Contest Setup Instructions

General

This is a contest program but for general logging you can use DX as the selected contest if you want. Dupes are allowed and an exchange is not necessary.
To import a contest in your regular logging program use ADIF export (and ADIF import in your general logging program).

When going through the possible contests you will see a "contest" DELETEDQS.
This is not a contest but deleted QSOs will be put in here by the program, this is especially for multi-user support. Deleted QSOs in this contest can be exported.

The maximum receive number is 99999 (for serial number contests). Check out info about the used serial number server in the chapter Advanced Functions .

Note: Always read the contest instruction from the contest committee prior to the contest. Then you know how to set up the program, what exchange to give and what to expect in return, which hours to operate etc.

General contest logging

DX log

DXpedition

DXSERIAL

DX satellite

VHFDX

VHFSERIAL

Deleted QSOs

DELETEDQS "contest"

QSOs which you have deleted using 'Edit Contact' are moved to this 'contest'.
This is in especially for multi-user support. The moved QSOs can be exported.

HF CW/SSB contests

9A CW contest

The 9A (Croatian) CW contest is a CW only contest.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: 9ACW
  • Mode Category: CW
  • Sent Exchange: 001

All Asian CW / SSB

The All Asian contest can be used by Asian stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: ALLASIACW
    • Sent Exchange:Your age   Example: 34
      • XYL and YL stations may give 00
  • SSB
    • Log Type: ALLASIASSB
    • Sent Exchange:Your age   Example: 34
      • XYL and YL stations may give 00

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data |Call' ) determines if you are an Asian station or a non-Asian station.

Asia-Pacific Sprint CW / SSB

The Asia-Pacific Sprint contest can be used by Asia-Pacific stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  
  • CW: 
  • • Log Type: APSCW
    • Sent Exchange:001
  • SSB: 
  • • Log Type: APSSSB
    • Sent Exchange:001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data |Call' ) determines if you are an Asia-Pacific station or a DX station.

ARCI QRP Contests & Michigan QRP Contest

The ARCI contest supports 7 ARCI QRP Contests. The Michigan QRP Contest almost has the same rules.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ARCI
  • Mode Category:
    • CW
      • for Spring QSO party ; HootOwl Sprint ; Summer Homebrew Sprint ; Fall Qso Party ; Holiday Spirits ; Michigan QRP Contest
    • SSB
      • for Winter Fireside
    • MIXED
      • for Topband Sprint
  • Sent Exchange:
    • First Part
      • State abbreviation for USA stations. Example: CT
      • Province abbreviation for VE stations. Example: ONT
      • Country abbreviation for non US or VE stations. Example: DL
    • Second Part
      • ARCI number for ARCI members
      • Send power for non-ARCI members

• Log Window: Mult = DXCC     Mult2 = Section (State or Province)  Example: CT
• Power is recognized being a non numeric number. Example: 100W is power, 100 is a member number.
• There is a check on provinces and states, no check on countries. The program will give a proposal for the country prefix if non VE or K.
• No calculations made for power multi or Bonus Points, this has to be done by the operator after the contest on the summary sheets.
• Select CW, SSB or MIXED as 'mode Category 'to have the multiplier window work correct.
• It is allowed by the program that stations work each other in the contests in both modes even when only CW or SSB is allowed according the rules. I assume the operator knows the rules...

ARI International DX Contest

The ARI International DX contest can be configured for Italian stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ARIDX
  • Sent Exchange:
    • 001 for non-Italian stations
    • Your Province for Italian stations

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an Italian station or a DX station.

ARRL 10 Meter contest

The ARRL 10M contest can be used by K/VE stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ARRL10M
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Your state/province - for K/VE stations Example: NY
    • 001 - for DX stations (non K/VE)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a W, KH6, KL7, VE station.

All non-28 MHz spots are marked as unworkable.

ARRL 160 Meter contest

The ARRL 160M contest can be used by K/VE stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ARRL160 (not ARRL160M if shown)
  • Mode Category: CW
  • Sent Exchange:
    • ARRL/RAC section - for ARRL/RAC stations Example: VI
    • <nothing> - DX stations don't need to enter anything here (non K/VE), DX stations only send a report, no further exchange.

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or an ARRL/RAC station.

ARRL Field Day contest

The ARRL Field Day contest can only be used by US (K, KL and KH) & Canada stations (i.e. there are more FD contests outside the US & Canada which are not supported).

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: FD
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Your Class   Your section

Here is word from Dan Henderson from the ARRL contest branch on using Cabrillo for your log submission.

Field Day is not included in the Cabrillo format. It has no way to mark/indicate power sources, GOTA station callsigns, bonus points, NTS traffic messages, etc. Also, Field Day only requires Dupe Sheets, not full logs. It is perfectly acceptable to include the Cabrillo log in lieu of the Dupe Sheets, but Field Day must have a completely filled out Summary sheet that includes all necessary information. This can be done with a "reasonable facsimile" electronically. However, since "proofs of bonus" (i.e. copies of letters to newspapers, visitor logs, photos, etc) are abundantly provided, most people find it easier to do Field Day via the regular mail - and use a combined system of part-electronic added to the paper summaries. Anything received electronically for Field Day will be receipted but we may have to manually follow up if we can't get the basic required information from the email.

73' Dan Henderson, N1ND

ARRL International DX contest - CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type:ARRLDXCW
    • Mode Category: CW
    • Sent Exchange: Your state/province - for K/VE stations Example: NY
    • Sent Exchange: Power - for DX stations (non K/VE) Example: 200
  • SSB
    • Log Type:ARRLDXSSB
    • Mode Category: SSB
  • • Sent Exchange: Your state/province - for K/VE stations Example: NY
    • Sent Exchange: Power - for DX stations (non K/VE) Example: 200

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX stations or a W/VE station.

Give 'Space' when the cursor is in the callsign field to have the 'Power' field filled with the default power. The default power will only be entered when the Power filed is empty. If you type another power level, it will replace the default power that the program put in there.

Some stations give K or KW for 1000 watts. You don't have to enter 1000, just type K. The log checking software from the contest committee will understand.

Call History for DX stations: When Call History is selected and a file is imported with US callsigns and States, the bandmap will be checked against the log and the callhistory and colored for mults when needed. So incoming spots will be colored when they are a qso, dupe or mult and found in the log or callhistory.

ARRL November Sweep Stakes - CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: SSCW
    • Mode Category: CW
    • Sent Exchange: Precedence   Year first licensed   ARRL/RAC section   Example: B 70 EMA (and in this order!)
    • F5 key: !
    • F2 key: Right click on the CW message buttons and change F2 to: # B 70 EMA.
      If you have separate run & S&P buttons, you may have to do it twice.
  • SSB
    • Log Type: SSSSB
    • Mode Category: SSB
    • Sent Exchange: Precedence   Year first licensed   ARRL/RAC section   Example: B 70 EMA (and in this order!)
    • F5 key: !
    • F2 key: Right click on the SSB message buttons and change F2 to:    #C:\Program Files\N1MM logger\wav\ssexch.wav   or   C:\Program Files\N1MM logger\wav\number.wav#C:\Program Files\N1MM logger\wav\ssexch.wav 

      Then you need to record 1.wav through 0.wav and put them in the directory set in the Files tab for the letters directory in the Configurer.
      It is pretty tough to get them as readable as real spoken serial numbers but if you need it, the capability is there.
      

• Spaces are required in the exchange except between the Nr & Prec. You may put the exchange elements in out of order and repeat them. The last one will be used.
• The cursor is positioned at the end of the exchange when swapping radios.
• Ambiguous exchanges are shown in blue (Nr > 9 & Nr < 100)

1. Select log type and mode
2. In the contest selection dialog, enter B 55 CT or whatever you Prec, Ck & Section are.
3. Set up the F2 keys (Run and S&P).
4. If you want or don't want leading T's for the numbers, check the appropriate box in the configurer.

Sweepstakes has different support in the logging program from any other contest because it is a five part exchange (call, nr, prec, ck, section). There are two text boxes for this and not six. The first is for the call. The second is for ALL five. The larger (second) textbox will allow you to enter any of the exchange elements in any order. There are some rules that are used to interpret ambiguous information, but you can always look at the frame above the textbox to tell what the program thinks you are trying to log.

Here are some examples of exchanges and what they mean:

Also possible is for the check and section "68NM", as well as "68 NM". 

The rules are:
(You must enter a space between parts, except between Nr & Prec.)
Rule 1, parse from RIGHT to LEFT
Rule 2, when you find a token of a certain type, stop looking for that type
Rule 3, Nr = 1 or 3+ digit number
Rule 4, CK = 2 digit number
Rule 5, Section = 2 character or more alpha token
Rule 6, Prec = 1 digit alpha token
Rule 7, If there is one two digit and one three digit number, than the two digit is the ck & the three digit is the nr.
Rule 8, If there are just two numbers and they are both 2 digits, the first is the nr, the second the ck.

Try it. It's easier to use than it is to describe.

Examples playing WAV files using ESM.

Example 1 - You speak the callsign from the station

• Put a 'single space' in the callsign button (mostly F5).
• Now what you do is speak the call, Nr 123, then press enter. Your exchange wav file should be something like "Bravo, N1MM, Check 61 Connecticut"

Example 2- The program speaks the callsign from the station

• Put ! in for the callsign wav file. That will speak the call.
• Put #C:\Program Files\N1MM logger\wav\ssexch.wav in for the exchange wav file.
  • Don't forget the #, this will send the nr
  • C:\Program Files\N1MM logger\wav\ssexch.wav will send your exchange file (obviously, substitute the name of your exchange wav file)
  • Now ESM will say when responding to W1AB this when pressing enter:  Whiskey One Alpha Bravo One Two Three Bravo, N1MM, Check 61 Connecticut

Asia-Pacific Sprint Contest CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
• • CW
    • Log Type: APSCW
    • Mode Category: CW   (spring and fall)
    • Sent Exchange: 001
  • SSB
    • Log Type: APSSSB
    • Mode Category: SSB   (summer)
    • Sent Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX stations or an Asia-Pacific station.

Baltic contest

The Baltic contest can be configured for stations from the Baltic countries (ES, YL, LY) and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: BALTIC
  • Sent Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a Baltic station.

CNCW Spanish contest

The CNCW contest (EA CW NATIONAL CONTEST) is only for Spanish stations operating inside the national territory.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: CNCW
  • Mode Category: CW
  • Sent Exchange: Spanish Province letters   Example: SG

CQ-M International DX contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: CQM
  • Mode Category: Select what category you enter (SSB, CW or Mixed)
  • Sent Exchange: 001

CQ 160 Meter DX contest - CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: CQ160CW
    • Mode Category: CW
  • SSB
    • Log Type: CQ160SSB
    • Mode Category: SSB
  • • Sent Exchange:
      • Your state/province - for K/VE stations Example: NY
      • Your country abbreviation - for DX stations (non K/VE)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX stations or a W/VE station.

