtreme Software™ has released a new version of its popular logging program for radio monitoring enthusiasts:
DXtreme Monitor Log 11.
Monitor Log 11 lets listeners and DXers log the stations they’ve heard using advanced features that can enhance their monitoring experience.
Finding Broadcast Stations to Monitor
The
Schedule Checker™ lets users import schedules from Aoki, EiBi, and FCC AM web sites and display schedule data according to the filter criteria they specify. A list box lets users switch between schedule types, and depending on the schedule type selected, users can filter schedule information by band, frequency, station, country, city, state, time of day, language, antenna direction, and target area.
When the
What’s On Now? function is activated, the schedule refreshes automatically at the top of each hour for Aoki and EiBi schedules.
For each schedule item,
Schedule Checker queries the
Monitor Log 11 database to let users know – through user-defined, foreground and background display colors – whether they need to monitor a station for a brand-new or verified country.
Schedule Checker also displays bearing and distance, runs optional
Afreet Ham CAP(1) propagation predictions, draws optional
Afreet DX Atlas (2) azimuth plots, tunes supported radios to schedule frequencies when users double-click schedule items (3 4 5), and starts log entries for scheduled stations monitored.
Finding Amateur Radio Stations to Monitor
Monitor Log 11 integrates with optional
Afreet Band Master (6) to let users see, on its graphical interface, where hams are operating.
Monitor Log 11 supplies
Band Master with an
Entity Needed List based on the user’s
Monitor Log database, making it possible for
Band Master to indicate the stations whose entities (countries) users need to monitor. When invoking
Band Master, users can select an
Entity Needed List for all bands or individually for the 160- through 6-Meter bands.
Finding Utility Stations to Monitor
A
Links menu provides convenient access to user-specified blogs and web sites that can inform users as to where utility and other stations may be operating.
Logging Stations
Monitor Log 11 lets users log all kinds of stations — radio stations, television stations, broadcast stations, Amateur Radio stations, utility stations, military stations, and more! And it lets them log stations across the radio spectrum — from long wave, to medium wave, to short wave, and beyond.
The
Last Log Entries Grid on the
Monitor Log window shows up to 5000 of the most recent log entries added. Its records can be sorted, and double-clicking records displays detailed data on the
Monitor Log window. Users can resize the grid columns and scroll horizontally to columns that do not appear initially. And because the names of stations and NASWA countries can be quite long, users can also display a larger, resizable
Last Log Entries window. A
Properties window lets users change the order of columns, the number of log entries to display, and the font and color attributes of grids and other program components, such as the
Content Editor for describing the content monitored, the
Script Editor for creating and editing scripts, the
Direct Tune interface for tuning radios, and the
Comments tab for typing ad hoc comments.
Reporting Reception
Users can create
customized paper and e-mail reception reports for sending to stations plus
club report entries for reporting catches to clubs and magazines.
When users add or display a log entry,
Monitor Log 11 prepares a post announcing their
DX catch and displays it on the
Social Media Post tab. From there, users can drag the post to their favorite social media web sites to share their catch with others.
Using the
Script Editor window, users can create and edit scripts that
format reception reports, eReports, and social media posts
to their liking. The software prompts users to select the script they want to use. Dozens of scripts come with
Monitor Log 11.
Users can also print
SWL and
Address labels on industry-standard label stock, and send
eQSL requests to hams automatically through the popular
www.eQSL.cc site.
Imaging
Improv Imaging™ lets users associate ad hoc images with log entries using Capture, Scan, and Clipboard functions. Captures of stations received on digital applications, waterfall displays, facsimile and Amateur TV pictures are popular. The
Improv Imaging tab and
Application let users view images anytime, and an
Improv Image Explorer lets them peruse their entire collection and display associated log entries.
QSL Imaging™ functions the same as
Improv Imaging, but specializes in associating QSL cards and eQSLs with log entries.
Other Features
Rig Control — Retrieves the frequency and mode from supported radios and permits tuning from the
Schedule Checker and
Direct Tune interface. Rig control is provided through integration with Afreet Omni-Rig and the SDR applications listed on our web site, currently HDSDR (4) (High Definition Software Defined Radio) and SDR Console (5).
Audio Archiving — An embedded Audio facility lets users maintain an audio archive of stations heard.
Reporting — Produces
Performance,
Stations, and
Log Entry reports that track the performance and progress of the user’s monitoring station. The software lets users FTP those reports to user-provided Web space for remote access. Some reports integrate with Afreet DX Atlas to generate pin maps.
Documentation — Context-sensitive
Procedural Help,
Field Help, and
Microhelp are accessible per window to provide instructions quickly. A web-based
Information Center is accessible from the
Help menu for late-breaking assistance, and
Installation Instructions and a
Getting Started Guide are delivered in PDF format with the software.
Operating Systems, Pricing, Contact Information
DXtreme Monitor Log 11 runs in 32- and 64-bit versions of Microsoft® Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista®, and XP. It retails for $89.99 USD worldwide for electronic distribution. Pricing for CD versions and upgrading users is available on our Web site. All prices include product support by Internet e-mail. For more information, visit
www.dxtreme.com or contact Bob Raymond at
bobraymond@dxtreme.com.
1 — Licenses for Afreet Ham CAP and Omni-Rig are required to use Ham CAP.
2 — A license for Afreet DX Atlas is required to perform plots and create pin reports.
3 — A license for Afreet Omni-Rig is required to use rig control with radios supported by Omni-Rig.
4 — Can be used for rig control. HDSDR is owned by Mario Taeubel. Refer to
http://www.hdsdr.de/index.html for more information.
5 — Can be used for rig control. SDR Console is owned by Simon Brown, G4ELI. Refer to
http://www.sdr-radio.com for more information.
6 — A license for Afreet Band Master is required to use Band Master.
