News

Your profile can now show that you are on the air, in a strip right under the profile header:

• your logging program can send the frequency and mode your rig is tuned to over the new rig status API, and visitors of your profile see it live; this is off by default, turn it on in the Rig status settings and choose whether everybody or only logged-in users see it
• without any logging program, your profile also shows when the Reverse Beacon Network has heard you or somebody has spotted you on the DX cluster in the last 15 minutes, with the band, frequency and mode; who sees it follows your RBN privacy setting, and you can switch it off in the same settings
• when your logging program reports your rig, it always takes precedence over the spots
• the DX cluster has a new On the air tab with every station that is sending its rig status right now

Authors of logging programs will find the API documented on the developers page.

New page Propagation conditions: what gets through from your area right now, per band and direction.

• it is a measurement, not a forecast: WSPR reports of the last 30 minutes are compared with what is usual at this hour, so a solar flare or a geomagnetic storm shows up within about 20 minutes
• a table of directions and bands from 160 to 6 m, and a map of one band with the night side and the grey line
• NCDXF beacons heard by Reverse Beacon Network skimmers near you, and space weather warnings from NOAA (X-ray flares, Kp, protons)
• enter your locator, or add it to your profile and the page shows your conditions straight away

The page explains how it works at the bottom. Thanks to wspr.live and wsprnet.org, the Reverse Beacon Network and NOAA SWPC for the data.

HamQTH has a new website. It was rewritten from scratch, keeps everything you are used to and adds a lot more:

• a new design, readable on phones and tablets too, in all 18 languages
• all your settings in one place, with a switcher between the callsigns you manage and an editor for every part of the profile
• a new editor for the header picture of your profile (ready-made layouts, a photo library, a free canvas) and for the About me text, with image upload
• a new DX cluster with live DX and RBN spots, filters saved to your account, new countries, bands and modes highlighted from your uploaded log, a search in the spot archive and sending your own spots
• log upload accepts zip, 7z, rar and gz archives, shows the history of your uploads, keeps a backup you can download, warns about problems in the ADIF file and e-mails you the result; the uploaded log is shown right on your profile
• you can contact a station or report wrong data straight from its profile
• the API and everything logging programs use work exactly as before, the new web just handles a lot more traffic

If something does not work as it should, please let me know through the contact form. Thank you!

• HamQTH has been translated into another language - Chinese. Thanks to Shandong, BI4IWL. HamQTH now support 18 languages.

• HamQTH has been moved to a new server. It has much more resources available for the website and users. The server is running by my company CalmBit s.r.o.

• If you like HamQTH, you can buy some goods with HamQTH brand and support us

• Polish translation added, thanks to Slav, SP3RXO, HamQTH is translated to 17 languages!

• picture tag returned to XML export (more in developers section)
• a lot of layout errors fixed

• new Privacy with list of data HamQTH collected about you and how you can delete it
• new Privacy section in profile preferences where you can set all details about showing your data
• About section updated

• Swedish translation added, thanks to Pontus, SM0RUX
• agregated RBN data in JSON or XML added (more in developers section)

• Statistic of nout found callsigns show also lookup number

• HamQTH is back online with all features!
• header with information about lost data removed
• google maps search fixed
• DX cluster didn't show any spot from AF

• added note about RFC2616 to the developer's section
• Log search didn't show "not found" message
• OQRS link didn't work with custom url
• English typo fixed - thanks to Joe, WC4R

• Send spot button in DX cluster is back! (you have to be signed in to send spot to the dx cluster)
• bug in dx cluster with 1.25M and 60M bands fixed
• language files download fixed

I alredy fixed these bugs:

• log search didn't show "not found" information
• log upload accepted all files - now only adi, adif, tar.gz, tar.bz2, rar, zip and 7z extensions allowed
• registration for callsign with slash didn't work
• lost password link was hard to see
• DX cluster didn't show spots in some filter criteria combinations
• fixed some layout problems
• image uploading to header image fixed
• grahical statistics didn't work

and added these new features:

• Paetron added to donations
• OQRS added to QSL information
• current UTC time is show on DX cluster page
• max size of uploede log increased to 20M
• a lot of layout improvements

Finally, most of HamQTH features should work! Website has a lot of features, if you find something that does not work let me know, please. I'll fix it.