All non-160 meter spots are marked as unworkable. Spots are marked with state from call history lookup as mults (if needed) in Bandmap and Available windows.

CQ World Wide DX contest CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: CQWWCW
    • Mode Category: CW 
    • Sent Exchange: Your zone   Example: 14
  • SSB
    • Log Type: CQWWSSB
    • Mode Category: SSB  
    • Sent Exchange: Your zone   Example: 14
• The default zone values for US (K,N,W,A) stations are
  • Zone 3 - If number in callsign is 6 or 7
  • Zone 4 - If number in callsign is 5 or 8 or 9 or 0
  • Zone 5 - If number in callsign is 1 or 2 or 3 or 4
• The default zone values for Canadian (VE) stations are
• • Zone 1 - If callsign starts with: VY1
  • Zone 2 - If callsign starts with: VE2, VO2
  • Zone 3 - If callsign starts with: VE7, VC7
  • Zone 4 - If callsign starts with: VE3, VE4, VE5, VE6, VA3
  • Zone 5 - If callsign starts with: VO1, VE1, XJ1, VY2
• Give 'Space' when the cursor is in the 'Callsign' field to have the 'Zone' field filled with the default value.
• The default zone will be selected, so that if you type another zone, it will replace the numbers that the program put in there.
• For US users, Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Dn doesn't stop at US stations.
• US spots are not grayed out for Canadian users.
• Don't show and count own countries as workable in the Bandmaps and the Available window.
• A new zone will be shown in red in the Entry window.
• Band changes
  • The allowed band changes are 8 for all CQ Contests.
  • The band change counter is reset to 0 on first contact after the top of the hour.
• The program will look up the zone if the call has been changed, provided no zone was typed by the user.

CQ World Wide WPX contest - CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: CQWPXCW
    • Mode Category: CW
    • Sent Exchange: 001   i.e Serialnumber   Example: 001
  • SSB
    • Log Type: CQWPXSSB
    • Mode Category: SSB
    • Sent Exchange: 001   i.e Serialnumber   Example: 001
• Leading zeros are being forced on sent & received serial numbers.
• Multi-Two entries have a single set of serial numbers.
• Band changes
  • The allowed band changes are 8 for all CQ Contests.
  • The band change counter is reset to 0 on first contact after the top of the hour.

CIS contest - CW / SSB

The Commonwealth of Independent States Contest where everybody can work everybody for QSO and multiplier credit.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: CISCW
    • SSB: CISSSB
  • Sent Exchange:
    • CIS stations: CIS area code    Example for Moscow City: RU11
    • Non-CIS stations: 001

Cup of the Russian federation (RFC) contest - CW / SSB

The RFC Contest is an internal Russian contest only between Russian stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: RFCCW
    • SSB: RFCSSB
  • Sent Exchange:Grid  Example: 115

DARC 10 meter contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: DARC10M
  • Mode Category: MIXED or CW (depends on the entry class)
  • Sent Exchange:
    • DL stations:DOK   Example: A12
    • non DL stations: empty

Call history lookup for DOK's is supported. Make a text file with Call and DOK and import this in the program. See the chapter Before the Contest for information how to use Call History and how to create the text file. During the contest "Call History Lookup" has to be enabled under the Config menu. When a station (which is in the Callhistory lookup table) is entered, pressing SPACE when the cursor is in the callsign field will enter the DOK in the section field.

The contest manager from the DARC 10 meter contest approved and will accept the files made by N1MM logger and likes to receive:

• Send the "Generic File Output sorted by time" as a txt-File named with your call like DL8WAA.TXT
• Don't forget your used own call, category and if you are a DL station: own sent DOK. This can be put in the Email or sent in the Cabrillo file.

DARC Weihnachtswettbewerb (XMAS contest)

The DARC Weihnachtswettbewerb is a contest on December 26 from 08.30-10.59 UTC between any station on 40 and 80 meters.
The DARC contest manager for the Xmas contest accepts the standard generic file as log together with the summary sheet..

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: XMAS
  • Mode Category: MIXED
  • Sent Exchange:
    • DL stations:Serialnumber + DOK  Example: 001 A12
    • Non-DL stations: Serialnumber Example: 001

During the contest info about suspicious DOK's are shown in the info bar and written to the Notes filed.
After the contest check 'View | Notes' for the following situations:

• "DL station non DARC member" - no DOK is given (DL station who is not a DARC member).
• "DL station with DOK length 1" - DOK length is only one.
• "DOK with only numbers" - no letters in DOK.

DIG contest - CW / Phone

• Window: Select Log type
• Log Type:
  • CW: DIGCW
  • SSB: DIGSSB
  • Sent Exchange: anything as it is not being used (DIG members could enter their DIG number here)

European Sprint - CW/ SSB (EU sprint)

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: EUSCW
    • Mode Category: CW
    • Sent Exchange: Serialnumber & Operator name  Example: 001 Tom
  • SSB
    • Log Type: EUSSSB
    • Mode Category: SSB
    • Sent Exchange: Serialnumber & Operator name  Example: 001 Tom

Example: The Exchange key (F2) can look like this:  de * # {Exch}   where "#" is current QSO Number and "{Exch}" is the Operator name.

EU HF Championship

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: EUHFC
  • Sent Exchange: Last two digits of the year of operator's first official amateur radio license   Example: 82 (for 1982)

Field Day Region I

The Region I field day contest can be configured for Region 1 stations and DX stations. Supported are the rules for stations in Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom (**), Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland (only CW), Italy,  Slovenia (S5) and Russia (UA, UA2, UA9).

• Window: Select Log type
• •  Log Type: FDREG1
  •  Sent Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Region 1 supported station or not and if you are /P etc. or not..

N1MM Logger checks whether the callsign used is a portable or a fixed station by checking the callsign in the Station dialog under config ! So using a /P, /M etc there could make a difference in scoring!

** United Kingdom: The ModeCategory selects the CW or the SSB version of the contest.  The rules between the CW and the SSB version are very different..

FOC marathon

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: FOCCW
  • Sent Exchange:membership number

GACW WWSA CW DX contest

The GACW WWSA CW DX contest can used by South American stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: GACW
  • Mode Category: CW 
  • Sent Exchange: Your zone   Example: 14
• The rules are almost equal to the CQWW contests.
• Default zones for US (K,N,W,A) and Canadian (VE) stations apply

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a SA station or a DX station.

HA DX Contest

The Hungarian DX Contest can be configured for HA stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: HADX
  • Sent Exchange:
    • non-HA stations: 001
    • HA stations
      • HADXC members: HADXC membership number  Example: 101
      • Other HA stations: two letters county code.   Example: GY

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a HA station or a DX station.

Helvetia Contest

The Helvetia Contest can be configured for HB stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: HELVETIA
  • Sent Exchange:
    • 001 for non-HB stations
    • 001 Your Canton   Example: ZH for HB-station

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a HB station.

High Speed CW Contest

The HSC CW contest can be configured for members and non-members.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: HSCCW
  • Mode Category: CW
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Non-members: NM
    • Members: HSC-Membershipnumber

Holyland Contest

The Holyland Contest can be configured for 4X stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: HOLYLAND
  • Sent Exchange:
    • 001 for non-4X stations
    • Your Area   Example: E15RH

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a 4X station.

IARU Radiosporting contest HF

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: IARU
  • Mode Category: CW or SSB or MIXED
  • Sent Exchange: IARU member society abbreviation   for IARU member society HQ stations and IARU International Secretariat club station
    • AC   for IARU Administrative Council
    • "R1," "R2," and "R3"   for the three IARU regional Executive committees
    • ITU zone   for all other stations   Example: 27

IOTA - Islands On The Air contest

• Window: Select Log type 
• Log Type: IOTA
• Sent Exchange:001 NA123 (default exchange)     
• Where the own IOTA reference has to be in the form XXYYY where XX = letters and YYY = numbers.

• The received IOTA reference does not need the dash (-) when logged. Example: Enter EU123 in the IOTA field not EU-123. The Cabrillo output will automatically have the - added.
• The IOTA has many multipliers and therefor the program will only show worked IOTA references and add a new IOTA reference when a new multiplier is worked. In the Multiplier window, choose the tab "Sect".
• When only an IOTA reference is entered the color of the IOTA reference and the color of the Available buttons for new island are updated, even if no callsign specified.

JA domestic contests

This is a general contest class for Japanese domestic contests and only for use by JA stations.

 

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: JAdomestic
  • Sent Exchange: Section + class    Example: 25M or 10L

General rules:

• Japanese stations may only work Japanese stations
• Example exchange numbers in ALL JA contest with assuming as follows.
  • I am in Osaka with 100W output and another party is in Tokyo with 10W.' send:59925M receive:59910L
  • I am in Okinawa with 1KW output and another party is in Sapporo in JA8 with 50W. send:59947H receive:599106M
• Dupe and multiplier examples
  • 20 mtr JE1CKA 10H SSB 1 point + multiplier
  • 20 mtr JE1CKA 10H CW 0 points dupe, no multiplier
  • 20 mtr JE1CKA 10H SSB 0 points dupe, no multiplier
• Same station should counts for 1 point only once on each band regardless of mode.
• The multiplier counts once on each band regardless of mode.
• When the SentExchange does not end on H, L, M or P then there is no Powercode check.

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a JA station.

JIDX contest

• Window: Select Log type
• CW
  • Log Type: JIDXCW
  • Mode Category: CW
  • Sent Exchange:
    • non-JA stations: CQ Zone number  Example: 14  (01 to 40)
    • JA stations: Your Prefecture  Example: 34  (01 to 50)
• SSB
  • Log Type: JIDXSSB
  • Mode Category: SSB
  • Sent Exchange:
    • non-JA stations: CQ Zone number  Example: 14  (01 to 40)
    • JA stations: Your Prefecture  Example: 34  (01 to 50)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a JA or a DX station.

King of Spain Contest

The King of Spain contest can be configured for EA stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: KINGEACW
    • Mode Category: CW
    • Sent Exchange:
      • non-EA stations: 001
      • EA stations:Your Province   Example: AV
  • SSB
    • Log Type: KINGEASSB
    • Mode Category: SSB
    • Sent Exchange:
      • non-EA stations: 001
      • EA stations:Your Province   Example: AV

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a EA station.

