DELARANEWS

Contesting

There's a new exclusively-FT8/FT4 Contest, sponsored by the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF), and the Slovenia Contest Club: The World Wide Digi DX Contest. The inaugural 24-hour event will occur August 31 starting at 1200 UTC, and features distance-based scoring based on the exchange of grids. Multipliers are grid fields (the letter part of a grid, for example "CN" of "CN87"), and are per band, so it will pay to get multipliers on multiple bands. There are entry categories for single operators of various power levels in addition to Multi-One, Multi-Two, and Multi-Unlimited categories. See the contest rules for more information. An N1MM Logger+ version to be released later this week will have support for this new contest, including a new Grid Field Map display to visually show the multipliers. The organizers of the World Wide Digi DX Contest would like your help in testing their log submittal and log checking. Ed, W0YK, states: "At the end of May 2019, I worked over 600 QSOs on FT8 and FT4 as P49X. I would appreciate it if anyone who worked P49X on the FT modes would please send me their ADIF log file. It can be any date range as long as it includes the end of May QSOs with P49X. Our software can ignore QSOs outside that period. Just forward your ADIF log file to P49X Log Contacts to help us get ready for log processing." (W0YK) Attention Midwest Contesters - The Society of Midwest Contesters' SMC Fest will be held August 24, 2019 in Normal, Illinois. The program includes practical information on station building, maximizing contest scores even with part-time effort, SO2R from small lots, mobile and rover operations, and more. See you there? A Call History file with IARU Headquarter multiplier stations for the upcoming IARU contest is available for download. Updates go to Joe, OZ0J. In a recent blog entry Bob, KB6NU, discusses three areas he'd like to improve on for his next ARRL Field Day: Schedule Operators, Train Operators, and Better Antennas. Contesting has a big information management component. More computer screen real estate allows the display and management of more information, and it's typical to see multiple monitors attached to computers used for contesting. A startup is addressing the particular multi-screen needs of laptops with a product called the 'Trio' - it brings two additional HD-resolution screens that can be flexibly used in landscape or portrait mode. The extra two screens combined weigh less than 1.8 pounds, so they might be suitable for portable or travel operation. (Dennis, N6KI) A typical pre-contest task is to load the new "country files" into our logging programs. This file helps logging programs keep track of what zones and countries have been worked for multiplier purposes based on the call sign. Jim, AD1C, compiles these files and periodically releases new versions for different logging programs and different contests. If you've never done so before, take a look at a typical change log to appreciate the detail of this information. -ARRL Contest Letter
DELARANews

Contesting

There's a new exclusively-FT8/FT4 Contest, sponsored by the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF), and the Slovenia Contest Club: The World Wide Digi DX Contest. The inaugural 24-hour event will occur August 31 starting at 1200 UTC, and features distance-based scoring based on the exchange of grids. Multipliers are grid fields (the letter part of a grid, for example "CN" of "CN87"), and are per band, so it will pay to get multipliers on multiple bands. There are entry categories for single operators of various power levels in addition to Multi-One, Multi-Two, and Multi-Unlimited categories. See the contest rules for more information. An N1MM Logger+ version to be released later this week will have support for this new contest, including a new Grid Field Map display to visually show the multipliers. The organizers of the World Wide Digi DX Contest would like your help in testing their log submittal and log checking. Ed, W0YK, states: "At the end of May 2019, I worked over 600 QSOs on FT8 and FT4 as P49X. I would appreciate it if anyone who worked P49X on the FT modes would please send me their ADIF log file. It can be any date range as long as it includes the end of May QSOs with P49X. Our software can ignore QSOs outside that period. Just forward your ADIF log file to P49X Log Contacts to help us get ready for log processing." (W0YK) Attention Midwest Contesters - The Society of Midwest Contesters' SMC Fest will be held August 24, 2019 in Normal, Illinois. The program includes practical information on station building, maximizing contest scores even with part-time effort, SO2R from small lots, mobile and rover operations, and more. See you there? A Call History file with IARU Headquarter multiplier stations for the upcoming IARU contest is available for download. Updates go to Joe, OZ0J. In a recent blog entry Bob, KB6NU, discusses three areas he'd like to improve on for his next ARRL Field Day: Schedule Operators, Train Operators, and Better Antennas. Contesting has a big information management component. More computer screen real estate allows the display and management of more information, and it's typical to see multiple monitors attached to computers used for contesting. A startup is addressing the particular multi-screen needs of laptops with a product called the 'Trio' - it brings two additional HD-resolution screens that can be flexibly used in landscape or portrait mode. The extra two screens combined weigh less than 1.8 pounds, so they might be suitable for portable or travel operation. (Dennis, N6KI) A typical pre-contest task is to load the new "country files" into our logging programs. This file helps logging programs keep track of what zones and countries have been worked for multiplier purposes based on the call sign. Jim, AD1C, compiles these files and periodically releases new versions for different logging programs and different contests. If you've never done so before, take a look at a typical change log to appreciate the detail of this information. -ARRL Contest Letter