Shortcut sheets — Polo and N3FJP

Print these, tape them inside the go-kit lid. Full prose: Polo how-to · N3FJP how-to.

Downloads:

• polo-callsign-shortcuts.txt
• n3fjp-keyboard-shortcuts.txt
• n3fjp-other-fields.txt
• n3fjp-pota-layout-recipe.txt

Official sources (always win if this page drifts):

• Polo: Tips and Tricks
• N3FJP: FAQ keyboard shortcuts

Polo — callsign box is a command line

Type in Their Call, then Send.

Paper logs: set date, set time, set band, set mode, then type calls. Tap time → Back to now when you are live again.

N3FJP — current keys (FAQ 2026-08-31)

In-app list: Ctrl+O. Official: n3fjp.com/faq.html. The ACLogGuide10.pdf Ctrl map is stale.

Every QSO still: Call → Tab → Time On → RST → SIG_INFO if P2P → Log.

Before the first QSO

• Other2 (or whichever you chose) titled MY_SIG_INFO, Fill = Previous record
• Fill Fields When Tabbing from Call = on
• Enable Repositioning = off
• CAT polling on, or band/mode set by hand

Every QSO

1. Type call
2. Tab (lookup fills grid/state if you have data)
3. Tab Time On (UTC now)
4. Tab RST sent / received
5. Tab SIG_INFO only for P2P
6. Log Contact

After a dead-zone sitting

Edit → Fill Fields Determined by Call (grids from callbook).

Import from Polo

Full ADIF only. Then export from AC Log for LoTW.

Tape the Polo sheet in the phone case. Tape the AC Log sheet on the laptop lid. Paper notebook still sits under the paddle — shortcuts do not log a dead battery.