Contesting Resources and Tools

Dave Robbins, K1TTT

In the beginning…

• Paper logs• Paper dupe sheets• Paper summary sheets• After contest paper

work could take a week

Paper Stuff

• QST and CQ magazines• National Contest Journal (NCJ)• Many publications…

– Low Band DXing – ON4UN– Yagi Antenna Design – W2PV– Physical Design of Yagi Antennas – W6QHS– ARRL Handbook, Antenna book, etc..– Rohn Catalog– Belden Catalog

Computer revolution

• Logging

• Operating assistant

• Propagation prediction

• Antenna design

• Terrain analysis

• THE INTERNET!

Just a few resources

• K1TTT.NET• YCCC.ORG• CONTESTING.COM• WA7BNM Contest Calendar

(http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/contestcal.html)

• CQ-CONTEST email reflector• YCCC email reflector (YCCC.ORG)• ARRL Rate Sheet email (ARRL.ORG)

Most important!

Clubs and Members