SimpleFLE

SimpleFLE is a quick way to log multiple contacts in one go by typing them out in a simple plain-text format. Instead of filling in a form for each QSO, you write a short list and Cloudlog parses it all at once. It is particularly useful after a portable activation, a contest, or a satellite pass where you have a paper log to work through.

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Getting Started

Before typing your log, set the following fields at the top of the page:

• Station - which of your station profiles to log against
• Operator - your callsign as the operating person
• Date - defaults to today; change it if you are entering contacts from a different day

Once those are set, start typing in the text area. Press Enter at the end of each line and Cloudlog will show a preview of what it has understood in the table below. When everything looks correct, click Save to Log.

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The Basics

Every log entry needs at least three things on the same line: a time, a callsign, and a prior declaration of band and mode. Band and mode are set on their own lines and stay in effect until you change them.

20m ssb
2134 2m0sql
2141 g4ijk
2155 m0abc

This logs three SSB contacts on 20m at the times given.

Accepted bands: 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm and others in the format Nm or Ncm.

Accepted modes: CW, SSB, LSB, USB, FM, AM, PSK, FT8

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RST Reports

Add sent and received reports after the callsign, separated by spaces. Put the sent report first, then the received report.

20m cw
1400 g3yzx 599 579
1412 dl3abc 579 599

If you leave the RST out, Cloudlog will fill in 599 for CW and 59 for phone modes automatically.

For digital modes such as FT8, you can use dB signal reports:

20m ft8
1800 ea4xxx -09 -12
1805 sm5yyy +03 -02

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Changing Band or Mode Mid-Session

Just write the new band or mode on its own line. Everything after it uses the new setting.

40m ssb
1900 g4abc 57 59
1910 on4xyz 55 57

80m cw
1930 pa3def 599 599
1940 dl5ghi 579 589

You can also switch mode without changing band:

20m ssb
1400 g0xyz 59 57

cw
1415 g3abc 599 579

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Logging a Specific Frequency

If you want to record the exact frequency rather than just the band, type it in MHz with a decimal point:

14.195 ssb
1400 g4abc 59 57

Cloudlog will work out the band automatically from the frequency.

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Changing the Date

By default, all contacts use the date set in the date field at the top. You can override this mid-log:

40m ssb
date 2024-03-15
1900 g4abc 57 59

date 2024-03-16
0800 pa3def 59 57

Advancing the Date by One or More Days

If you are logging across midnight, day + adds one day to the current date. Use extra + signs to jump more days at once.

80m ssb
2345 g4abc 59 57

day +
0010 g3xyz 59 59

day ++
1200 dl1abc 55 57

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Locators (Gridsquares)

Add the other station's Maidenhead locator on the same line as the callsign. It can go before or after the RST reports.

2m fm
1300 g0abi io91
1310 g4iiq io92ab
1320 m0xyz io91 59 57

Locators must be four characters (two letters and two digits), optionally followed by two more letters for the subsquare, for example IO91, IO91AB, JN36XX.

Stations on a Grid Corner (VUCC)

If the other station is on a gridsquare boundary, you can record multiple grids separated by commas with no spaces. These will be saved as VUCC grids.

2m ssb
1400 g4abc io91,io92
1415 m0xyz io91,io92,jo01,jo02

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Portable and Special Callsigns

Portable and special callsigns work just as you would expect:

20m ssb
1400 g4abc/p
1410 m0xyz/mm
1420 g4abc/a

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Awards References (SOTA, POTA, WWFF, IOTA)

Add the reference after the callsign on the same line. Cloudlog will work out which award type it belongs to from the format.

Award	Example format
SOTA	G/SE-001
POTA	G-0001
WWFF	GFF-0001
IOTA	EU-005

20m ssb
1400 g4abc G/SE-001 59 57
1415 m0xyz EU-005 55 59

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Comments

Add a free-text note to any contact by putting it inside angle brackets. The comment is saved to the remarks field of the QSO.

20m ssb
1400 g4abc <great signal>
1415 m0xyz IO91 59 57 <first contact on this band>
40m cw
1500 dl1abc 599 579 <QRP 5W>

Comments can appear anywhere on the line alongside other fields.

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Satellite Contacts

Start a satellite section with the word sat or satellite on its own line, then give the satellite name and its transponder mode on the next line. Contacts follow in the usual format.

sat
ao-7 V/U
1234 m0abc
1236 g4xyz 59 57

sat
qo-100 S/X
1354 f5rrs 599 599 jn36xx

How Satellite Auto-Fill Works

When Cloudlog recognises the satellite name and transponder mode, it automatically fills in the uplink frequency, downlink frequency, and mode from its satellite database. You will see a green confirmation banner when this has worked.

If the satellite is not in the database you will see a yellow warning. The contact will still be logged as a satellite QSO but without automatic frequencies.

Transponder modes are written as two band letters separated by a slash. The first letter is the uplink band and the second is the downlink band:

Letter	Band
V	VHF (2m)
U	UHF (70cm)
L	L-band (23cm)
S	S-band (13cm)
X	X-band (3cm)

So V/U means VHF uplink, UHF downlink. S/X is the QO-100 narrowband transponder (S-band uplink, X-band downlink).

Satellites in the Database

The following satellites have frequency and mode data built in and will auto-fill when used:

AO-7, AO-27, AO-73, AO-91, AO-92, AO-109, AO-123, ARISS/ISS, CAS-3H, CAS-4A, CAS-4B, EO-88, FO-29, FO-99, FS-3, HO-107, HO-113, HO-119, IO-86, IO-117, JO-97, LEDSAT, Lilacsat-1, MESAT-1, MO-112, MO-122, NO-44, NO-84, NO-104, PO-101, QO-100, RS-44, SO-50, SO-121, SO-124, SO-125, SONATE-2, TEVEL-1 through TEVEL-8, TO-108, XW-2A through XW-2F, and others.

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Adjusting the Time

If you need to correct the minutes on the last time entered, type just two digits on their own at the start of a line:

20m ssb
1400 g4abc
43

This changes the time to 1443. A single digit corrects the last digit only.

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A Full Example

20m ssb
date 2024-06-01
1400 g4abc io91 59 57
1410 m0xyz 55 59 <first ever 20m contact>
1415 dl3def jn48 57 59 EU-005

40m cw
1500 pa3ghi 599 579
1510 on4jkl jo20 579 589

sat
qo-100 S/X
1600 f5rrs jn36xx 599 599
1605 ik4mno jn54 59 57

day +
80m ssb
0900 g3xyz io83 59 57

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Things to Watch Out For

• Band and mode must be set before any contacts. If you put a callsign before declaring a band and mode, that contact will show an error.
• Satellite name must come after sat or satellite. Writing the satellite name on the same line as sat will not work.
• Satellite transponder mode must follow the satellite name. Cloudlog needs both pieces of information before it can look up the frequencies.
• Gridsquares are four or six characters only. A four-character locator (e.g., IO91) or a six-character subsquare (e.g., IO91AB). Anything else may be misread.
• Multiple grids have no spaces between them. Write IO91,IO92 not IO91, IO92.
• Time is always four digits in 24-hour format. 0900 not 900.