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The Control Panel has several sections and packs a wide range of information and functions into a small space.
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The Control Panel has several sections and packs a wide range of information and functions into a small space. 
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### **Operating Information**
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GridTracker won't "see" logging information from any source other than WSJT-X unless you tell it to. To do this you must specifically select the option(s) to upload information from sources such as LoTW or eQSL and that happens in the [**Settings > Logging**](GridTracker-Overview/Settings-Sub-Menus#logging-tab) submenu.
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* **Clear Live:** Clears the current live data displayed in GridTracker
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* **Clear Log:** Clears your working log information - both the QSO count in the QSO Status Box and grid highlighting -- but _does not delete_ any files. You might choose to do this if you want to change which log files are loaded and shown in GridTracker. _See the_ [_Logging Options and Functions_](Making-GridTracker-Work-For-You/GridTracker-Logging-Options-and-Functions) section in this manual for a detailed discussion of options for importing existing log data.[^footnote-clear-logs]
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* **Clear Log:** Clears your working log information - both the QSO count in the QSO Status Box and grid highlighting -- but _does not delete_ any files. You might choose to do this if you want to change which log files are loaded and shown in GridTracker. _See the_ [_Logging Options and Functions_](Making-GridTracker-Work-For-You/GridTracker-Logging-Options-and-Functions) section in this manual for a detailed discussion of options for importing existing log data.[<sup>1</sup>](#fn1-784)
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**Note:** Generally speaking you don't have the option to _not_ show WSJT-X QSO data. GridTracker will always retrieve the information contained in the wsjtx_log.adi file stored on your computer when you start up the program.
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**Prop\[agation\]**
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Select Propagation Mode to display. The **_default _**value is Mixed however you can also choose "unknown" along with 18 others.
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Select Propagation Mode to display. The \*\*_default _\*\*value is Mixed however you can also choose "unknown" along with 18 others.
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If you would like to see any of the Award Layers **_in addition to (or on top of) _** the highlighted grids displayed on the GridTracker map there are two ways to make that happen.
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1. Always Show Awards on top of Grid Status: Go to the [**Settings > Map**](GridTracker-Overview/Settings-Sub-Menus#map-tab) menu and click the button for "Merge Award Overlay". This will "permanently" show an award layer superimposed on your base grid status layer.
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1\. Always Show Awards on top of Grid Status: Go to the [**Settings > Map**](GridTracker-Overview/Settings-Sub-Menus#map-tab) menu and click the button for "Merge Award Overlay". This will "permanently" show an award layer superimposed on your base grid status layer.
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a. Option to Show Awards on top of Grid Status: Leave the "Merge Award Overlay" button unchecked in the **Settings > Map** menu.
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b. While you have an Award Layer active, type the letter **"U" (Hotkey ➔ U)**
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This will add the _active_ Grid Status map data underneath the Award Later. **Note:** Grid Status may be Live, Logbook, or Logbook & Live. And you can independently cycle through those three states.
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a. Option to Show Awards on top of Grid Status: Leave the "Merge Award Overlay" button unchecked in the **Settings > Map** menu. b. While you have an Award Layer active, type the letter **"U" (Hotkey ➔ U)**
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This will add the _active_ Grid Status map data underneath the Award Later. **Note:** Grid Status may be Live, Logbook, or Logbook & Live. And you can independently cycle through those three states.
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#### **_Lightning Strikes On/Off_**
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If you have this function turned on you will get an audio alert of any lightning strikes within **XX** miles of you. (It's a loud, lightning strike-explosion sort of sound! Since the warning captures information miles away it can be startling because you'll probably start getting these warnings well before the thunderstorm arrives outside your window.)
