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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:
http://novicerigroundup.com/nrrLog2018/login1.php
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.”
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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 email 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.
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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 email reporting the trouble to
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After creating your account, log on to the NRR Contest Logger with your call sign
and password at:
http://novicerigroundup.com/nrrLog2018/login1.php
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Upon successful log on, you will be presented with the main logger page as seen
below.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The next data field is “Band”. The frequency band of the contact will be entered
here.
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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.
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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.
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The screen shot below shows the drop-down list that is available by clicking in the
QTH data field.
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The “Sent RST” data field is where you enter the RST report sent by you to the
other station.
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The “Rcvd RST” data field is where you enter the RST report that you received
from the other station.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The “NRR nbr” data field is for recording the Novice Rig Roundup number of the
contacted station, if it is communicated during the contact.
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The “SKCC Nbr” data field is recording the Straight Key Century Club number of
the contacted station, if it is communicated during the contact.
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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.
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The screen shot below shows how the QSO list populates after the first contact
has been entered.
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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.
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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