Logbook of the World Contest - CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: LOTWCW           for the Digital part of the contest (LOTWRTTY)
    • SSB: LOTWSSB
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For North American stations: State/Province abbreviation   Example: CT
    • For non North American stations: Countryprefix

LZ DX Contest

The LZDX contest can be configured for LZ stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: LZDX
  • Sent Exchange:
  • • non-LZ stations: ITU zone
    • LZ stations:Your District abbreviation  Example: BU

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a LZ station.

LZ Open and LZ sprint contests

Supports all three versions of the contest (LZ Open contest, LZ Open 40 meter Sprint contest and LZ Open 80 meter Sprint contest)

• Select LZOPEN contest. The Sent Exchange in the "contest selection window" is 001 or #.
• Your F2 exchange message should be: {EXCH}{LASTEXCH} or #{LASTEXCH}
• Since it is required, the program will always send leading zeros for this contest. Unchecking the leading zeros box in Configurer will have no effect.
• When a callsign is in the Entry Window, the Info Window displays the time since you last worked the station.
• If you have a radio interface enabled, the bandmap colors of the callsigns will update when you can work the station again for points. 
• Set the Bandmap Packet Spot Timeout greater than 30 minutes.
• Do not enter received cut letters into the exchange box. They will not be converted to numbers.
• Read the contest rules.
• Submit the contest results with the Cabrillo output.

Manchester Mineira Contest

The 'Manchester Mineira Contest by CWJF is the major CW contest in South America. Only South American stations are allowed to work each other.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: CWJFMM
  • Mode Category: CW
  • Sent Exchange: M, YL, QRP or Space (not empty)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a South American station.

Michigan QRP Contest

See the ARCI contest which uses the almost the same rules.
Supported are: January CW Contest ; Memorial Day CW Sprint ; July 4th CW Sprint ; Labor Day CW Sprint

NA Sprint CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: SPRINTCW
    • SSB: SPRINTSSB
  • Sent Exchange: 001 Tom CT
    • Serial number, your name and your location (state, province or country)  Example: PA1M DE N1MM 123 TOM CT K

  The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a North American station or a non-North American station.

• Example functionkeys can be found in the chapter 'Example Function keys'.
• Check out the 'Macros' chapter. Great for Sprint are the macros {PGUP} and {PGDN}. 
• • By Tom - W4BQF: Open config - Confiigure Ports.... - Other. Under the 'Other' tab, look at the right-most column, where you will see "CW Up/Down Arrow" and "PgUp/PgDown". These can be configured to QSY. Configure the Up/Down Arrow keys to QSY, say 2 kHz each time you press your keyboard up or down arrow keys. Configure PgUp/Down to QSY 'x' kHz, and then use {PGUP} or {PGDN} as a macro assigned to any of the function keys. Example:  F10 Freq UP, {PGDN} {run}   F11 Freq DN, {PGUP}{run}
    IN my case "PgUp/Down" will move my frequency 5.5 kHz and the "CW UP/Down Arrow" keys set to QSY 1.5 kHz. A little tricky because {PGDN} actually moves you UP in frequency, but it works very well.
• How to prevent callsigns in the frame of the callsign field
• • During the sprint you can turn off the bandmaps, they are not very useful in this contest
  • If that is not sufficient, you can turn off "Show non-workable spots". Be sure to turn it back on for other contests.  Showing dupes and non-workable stations is one of the best features of the program (but, unfortunately, not for Sprint).
  • Use Alt+D to remove the spot from the bandmap & call frame.
  • Do NOT turn on "QSYing wipes the call& spots QSO in bandmap (S&P)" for the Sprint. That is exactly what you don't want.  It is a great feature, but only for contests where stations are allowed to run.  It makes it easy to come back to a station that was taking too long to make a qso when you first found them.

NA Sprint CW by Kenny, K2KW

North American Sprint CW is just a few hours away, and thought I would take a moment to help others get their CW messages ready. Your messages may differ slightly from mine, but I just wanted to highlight what's happening on the F2 and F3 messages which are the key setup items for Sprint. The F2 exchange is set up to give you the correct sequence for this contest using ESM, and the exchange sequence varies based on if you are Calling CQ, or you answered someone while S&P. F3 is used to confirm the message, and change your state from S&P to Running, or Running to S&P. The {RUN} and S&P} macros are inserted at the end of the F3 message, and will automatically change your state, and thus exchange sequence.

I have also changed the Up/Down Arrow to move 1.5 kHz, giving you an "instant QSY" per the rules. You may choose to use a wider QSY increment, but the goal was to offer you an idea for QSYing so you can abide by the rules.

If you are not aware of the uniqueness of the Sprint exchange and QSY rule, check out: http://n6tr.jzap.com/sprint.html and http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

73 and CU in the contest,

NCCC NS Ladder Competition

• Log Type:
  • SPRINTLADD
• Sent Exchange: 001 Tom CT
  • Serial number, your name and your location (state, province or country)  Example: PA1M DE N1MM 123 TOM CT K

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a North American station or a non-North American station.

See NA Sprint above for more information (these contests are almost alike).

North American QSO Parties (NAQP) - CW / SSB

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: NAQPCW
    • Operator Category: SINGLE-OP or MULTI-TWO
      • For Multi-Two see the extra info below!
    • Mode Category: CW
    • Sent Exchange:
      • For North American stations - Operator name and station location (state, province, or country)  Example: Tom CT
      • For non-North American stations - Operator name only   Example: Thomas
  • SSB
  • • Log Type: NAQPSSB
    • Operator Category: SINGLE-OP or MULTI-TWO
      • For Multi-Two see the extra info below!
    • Mode Category: SSB
    • Sent Exchange:
      • For North American stations - Operator name and station location (state, province, or country)  Example: Tom CT
      • For non-North American stations - Operator name only   Example: Thomas

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a North American station or a non-North American station.

MULTI-TWO operating: When changing operator you have to use Ctrl+O to set the NAME (not Call) of the operator. This name set with Ctrl+O will be used in the Cabrillo file. So from the Sent Exchange only the state is being used but the name is needed. (Example: Tom CT). The macro {OPERATOR} can be used to automatically switch WAV files (in SSB), for more info see the Macro section.

NRAU - Baltic Contest

This contest is only for stations from the following countries: ES, JW, JX, LA, LY, OH, OHÃ?, OX, OY, OZ, SM, TF, and YL

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: NRAUCW
    • SSB: NRAUSSB
  • Sent Exchange: Section   Example: AA

When a station is logged the following checks are made:

• Is the logged station from a valid country ( ES, JW, JX, LA, LY, OH, OHÃ?, OX, OY, OZ, SM, TF, and YL)
• Is the entered section a valid section (from NRAU.sec)
• A warning is given when a qso is made an another band than 7 or 3,5 MHz. A note is made with the logged qso.

Oceania Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: OCEANIACW
    • SSB: OCEANIASSB
  • Sent Exchange: 001

Note: The rules have special instructions for not complete portable callsigns so a prefix can not be deduced normally. Adding numbers like the rules state is not supported and should be done by editing the log file (afterwards). Example: N8BJQ/PA would be PA but is not a valid prefix and should become PA0 (add the zero).

OK-OM DX contest

The OK-OM DX contest can be configured for OK/OM stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: OKOMDX
  • Mode Category: CW     (it is a CW only contest)
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Non-OK/OM stations: 001
    • OK/OM stations: district abbreviation   Example: BPZ

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an OK/OM station or a DX station.

PA-beker contest

The PA-beker contest is a local Dutch contest on 40 and 80 meters. The text below is in Dutch.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: PABEKERCW
    • SSB: PABEKERSSB
    Sent Exchange:
    • QSL regio Voorbeeld: 27 (en niet R27)

• QSL regio ingeven en invoeren zonder R dus 27 en geen R27
• Log, Entry en Score summary geven de juiste scores.
• De multiplier window (Ctrl+J) geeft onder 'Sect' de gewerkte QSL regios alleen daar wordt de eigen regio wel getoond indien gewerkt.
• Er zit geen beperking op banden (dus let op dat je op 40 en 80 meter logt).
• In te zenden log bestanden:

PACC contest

The PACC contest can be configured for PA stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: PACC
  • Sent Exchange:
    • 001 for non-PA stations
    • Your province   Example for PA-stations: DR

PA stations have to import an adapted CTY.DAT file for the PACC contest so the right multipliers will be used. In the 'Entry window' go to 'Tools', and select 'Import country list from downloaded file'. This adapted country file can be downloaded from the N1MM website, under 'Downloads', select in the menu: 'Other Files'. Don't forget importing the original CTY.DAT file again when entering other after the PACC contests.

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a PA station.

The PACC contest committee approved and will accept the files made by N1MM logger and likes to receive:

	PA stations: Vergeet niet op het summarysheet te vermelden de klasse waarin je mee doet en de afdeling voor het afdelingsklassement!
	PA stations kunnen tijdens de PACC contest op 160 meter gelijktijdig meedoen aan de RSGB 1.8 MHz CW contest in de avonduren. N1MM acepeteert na het volgnummer ook de districtscode. Voorbeeld:  599  123AA   (NB, geen spatie tussen het ontvangen volgnummer en de district code)

Portugal Day Contest

The Portugal Day contest can be used for Portuguese stations (CT, CT3 or CU) and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: PORTUGAL
  • Exchange:
    • District or Autonome Region for Portuguese stations 
    • 001 for DX stations (serialnumber)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Portuguese station or DX.

RAC Canada Day Contest / RAC Canada Winter Contest

With the same set of rules both contests are supported. These RAC contests can be used for VE stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RAC
  • Exchange:
    • Province or territory for stations in Canada
    • 001 for VEÃ?s and stations outside Canada (serialnumber)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are from Canada, VE0 or outside Canada.

RAEM CW contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RAEM
  • Mode Category: CW     (it is a CW only contest)
  • Sent Exchange: 001 & Coordinates    Example: 001 53N6O
    • The own coordinates is the second token in Sent Exchange without spaces (one 'word')

Coordinate rules: These rules apply for the 'Sent Exchange' and also when entering a coordinate in the Entry Window.

• Own coordinates: Second token in Sent Exchange without spaces (one 'word')
• First part is the Longitude with at the end N or S Example: 53N
• Second part is the Latitude with at the end W or O (not E) Example: 6O
• As a total this makes: 53N6O

Log and rescore: To generate the log use the Generic log file and the Score summary. Always rescore and check the log. If a qso has 1 point then the Received exchange is not correct. If there are QSOs who have gotten 2 points then your Sent Exchange is not correct. Update your Sent Exchange in the contest setup and rescore. Check again.

