TURTLE is the MW station database used in Jaguar. New TURTLE version is published monthly, TURTLE database itself is a standard text file named as "TURTLE-YYYY-MM.txt". By default Jaguar installation package includes the first TURTLE to start with, but users can download the latest monthly database whenever needed. TURTLE databases are saved in TURTLE folder within the Jaguar installation folder.
TURTLE database is based on MWLI data, but our team adds important format/slogan/network information to US/CAN stations. This added up-to-date information is crucial for NA DXers.
TURTLE is one of the cornerstones of Jaguar: all the station locations on MAPS and logging function is based on TURTLE.
Default TURTLE is included in the full installation package but it can be outdated at the time of the installation. You can always upgrade your TURTLE with these simple steps:
1) Open SLIDER (or use T for full TEXTSCREEN) => you'll see DATABASE BAR and the name of your current TURTLE database.
1) Move mouse over the TURTLE database name => you'll see TURTLE and TOMCAT buttons.
1) Click TURTLE button => you'll get a small popup menu. Click "DOWNLOAD LATEST" => the latest TURTLE version is installed automatically as your current new TURTLE database.
Sometimes you may need to activate an older version of TURTLE (=> select "LOAD FROM DISK" on that popup menu): for example if you are studying recordings recorded in 2019-01, it is logical to use TURTLE-2019-01 instead of the latest TURTLE (or it is even better use TURTLE-2019-02, which contains the 2019-01 situation on the MW dial).