ADIF LOG UPLOADER TO WAB SQUARES MAP (BETA TEST)

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Using the WAB Map Uploader

Turn your log into a map of every WAB square you've worked, in a few minutes (depending on log size!) .

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What this does

Upload an ADIF file exported from your logging software, and the page draws a map of every Worked All Britain square, coloured in wherever your log shows a contact.

Nothing is uploaded to a server or saved anywhere. Your file is read entirely inside your own browser, and the map disappears the moment you close or reload the page.

Process

Three steps

Step one

Export an ADIF

From your logging software, export your log (or just the QSOs you want) as an ADIF file — usually a file ending in .adi or .adif.

Step two

Upload it here

Drag the file onto the page, or choose it from your computer. It's read straight away — nothing is sent anywhere.

Step three

Explore your map

Worked squares are shaded in. Click any square to see who you worked there, on which band and mode.

Reading the map

What the colours mean

Worked

At least one QSO in your file has SIG_INFO set to this square.

New (last 10 days)

Worked for the first time within the last 10 days — fades to green automatically once that window passes.

Not worked

No QSO in your file is tagged with this square yet.

The important bit

The one field that matters: SIG_INFO

The map can only find a square if your log records it using ADIF's own convention for tagging special award activity. Two fields work together:

  • SIG_INFO — the square reference, e.g. NT81
  • SIG — which award it belongs to, e.g. WAB
<CALL:6>M0ICR/P <SIG:3>WAB <SIG_INFO:4>NT81 <EOR> the square the map reads names the award

Don't know how to set SIG_INFO in your logging software? Every program puts this somewhere different — some have a dedicated "Award" or "Special Interest Activity" field on the QSO entry screen, others need it added to a custom field or a per-QSO note before export. Check your own logging application's help documentation or user manual for terms like SIG, SIG_INFO, Award, or Special Interest Activity — we can't give exact steps here since it depends entirely on which software you use.

Troubleshooting

If nothing shows up

The map says no valid WAB square was found

This almost always means SIG_INFO wasn't set (or wasn't set to a real WAB square) for any QSO in the file. Check the field is being exported at all — some programs only include it if you've filled it in for that specific contact.

A square I worked isn't showing as worked

Check the exact reference in SIG_INFO matches a real WAB square (e.g. NT81, not a six-figure reference or a postcode). A misspelled or malformed reference is silently skipped rather than guessed at.

My square sits on a country border

A handful of squares (like NT81, on the England/Scotland border) officially count as two separate squares. The uploader has an optional tickbox to let you specify which country each one belongs to — leave it unticked and both sides will simply show as worked together.

Nothing you upload is ever stored, logged, or sent to a server — this page does all of its work in your browser alone.

Upload an ADIF file to see your worked WAB squares.

Nothing is uploaded to a server or saved anywhere — your file is read and processed entirely in your own browser, and the map disappears the moment you leave or reload this page.

Drag a file here, or

Your WAB square must be in the SIG_INFO field of the ADIF file.