Call History: The call history can be used but... the coordinates have to be entered in the Name field of the Call History table. This is the only field which is capable of handling all different coordinates 1N2W but also 67N169O

REF contest - CW / SSB

The REFContest can be configured for stations in REF countries and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: REFCW
    • SSB: REFSSB
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For DX stations: 001
    • For stations in REF countries - Department (F and TK) or Prefix (all other REF countries)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a station in a REF country.

 RF Championship

The RF Championship is a contest for stations of the Russian Federation only.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RFCHAMP
  • Mode Category: Select mode used in contest (CW, SSB)
  • Sent Exchange: 001

Please add the zone to sent in the Function keys. The points are calculated based on your callsign and the callsign received.

RSGB 1.8MHz CW Contests

The RSGB 1.8MHz CW Contests can be configured for RSGB stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RSGB160CW
  • Mode Category: CW     (it is a CW only contest)
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For DX stations: 001
    • For stations in the UK - 001 & District     Example: 001 ZE

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are in the UK or not.

Serial numbers must be logged from UK stations.
There is no check by the program if a serial number is entered for non-UK stations. This because there are often several other EU contests going on at the same time and an entrant in those may not sent a serial number just an area code like DR (PACC) or a French department like 78. If a non UK station sends a serial number it must be logged in the received serial nr field, if it sends a code like DR is must be logged in the districts field.

RSBG 21/28 MHz contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RSGB2128
  • Sent Exchange: 001

RSGB 80 Meter Club Championship

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RSGB80MCC
  • Sent Exchange: 001

RSGB Affiliated Societies Team Contests (AFS)

• Window: Select Log type
  
  • Log Type:
    • CW: RSGBAFS-C
    • SSB: RSGBAFS-S
  • Sent Exchange: 001

RSGB Club Calls contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RSGBCLUB
  • Sent Exchange: 001

RSGB Commonwealth contest

The RSGB Commonwealth contest can be configured for Commonwealth stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RSGBJUBILE     <---- Note: This is correct!!!  select RSGBJUBILE
  • Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are in the Commonwealth or not.

RSBG SSB Field Day   &     RSGB National Field Day

The Region I field day contest can be configured for RSGB and DX stations. 

• Window: Select Log type
• •  Log Type: FDREG1      <----
  • Mode Category:                    The ModeCategory selects the CW or the SSB version of the contest.  The rules between the CW and the SSB version are very different..
  • CW                           for the CW Field day contest
  • SSB                          for the SSB Field day contest
  •  Sent Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a RSGB station or not and if you are /P etc. or not..

N1MM Logger checks whether the callsign used is a portable or a fixed station by checking the callsign in the Station dialog under config ! So using a /P, /M etc there could make a difference in scoring!

RSBG Low Power Field Day

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RSGBLP
  • Mode Category: CW                              (it is a CW only contest)
  • Sent Exchange:  001  Power         Example:  001  2W5 

RSBG ROPOCO

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ROPOCO
  • Mode Category: CW                              (it is a CW only contest)
  • Sent Exchange: Your postcode              (taken from station info)

NB. Use the macro  {LASTEXCH} to sent the postcode from the previous qso.  Example F2 key:  <<<5nn>>>{LASTEXCH}

Russian District Award contest

The Russian District Award contest can be configured for Russian stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RDAC
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Non-Russian stations: 001
    • Russian stations: District code by RDA list (for example TB02)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Russian station or a DX station.

Russian DX contest

The Russian DX contest can be configured for Russian stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RUSSIANDX
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Non-Russian stations: 001
    • Russian stations: Your oblast code (two letters)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Russian station or a DX station.

Example Call history
RA1AR,,,, LO
RU1A,,,,LO
RU6FA,,,,KM

Log submission notes:

'CATEGORY-OVERLAY'. In the RDXC you can submit one log and have it scored as two single band entries. Like operating 10m during day time and 160m at night. Now, this is particular to this contest and you need to submit your log like this:

CATEGORY-OVERLAY: [operator-cat] [band-cat] [power-cat] [mode-cat] The category overlay of the log submission when appropriate. In RDXC, two single band entries are allowed from one participant. In this case, one entry must be listed under CATEGORY tag, the other one under CATEGORY-OVERLAY, such as:

• CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M HIGH MIXED
• CATEGORY-OVERLAY: SINGLE-OP 15M HIGH MIXED

Russian YL/OM contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RUSYLOM
  • Sent Exchange:
    • 73    for male stations (OM)
    • 88    for female stations (YL)

YL stations (female) may only work OM stations (male) and vice versa.

SAC contest - CW / SSB

The Scandinavian Activity Contest can be configured for Scandinavian stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • CW
    • Log Type: SACCW
    • Sent Exchange: 001
  • SSB
    • Log Type: SACSSB
    • Sent Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Scandinavian station or a DX station.

Spanish Towns contest

The Spanish Towns contest can be configured for EA stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: CME
  • Mode Category: SSB
  • Sent Exchange:
    • non-EA stations: 001
    • EA stations: Your INE code   Example: 18145

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX station or a EA station.

SPDX contest

The SPDX contest can be configured for Polish stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: SPDX
  • Sent Exchange:
    • 001 for non-SP stations
    • Your province   Example: B for Lubuskie

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Polish station or a DX station.

Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge

The Stew Perry contest is CW only.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: STEWPERRY
  • Power category:
    • HIGH when > 100 Watt
    • LOW when 10 - 100 Watt
    • QRP when less than 10 Watt
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Your four character grid   Example: JO33

The point calculation in the log is multiplied by a power multiplier for each qso point value. This factor depends on the selected Power category chosen. HIGH is multiplied by a factor 1, LOW by a factor 2 and QRP by a factor 4.

 UA1DZ Memorial Cup

The UA1DZ Memorial Cup can be used by St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: DZCUP
  • Mode Category: Select mode used (CW, Mixed, SSB)
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For non-St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region stations: 001
    • For St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region stations: RDA (administrative area) 

UBA contest - CW / SSB

The UBA DX Contest can be configured for ON stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: UBACW
    • SSB: UBASSB
  • Mode Category: CW
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For non-ON stations:001
    • For ON stations: 001 + Your province   Example: 001 OV

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an ON station or a DX station.

Log submitting for non Belgian stations:

Before submitting your log look at the page from Franki, ON5ZO at http://users.pandora.be/on5zo/n1mmlogger.htm
The information tells in English, Dutch and French how to update the category in the Cabrillo file so you are placed in the right category.
The UBA contest manager approved and will accept the Cabrillo output made by N1MMLogger.

IMPORTANT NOTE quoted from the rules as found on the UBA website, regarding log submission:

Log submission info from UBA: The UBA likes to receive a Cabrillo file

Special Setup for Belgian participants:

How to include your province abbreviation in the Cabrillo output?
This MUST be done for both SSB and CW contests! Go to Config > Change your Station Data > State field: fill in the abbreviation for your province (OV, VB etc). It is VERY IMPORTANT to do this, as it will determine what you have sent in the log (Cabrillo output), and it is needed by the UBA Contest Team. The official abbreviation (2 letters) for the Belgian Provinces is to be found on the UBA site, under the rules for HF contests.
Non-Belgian participants can leave this field 'as is', it is only used for Belgian contesters.

How to send your province abbreviation after the serial number in CW?
When you have selected to begin a new log for the UBA DX CW contest, you must change the F2 button message to send your province.
This is done like this; go to: Config > Change Packet /CW/SSB/Digital Message buttons > Change CW buttons In the right column, second row, there is:<<<5nn>>>{EXCH} This means the incrementing serial number. Now you have to add your province abbreviation, preceded by a slash (/). It should look like this: <<<5nn >>>{EXCH}/OV or <<<5nn >>>{EXCH}/AN

WARNING: Never change the '001' as the Sent Exchange value in the Select Log Type window, as the software will no longer send serial numbers!!!

 UBA ON contest

The UBA ON Contests (4 in total) can be configured for ON stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: UBAON
  • Mode Category: Select mode used (CW, Mixed, SSB)
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For non-ON stations:001
    • For ON stations - Serial + Your UBA gewest   Example: 001 AAA

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an ON station or a DX station.

UBA spring

The UBA Spring contest (4 in total) can be configured for ON stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: UBASPRING
  • Mode Category: Select mode used (CW, Mixed, SSB)
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For non-ON stations: 001
    • For ON stations - Serial + Your UBA gewest   Example: 001 AAA

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an ON station or a DX station.

UBA Low Band Winter

The UBA Low Band Winter contest (4 in total) can be configured for ON stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: UBAWINTER
  • Mode Category: Select mode used (CW, Mixed, SSB)
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For non-ON stations:001
    • For ON stations -  Your UBA gewest   Example: AAA 

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an ON station or a DX station.

Ukrainian DX contest

The Ukrainian DX contest can be configured for Ukrainian stations and non-Ukrainian stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: UKRAINDX
  • Mode Category: MIXED
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Oblast for Ukrainian stations   Example: CH
    • 001 for non-Ukrainian stations

Note: Countries are counted per band for SSB, CW and RTTY, because RTTY is in a separate contest module they won't be counted correct when a station makes next to SSB and CW also RTTY q's or the other way around...

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an Ukrainian station or a non-Ukrainian station.

UK DX contest CW / SSB

The UK DX contest can be configured for UK stations and non-UK stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: UKDXCW
    • SSB: UKDXSSB
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Area code for UK stations   Example: BS
    • 001 for non-UK stations

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an UK station or a non-UK station.

Independence of Venezuela Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: YV
  • Sent Exchange: 001

WAEDC contest - CW / SSB

The WAEDC Contest can be configured for European stations and non-European stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type:
    • CW: WAECW
    • SSB: WAESSB
  • Sent Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a European station or a non-European station.

This contest has QTC Traffic: A QTC contains time, call sign and serial number of the reported QSO. Example: "1307/DA1AA/431" means that DA1AA was worked at 1307 UTC and sent serial number 431
The QTC Status bar shows the number of QTC Exchanged with current callsign / Number left to send to that callsign / Total number of QTC left to be sent.

