It's a debate which surfaces every now and again. Just about every aspect of our radio hobby is automated these days, so the logging formats chosen by the individual radio listener are often specifically chosen to suit a particular need.
Frequency Sort:
Historically, most DXers probably started their hobby by organising their loggings into frequency order. This method makes it much easier to find stations down the log. But what about other methods?
Chronological Sort:
Ordering your logbook by time and date is often the preferred choice these days. I think it has become the 'modern' way because of an increasing desire by DXers to track and comparing the conditions against different locations and other DXers' personal logbooks.
Country Sort:
Posts made to the SkywavesDX list have also highlighted the fact that a few DXers prefer a log to be broken down country-by-country. Of course there is still the question of ordering the entries of each country into frequency or chronological order.
Thanks to the use of the modern computer database, as used in online logbooks such as the FM List and MW List, etc., it is possible to store your loggings online. You, and other DXers, can then organise specific logbooks into any format desired. You can often export logbooks so you have a permanent backup on your own computer or cloud site. It is also useful to know if a chosen online database is properly maintained with regular daily backup schedules so there is no permanent loss of data.
Personally, I have always preferred to see the frequency sort, but there are good reasons to be able to sort by many different criteria. The two most popular, at least as far as broadcast loggings are concerned, are frequency and chronological. I would guess the split is about 50/50.
Which do YOU prefer?
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