HamQTH is back online! The website was offline because of hardware failure. Infortunately because of my mistake in backup plan, we lost all data. I've found only two years old backup and used it as a start point. The database is up to date againist FCC, Canada and OK callbook. It would be great if you register again and fix your data. If you have any public callbook available, please let me know. Thanks! Not everything works correctly, plase be patient. There is still a lot work to do.

• PSK63 added to RBN filter

• webiste statistics show most searched callsign that were on foud in the database
• RBN monitor added

• whole website is running on HTTPS
• thanks to Toru, JG1EIQ we have HamQTH translated to Japanese
• a few bugs in design header picture have been fixed
• page shows cookies information (EU laws)
• JTAlert by VK3AMA supports HamQTH

• ClubLog log search support added
• default images converted to grayscale
• new interface to get only station coordinates added (more in developers section)
• we have 46 application/utilies with HamQTH support
• many bugs fixed (header image loading, typos, multiple upload etc).

• HamQT celebrates 4 years anniversary
• you can send spot to DX clusters network directly from web interface
• dx cluster filter improved
• Clear header button added to profile picture editing
• language autodetect improved
• Recent activity now shows last 200 RBN and DX cluster spots
• if you are logged in and looking at your profile, lookup counter is not incremented
• page with DX cluster spots is now loaded every 10 seconds (was 20)
• log upload page listed only the first one of recent uploaded logs - fixed
• XML lookup didn't increase the lookup counter of your profile - fixed

• added ADIF country ID to the dxc_csv.php output
• if you don't want to see the header image, you can disable it in "Your account" preferences
• stations with brackets in the country name were not found on the map - fixed
• sometimes user could not move pictures on the header design page - fixed
• graphical log statistics didn't work - fixed
• when grid is empty and station is located on the map, grid is updated

• brand new design with a big header photo that can be designed by the user
• page is responsive; it will also work on mobile phone and tablet devices
• website is much faster; google map and VOACAP are loaded after request
• callsign not found page now shows VOACAP info too
• HamQTH has also a U.S. address, www.callbook.us courtesy of WC4R

• added My spots to DX Cluster which shows only spots where you were spotted
• dxcc statistic in log search tab now shows also numer of DXCC worked on all bands
• JSON DXCC search added (more in developers section)
• HamQTH DXCC resolution API returned wrong details to requsted callsign (only country name without any details) - fixed

• VE callbook is imported automatically once per week
• added DXCC per band table statistic (you have to enable it in logsearch settings, first)
• user can change own image after click to NOT FOUND default picture
• Improved "New from this" function - original callsign is stored to QSL VIA field
• log search, recent activity and condx prediction were broken on high screen resolution - fixed
• if callsign doesn't exist on HamQTH, you can add it directly from not found page
• HamQTH has Google+ page
• added DXCC per band charts to graphical statistics (you have to have log search enabled and have QSO uploaded to HamQTH)

• HamQTH celebrates two years anniversary!
• Simple award verification protokol added (more in developers section)
• Feedback button added
• a few small bug fixed

• self spotting function added*
• dxcluster inteface for app developers added
• access to self spotting inteface for developers added
• a few minor bugs fixed

* You know that. You are calling CQ on empty band, RBN can hear you almost all over the world but no one is calling back. Band seems to be open, but you can't send self spot to DX cluster network. That is self spot inteface for. You can inform other hams you are calling CQ somewhere and looking for QSO.

• We are running on new server CPU Intel Xeon E3-1220v2, 28GB RAM, 4x1TB HDD connected to RAID10, Ubuntu 12.04, Maria DB
• UI design improved (thnaks to Doug, KJ6OYJ)
• list of recent uploaded log is sorted by date
• list of DX cluster spots is reloaded every 20 seconds

• UI design improved (thnaks to Doug, KJ6OYJ)
• XML acces recent activity didn't work when callsign was not found in callbook database
• added refresh icon to the top right corner of log search and recent activity tab
• better design for low screen resolution (tested on iPad 2)
• Dou you like recent activity and log search tabs? You can have it on your website!
• added support for social networks (Facebook, G+, YouTube, Flicker, Vimeo, LinkedIn). Small icon will appear next to profile image. Look at my profile for more details. Of course, you can choose if these information will be visible for all or not.