WAE DX CW / SSB by Franki, ON5ZO

1. Introduction

The main character of Worked All Europe (WAE), sponsored by the DARC is that Europe works non-Europe ('DX'), and stations outside of Europe work all countries on the WAE-list. So far, this is not an unusual contest. However, WAE has something no other contest has, that you'll either love or hate, being 'QTC'. What is a QTC? Well, the WAE rules give the following definition: A QTC is the report of a contest QSO back to a European station.
Let's clear this up a bit. A QTC is a piece of traffic that can only be sent from outside EU ('DX') to EU ('WAE'). DX stations can offer to send them, EU stations will beg to get them. Why? Simply because for both sides each QTC is added to the QSO total. If N1MM makes a QSO with ON5ZO, then they both get 1 point for the QSO. If they decide to exchange 10 QTCs during this QSO, they both have 11 points, being 1 QSO + 10 QTCs. If after the contest, ON5ZO made 300 QSOs, during which he got 500 QTCs, the total score will be 800, to be multiplied with the amount of multipliers. Hence the popularity of the QTCs.

Now, what does a QTC look like? It has three main parts, being time, call and serial. When exchanging QSOs, the DX station will send the QSOs that are already in his log. He will transmit the three parts of the QSO that make up the QTC. Suppose that N1MM logged ON5ZO at 0123UTC, and ON5ZO gave '012' as his serial to N1MM. Later on in the contest, N1MM runs into 9A7P, who asks for a QTC. N1MM kindly willing to transmit a QTC, sends the following to 9A7P:  0123 ON5ZO 012   So, in other words, N1MM says to 9A7P that at 0123UTC, he logged ON5ZO who gave him 012. So the serial in the QTC is the number given by the EU station to the DX station in their earlier QSO!

The rules say that a DX station can only send 10 QTCs to a EU station, and it is forbidden for the DX to send a QTC featuring a previous QSO with the same EU station he is currently giving QTCs to. No worries, the software takes care of that. Furthermore, each QSO can only be sent once as a QTC, so a DX station can never have more QTCs sent than QSOs logged. A EU station however, can have much more QTCs than QSOs, as each QSO can raise up to 10 QTCs. A DX station can choose to send 10 QTCs at once during a QSO, or if he has, let's say 100 QSOs in the log, of which 95 have already been sent once as a QTC, he can send 5 QTCs. The EU station can ask for another 5 QTCs later on in the contest, after another QSO on another band - or on the same band! More on this later.
The maximum of 10 QTCs can be reached with only 1 QSO, or with 5 QSOs on (5 bands), with each time 2 QTCs. You see, everything is possible. You don't even need to make a QSO to get QTCs. Suppose that early in the contest, ON5ZO is running, and N1MM calls on 20m. They have a regular QSO and exchange serial numbers. ON5ZO asks 'QTC?' but N1MM does want to make some QSOs first and wait to send QTCs towards the end of the contest. 40 hours later, N1MM is running on 20m and ON5ZO comes across, ON5ZO sees that N1MM is a dupe because they QSO'd in the beginning of the contests. However, they did't exchange QTCs, so ON5ZO asks 'QTC? de ON5ZO'. N1MM sees that they have worked but indeed: there were no QTCs exchanged in the first hours of the contests, and N1MM is now eager to send all his QSOs as QTCs. N1MM says 'QTC OK' and they exchange QTCs, but no serial number for the QSO - because there is no QSO anymore, only the exchange of QTCs.

But there is more. A series of QTC is to be numbered. The sending station (DX) will initiate the series of QTCs with a number like 'QTC xx/yy'. This means that the DX stations is sending QTCs for the xx'th time, and this will be a series containing yy QTCs. Suppose N1MM sends 'QTC 45/8', this means that it's the 45th time he's sending a series of QTCs, and this particular series will contain 8 QTCs.

Now that we know what a QTC is, what it looks like and why it is sent, let's look at a real situation using the software. If you start a new contest using the WAE-module, it looks like a normal contest. You set it up with the usual parameters, like Power, Category etc. Don't forget to fill in '001' for the exchange!
When this is done, you'll see that you have both entry windows. You can use these like you normally would, both in run mode and in S&P.

2. WAE from EU-side

This is what a WAE-QSO could look like including some QTCs, with ON5ZO running:

CQ TEST ON5ZO
N1MM
N1MM 5NN 012
R 5NN 48
QTC?
R QTC 12/5 QRV?
QRV
0123 PA1M 12
R
0124 G4BUO 03
R
0124 F6BEE 56
R
0125 DL6RAI 89
R
0126 9A7P 102
R TU

How does it work? After entering the normal QSO, where both stations exchange serial numbers, ON5ZO goes into QTC mode by pressing Ctrl+Z. This triggers the program to send the 'QTC?' message to ask N1MM if he wants to give QTCs. At the same time, you'll notice that the entry window changes a bit, and the cursor will be blinking the 'N/N' window. N1MM answers and gives the 'N/N' part, so ON5ZO logs '12/5'. Hitting spacebar moves to the next window, and you'll send 'QRV' (with your paddle, for the time being), so the DX knows you're ready to copy the QTCs. Each time you copy a part of the QTC and want to move to the next field, you press the spacebar. When you have a complete QTC, i.e. time/call/serial, you hit Enter and the program sends a confirming 'R', so the DX knows you got it OK and he can start transmitting the next QTC. If the series of QTCs is copied and you're done with this calling station, you press F3, which is the Thank You message, the program will send this TU message and close the QTC-mode, returning to normal QSO mode.
Remark: Sometimes DX stations don't repeat the two digits representing the hour in the time part of the QTC. They just type the minutes, because the hour is the same for a bunch of QSOs that were logged in a short time span. When copying QTCs at 36WPM or faster, you don't have the time to think things over so you just type what you copy. If you hear that after two numbers, the next character is a letter, you press space and begin typing the callsign. The software will automatically add the two digits of the hour.

In S&P mode, the same keystroke, Ctrl+Z, activates QTC-mode here. There is little or no difference in the procedure. Only advice is to try everything well BEFORE the contest and report bugs ASAPâ?¦

3. WAE from DX-side

From the other side of the contest, the 'DX' side, the main keystroke to activate QTC-mode is also Ctrl+Z. You will then have a pop-up window, asking you how many QTCs you want to send to the EU-station. Hitting enter will send the 'QTC xx/yy' message, the 'yy' part being the number of QTCs you agreed to send in the pop-up message.
The second most important keystroke is Alt+Enter. This will repeat the last QTC sent, or if you're still in the 'N/N' stage, it'll resend this information. It will occur more than once that a EU station does not copy the first time you transmit, due to QRM, 'cockpit errors' or simply because you send too fast! So Alt+Enter will repeat the last part sent, should the EU station ask 'AGN' or something similar.
On the bottom of the Entry window, you will see a message, indicating how many QTCs have already been sent to a given station.

WAEDC Keyboard Assignments

Ctrl+Z - activate QTC-mode and sends: QTC? and log QSOs if nr is greater than 0. Ctrl+Z cycles through QSO, receive QTC and send QTC modes.
Alt+Enter - resend last QTC or it will resend QTC n/n if that was the last message sent.
Alt+W - when used in a QTC leaves the sender's call and N/N so only wipes the 3 parts of the QTC
=  (equal sign) - resend sent QTC info

Step-by-Step instructions

• After you make a contact, first log the contact
• If you want to send QTCs use Ctrl+Z, the log window will change to QTC mode
• You get a screen asking how many QTCs you want to send. Enter a number of just hit Enter and the QTC count will go away.
  • At the bottom of the logging area the QTC number will be indicated, i.e. 12/10, meaning the 12 QTC series and 10 QTCs
• The first QTC will show up with the time call and number.
• After the station acknowledges the QTC hit enter and the next QTC will show up.
• • Continue this until all QTCs have been sent.
• Then do Ctrl+Z to return to normal logging.

Other info

• If only two digits of time are entered the program adds the first two hour digits from prior QTC.
• The status line in the Entry window shows the total QTC Sent and Received from the station being worked.
• The number of the QTC in the series sent is shown. Example: 5 from 10
• When reediting a QTC the program will go back to QSO mode after editing.
• When in QTC mode the letters "QTC" will be shown in big red letters where normally the dupe label goes.
• Want to know how many QSOs and QTCs you have by band. 
• • Try View/Statistics. Then use either Band by Exchange1 or Exchange1 by Band.

WAG contest

The WAG contest can be used by German stations and non German stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: WAG
  • Sent Exchange:
    • non-DL stations: 001
    • DL stations:
      • DARC member:DOK (example: V11)
      • non-DARC member:001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a German station or a non-German station.

Non DL stations may only give a number.
DL stations give a DOK (DARC members) or a number (non DARC members)
For stations not giving an exchange put '000â? in the exchange field

- minimal DOK length is 2
- 0 is allowed to be entered

Note: When updating a DOK in the log window you have to update not only the Exchange but also the Section by hand....only when the qso is in the Entry window the program strips the Section (V) from the Exchange (V11) automatically.

World Wide Peace Messenger Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: WWPMC
  • Mode Category: CW, SSB or Mixed 
  • Sent Exchange PMC station:  001  PMC abbreviation         Example:  001  ABI 
  • Sent Exchange non PMC station:  001  NON                    Example:  001  NON

WRTC contest

The World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) contest is fully supported.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: WRTC
  • Sent Exchange: 001   i.e Serialnumber   Example: 001

• Check Partial is disabled from master.dta for this contest only.
• Displaying "Unique" is disabled in the Check Partial window for this contest only. 

YO HF DX contest

The YO HF DX contest can be used by Romanian stations and non Romanian stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: YOHFDX
  • Sent Exchange:
    • non-YO stations: 001
    • YO stations: Romanian county abbreviation (two letters)   Example: AR
      

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Romanian station or a non-Romanian station.

QSO parties

The program supports many US and Canadian QSO parties. There are some scoring anomalies though (there is a score disclaimer).
The QSO parties use a configuration file named 'QSOparty.sec' with the names of the counties for each qso party. The program recognizes whether you are operating from the selected contest state using the ARRL section in the station dialog, so make sure your ARRL section is entered in the station dialog.

The list of county abbreviations has been taken from the official site for your contest, if available. This list of counties can be found in 'Config | Change Exchange Abbreviations | Change QSO Party Abbreviations'. Note that you may add abbreviations for counties. For example, say there is a county TOL. If you wanted to enter TOL for the county, you are all set. If you want to enter TOLLAND for TOL, then you should ADD a line TOLLAND TOL. Whether you enter TOL or TOLLAND, the qso will be logged with TOL.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: QSOPARTY
    • After selecting QSO Party, a list box shows up in the right-hand part of the contest selection dialog box, with buttons below it for importing and editing the section list. Click on the down arrow to choose the QSO Party you want (example image shows Hawaii HI) .
      • Example: The entry in the list of QSO Parties for the New England QSO Party is "NEWE" ("NE" is for the Nebraska QSO Party). Most of the entries in this list are states or provinces, except for the NEWE (New England) and MAQP (Mid-Atlantic) entries.
  • Mode Category: MIXED
  • Sent Exchange:
    • The exchange depends on the QSO party. Mostly serial number and location
    • Inside the selected State/Province - See contest instructions
    • Outside the selected State/Province - See contest instructions
    • If sent exchange is specified as "001" then a serial number will be sent
• The ARRL SECTION entered and the State field in the Station Dialog will be used to determine if you are in or outside a state or province.
• Your correct ARRL section must be specified in the station dialog.  Please fill it out completely.

