Nexus logger — early integrator for the WRL API when it lands

Hi,

I maintain Nexus, a ham radio logging and operating program. It has a bit over a thousand active operators on Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi, and it already uploads to LoTW, eQSL, QRZ, ClubLog and HRDLog.

Several of my users log to WRL and want their contacts to get there the same way. I read the API threads on your community. N0APX said it was on the roadmap in February 2025, and K4AZE said you were working on it this May. So I am asking rather than guessing at something undocumented.

If you are building it, I would like to test against it early. I can tell you what breaks before it goes public, and ship support the day it opens instead of months later.

Three things would make this straightforward on my end, based on the five connectors I already maintain.

First, ADIF over an authenticated HTTP endpoint. I already generate ADIF for every other service, so that part costs me nothing.

Second, an API key or token for each user rather than the account password. I keep credentials in the OS keychain and would rather not hold anyone’s WRL login.

Third, a response that tells accepted, duplicate and auth failure apart. That is what lets a retry know whether it actually worked.

Your duplicate detection already covers the case I would otherwise worry about most, so that side looks well thought out.

In the meantime, Nexus already sends the WSJT-X UDP protocol your CAT Control app listens for, so that route should work today. I will document it for my users either way.

Happy to talk wherever suits you, and glad to test under embargo if the API is not public yet.

73,

KD9TAW

kd9taw@protonmail.com

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@KD9TAW Hey Seth!

We are familiar with Nexus! We are still in the process of wrapping up the API integration and it should be coming soon. I’ll talk with the team and see if we can get you early access to get some integrations enabled and started with your platform! We are all for working together with other projects and developers to help build the ham community!

Let me get a discussion going with the team and we’ll see where we can go from here! Thanks so much for reaching out!

Thanks & 73
Brad K4AZE

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AWESOME to hear from you Seth and congrats on Nexus, it looks GREAT!

We are hopefully finalizing the API in the next week or so, we will let you know as soon as we have it!

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Its great to meet you and thanks for the kind words. I also am a big fan of your guys and the work you are doing on WRL. I follow it closly! Now if I could get my backside out of my chair and making nexus and operate a bit of portable again.

Looking forward to what you guys cook up, keep me posted.

Seth

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@KD9TAW Dont feel bad, im stuck in this chair too and haven’t been able to get out and portable hardly at all lately!

For sure, we’ll be in touch soon!