Wavelog
About Wavelog
Background: The Club has been keeping paper logs since 1930, and time has moved on without us. We've had a QRZ page, an eQSL account, and a LOTW (Logbook Of The World) accounts, but entry into them has been spotty since someone had to manually copy the paper log into a text editor in ADIF format, then upload it to each service. Hadley So researched solutions. The result was the Club deciding to use Wavelog as its logging solution.
Wavelog is a powerful cloud-based solution that does not require a client to run; it is accessible via any web browser. Since there is no client to install, and OS independent, it is portable, perfect for future W9YT field activities, and accessible by all club members with login credentials. It also provides an automated solution to automatic uploading of QSOs to cloud QSL services taking the burden off someone to manually transcribe logbook information.
Going forward from 06/1/2026 W9YT will no longer keep a Paper Log. Logging can be done at a UW-Madison desktop in the shack using your CAE account. or your personal device. You should already have a Discord account, which will make login easy.
If you do not have a CAE login, contact a W9YT officer to get a CAE account. CAE accounts are only available for current UW-Madison students or employees.
Logging into Wavelog
To get to the logging program see https://www.w9yt.org/wavelog/
Alternately, if you are logging into a computer in RM 1601 in the ERB Building, these computers are configured to launch the Firefox web browser and to open the W9YT Website and W9YT WAVELOG login page. Wavelog ERB Desktop Setup - BARS W9YT
Let's start logging a QSO!
At the top of the page, you will see options: LOGBOOK, QSO, ANALYTICS, AWARDS, and TOOLS.
QSO ENTRY: There are 3 levels of QSO Entry, LIVE (as it happens), POST QSO (during or after), and SIMPLE FAST, which parses your information as you type it and prompts you for missing into. but let's start with POS QSO to make it easy.
To START logging Mouse Over QSO and select POST QSO
The default data entry starting point is the CALL field of the station you are/have QSO'd with, but you can start anywhere by clicking on that field or use Tab forward/back (Shift Tab).
DATE/TIME: Date and time starts with the time that you open that window. Clicking on a ""watch"" will set either the Start or END time with the current time. Date is in DD MMM YY Format even if the MSB is 0. TIME must be in the format XX:XX even if the MSB is a 0. You can over write each of those fields with whatever Date/Time you need it to be.
MODE/BAND/FREQUENCY: To enter these fields, you need to use the pulldown for MODE & BAND separately and must click on the Frequency box enter the frequency in KHZ with NO DECIMAL. NOTE: Default is KHZ, but you can click on the KHZ to change to HZ, KHZ, MHZ, or GHZ
CALL: When you enter a call and hit TAB, WAVELOG will attempt to look up that call and display the location. That feature is not enabled right now, but links to QRZ and HAMQTH are available for you to look up the call.
NAME. LOCATION, GRID, COMMENT: These fields are free form. Comments are not uploaded to QSL servers.
STATION TAB: You can change the station Power here, but can not edit the Radio or enter Antenna Information.
QSO NOTES: These are for personal notes to the other station which are included in the uploaded QSL file. Servers like eQSL pass this information on to the QSL Card recipient, so Do Not type anything in this field you don't want seen!!!
QSL: This Tab is for outgoing QSL information, mainly for "wall paper". Our outgoing QSL is Automatic to LOTW, QRZ, and eQSL. But if you send out a post card, please update the info here.
Click on SAVE when done and WAVELOG will enter the data in the log.
Other TABS: STATION/GENERAL/SAT/NOTES/QSL you don't need to worry about.
Editing A QSO
If you made a mistake, want to fix the log data, add Notes, or Delete a QSO, you can do so for the QSOs entered under your login credentials.
There are 2 places to do this; In the POST QSO window (where you entered the QSO), OR the LOGBOOK/ Overview window.
To Edit a QSO, click in the CALL of the QSO you wish to edit. A window will pop up showing the QSO Data. If an Edit QSO button appears, you may Edit or Delete the QSO by clicking on the button. Note: If you edit the Frequency field it is in HZ, not KHZ (Add 3 zeros).
When you click on Edit QSO, a window will pop up with data you can Edit. Tab or Select with your mouse the field you want to change and overwrite the data. At the very bottom of the popup (you may need to scroll to see it), there is a Save Changes and a Delete Button.
Notes
That's the basics. There are unimplemented integrations, like CAT IO for the Yeasu FTDX101D transceiver to further automate logging.