Note: In QSO parties rovers and county line contacts need to be entered with /M. 

Many QSO parties have different scoring rules for in-state and out-of-state participants. When creating a new log for a QSO party, a message box will inform you whether you are an in-state, or out-of-state participant, based on your ARRL section. 

Same weekend:  7QP, Indiana QSO Party and the New England QSO Party 

THREE major QSO parties -- the 7QP (7th Call Area QSO Party), the Indiana QSO Party and the New England QSO Party -- are all on the same weekend.  Wondering how to operate in all three at the same time? Changing logs each time you find a station working one of "the other" QSO parties is cumbersome. A three-in-one list of sections will allow you to work counties in any of the three QSO parties (7QP, InQP and NEQP) and log them using N1MM Logger.  Check out the website from  VA7ST (Google for "va7st 7qp n1mm""). The scoring won't be correct, because you're logging all QSOs in the same log. However, you will be able to submit your all-in-one log to the 7QP and the NEQP.

Florida QSO party

Florida multiplier work around.
Florida stations get a FL state multiplier for their first Florida QSO. Florida stations get no multipliers for Florida counties but get QSO point for Florida QSOs. To get the right multiplier change the exchange of the first Florida QSO to FLA, it forces the FL multiplier credit.

PA QSO party

Pennsylvania points work around.
The logging program does not handle fractional points for QSOs like this contest uses. The points are doubled to make it easy to divide final score by two. Also, the rule to assign multiple counties to a single serial number is not supported.

Updating and importing the QSO party sections

• Always try first on a test database.
• The 'QSOparty.sec' file located in the program directory has listed all the sections per QSO party.
• Importing is done automatically at the start of the program when the database has no QSO party section information (checked at startup).
• If the 'QSOparty.sec' file has been changed (updated) after automatically been imported by the program it has to be imported into the database manually so the made changes are imported.
• The load process deletes all the counties for a state before loading them.
• The maximum length for a section is 5 characters.

How it works

If you want abbreviations for counties e.g. Tolland = TOLL then, Edit the Sections list, and TOLLAND in the abbreviation, and TOLL in the key. When you log Tolland, the program will substitute TOLL.

Test the change

• Open a TEST database
• Create a new QSOPARTY contest
• Choose Import (See image above)
• Specify the location where you saved the attached file and "QSOparty.sec"
• Import need only be done once (after an update/change).
• You should now see 20+ states/provinces in the combo box.
• Choose one and test....

VHF and up contests

In VHF and up contest it is the norm to give accurate signal reports. Use the Tab to go from the callsign filed to the signal report fields. You will note that it highlights the strength to allow quick modification of that.

Feature: When a is grid entered but no call, all QSOs with that grid will show in the lower part of log window.

ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ARRLVHFJAN
  • Sent Exchange: Your four character grid   Example: JO33

Exchange of signal report is optional. Foreign stations work W/VE amateurs only.
Stations can be logged more than once from a different grid without being a dupe (for Rover stations).
Dupe check on first 4 characters of grid.
The score for Rover stations is not being calculated by the program!

ARRL June VHF QSO Party

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ARRLVHFJUN
  • Sent Exchange: Your four character grid   Example: JO33

ARRL September VHF QSO Party

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: ARRLVHFSEP
  • Sent Exchange: Your four character grid   Example: JO33

IARU Region 1 contesting (50 MHz, VHF, UHF/Microwaves)

Region 1 contesting uses a serial number and gridsquare as exchange. The points per qso is the calculated distance between your sent gridsquare and the received gridsquare.

• Station Information    ('Config | Change Your Station data')
  • Grid Square: <gridsquare>     Example: JO33fd
    • This grid square is used in calculating the distance between the stations (and is part of the exchange)
• Window: Select Log type    ('File | Choose Which Contest to Log')
  • Log Type: VHFREG1
  • Sent Exchange: 001 <gridsquare>
    • Example: 001 JO33fd
    • The sent exchange is not used by this specific contest otherwise the use in the macros for the function keys.

This contest type has the possibility to use the CallHist table in which information can be stored which can be easy to have during a qso like name and gridsquares used in previous contests. This specific contest type uses the Name, Locator1 and Locator2 fields from the CallHist table. Entering any information in this table is not necessary for the contest module to work but can be very handy. For this to work information has to be imported in the Call History table ('File | Import | Import Call History'), also this feature has to be enabled to work ('Config | Call History Lookup').

• When a callsign is entered and the SPACE or TAB key is pressed the program will check next to the normal things like dupe check the following:
  • Check the log if the callsign is known and if already worked the gridsquare is entered from the log in the Entry Window grid square exchange field.
  • If not found in the log file it will check the CallHist table. If the callsign is found it will place the content from Locator1 in the Entry Window grid square exchange field. The callsign is 'normalized' before searching in the CallHist table which means that /P, /A, /2 etc. will be removed before searching. Information in the CallHist table should be in its normalized form.
• Information from the CallHist table i.e. Locator1, Locator2 and the name field will be shown below the function keys.
• Normally this feature is not turned on (it gives a very short delay while searching the table), to turn it on select:'Config | Call History Lookup'
• Note: Any information already typed in the grid square exchange will not be overwritten by the log file or CallHist table search. So first entering a grid square and afterwards a callsign is possible without overwriting the already entered grid square information. A callsign already worked will be shown in the bottom pane of the log window and marked with the dupe message. If the station is not worked before and is present in the CallHist table, this information will always be shown below the function keys.
• More information about importing information in the CallHist table can be found in chapter VHF and Up contesting. A zip file with an import file for the 'Call history' lookup function and a ready master file with known calls can be downloaded from the N1MM website, select 'Other Files' under 'Downloads'. Don't forget to turn on the lookup function under 'Config | Call History Lookup'
• More information about VHF related contesting and features can be found in chapter VHF and Up contesting

A QSO can not be entered when

• The serial number is missing
  • Warning: "Missing Serial Number!"
• The grid length is not 6
  • Warning: - "6 character grid required!"
• The grid format is not correct.
  • Warning: - "Wrong format grid. Format = AA##AA"

These checks will (only) be done: when trying to log the qso (mostly by pressing Enter)

• Look in the log if the station has been worked before (on any band)
  • If found show the grid and calculate distance and bearing
• If not found look for the call sign in the 'call history' table including any /P /3 etc when applicable.
  • If found show the grid and calculate distance and bearing
• If not found look for the call sign in the 'call history' table with the /P /3 etc removed (normalized callsign)
  • If found show the grid and calculate distance and bearing
• If not found add the 'big grid' from the country when known by VHFREG1
  • If found show 'big grid' (no calculations done)
  • If not show nothing in grid square field
• The check will (only) be done: When space is pressed and the cursor is in Callsign field

Bearing and distance calculations

• When space is pressed and the cursor is in Callsign field
• When trying to log the qso (mostly by pressing Enter)
• The grid square length has to be 4 or 6 digits.
• Bearing info is shown in the log window and saved in the Misc field.
• Distance info is shown in km in the log window and saved in the Points field.
• Use Rescore to have the bearing and distance (re)calculated.

Check Grid with country

• When a grid is entered the program will check if the 'big grid' is a possible grid for the entered callsign.
  • Example: A Dutch station is always in JO.
• When the callsign is entered with /MM the check will not be done.
• The check will (only) be done:
  • When space is pressed and the cursor is in Callsign field
  • When trying to log the qso (mostly by pressing Enter)

Add 'big grid' to 4 digit grid (if last 4 digits entered)

• When a 4 digit grid is entered the program checks if these are the last four characters from a 6 digit grid. If so it will add the 'big grid' from the country (for a Dutch station it will add JO).
• The check will (only) be done:
  • When space is pressed and the cursor is in Callsign field
  • When trying to log the qso (mostly by pressing Enter)

Add 'big grid' when no grid is found (from log or 'call history' table)

When a station is entered in the callsign pressing SPACE will search the 'call history' table. When the entered callsign is not found the program will try to add the 'big grid' who belongs to that country. If more grids are possible it uses the grid which occupies the most space in the country (IO in England) or is the easiest workable grid from Western Europe (JP for Norway, most south grid. The Netherlands will always give JO because this is the only grid possible for PA.

• The check will (only) be done:
  • When space is pressed and the cursor is in Callsign field

For DL stations: The German contest manager hat informiert dass er die Logeinsendungen von N1MM gerne akzeptiert. Wie immer akzeptiert er den postalischen Versand des Logs, jedoch auch Email ist möglich, lediglich müssen die Daten druckfähig sein.
Vorab also einige Hinweis:
1. Jedes Log mu� mit dem Generic-File-Output als TXT-Format sortiert nach Zeit abgespeichert werden und als Bezeichnung "CALLBAND.TXT" lauten. Also DH5HV2m.txt zum Beispiel für einen Contest unter DH5HV auf 2m.
2. Bei der Einsendung mehrerer Bänder sollte man diesbezüglich den Generic-File erstellen mit "sorted by Band" und dann mit einem Editor kurz bearbeiten, sodass man als Beispiel eine 2m-Datei, eine 70cm-Datei, eine 23cm-Datei, etc. hat.
Auch hier natürlich dann DH5HV2m.txt und DH5HV70cm.txt und DH5HV23cm.txt erstellen bzw. benennen.
3. Und wie bisher auch üblich wird für jedes Band ein seperates Deckblatt benötigt, was nur komplett ausgefüllt gewertet werden kann.
Man findet dies unter http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/index.html ganz unten als PDF- oder DOC-File.

Marconi CW contest

The Marconi CW contest is CW only. For settings see the VHF Region 1 contest.

• Window: Select Log type
• Select: Log Type: VHFREG1

NAC Activity Contest

As there is no serial number needed in the NAC contest exchange serial numbers are not shown and not added to the EDI output (opposed to VHFREG1).
In the EDI output the scoring, bonus and multipliers are calculated. The grid locator from the station information is used in the calculations. Also the antennas, heights etc. are taken from this dialog.
For more settings and possibilities see the VHF Region 1 contest.

• Window: Select Log type
• Select: Log Type: VHFNAC
• Sent Exchange:  Nothing specific needed but the 6 digit grid would be fine to used it in the Sent Exchange macros.