• UI design improved (thnaks to Doug, KJ6OYJ)
• XML acces recent activity didn't work when callsign was not found in callbook database
• added refresh icon to the top right corner of log search and recent activity tab
• better design for low screen resolution (tested on iPad 2)
• Dou you like recent activity and log search tabs? You can have it on your website!
• added support for social networks (Facebook, G+, YouTube, Flicker, Vimeo, LinkedIn). Small icon will appear next to profile image. Look at my profile for more details. Of course, you can choose if these information will be visible for all or not.

• XML access to callsign's recent activity added, more in developers section
• real-time QSO upload interface added, more in developers section
• send email to searched station function added (in Contact tab, just next to email itself)
• list of applications supporting HamQTH added - List of apps
• HamQTH has new shortcut icon designed by Junghard, DF1IAV
• thanks to Yousef, 7Z2YR we ham HamQTH translated to Arabic

• XML access to user's bio information added, more in developers section
• added option to agree with sending HamQTH news (Modify profile->Change basic user values (name, QTH, email, sending news)
• language auto detect added
• fixed bug caused wrong position of a few stations on Google map

• HamQTH statistics added

• HamQTH moved to new much faster server! More here
• spot search function added
• contact form added
• If you want to know who is admin for callsign you are looking for, look at Other tab. There you can also ask for or drop admin rights.

• list of donations added

• last 5 uploaded logs are stored and available for download - another backup for your QSO
• IOTA and POWER fields added to logsearch
• new log upload page for logging software developers created, more in developers section
• a few layout improvements
• developers section improved
• uploading images improved
• a few bugs fixed

It seems that HamQTH server needs upgrade which costs $300. I already have $180 and need $120. It would be great if you could make small donation. Thank you!

• a few bugs fixed
• small layout improvements

• thanks to Caojian, BD4UJ we have HamQTH translated into Chinese!

• Forum to HamQTH added - forum.hamqth.com

• HamQTH has new email system
• today Steve, AI4QR sent me that HamQTH one year anniversary was mentioned in the "What's New" column in this month's CQ magazine!

• added solar data information

Please look at this: One of the reasons that the XML data is by subscription only is because if it were in the open, hacker sites like HamQTH.com and QRZCQ.COM would simply attach to it and display it as their own, complete with advertising. The two sites I just mentioned are already doing this and so if you decide to get your data from them, just know that it was STOLEN from QRZ. As Rick mentioned, we don't own the Data per-se, but we do own the Compilation which includes a great deal of information that the FCC has never heard of, let alone supplies in their cryptic daily dumps. When the hacker sites steal our data, however, they steal all of it, not just the FCC info. Author AA7BQ, Source: http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?351847-New-Release-Ham-Radio-Deluxe-v5-23%2Fpage5 We are hacker site? I never used any data any (address) stolen from QRZ.com! I imported only addresses from databases provided by users and/or widely available over the internet! As a revenge, QRZ.COM deleted my whole profile a while after HamQTH went online and my callsign can not be added anymore. Do you know how hard is to find related info outside QRZ? This makes me very sad. HAMQTH IS NOT A HACKER SITE! Now QRZ.COM is not only site providing callbook data and its owner can't accept this fact! It's interesting that (as AA7CQ says) because of HamQTH activity, the XML search at QRZ.COM won't be free anymore. This is not true, it was not free even before HamQTH went online! So Fred, please stop writing this nonsense. THANK YOU! We have here only a few text adds from Google Adsense. If I earn some money with it, I use it to pay for server where HamQTH is located. HamQTH site runs without blinking banners or another annying ads. We can exists only if users will support us providing their callsign details. Please support us. We need that.

• log upload is working again. I moved from SVN to GIT and forget to set right permission. I'm sorry.

