Hellow Jordi,
I have started to use the version 5.116 and have the following issue: When I try to edit the recorded QSO, the field Note is not copied int QSO entry window (Note is empty) and new text of note overwrites the old note after Save of record. In Logbook window is not possible to set Middleeuropean font (For Note field itwas possible in all previous versions, only neccessary to set after each start of Swl). After installing the Beta this issue stays the same. I believe this was not an issue in version 5.115 and I will try to return to 5.115 version from backup, hopefully.
Best regards
Vaclav
OK1FBE
Which exact font you are not able to set in the logbook view? I have tried many different fonts perfectly. In order to keep the font (as well as other settings you change) you need to have checked the "Save desktop at exit" in the options menu. Otherwise all changes you do will only be applied to the current session.
Hi Jordi,
Even Beta did not solved the issue. The same I have found after return to several backups from 5.115. Note written in QSO window is always correct but after saving the QSO record the displayed note in Logbook window shows incorrect symbols instead of these used in Czech alphabet (ščř and further). If I open the same record from Logbook window for editing it into QSO window, these symbols are shown correct again. Any change in fonts for Logbook window does not helps.
I do not know if this can play a role - I have switched recently from Windows10 to Wiindows11 (on Mac27 with Intel and Parallels 26 to use Windows on it).
All notes made in past are ok in Logbook window but if I open them in QSO window, they returns to Logbook window falsed.
Jordi, thanks for all your (and others) work on Swl, is great for me and this only small (but interesting) issue (and at several users only).
Best regards
Vaclav
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RE: Field Note in QSO window
Hi Vaclav,
The logbook view has never supported to display international characters. It's a limitation of the grid component. In current version I have added supoort to Unicode but limited.. This is explained in the news of the current version:
NEW: Unicode support in the following fields: Operator, QTH, QTH-Name, Callbook fields and Notes. Now you can enter and display properly international characters (Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic, etc.) and symbols. If you are reading data from QRZ/QRZCQ (which supports Unicode) these data was saved as ????? in the database. When entering QSOs from previously worked stations or updating data from internet databases in logbook views (QRZ or QRZCQ only), now Swisslog will automatically replace the garbage data by the proper characters in the Operator and QTH fields and also fields in the Callbook table. NOTE: for technical limitations these characters will be still displayed in Logbooks views or listings as ???? although data is properly saved in the database. Symbols are not working in the Note field neither
I believe I have encountered the same issue in my log. (Currently on Swisslog 5.118 – latest beta from 22 July 2026).
Norwegian special characters (Æ, Ø and Å) are not displayed correctly in the Comments field in the QSO Entry window and in the New QSOs list.
However, if I double-click the QSO to open the Edit QSO window, the exact same text is displayed correctly in the Notes field.
I have also verified that the text is stored correctly in the Microsoft Access database, where all Norwegian characters appear as expected. This makes me believe the problem is not related to the database itself, but rather to the way Swisslog interprets or renders the character encoding in these specific views.
I have also tried changing the Windows 11 language and regional settings, but this did not make any difference.
One additional observation: older QSOs (for example from 2024) display the Norwegian characters correctly. The issue only affects newer QSOs, and the comments were entered manually in Swisslog (not imported from ADIF or any other source).
This makes me think that something may have changed in the way these comments are handled.
It's not a major issue, but it is probably most noticeable for hams like me who regularly use the Notes field to record short comments or information exchanged during a QSO. I also suspect it may affect other languages that use non-ASCII characters.
Have you come across this before, or is there a setting or update that resolves the problem?
73 de Lars, LB2TB "New user" of Swisslog from 20.01.2020 (5.99F)
Previous user of Swisslog 1993-2010.
Hello Jordi and Lars,
regarding this issue, I have found an older version Swl 5.111 and this works well with middleeuropean set of characters. So I am using this version now after exchange of swl.exe file. But severaltimes I have seen the issue with note field too but after restart this was fixed.
