Contesting — Competitive Radio Sport

Today’s Article Count is 10.  Enjoy!
Most recent update:  September 01, 2024.

PA QSO Party

Posted September 11, 2020

We are fortunate to have a Top-Gun Contester among our members.  Glenn Kurzenknabe, K3SWZ, gave this great presentation to CARC Members in 2019.  The material remains about the same, with a new Editor’s Notes sprinkled into the slides, where needed.

Working the Pennsylvania QSO Party [PDF]

Keywords: COUNTIES, N3FJP, PAQP, RUNNING, SEARCH AND POUNCE,

N3FJP – TAB Sends Message

Posted September 03, 2020

N3FJP makes some nice contest logging software.  Today’s article describes how you can configure your CW Keying function keys to work with the TAB Sends Message feature.  By using TSM and its cohort Enter Sends Message (ESM) you can operate at a pretty fast pace.

TAB Sends Message [PDF]

Keywords: FUNCTION KEYS, LOGGING, CONTEST EXCHANGE, RUNNING MODE, SEARCH AND POUNCE MODE, 

RTTY Software and Contesting

Posted September 28, 2020

The CQ Worldwide RTTY Contest was the inspiration for our author to spend time in front of his radio and computer on the last weekend of September 2020.  Here you find his comparisons among several popular sound-card based RTTY applications.

How Do I RTTY Software Roundup [PDF]

Keywords: TELEPRINTER, TELETYPE, MMTTY, FLDIGI,

Fun With N3FJP Field Day

Posted July 01, 2021

Our author spent a good part of the day at the controls of his ham radio transceiver and logging software.  In this How Do I… article he shares some of the things you can do with the popular N3FJP Field Day Contest Log.

Fun with N3FJP Field Day [PDF]

Keywords: LOGGING, EXPORT, IMPORT, ADIF,

Field Day Tips

Posted July 16, 2020

Would you like to be more successful when you enter a Radio Sport event?  Our author shares several of his proven techniques for bringing in a bigger score.  Editor’s Note:  I know Field Day is not truly a contest — it just has all the essential elements of a contest, except the awards, certificates, and plaques.

How Do I Field Day Tips [PDF]

Keywords: LOGGING, LISTEN, PRACTICE, BIC, BUTT IN CHAIR, 

N3FJP & Minnesota QSO Party

Posted February 07, 2022

We offer a few tips describing how you can participate in one of the favorite State QSO Parties and submit your contest log for pride and recognition.  Follow along with Adventurous Learner, or AL as we call him.

How Do I-N3FJP Contest Log [PDF]

Keywords: STATE, COUNTY, CABRILLO, UPLOAD, ADVENTUROUS LEARNER, STATE QSO PARTY,

Daisy Chain Two N3FJP Logs

Posted March 11, 2024

Busy contest weekend?  Are you attempting to participate in two or more contests using N3FJP logging apps? 
Here is the way to keep your logs separate.

Daisy Chain Two N3FJP Logs [PDF]

Keywords: CONTEST, LOGGING, N3FJP, DAISY CHAIN,

Betty Botter Bitter Butter

Posted March 11, 2024

Can you sit in front of your rig for eight hours working other stations in a Phone Contest?  If not, you may need to take a lesson from an Auctioneer.

Betty Botter [PDF]

Keywords: CONTEST, PHONE, STAMINA, PRACTICE

N3FJP Web Upload Contest Status

Posted September 01, 2024

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Radio Games

Posted January DD, 2020

There is a time and place in the ham radio hobby where competition takes place.  Ham Operators use terms Contest, Radio Sport, or Radio-Games to describe the competition.  A contest is based on making two-way radio contact, tallying points and multipliers to arrive at a score.  Read more…

Radio Games [PDF]

How Do I RadioGames [PDF]

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