What do we value?

Simplicity • Fun • Connection • Free Software

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Always Free Ham Radio Logging Runs on Windows or Linux

Features

Logging Experience

  • Context-aware, dynamically adaptable user interface
  • Feedback messages on logging streak, milestones, achievements, DX alerts, contact history (uses intelligent learning engine as required)
  • Minimum keystroke logging, full keyboard navigation (mouse can be used but it's not required)
  • Create a customised QSL card. Within Picondo, you can save or email it to any contact (takes just a moment)
  • Callsign assistance during pile-ups using ; as a separator
  • Contact callsign given in NATO alphabet
  • F5 key displays current contact on QRZ
  • Connect to your rig to automatically track frequency, band, mode, VFO and TX power
  • Log digital QSOs in either Picondo or WSJT-X (or compatible application) - all contacts are saved in Picondo
Logging interface
Logging interface

Logbook Management

  • Logbook profiles for different activities
  • Quickly create, open, edit or delete
  • Fast, optimised import from or export to ADIF format
  • Efficient handling of multiple logbooks

Contesting

  • Dedicated logbook profile for contests
  • Logging interface adapts according to the types of information exchanged
  • Select a contest or provide contest ID
  • Specify exchanged information and any defaults sent in every QSO
  • Minimum typing for exchanged information, utilise defaults, auto-increment serial number sent
  • Specify Cabrillo header information
  • Export Cabrillo file (.log) from contest logbook
Logging interface
Logging interface

Outdoors Activities

  • Dedicated logbook profiles for POTA, SOTA and WWFF
  • '? on the Air' profile for any other outdoors scheme with configurable activation settings
  • Information for any outdoors location available after providing a reference in the logging panel or using a command
  • Track your outdoors QSOs towards the activation target (over a single day or multiple days as per scheme rules)

Activity Insights & Stats

  • Capture an image of your activities that you can share with friends or on social media
  • Insights and data in graph, summary list and tabular forms
    • Activities per band
    • Day Overview
    • DXCC Entities
    • Logbook Overview
    • Regional Data. Includes US states, EU member countries, United Kingdom nations, Australian states/territories and Canadian provinces Subscriber Feature
    • Zone Data
Logging interface
Logging interface

Map of QSOs

  • Dynamically updated map for online or offline use
  • QSO markers appear on the world map with colours that indicate your received signal report (darker colours = stronger received signals)
  • Quickly capture your map of QSOs in an image that you can share with friends or on social media
  • QSO markers display a pop-up of basic QSO and contact information
  • Automatically updates the day/night terminator line

Tools

  • Dynamically updated weather indicators, current and forecasted (from NOAA data)
  • Commands providing quick access to information while operating
  • Live DX spots feed with click-to-tune, fully customizable with band and mode filters
  • Visual bandmap of DX spots with click-to-tune and aging spot visualization Subscriber Feature
  • Double-click any DX spot to auto-fill the logging panel and set your rig frequency
  • Fast QSO searches
Logging interface
Logging interface

General

  • Automatic upload to QRZ, LoTW or ClubLog online services Subscriber Feature
  • Manual upload to QRZ, LoTW or ClubLog online services
  • Backup and restore all your Picondo data (logbooks, QSOs, contests, etc) in JSON format Subscriber Feature
  • Export and import QSOs using the ADIF format
  • ADIF export for multiple QSOs or a whole logbook
  • Select multiple QSOs for deletion (QSOs are permanently removed after confirmation)
  • Edit all the basic information of a QSO (to improve or correct)
  • Press F12 to report a Picondo issue with a description and application log. The log contains anonymous operational details and error messages for technical investigation
  • Supports HamAward activators using HamConnect
  • Write code that interacts with Picondo. Access Picondo data through a REST API or receive logged QSOs in real-time via WebSockets. See example clients in Java, Python and Go
  • The user interface language can be in English or Greek

Get Started Today

Picondo v1.0.3

Requires an x64 PC running Windows 11 or a recent version of Linux