Instructions for Use of the 2018 NRR Contest Logger

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1 Instructions for Use of the 2018 NRR Contest Logger From the Novice Rig Roundup web site or this link below, open the NRR Contest Log login: To create a new user account for the 2018 NRR, hover your cursor over the HERE link in Click HERE to create a new account for logging in. 1

2 The new user link will open the dialog as displayed below. To create a new account, enter your station call sign, your desired password, your first and last name and the address where you will receive your account confirmation and any communications from the event sponsors. Click the SUBMIT button when you are satisfied with your data entry. 2

3 Upon submitting the requested information, you will receive the notice listed below. Wait for a logger administrator to approve your access. Log on after 24 hours. If unable to log on, please send a reporting the trouble to 2018nrr@gmail.com 3

4 After creating your account, log on to the NRR Contest Logger with your call sign and password at: 4

5 Upon successful log on, you will be presented with the main logger page as seen below. 5

6 In the upper left corner of the screen, there is a button, My Station. Clicking this button will provide you with access to information concerning your station and entry. You must provide your mailing address to be eligible to receive contest certificates and any prizes awarded. Click the Submit Changes button when you have completed any edits or additions. 6

7 Also in the upper left corner is a button labeled, Show Log. Clicking this button will display your 2018 NRR contest log. Count: sequential number of the contact Date: the date of the contact Time: the UTC time of the contact Contact callsign: the callsign of the station you contacted Contact name: the name of the operator of the station you contacted Band: the frequency band of the contact Send Rig: the class of the station you used to make this contact QTH: the location state or country of the contact RST sent: the RST you sent to the station contacted RST receive: the RST you received from the contacted station Power received: the PA input power of the station you contacted (if sent to you) Power sent: the PA input power of the station you used to make this contact NRR #: the Novice Rig Roundup number of the station contacted (if sent to you) SKCC #: the SKCC number of the station contacted (if sent to you) Comments: any comments or notes you want to make concerning this contact (limit: 256 characters) 7

8 The log displayed below is a sample from a screen shot taken during testing of the logger. None of the contacts are actual contest contacts. Click the Resume button to return to the main logging page. 8

9 Also in the upper left corner is a button labeled, My Stats. Clicking this button will display a summary of your contacts broken down by class, multipliers and total points. This data table will populate as you make contacts during the contest. Classes are Unconfirmed and Confirmed Novice-1 contacts, Unconfirmed and Confirmed Novice-2 contacts, Total Contacts, Total QSO s, Unique QTHs (states and countries), and Total points as calculated by the scoring algorithm. Click the Resume button to return to the main logging page. 9

10 Back at the main logging page, you may hover your cursor over any data field label to view the requirement for data in that field. There are FIVE required data entries for each completed contact: CALLSIGN of the station worked NAME of the operator of the station you worked FREQUENCY BAND of the contact (80, 40, 15, 10, or 2 meters) STATE, PROVINCE OR COUNTRY of the station you worked YOUR TRANSMITTER CLASS (Novice1 or Novice2). More information is provided below about these classifications. 10

11 In the screen shot below, the Date field is shown. The date field is a drop-down box from which you will select the date of the contact being logged. Only 2018 NRR dates are available in the drop-down box. 11

12 The next data field is GMT which is where the time of the contact will be logged. UTC times only in four digits, no hours and minutes separators are permitted. Hover your cursor over the data field for the instructive examples. 12

13 The next data field is Callsign. Enter the callsign of the station contacted from 3 to 10 characters. Do not enter / suffixes. Only enter the basic callsign of the station contacted. 13

14 As the Callsign data field populates, the calls of previous stations worked will be displayed in a drop-down box. This function will provide convenient entry of callsigns of stations work on another band. Hover your cursor over the Callsign field to display the list. 14

15 The next data field is Name. Enter the name of the contacted station s operator. This field will also populate a drop-down box as data is entered throughout the contest period. 15

16 The next data field is Band. The frequency band of the contact will be entered here. 16

17 The Band data field drop-down box contains all frequency bands available for contacts in the 2018 NRR. Please select the appropriate frequency band for your contact from the drop-down box. 17

18 The QTH data field will auto-fill from a drop-down box that contains the two letter abbreviations for all US states and Canadian provinces as well as country abbreviations for all DXCC entities. Enter the appropriate data in this field for your contact. 18

19 The screen shot below shows the drop-down list that is available by clicking in the QTH data field. 19

20 The Sent RST data field is where you enter the RST report sent by you to the other station. 20

21 The Rcvd RST data field is where you enter the RST report that you received from the other station. 21

22 The Your Pwr data field is where you enter the PA input power of YOUR transmitter for THIS contact. This data may be different across many contacts if you use multiple transmitters during the contest. 22

23 The Rcvd pwr data field is where you enter the PA input power claimed by the other station in the contact if it is sent to you. 23

24 The Your rig data field is where you classify your station for scoring purposes for this contact. A Novice1 station is a Novice-era transmitter using PA input power of 75 watts or less and using crystal frequency control. A Novice2 station is a Novice-era transmitter using PA input power of 250 watts or less and using VFO frequency control. A Novice1 station may be commercially manufactured, assembled from a kit of parts or homebrew. In making the decision to classify a station as Novice1, it must meet the test of PA input power of 75 watts or less and uses crystals for frequency control. It should also be vintage to the era of Novice class licenses prior to 1981 in actual age or in its inherent design characteristics. 24

25 The screen shot below is a view of how the drop-down box appears when you click in the Your rig data box. Make the appropriate selection by clicking on one of the available designations. 25

26 The NRR nbr data field is for recording the Novice Rig Roundup number of the contacted station, if it is communicated during the contact. 26

27 The SKCC Nbr data field is recording the Straight Key Century Club number of the contacted station, if it is communicated during the contact. 27

28 The QSO Notes data field may be used to enter any notes or comments about the contact that your wish to make. Limit is 255 characters. Once comments are entered for a contact, the word note will appear on the QSO list Notes field. You may hover over the Notes field for any contact with notes data and see the full text of the note as a pop-out. 28

29 The screen shot below shows how the QSO list populates after the first contact has been entered. 29

30 Duplicate contacts may be logged but do not increment scoring. A duplicate contact will appear highlighted in light red on the QSO list. Contacts for scoring may be made with the same station on different frequency bands. Two contacts with the same station on the same frequency band is a duplicate contact. Valid frequency bands for contact are CW on 80, 40, 15, 10, and 2 meters. Thus, you may contact the same station once on each of these bands for score. 30

31 The screen shots below show how the contacts appear on the log and stats pages respectively. Questions about the 2018 Novice Rig Roundup online logger may be directed to W7PAZ at 31