• HamQTH.com celebrates one year online, more at my website

• added ADIF and ADR_ADIF fields to XML output, more at developers section
• a few bugs related to map fixed
• log upload problems fixed (filename with spaces)

• Dan, OK1HRA created nice animated banner, more in banners section
• Greek translation added - thanks to Lefteris, SV1HFY

• page layout improved
• "Invite your friend to HamQTH" button added

• telnet access to HamQTH cluster added - host: hamqth.com port: 7300

• fully featured web DX cluster added - What is probably unique, it can colour the spots according to QSO in your log uploaded to HamQTH! The default DX cluster page is configurable in your profile settins (filter spots by band, mode, continent and colors for new country, new band country and new mode country).
• a few bugs has been fixed

• XML access to DXCC search added, no registration required, more at developers section
• after you change DXCC country related to callsign in edit profile page, also CQ, ITU, UTC offset, continent, latitude and longitude will be changed automatically
• button "New call from this" added to the top of the page, just next to the callsign which should help you to add new callsigns into database
• if callsign doesn't exist in HamQTH database, you'll get info about coutry name, zones and recent activity

• Added support of slashed calls (/M, /P, KH6/OK2CQR etc.) - now you can create separate profile for callsigns like ok2cqr/m, kh6/ok2cqr etc. test profile is here (supported also in ADIF and XML interface)
• a few minor bugs fixed

• password reset fixed

• fixed uploading images to WYSIWYG editor, now you can update your profile without any problem

• uploading images to profile fixed

• added CONDX prediction tab where you see the best time and band to contact searched station, this is possible thanks to VOACAP online
• into edit profile page WAZ, ITU, UTC offset, latitude, longitude and continent fields added (some of them are filled automaticaly when you save it)
• you can choose if the map should use lotitude/longitude to point you location or calculate it from you address
• UTC offset, latitude, longitude and continent fields added also to XML interface
• a few optimization to speed up XML search
• your own profile editing improved
• new page especially for translators created
• translations updated
• thanks to Fuco, EC1DR HamQTH was translated into Galician
• fixed annoying bug when google didn't find location according to the address

• new graphical statistics to logsearch added (enabled as default, link to the statistics is above search field), if you want to see an example how it looks like, look at my profile, click to Log search tab and then to Graphical statistics link

• HamQTH.com celebrates 6 months anniversary, more at my website

• Log search function added. Please look at www.hamqth.com/ok2cqr and click to Log search tab. If you want to use it, enable it in you profile settings, first. There you can upload your log as well.
• Recent activity improved
• a few minor bugs fixed

• HamQTH moved to new server. Web should be faster and I can add new features almost without limitation.

• Polish language support added (thanks to Marek, SP8WQX)

• Italian language support added (thanks to Roberto, IZ1TGH)

• Facebook like button added

• Russian language support added (thanks to Constantin, UA1AKE)

• prg parameter added to XML request, more in developers section
• new 120x240 banner added into banners section

• French language support added (thanks to Pascal, F5JSD)

• Country field added (related to callsign, not to the address)
• a few layout improvements added
• Google Plus One button added

• Catalan language support added (thanks to Salva, EB3MA)

• Finnish language support added (thanks to Timo, OH7JHA)
• Hungarian language support added (thanks to Imi, HA7AP)
• Dutch language support added (thanks to Jan, PA4JJ)

• Spanish language support added (thanks to Juan, CE5PHI)

• German language support added (thanks to Junghard, DF1IAV)

• page can be translated to other languages
• new "Recent activity" tab added which shows latest station activity according to spots from DX cluster and Reverse beacon network
• after you login, you'll be redirected to callsign profile where you was before login

• page improved, now your profile is available on http://www.hamqth.com/yourcallsign e.g. http://www.hamqth.com/ok2cqr
• a few bugs fixed
• IOTA field added

• new huge callbook imported
• info about stations using LoTW updated

• google maps support added
• sun rise, sun set calculation added
• distance and azimuth calculation added

• page layout was broken in Internet Explorer - fixed

• UA, EK, EW, UT callbook imported (over 65 000 callsigns)

• F callbook imported
• OK callbook updated

• database moved to better and faster server, web will be moved in next few days

• XML search added
• documentation for logbook developers added
• HamQTH is on Twitter
• links to Twitter and Facebook profiles added to the page footer

• LX callbook imported

• registration improved, now you don't have to wait to confirmation email

• LU callbook imported (over 18800 callsigns)
• Donate button added

• HamQTH is on Facebook!
• Email link fixed

• import daily transaction files from FCC is working
• after you click to locator, map will be opened in new window

• remaining non-active USA licences removed

• minor CSS fixes (<ul> tag)
• Login/Logout added to main page
• E7 callbook added

• LA callbook imported
• Non-active USA licences removed

• HamQTH is online!