The SAC CABRILLO format (V3.0)
Last update: 23 June 2023
The CABRILLO Version 3.0 format is the preferred format for SAC LOG submission.
Read more about the CABRILLO Version 3.0 format at: https://wwrof.org/cabrillo/
SAC Summary Sheet Specification (V3.0)
START-OF-LOG: version-number
Must be the first line of the log submission. The current version-number is 3.0.
END-OF-LOG:
Must be the last line of the log submission.
CALLSIGN: callsign
The callsign used during the contest.
CATEGORY-BAND:
• ALL
• 80M
• 40M
• 20M
• 15M
• 10M
• LOW-BAND (Added in 2014, not part of the official Cabrillo standard)
CATEGORY-MODE:
• CW
• SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR:
• SINGLE-OP
• MULTI-OP
• CHECKLOG
CATEGORY-POWER:
• HIGH
• LOW
• QRP
CATEGORY-STATION:
• FIXED
• MOBILE
• PORTABLE
• EXPEDITION
• EXPLORER (added in 2023)
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER:
• ONE
• UNLIMITED
CATEGORY-OVERLAY:
The category overlay of the log submission, select only one when appropriate.
• CLASSIC
• ROOKIE
• TB-WIRES
• WIRE-ONLY (Added in 2015, not part of the official Cabrillo standard).
CLAIMED-SCORE: n
The claimed-score of the log submission, in integer form
such as 1217315 or 19113 or 12.
[can be omitted, as the log checking software will calculate the score]
CLUB: text
Name of the radio club with which the score should be aggregated.
CONTEST:
• SAC-CW
• SAC-SSB
CREATED-BY: text
Name and version of the logging program used to create the Cabrillo file.
EMAIL: text
A place to put an email address.
NAME: text
ADDRESS: text
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: text
ADDRESS-CITY: text
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: text
Name and address. A maximum of four ADDRESS: lines is permitted.
OPERATORS: callsign1 [callsign2 callsign3…]
A space-delimited list of operator callsign(s). You may also list the callsign of the host station by placing an “@” character in front of the callsign within the operator list, such as @SK0UW
SOAPBOX: text
… [as many as needed…]
Soapbox comments.
QSO: QSO-data
QSO data as specified by the Cabrillo QSO data format. All QSO lines must appear in chronological order.
SAC Cabrillo QSO Template:
--------info sent------- -------info rcvd-------- QSO: freq mo date time call rst exch call rst exch t QSO: ***** ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn ****** ************* nnn ****** * QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1748 7S3A 599 1 4K6GF 599 116 0 000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901
freq is frequency/band:
• 3500 or actual frequency in kHz
• 7000 or actual frequency in kHz
• 14000 or actual frequency in kHz
• 21000 or actual frequency in kHz
• 28000 or actual frequency in kHz
mo is mode:
• CW
• PH
date is UTC date in yyyy-mm-dd form:
• [ ex. 2009-09-19 ]
time is UTC time in hhmm form:
• [ ex. 1748 ]
call is callsign:
• only A-Z, 0-9 and / permitted
rst:
• RS [ ex. 59 ]
• RST [ ex. 599 ]
exch is contest exchange:
• (serial number) [ ex. 1, 01, 001, 0001 or 00001 ]
t is transmitter id:
• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
SAC-CW log example:
START-OF-LOG: 3.0 CONTEST: SAC-CW CALLSIGN: 7S3A CATEGORY-BAND: ALL CATEGORY-MODE: CW CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP CATEGORY-POWER: LOW CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE CATEGORY-OVERLAY: CLAIMED-SCORE: 462 NAME: Jan-Eric Rehn ADDRESS: Finstavagen 26, 7 tr. ADDRESS: SE-863 31 SUNDSBRUK ADDRESS: SWEDEN EMAIL: sm3cer@ssa.se OPERATORS: SM3CER CLUB: TOEC - Top Of Europe Contesters CREATED-BY: Log4U Ver 0.981 - 12 Januari 2008 SOAPBOX: RIG: Kenwood TS-950SDX SOAPBOX: PWR: 100 W SOAPBOX: ANT: 10/15/20 m - Cushcraft R7, 40/80 m - Dipoles SOAPBOX: E-MAIL: sm3cer(at)ssa.se SOAPBOX: Thanks for a nice contest! I will be back next year. QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1748 7S3A 599 1 4K6GF 599 116 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1750 7S3A 599 2 G4IIY 599 219 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1758 7S3A 599 3 SP7BCA 599 57 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1802 7S3A 599 4 UA1PBI 599 61 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1804 7S3A 599 5 RA3NN 599 322 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1805 7S3A 599 6 LY2KW 599 63 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1807 7S3A 599 7 GW3KDB 599 188 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1808 7S3A 599 8 HA8RJ 599 130 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1812 7S3A 599 9 GM3FDN 599 27 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1815 7S3A 599 10 DJ7XA 599 119 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1817 7S3A 599 11 G3NSY 599 98 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1818 7S3A 599 12 3Z8BAB 599 91 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1820 7S3A 599 13 HA5CW 599 64 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1822 7S3A 599 14 RF9C 599 392 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1824 7S3A 599 15 G3RSD 599 200 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1825 7S3A 599 16 G0LII 599 319 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1826 7S3A 599 17 G3YEC 599 215 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1827 7S3A 599 18 DL5KUD 599 250 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1829 7S3A 599 19 DK3GO 599 51 0 QSO: 14000 CW 2009-09-19 1832 7S3A 599 20 S51SX 599 27 0 END-OF-LOG: -------------------------------------------------------------------
Possible Scandinavian entries:
CATEGORY-BAND: ALL
CATEGORY-BAND: 80M
CATEGORY-BAND: 40M
CATEGORY-BAND: 20M
CATEGORY-BAND: 15M
CATEGORY-BAND: 10M
CATEGORY-MODE: CW
CATEGORY-MODE: SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: CHECKLOG
CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
CATEGORY-POWER: QRP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: UNLIMITED
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: CLASSIC
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: ROOKIE
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: TB-WIRES
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: WIRE-ONLY
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Possible Non-Scandinavian entries:
CATEGORY-BAND: ALL
CATEGORY-BAND: LOW-BAND
CATEGORY-MODE: CW
CATEGORY-MODE: SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: CHECKLOG
CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
CATEGORY-POWER: QRP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: CLASSIC
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: ROOKIE
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: TB-WIRES
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: WIRE-ONLY