[UK-CONTEST] RSGB 6m TROPHY CONTEST and IARU R1 6m CONTEST

[STEVE JONES]

N1MM works great on mixed mode in my experience - if set up with cat interface it switches mode automatically.  
 
I am part of a group which will be using Minos next weekend, and I am already missing some of the integrated features of N1MM such as the bandmaps and cluster integration.
 
I havnt checked out N1MM but presume someone will have potentially prepared a template for this contest, unless there is already one with the latest version.
 
Please post here if you find a template that works as I suspect our group may be discussing the merits of staying with Minos or switching to n1mm after next weekend. 
 
On a similar point, and being new to vhf fd multi band operation, what is the most popular logging prgramme for vhf fd these days?
 
73 and cu in the contest from gw2op/p 
 
Steve GW0GEI
 

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 From: Steve <g8gsq72 at gmail.com>
To: uk-contest at contesting.com 
Sent: Friday, 8 June 2012, 17:24
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB 6m TROPHY CONTEST and IARU R1 6m CONTEST
  
This isn't a direct answer to Andy's question, but can I offer a few 
comments from an adjudicator's point of view?

For this, as with most, VHF contests there's no specified mode - phone 
or cw both count, even when mixed within a contact. Please try to make 
sure that the log you send in has the correct RS(T) - programs intended 
for hf use might not always switch easily between modes. If you have 
problems with producing the finished log, at least please send some 
comments to indicate which contacts are mixed mode. If you change modes 
within a contact, stick with the first report you send or receive.

Hopefully the band will be open and there will be interesting dx to be 
worked. Some dx stations might not be interested in providing full, or 
even partial, locators and/or serial numbers - some might not even know 
their full 6 char. locator. Contest entrants should always send the full 
contest exchange, but please put in your log only what you receive. 
RSGBCC takes a practical view regarding such contacts and copes, e.g., 
where a dx station starts sending serial numbers or full locator after a 
while when they realise that's what callers want to receive. All 
contacts are rescored to a common standard as part of the checking process.

For IARU R1 contest the rules are less flexible. Only contacts with a 
full 6 character locator are valid. Don't shoot the messenger :-)

If any readers are members of other worldwide 6m discussion groups, it 
might be helpful to broadcast that during the contest (1400UTC 16th June 
- 1400UTC 17th June) many EU stations will appreciate receiving a serial 
number and 6 character locator.

Steve G8GSQ

> Recently somebody posted on this reflector that participants should consider
> using N1MM for logging this contest. I am trying to get N1MM set up to do
> just that but I'm having difficulty. Can whoever it was that made the
> suggestion please indicate where I can get some advice?
>
> 73
>
> Andy G3SVD

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