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Spreadsheet to Cabrillo

Turn your 2026 spreadsheet contacts into a Cabrillo file to download and keep.

Log submission for 2026 is closed. Submissions reopen in September 2027.

1. Enter your contacts in a template

Excel template (.xlsx)CSV template (.csv)

Use one row per contact and keep the header. Enter UTC dates as YYYY-MM-DD, times as HHMM or HH:MM, and frequencies in kHz. Keep the entry cells formatted as Text so a time such as 0035 retains its zeroes.

Record both sent and received reports and locations. Copy your sent location down only when it stayed the same. Keep portable callsigns exactly as logged; both forward slashes and backslashes are literal characters.

Column guide
Date UTC
UTC date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Keep this column as text. Example: 2026-09-19.
Time UTC
UTC time in HHMM or HH:MM format. Keep leading zeroes; use text cells. Example: 1600.
Frequency kHz
Recorded frequency in kHz, not MHz (14.050 MHz is 14050 kHz). Example: 14050.
Mode
Recorded mode, for example CW or PH. Use the collector's accepted mode vocabulary. Example: CW.
Callsign worked
The other station's callsign, including any portable suffix. Example: DL3TE.
RST sent
The signal report you actually sent. Example: 599.
Location sent
The county, state, province/territory, or DX prefix you actually sent. Copy down only when unchanged. Example: KING.
RST received
The signal report you actually received. Example: 599.
Location received
The county, state, province/territory, or DX prefix actually copied. Do not guess missing exchanges. Example: DL.

Example contact

Example only — do not submit: fictional station NOLOG/7 works DL3TE, sending KING and receiving DL (Germany), at the start of the 2026 contest: September 19 at 16:00 UTC. These reference examples are from 2026; enter your actual 2026 contact dates.

Date UTC,Time UTC,Frequency kHz,Mode,Callsign worked,RST sent,Location sent,RST received,Location received
2026-09-19,1600,14050,CW,DL3TE,599,KING,599,DL

The corresponding Cabrillo contact is:

QSO: 14050 CW 2026-09-19 1600 NOLOG/7 599 KING DL3TE 599 DL

Save the Contacts sheet as CSV

  • Excel: select Contacts, choose Save As (or Save a Copy), and select CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) where available. Save the active Contacts sheet.
  • LibreOffice: select Contacts, choose Save As → Text CSV, then UTF-8, a comma separator, and double-quote text delimiter. Keep the Text CSV format when prompted.

Keep your original workbook. You can also copy the Contacts header and filled cells and paste them below.

2. Convert your contacts

This tool creates a file with your callsign and contact lines. Review its headers in a text editor to add other entry details.

Conversion stays in your browser. Your spreadsheet and generated log stay on your device. Downloading or previewing a log does not submit it.