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You'll also get a message in the History section of the Control Panel that advises the date, time, distance, and bearing of the strike referenced to your QTH. _(source ??? or is a source needed??)_ (Is this using [https://www.lightningmaps.org](https://www.lightningmaps.org) ? Whatever the source, probably needs to be referenced in the copyright ist on P6)
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You'll also get a message in the History section of the Control Panel that advises the date, time, distance, and bearing of the strike referenced to your QTH. _(source ??? or is a source needed??)_ (Is this using <https://www.lightningmaps.org> ? Whatever the source, probably needs to be referenced in the copyright ist on P6)
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#### **_Moon Position Tracking - Hotkey ➔ D_** 
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#### **_Maidenhead Grid Size - Hotkey ➔ W_** 
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Switch between Maidenhead 4 and Maidenhead 6 grids.[^footnote-grids]
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Switch between Maidenhead 4 and Maidenhead 6 grids.[<sup>2</sup>](#fn2-784)
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#### **_GridTracker Settings - Hotkey ➔ S_** 
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#### **_View Current Solar-Terrestrial Conditions - Hotkey ➔ C_** 
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Source: [http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html](http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html)
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Source: <http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html>
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#### **_Donations_** 
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[^footnote-clear-logs]: There's a work around if you want to clear out data from the asjtx_log.adi file and instead look at some combination of QSO/QSL data from other sources (an .adif file saved somewhere on your system, uploaded data from LoTW, etc.). Keep in mind: If you have been using GridTracker to upload data to a logging application and/or manually uploading contact information from WSJT-X into that separate logging program then the WSJT-X data will be included. (1) Click the "Clear Log" button in the QSO Status section of the main GridTracker Control panel. (2) Use the Load Local or Download LoTW or Download Club Log or Download QRZ Log button to manually load or more of those logs into GridTracker's working database. (If you click on the ADIF button you'll be loading the GridTracker_QSO.adif file which may just be a duplication of WSJT-X data.
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[^footnote-grids]: MH4 grid is a Maidenhead Grid: one grid = 1° in latitude by 2° in longitude. A MH4 grid is defined by two letters and two numbers - for example: EM76. The difference between MH4 and MH6 is that a MH6 grid is a "sub-grid" of the MH4 square. A MH6 grid code uses two capital letters, two numbers and two lower case letters - for example: EM76ko. Since there are 576 MH6 sub-grids within a MH4 grid they are "tiny" in size in comparison. A MH6 grid will look like a dot on the GridTracker Map until you enlarge the map quite a bit. Selecting MH6 will cause QSO/QSL stations that only provided a 4 digit Grid to disappear from the map. This is a common question from users wondering why many of their QSOs were “deleted”. Pressing Selecting MH4 will “fix” the display issue. |
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1. There's a work around if you want to clear out data from the asjtx_log.adi file and instead look at some combination of QSO/QSL data from other sources (an .adif file saved somewhere on your system, uploaded data from LoTW, etc.). Keep in mind: If you have been using GridTracker to upload data to a logging application and/or manually uploading contact information from WSJT-X into that separate logging program then the WSJT-X data will be included. (1) Click the "Clear Log" button in the QSO Status section of the main GridTracker Control panel. (2) Use the Load Local or Download LoTW or Download Club Log or Download QRZ Log button to manually load or more of those logs into GridTracker's working database. (If you click on the ADIF button you'll be loading the GridTracker_QSO.adif file which may just be a duplication of WSJT-X data. [:leftwards_arrow_with_hook:](#fnref1-784)
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2. MH4 grid is a Maidenhead Grid: one grid = 1° in latitude by 2° in longitude. A MH4 grid is defined by two letters and two numbers - for example: EM76. The difference between MH4 and MH6 is that a MH6 grid is a "sub-grid" of the MH4 square. A MH6 grid code uses two capital letters, two numbers and two lower case letters - for example: EM76ko. Since there are 576 MH6 sub-grids within a MH4 grid they are "tiny" in size in comparison. A MH6 grid will look like a dot on the GridTracker Map until you enlarge the map quite a bit. Selecting MH6 will cause QSO/QSL stations that only provided a 4 digit Grid to disappear from the map. This is a common question from users wondering why many of their QSOs were “deleted”. Pressing Selecting MH4 will “fix” the display issue. [:leftwards_arrow_with_hook:](#fnref2-784) |
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