REF Departments contest 50 Mhz

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: DDFM50
  • Sent Exchange: Serial Number + Your four character grid   Example: 001 JO33

VHF/UHF Helvetia 26 contest

• Window: Select Log type
• Log Type: VHFHELV26
• Sent Exchange: 001

Local Swiss VHF/UHF and up  contest. Uses almost the same rules as VHFREG1 but with an added field for Swiss stations for exchanging Cantons which are also multipliers for the contest All features mentioned above for VHFREG1 can be used in this contest. Use in the Multip0lier sheet the Sect tab to view the worked Cantons (select VHF  and auto).

VHF HG OB contest

• Window: Select Log type
• Log Type: VHFHGOB
• Sent Exchange: 001

Local Hungarian VHF contest. Uses almost the same rules as VHFREG1 but dupes per mode CW or FM/SSB (station may be worked twice per band). All features mentioned above for VHFREG1 can be used in this contest.

VRZA - Nederlandse Locator Contest (WANLC)

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: REGIOVHF    (is dus nu de WANLC contest)
  • Sent Exchange: 001

Only for Dutch stations.

Noot: Deze contest kent een aantal mogelijkheden om extra multipliers te halen middels een soort 'Rover' stations. Dit wordt niet ondersteund door het programma en deze stations worden een DUPE! Ofwel: De multipliers en punten voor /M en /P stations gewerkt voor een tweede keer worden NIET door het programma automatisch bepaald. Deze dupes dus WEL loggen en achteraf de score en multiplier aanpassen op 'generic log' en de 'summery sheet'.

Cabrillo output wordt ondersteund (File, Export, Cabrillo).

Voor stations in de secties B en J (Single Operator / Mixed mode)
- Selecteer SINGLE-OP-ASSISTED (onder File, Choose Which Contest to Log, Operator Category) voor een doorlopende nummering over de banden heen!

UKSMG sporadic-E competition

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: UKSMG
  • Sent Exchange: Your four character grid   Example: JO33

Only the 6 meter band is shown in the Multiplier window.
A 4 digit grid is required and 6 digit grid is allowed to enter.

Digital contests (RTTY/PSK31)

When doing RTTY and PSK contests always check the Mode tab in Configurer for correct settings!

{TIME2} - how it works..

The time will be set if
1. You have a call sign in Entry window
2. The contents of the database field that holds the time is empty for that callsign And one of the following is met..

• A. F2 is pressed or sent
• B. Insert is pressed and the code that is run from the insert key sends the contents of the F2 macro
• C. {TIME2} is contained in the macro string that is sent
  

If you do not have a call in the entry window or the database field is not empty the {TIME2} macro will be replaced by the Last Sent Time. So if you have not sent the time and you are trying the macro out you will see 0000 printed on the screen. But if 0512 was the last time sent then that is what the {TIME2} macro will send. {TIME2} stays locked until the contact is logged or the callsign wiped.

ANARTS WW RTTY contest

• Window: Select Log Type
  • Log Type: ANARTSRTTY
  • Sent Exchange: Zone  Example: 14

ANATOLIAN RTTY contest

• Window: Select Log Type
  • Log Type: ANATOLRTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 001

ARRL RTTY Roundup

The ARRL RTTY Roundup can be used by K/VE stations and DX stations.

• Window: Select Log Type
  • Log Type: ARRLRTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Your state/province - for K/VE stations Example: NY
    • 001 - for DX stations (non K/VE)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a DX stations or a W/VE station.

NB. US stations who work US "/MM" stations are also allowed to log serial numbers.

BARTG RTTY Spring contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: BARTGSRTTY
  • Sent Exchange:001

Needed W,VE,JA,VK call area mults in bandmap and available window are highlighted.
Added EXPERT to list of overlay categories choices. The EXPERT overlay category must be selected for the 5 minute band change counter to not be active for SINGLE-OP

BARTG RTTY Sprint contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: BARTGRTTYS
  • Sent Exchange:001

Needed W,VE,JA,VK call area mults in bandmap and available window are highlighted.
Added EXPERT to list of overlay categories choices. The EXPERT overlay category must be selected for the 5 minute band change counter to not be active for SINGLE-OP

CQ World Wide DX contest - RTTY

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: CQWWRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • North American/Canadian stations - Your zone plus the STATE or AREA   Example: 05 NY
    • NB For cabrillo log submission the order must be: Zone first, then state (or province).
      with no leading spaces, and ONLY ONE space between the zone and the state.
    • Other stations - Your zone   Example: 14

• Give 'Space' when the cursor is in the 'Callsign' field to have the 'Zone' field filled with the default value.
• The default zone will be selected, so that if you type another zone, it will replace the numbers that the program put in there.
• Abbreviations for Canadian regions are allowed
• When typing the section and the entered section is new it will be shown in RED. The Available window will also show if a section multiplier is needed on other bands
• When pressing Space and the entered callsign is not US or VE, the cursor will skip the state/section field.
• When submitting your log to the contest robot make sure you have in the Sent Exchange the correct order: Zone first, then state (or province).

CQ World Wide WPX contest - RTTY

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: CQWPXRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: Serialnumber   Example: 001

  Leading zeros are being forced on sent & received serial numbers.

CIS contest - RTTY

The Commonwealth of Independent States Contest where everybody can work everybody for QSO and multiplier credit.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: CISDXRTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • CIS stations: CIS area code Example for Moscow City: RU11
    • Non-CIS stations: 001

DL DX RTTY contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: DLDXRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 001 

EA RTTY contest / EA PSK31 contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: EARTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For Spanish stations - Province  Example: AL
    • For non-Spanish stations - Serialnumber   Example: 0001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Spanish station or a non-Spanish station.

For the EA PSK31 contest select EARTTY as contest and Set Mode Control as "Always PSK31".

EPC PSK63 QSO party

EPC PSK World Wide DX contest

EU PSK DX contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: EUPSKDX
  • Sent Exchange: 001

JARTS WW RTTY contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: JARTSWWRTY
  • Sent Exchange:Your age   Example: 34
    • XYL and YL stations may give 00
    • Multi-operator stations must send 99 as a operator age.

Makrothen RTTY Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: MAKRORTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 4 digit grid    Example: JO33

Logbook of the World Contest - RTTY/Digital

• Window: Select Log type
• Log Type:
  • LOTWRTTY
• Sent Exchange:
  • For North American stations: State/Province abbreviation   Example: CT
  • For non North American stations: Countryprefix

NA Sprint RTTY

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: SPRINTRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 001 Tom CT
    • Serial number, your name and your location (state, province or country)  Example: PA1M DE N1MM 123 TOM CT K

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a North American station or a non-North American station.
Note: For RTTY only, the same station can be worked multiple times provided 3 contacts separate the contact in both logs, regardless of band.

North American QSO Parties (NAQP) - RTTY

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: NAQPRTTY
  • Operator Category: SINGLE-OP or MULTI-TWO
    • For Multi-Two see the extra info below!
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • For North American stations - Operator name and station location (state, province, or country)  Example: Tom CT
    • For non-North American stations - Operator name only   Example: Thomas

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a North American station or a non-North American station.

MULTI-TWO operating: When changing operator you have to use Ctrl+O to set the NAME (not Call) of the operator. This name set with Ctrl+O will be used in the Cabrillo file. So from the Sent Exchange only the state is being used but the name is needed. (Example: Tom CT). The macro {OPERATOR} can be used to automatically switch WAV files (in SSB), for more info see the Macro section.

OK DX RTTY Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: OKDXRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: CQ zone

Quick PSK63 Contest

The contest uses the same rules as the SARTG WW RTTY contest so select that contest (SARTGRTTY).
After the contest the Cabrillo output has to be updated (take SARTG WW out and replace with Quick PSK63)

Russian DX RTTY contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RUSDXRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Non-Russian stations: WAZ zone   Example: 14 for Western Europe
    • Russian stations: Your oblast code (two letters)

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Russian station or a DX station.

Russian Cup RTTY contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: RUCUPRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 001

This contest is for Russians only.

SARTG New Year RTTY Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: SARTGNYRTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 001 + name + "Happy New Year" in your native language

SARTG WW RTTY Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: SARTGRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 001

SCC RTTY Championship

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: SCCRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: four-digit number of the year the amateur radio license was FIRST officially issued (e.g. 1983) to the operator.

The score Summary window only shows your total score and the number of mults you have worked per band. There is no breakdown by points. In SCC there is one extra column of mults but that had to be there as the way things are setup to calculate the first multiplier (different years). Thus the name of the second mult is "N/A" . The only way to do a breakdown on points is to go thru your log and manually do it.

SP DX RTTY contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: SPDXRTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • 001 for non-SP stations
    • Your province   Example: B for Lubuskie

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Polish station or a DX station.

TARA Grid Dip contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: TARAGRID
  • Mode Category: RTTY or PSK
  • Sent Exchange: name + 4 digit grid locator   Example: Tom FN12

TARA PSK Rumble

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: TARAPSK
  • Mode Category: MIXED
  • Sent Exchange: Name and Location   Example: Tom CT

TARA RTTY Melee

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: TARARTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • State for USA stations   Example: CT
    • Province for Canadian stations   Example: NB
    • 001 for all other stations (serial number)

Ukrainian RTTY contest

• The Ukrainian DX contest can be configured for Ukrainian stations and non-Ukrainian stations.
  • Window: Select Log type
    • Log Type: UKRAINRTTY
    • Mode Category: RTTY
    • Sent Exchange:
      • Oblast for Ukrainian stations   Example: CH
      • 001 for non-Ukrainian stations

Note: Countries are counted per band for SSB, CW and RTTY, because RTTY is in a separate contest module they won't be counted correct when a station makes next to SSB and CW also RTTY q's or the other way around...

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an Ukrainian station or a non-Ukrainian station.

UK DX contest RTTY

The UK DX contest can be configured for UK stations and non-UK stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: UKDXRTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Area code for UK stations   Example: BS
    • 001 for non-UK stations

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an UK station or a non-UK station.

VOLTA RTTY Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: VOLTARTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange: QSO number + Your CQ Zone. Example: 001 15

The four Band Multiplier count for this contest is displayed on info window.

WAEDC contest

The WAEDC Contest can be configured for European stations and non-European stations.

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: WAERTTY
  • Sent Exchange: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are an European station or a non-European station.

Making QSOs in WAE RTTY by Rich, VE3KI.

To start with, a QSO in WAE is just like a QSO in CQ WPX or SARTG, and I would suggest using the same function-key set.

