QO-100 SSB / CW Challenge

PA3FYM · Feb 19th 2021

Due to (busy) work I shamelessly forgot to mention the QO-100 SSB/CW Challenge here ... Apologies for this!

Challenge website: https://contestrobot.pe1itr.com/qo100_challenge

PY2RN · Feb 20th 2021

Hi. Good initiative, it certainly can be a very interesting activity for many on QO-100.

I believe the proposed date should be changed since 20/FEB is tomorrow and many are not even aware of this yet (or the dates up there are just examples?)

Please go simpler and highlight what really matters to everyone: number of QSOs X Grids X DXCC, no prefixes, no divisions, no trigonometry... not a N1MM expert but it should have something ready for calculate this (?) for the vhf contests here I don't even use n1mm, I just use an Excel file with the necessary fields that generates an ADIF file which I convert to Cabrillo, works perfectly.

73

pe1itr · Feb 20th 2021

Hi,

You can upload the log in Cabrillo format to the website and the score is automatically calculated from the supplied QSO records and your own location. You don't have to keep score yourself.

Below an example of the log file:

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START-OF-LOG: 3.0
LOCATION: JO21
CALLSIGN: PE1ITR
CONTEST: QO100-CHALLENGE
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: 2.3G
CATEGORY-MODE: SSB
CATEGORY-POWER: QRP
OPERATORS: PE1ITR
SOAPBOX: Nice contest and good activity
NAME: Rob
EMAIL: example@somewhere.com
CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger+ 1.0.8869.0
QSO:  2.3G PH 2021-01-05 1754 PE1ITR        59  001  PA3FYM        59  007  JO22 
QSO:  2.3G PH 2021-01-05 1754 PE1ITR        59  002  PD0LJX        59  006  JO21 
QSO:  2.3G PH 2021-01-05 1806 PE1ITR        59  003  DK0SB         59  003  JO31 
QSO:  2.3G PH 2021-01-05 2201 PE1ITR        59  004  PD2CWM        59  004  JO21 
END-OF-LOG:

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Lay out QSO Record

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QSO:  2.3G PH 2021-02-20 1817 PE1ITR        59  001  PA3FYM         59  015  JO22
QSO: ***** ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn nnnn ************** nnn nnnn ****
QSO: band  mo date       time sent call     rst txnr rcvd call      rst rxnr grid
QSO: 0000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777
QSO: 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456

DL2DCX · Feb 21st 2021

Hi Remco,

many thanks for this announcement.

Do you have any hints for connecting my IC-9700 with SDR-Console (frequency tracking) and N1MM+ Logger (typing CW + logging) at the same time?

Tnx es 73,

Marcus, DL2DCX

PA3FYM · Feb 21st 2021

Hello Markus,

Being an avid N1MM+ user I don't understand your question?

N1MM+ is one of the two most populair (CW) logging programs, its 'commercial' counterpart is WinTest.

Both programs have CW (sending) options and logging, also both programs have the option

to 'program' Function Keys with standard messages where the 'variables' like callsign and

report(+serial number) are included automagically.

PA3FYM · May 14th 2021

Most people got the right time(s) for the CW version of the QO-100 Challenge:

It'll be this weekend 15-16 May from 1800 UTC - 0600 UTC.

Beware: Due to AMSAT-DL policy the uplink segment has changed to: 2400.370 - 2400.490 MHz !

The most recent version of the Challenge Rules is attached to this post.

DO4BMW · Aug 22nd 2021

i missed it

i hope you will do some more of these events ... would be very nice !

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