Log Key

Key to DX Logs

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Sample records for TV, FM, NWR and AM logs, respectively:

 A          B C   D                    E     F      G    H  I
KQTV        2 MO  St. Joseph          109 10/02/99 1955  TR F
KDPS     88.1 IA  Des Moines          125 11/11/99 0909  TR F
KIH61 162.400 NE  Omaha                10 03/15/99 1620  TR
KFRM      550 KS  Salina              181 03/30/99 1250

A. Station's call letters
B. Channel number
C. State/Province/Estado/Country
D. City of license
E. Distance, in miles, to the transmitter
F. Date of first logging
G. Time of first logging (Central time zone, local time)
H. Propagation mode indicator: 
   'ES' = E-skip, 'TR' = tropo, 'MS' = meteor scatter
   'EM' = E-skip and meteor scatter
   'ET' = E-skip and tropo
   'MT' = meteor scatter and tropo
   '3M' = all three modes (E-skip, tropo and meteor scatter) 
I. LPTV/translator ('X'), HDTV ('D') or full-power ('F') indicator

Field I does not appear in the NWR log.
Fields H and I do not appear in the AM log.
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