CONTESTING

Includes: vklogchecker, CQWW CW 2018 Audio, Cabrillo & ADIF Links, RD 2015 results, Page updated 3rd January 2022

Contesting for Beginners (Downloadable PDF)

VKCL Logger - How to setup and use. (Downloadable PDF)

VKCL Logger V4.15

VK Contest log checker is a huge success!

In conjunction with DotEukali and Alan Shannon Computers & Cabling, we have developed a website to ease the load for contest managers. Since 2017 we have supported the Remembrance Day, Trans Tasman, QRP Hours and the Harry Angel contest. In 2022 we start the year adding the Australia Day, VK Shires, Fists Down Under, and CQ Pride Contests. Automated cross checking, duplicates, unique calls and busted calls are checked. After the log upload cutoff date, the results are finalised and results are displayed as is statistics for each contest.
Logs are required to be in Cabrillo Version 3 format and can be uploaded at https://www.vklogchecker.com

N1MM Logger UDC's by VK4SN, and RD Logger by VK5DJ now output required logs in Cabrillo V3.0.

CQWW CW 2018 - Here's some audio from the contest

Excellent band conditions on the weekend. I didn't put a lot of time in but what I
did was most enjoyable, especially into EU on 15 meters on Saturday and Sunday evening.

Here are two audio files - one for a very sweet organinsed run on Saturday night and one for Sunday night pileups.

Saturday night extract of audio includes:

4K9W RN4CA S52NR BD5DX UA6CC RV9CQ UT4U RX9WN IR6T RA3AN UA3A JJ6CRH BD7LPD JF9JTS

Sunday night extract of audio includes:

SP2IKP SV7BVM SP2FVN R3ZV IK0FUX YC2VOC

Example Cabrillo File Format and ADIF Specification

Cabrillo V3 Specification
ADIF Specification

Contest abbreviations: SO Single Operator, MO Multi Operator, M1 Multi One, MS Multi Single, M2 Multi Two, MM Multi Multi.
AB All Band, SB Single Band, AB(A) All Band Assisted, LP Low Power, HP High Power, SO2V Single Op 2 VFO's, SO2R Single Op 2 Radio.