NetLogger Resources

As part of our regular club nets, we will typically have an instance of NetLogger running so that others may see who is checked in. This page contains information and resources to help club members (and anyone else who may be interested) get the most out of NetLogger.

The information presented here is intended primarily for those wishing to serve as a net logger during our nets: this person creates the net and checks people in by entering their callsign into NetLogger. This person does not necessarily have to be the net control operator.

Club Profile File

NetLogger has the ability to auto-populate names and contact information for callsigns that are registered in a club profile. The person responsible for recording the check-ins in NetLogger for a net must have this club profile installed on their machine and selected in order for this feature to work.

Once installed and selected, the club profile can be updated by going to Function > Download Latest Club Profile.

Installation

To install and activate the club profile,

  1. Go to Setup > Club Profile…
  2. Click Create.
  3. Enter the following information:
    Profile Name: W5BCS
    Profile URL1: http://w5bcs.komputerwiz.net/w5bcs.prf
  4. Click OK.
  5. In the Club Profile Setup dialog that appears, select W5BCS from the drop-down menu.
  6. Click Select.

Alternate (Manual) Installation

If you encounter problems with the above instructions, the club profile can also be installed manually by placing it in the proper location:

  1. Download the club profile
  2. Save it to the appropriate location depending on your operating system:
    • on Windows: %AppData%\NetLogger\MiscProfiles\W5BCS.prf2
    • on macOS and Linux: ~/.config/NetLogger/MiscProfiles/W5BCS.prf3
  3. Launch NetLogger
  4. Go to Setup > Club Profile…
  5. In the Club Profile Setup dialog that appears, select W5BCS from the drop-down menu.
  6. Click Select.

Advanced: Club Information File

NetLogger also has the ability to automate the selection and synchronization of club profiles and provide additional club-related functionality through the use of club information files.

Until our club information file is registered officially with NetLogger, you can do the following to add it yourself:

Note: This is intended as a mutually exclusive alternative to the “MiscProfiles” approach outlined in the Installation section above. To avoid confusion, if W5BCS.prf is already installed, please remove it prior to attempting this method.

  1. Open NetLogger’s ClubInfoList.txt file according to your operating system:
    • on Windows: %AppData%\NetLogger\ClubInfoList.txt2
    • on macOS and Linux: ~/.config/NetLogger/ClubInfoList.txt3
  2. Find the FileCheckSum variable and change its value to override so that the line reads: 
    1

    FileCheckSum=override
  3. Add the following line to the [ClubInfoList] section1: 
    1

    W5BCS | http://w5bcs.komputerwiz.net/w5bcs.cli
  4. Save and close the file.
  5. Launch NetLogger
  6. Go to Setup > Club Profile
  7. In the Club Profile Setup dialog that appears, select W5BCS from the drop-down menu
    —OR—
    Check Auto Profile Change to use automatic profile selection.
  8. Click Select (or Done).

Notes

  1. At the time of writing, NetLogger cannot use HTTPS to fetch data. If you’re reading this on w5bcs.radio, the different site domain (w5bcs.komputerwiz.net) is a workaround for this limitation. ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. %AppData% in Windows is shorthand for C:\Users\YOUR_USER\AppData\Roaming ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. ~ in POSIX operating systems is shorthand for your home directory, typically /Users/YOUR_USER on macOS and /home/YOUR_USER on Linux. ↩︎ ↩︎