In CW and SSB WAE, QTCs can only be sent from non-EU to EU, but in RTTY there are many more possibilities. QTCs can be sent in either direction between any two continents (not with a station in the same continent). This makes WAE RTTY quite a bit more complex that WAE CW.

First, let's suppose you are CQing. If you have a good run going you probably will not want to break your rhythm for QTCs. As long as there are people waiting to work you when you CQ, you are probably best off just adding to your QSO count.

However, if your rate drops off, you might want to pick up your score with some QTCs. First, let's look at the case where you do not have many unsent QTCs to send (that's previous QSOs that you have not already sent as QTCs). In this case, if you work someone who has a good clear signal and you have not yet exchanged QTCs with him, you may want to receive some. You can see how many QTCs you have exchanged with him and how many unsent QTCs are remaining in your log near the bottom of the entry window while the cursor is in the exchange (Nr) field.

Start by asking him if he has any QTCs for you ("QSL TNX. ANY QTCS FOR ME?"). If he says yes, press Ctrl+Z once. That gets you to the RQTC window for receiving QTCs (it's in the right half of the digital interface window). After you tell him you are ready with RX Ready, he will send you a message whose first line is something like "QTC: 22/10 QTC: 22/10". The first number is the group number (the 22nd group he has sent), the second is the number of QTCs in the group (maximum 10, and especially in RTTY it is most efficient to sent only large groups). If you click on this in the RX window, it should transfer to the RQTC window.

The heart of his message will be a set of 10 QTCs. Each QTC contains three elements: the time, the call sign, and the serial number. Each time you receive a QTC, left-click on it and the entire QTC should transfer into the corresponding panes in the RQTC window. You can also enter or edit elements by hand, or you can right-click on a single element and then left-click in the box where you want it to go. After you have received all 10 QTCs, it may help to click on the green bar at the left of the RX window so you can freeze the RX window, scroll back and complete or fix any missing or garbled elements. Remember to click on the yellow bar when you are done so you can receive again.

There are buttons in the RQTC window for asking for repeats for individual QTCs or for the whole series. Once you have them all, press Save QTC which will send an acknowledgement message to him and log the QTCs, and then you can start CQing again.

Suppose instead that you do have a bunch of unsent QTCs ready to go. Then what you may want to do at the end of a QSO with a station with a good clear signal (if you have trouble copying someone's signal, you will not want to try QTCs with him) is to ask if he wants to receive QTCs ("QSL TNX. DO YOU WANT QTCS?"). If he says yes, press Ctrl+Z twice to get to the SQTC window. The buttons in this window should be self-explanatory; the main one is Send All, but if he asks for a repeat of #3, 7 and 9 you can resend them by pressing Snd #3, Snd #7 and Snd #9. Once he acknowledges them all, press Save QTC and go back to CQing.

If you get into the wrong QTC window by mistake, you can either press Cancel or just keep pressing Ctrl+Z until you get back to the normal digital interface receive window.

S&Ping works the same, except usually it is better to let the running station decide if he wants to do QTCs or not, depending on how well his run is going. If he wants to send QTCs to you, you can either reply "SRI QRU" (not quite right, but he will get the message) or you can press Ctrl+Z once to get the RQTC window and press the RX Ready button to tell him you are ready, then receive QTCs the same as described above.

If he asks you whether you have QTCs for him, you have three options: press Ctrl+Z twice and press the R U QRV button to give him the cue to get ready; send "SRI QRU"; or send a message telling him you don't have any but are willing to receive some ("SRI QRU. ANY QTCS FOR ME?").

Most of the QTC messages are sent by buttons in the SQTC and RQTC windows. You can program the messages in these buttons from the Setup -> Settings menu in the digital interface window, under the third tab ("WAE RTTY Configuration").

There are a few additional messages you will want to program into the buttons at the bottom of the digital interface window, such as:
{TX} QSL TNX. GOT ANY QTCS FOR ME? {RX}
{TX} QSL TNX. DO YOU WANT QTCS? {RX}
{TX} SRI QRU {RX}
{TX} SRI QRU. ANY QTCS FOR ME? {RX}

You may think of more - that's OK, there are up to 24 message buttons in the digital interface window. I often find myself changing them on the fly during a contest. You can get to the programming window by right-clicking on the button you want to change. Hope that helps.

73, Rich VE3IAY

NB. The QTC window for the RTTY contest is in the Digital Interface window. During the QTC send/receive process for WAE RTTY you should not be looking at the Entry window. 

The first time you press Ctrl+Z the Receive QTC window opens up in the right side of the Digital Interface. Down the right side you will see buttons labeled RX Ready, All AGN, AGN #1, AGN #2, ..., AGN #10, and across the bottom are Cancel, Save QTC and Clear buttons.

If you want to send QTCs instead of receiving them, just press Ctrl+Z again and the Send QTC window takes the place of the Receive QTC window. The top two buttons change to R U QRV and Send All, and the rest stay the same. The data windows are automatically filled from your log.

If you have used up your QTC quota with the station whose call sign is in the entry window, pressing Ctrl+Z the first time leaves you in QSO mode and does not open the QTC window. If you have not used up your quota with him but you do not have any QTCs ready to be sent, then pressing Ctrl+Z the first time displays the Receive QTCs window, and pressing it the second time returns you directly to QSO mode.

• QTC Lines on the frame are broken up into separate boxes. This was done to allow error checking of any data that is input by hand and clicking on data in RX window.
• If you click on data or enter data in the QTC windows if the routines detect bad data it will flag that data in red. So when you are receiving QTCs and you get one that is garbled, Click on it anyway and it will get placed into the QTC area. The boxes for that QTC will turn red. 
• Upon completion of the sending QTC's all you have to do is look at the QTC window and it will tell you by the red colors what QTC you need to RX again. You press the AGN # button and it sends your message out. At the same time your message is going out the QTC line is cleared. Now when the station sends the repeat of the QTC you requested and you click on it and it will then be placed into that blank line that was just cleared.
  
• When saving QTC if any of the data still hasn't been corrected it will send the received ok message but if there is an error in the Time or the Callsign the program will let you save the QTC and not care about it. But if there is an error in the serial number (If it contains anything besides a number) it will not let you save it. The reason for this is in the program the serial number needs to be a certain type of variable(numeric) and if it is not a numeric variable it will not save it. So the flow of it if there is an error in the serial section and you press save is:
  A. Sends the confirm string you have setup
  B. Tells you on the entry window there is a Format error
  C. Waits for you to fix it.
  D. So now you would have to scroll back to see what was sent of take out the extra letter your finger hit then hit save.
  By doing it this way you are not slowing down the other station.....
• The program will not save info into the log until the bad data is fixed. Once fixed just click save again and it will save the data without sending the received message. A warning message is given in the Entry window status bar.
• To select whole lines of received QTC just place the cursor over the line and left click.
• To select individual QTC sections place the cursor over the item you want to select and right click on it. After the data is selected place the cursor over the text box you want the data to go into and left click it will be placed into it.
• When pressing Ctrl+Z to switch modes the program will display the total QTC sent and received from the station being worked. When the QTC frame opens on the DI only the Needed amount of QTC boxes will be enabled. Example(if I have worked UT5XXX and received 5 QTCs from him, the next time I work him and I open up the Receive QTC frame only 5 QTC lines will be enabled to reach maximum QTC amount .
• When pressing Ctrl+Z to switch modes if you have reached the MAX amount of QTC the QTC frame will close and give a warning message in Entry windows status bar.
• When left clicking on a Received QTC line will split data on " ","/","-" separators if the routines can't split the data it will not copy the data over. You will have to click each item separate or hand type it in.
• Selecting of individual QTC items can be done by right clicking on item. Left clicking on the box where the data to be placed places text.
• Ctrl+Z cycles through QSO, receive QTC and send QTC modes. After you enter a callsign in the entry window pressing Ctrl+Z will cycle through the RQCT and SQTC modes. If you are receiving QTC press Ctrl+Z once and as the QTC appears in the digital window just click on it one time and it will transfer over to the QTC entry window. To send a QTC press Ctrl+Z one more time and it will show you all the QTCs you have available to send.
• The status line in the Info window shows the total QTC Sent and Received from the station being worked.
• Upon entering a callsign in the entry window and pressing the spacebar. The number of total QTC's exchanged with that callsign and the Total of all unsent QTC is displayed on the entry window so you should be able to keep track easier of what your QTC numbers are.
• If you work a station that is on your same continent and try to send them QTC or try to receive QTC from them the program will tell you you can not do that. Press enter and move on......
• On the WAE Tab located in the settings area will allow you to set the maximum number of QTC you want to send. Whatever this setting is set to is the number that will send unless you do not have that many QTC to send. This defaults to 10.
• An error message is displayed when the serial number is blank when logging a contact
• The total unsent QTC's is displayed along with # of QTC's exchanged with current callsign on the Entry window
• Continent is checked when sending and receiving QTC's
• Default number of QTC to send can be entered on the Tab WAE RTTY configuration under Settings in the menu from the DI interface.
• The number of QTC sent and total QTC available ois shown in the Entry window upon Entering Callsign
• Hover mode if disabled if the QTC window is open
• The number of CR's between QTC's sent is configurable (Setup QTC)
• Placing a QTC into the QTC window is possible by clicking in line of QTC boxes where you want QTC to be placed into.
• When tuning in the bandmap the Entry Window will show the QTC status of the tuned callsign.
• A warning message is shown when a recieved number is not entered 

For more information look at WAEDC for SSB/CW. However, there are 2 fundamental differences between the RTTY and the SSB/CW version of the contest:

1. Everyone can work everyone, so DX can work DX and EU can work EU
2. Everyone can both send and receive QTCs, however they can only be exchanged between stations in a different continent

How do I know how much QTC I can receive from a station or how do I know the number to send to them...?

The program will do all this for you in a number of ways...

• The first number that is displayed on the entry window by the QTCs title is the total number of QTC's you have exchanged with that station. If it says 8 then you can either receive or send 2 more...
• When you press Ctrl+Z to switch to RQTC mode the program already knows how many QTC you can receive and will only enable that many entry points on the QTC frame.
• When you press Ctrl+Z to switch to SQTC mode the program will either set the maximum number you want to send or however many QTC's you are still allowed to send to that station. (Which ever is smaller)

XE RTTY Contest

• Window: Select Log type
  • Log Type: XERTTY
  • Mode Category: RTTY
  • Sent Exchange:
    • Mexico: State. Example: AGS
    • Non-Mexico: 001

The callsign in the Station Information dialog ('Config | Change Your Station Data | Call') determines if you are a Mexican station or a non-Mexican station.