{"id":174,"date":"2026-09-17T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papacharlie-001-site6.dtempurl.com\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:16:26","slug":"qso-memory-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ve3pcd.com\/index.php\/qso-memory-book\/","title":{"rendered":"QSO Memory Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- PCD Software Works \u2014 QSO Memory Book Product Page\nCURRENT MASTER \u2014 QSO MEMORY BOOK \u2014 PRICE ADDED\nINSTALL IN: Pages \u2192 QSO Memory Book \u2192 Code Editor\n\nUses the Blocksy GLOBAL footer \u2014 no page-specific footer.\nIncludes card\/screenshot hover animation from the start.\n-->\n\n\n<style>\n.qmb-page{\n    --gold:#c8953d;\n    --teal:#55d7b0;\n    --card:#121820;\n    --border:#29343d;\n    --text:#f4f7f8;\n    --muted:#aeb7c0;\n    max-width:1290px;\n    margin:0 auto;\n    padding:22px 24px 40px;\n    color:var(--text);\n}\n.qmb-page 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Memory Book navigation\">\n<a href=\"\/index.php\/software\/\">Software Home<\/a>\n<a href=\"#overview\">Overview<\/a>\n<a href=\"#features\">Features<\/a>\n<a href=\"#workflow\">Workflow<\/a>\n<a href=\"#setup\">Setup<\/a>\n<a href=\"#download\">Download<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<section class=\"qmb-hero\">\n<div class=\"qmb-kicker\">Amateur Radio Memories<\/div>\n<h1>QSO Memory Book<\/h1>\n<p class=\"qmb-motto\">A logger records the QSO. QSO Memory Book remembers it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qmb-lead\">\nA Windows desktop application for preserving memorable amateur-radio contacts\nand the stories behind them. Capture the practical details of the contact,\nthen preserve why the QSO mattered.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-shot qmb-cover\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/QSOMB_1.png\"\nalt=\"QSO Memory Book leather book cover\">\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"qmb-section\" id=\"overview\">\n<h2>More Than a Log Entry<\/h2>\n<p>\nQSO Memory Book is deliberately different from a conventional amateur-radio\nlogger. Its focus is not merely recording that a contact happened, but remembering\nthe contact, the operator and the story that made the QSO worth keeping.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe application combines a physical two-page book presentation with live radio\ninformation, callsign lookup, QSO details, personal memory notes, QSL or photo\nimagery, search and a browsable collection of saved memories.\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-grid\">\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>The Contact<\/h3>\n<p>Keep the useful station and QSO information together on the left-hand book page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>The Memory<\/h3>\n<p>After the contact, write why the QSO mattered while the conversation is still fresh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>The Operator<\/h3>\n<p>Preserve personal details that may make the next contact with that station more meaningful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-back\"><a href=\"#qmb-top\">\u2191 BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"qmb-section\" id=\"features\">\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-two\">\n<div class=\"qmb-shot\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/QSOMB_2.png\"\nalt=\"QSO Memory Book open two-page Browse mode\">\n<\/div>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>A Real Two-Page Memory Book<\/h3>\n<p>\nBrowse mode presents THE CONTACT on the left and THE MEMORY on the right.\nPermanent side tabs keep navigation outside the paper pages so the saved\nmemory remains clean and readable.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-note\">\n<p><strong>Browse your memories:<\/strong> PREVIOUS and NEXT move through saved\nmemories, while the search field helps locate contacts in the collection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-grid\">\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>Live Radio Information<\/h3>\n<p>Omni-Rig Rig1 supplies live radio connection status, main VFO frequency, amateur band and operating mode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>HamQTH Lookup<\/h3>\n<p>Enter the other station&#8217;s callsign and use LOOKUP to retrieve available operator information through HamQTH.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>QSL \/ Photo<\/h3>\n<p>A dedicated QSL card or photo area provides visual identification where available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>Memory Notes<\/h3>\n<p>Record why the QSO was memorable separately from useful details about the operator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>Saved Collection<\/h3>\n<p>Bookmark completed memories into the local QMB database and revisit them later as book pages rather than rows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>Search<\/h3>\n<p>Search the saved-memory collection from inside the book interface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-back\"><a href=\"#qmb-top\">\u2191 BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"qmb-section\" id=\"workflow\">\n<h2>From Live QSO to Memory<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe QMB workflow deliberately separates working the contact from writing the\nstory. During the QSO, concentrate on the conversation. When it ends, the book\nchanges focus from LIVE QSO to THE MEMORY.\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-two\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>1. Start a New Memory<\/h3>\n<p>Select NEW MEMORY, enter the callsign and choose LOOKUP. QMB prepares a fresh active memory and enters LIVE QSO mode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\" style=\"margin-top:18px;\">\n<h3>2. Work the Contact<\/h3>\n<p>During the QSO, capture useful details such as RST, radio, antenna and power while frequency, band and mode follow the radio through Omni-Rig.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\" style=\"margin-top:18px;\">\n<h3>3. End the QSO<\/h3>\n<p>Select END QSO. The right-hand page changes from LIVE QSO to THE MEMORY so you can write the story and operator notes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\" style=\"margin-top:18px;\">\n<h3>4. Bookmark It<\/h3>\n<p>After reviewing the completed contact and memory, BOOKMARK THIS QSO commits it to the saved-memory collection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-shot\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/QSOMB_3.png\"\nalt=\"QSO Memory Book New Memory and Live QSO workflow\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-back\"><a href=\"#qmb-top\">\u2191 BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"qmb-section\" id=\"setup\">\n<h2>Setup<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-grid\">\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>Windows PC<\/h3>\n<p>QSO Memory Book runs as a Windows desktop application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>Omni-Rig<\/h3>\n<p>Configure Omni-Rig Rig1 for the radio connection used by QMB&#8217;s live frequency, band and mode display.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmb-card\">\n<h3>Internet for Lookup<\/h3>\n<p>HamQTH callsign lookup requires an Internet connection when retrieving available operator information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-back\"><a href=\"#qmb-top\">\u2191 BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"qmb-section\" id=\"download\">\n<h2>Download<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-price\">\nQSO Memory Book \u2014 <strong>$9.99<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\nQSO Memory Book Version 1.00 is the current release.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n<a class=\"qmb-download\"\nhref=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/QSOMemoryBookSetup.zip\"\ndownload=\"QSOMemoryBookSetup.zip\">DOWNLOAD QSO MEMORY BOOK \u2014 RELEASE 1.00<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n<a class=\"qmb-download\"\nhref=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/QSO-Memory_Book_RELEASEv1_00.zip\"\ndownload=\"QSO-Memory_Book_RELEASEv1_00.zip\">DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTATION \u2014 RELEASE 1.00<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"qmb-back\"><a href=\"#qmb-top\">\u2191 BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software Home Overview Features Workflow Setup Download Amateur Radio Memories QSO Memory Book A logger records the QSO. 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