ADIF Parser

A Python library for parsing ADIF (Amateur Data Interchange Format) files used in amateur radio.

What Does This Library Do?

adif_parser is a Python library that reads and parses ADIF files, converting them into structured data.

Installation

pip install adif-parser

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/0x9900/adif_parser.git
cd adif_parser
pip install .

Usage

Basic Example

from adif_parser import parse_adif

# Parse an ADIF file
with open('logbook.adi', 'r') as f:
    records = parse_adif(f)

# Iterate through contacts
for record in records:
    print(f"Callsign: {record.get('CALL')}")
    print(f"Date: {record.get('QSO_DATE')}")
    print(f"Time: {record.get('TIME_ON')}")
    print(f"Frequency: {record.get('FREQ')}")
    print(f"Mode: {record.get('MODE')}")
    print("---")

Common ADIF Fields

The parser extracts standard ADIF fields including:

• CALL: Callsign contacted
• QSO_DATE: Date of contact (YYYYMMDD)
• TIME_ON: Start time of contact (HHMMSS)
• BAND: Operating band (e.g., "20M", "40M")
• FREQ: Operating frequency in MHz
• MODE: Operating mode (e.g., "SSB", "CW", "FT8")
• RST_SENT: Signal report sent
• RST_RCVD: Signal report received
• NAME: Name of operator contacted
• QTH: Location of station contacted
• GRIDSQUARE: Maidenhead grid square
• COUNTRY: DXCC entity name
• STATE: State/province
• And many more defined in the ADIF specification

Use Cases

This library is useful for:

• Converting ADIF logs to other formats (CSV, JSON, databases)
• Analyzing amateur radio contact logs
• Building statistics and visualizations from logbook data
  • https://bsdworld.org/misc/FD-Stats-W6UQ-2025.html
• Migrating data between different logging programs
• Contest log processing
  • https://github.com/0x9900/to_cabrillo
• Creating custom reporting tools
• Award tracking and verification

Example ADIF format:

<CALL:6>W1AW <QSO_DATE:8>20231015 <TIME_ON:6>143000 <BAND:3>20M <MODE:3>SSB <EOR>

License

See the LICENSE file in the repository for license information.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests on GitHub.

Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/0x9900/adif_parser
• ADIF Specification: https://adif.org/

Support

For questions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.