Contesting

Making a few test QSOs before the contest and verifying that a proper Cabrillo log can be generated is strongly recommended.

Support for contesting is enabled when you check the Contest mode box on the Configuration window's Contest tab, or when you check the contest mode box on the Capture window. Enabling contest mode also enables Run-mode. With contest mode enabled, DXKeeper displays the word Contest followed by the Contest ID in the Main window's title bar; if no Contest ID is specified, DXKeeper displays Contest: ?

If WinWarbler is running, its contest mode setting is automatically conveyed to DXKeeper; thus to enable or disable DXKeeper's contest mode, enable or disable contest mode on WinWarbler's Configuration window's Contest tab.

DXKeeper can export Cabrillo files for the contests listed in the following table. Setting the Contest ID selector to one of the contests on this list

Contest ID	Increment TX serial#	Cabrillo Template	Transmit Exchange	Receive Exchange
ANARTS-RTTY		Anarts	recorded RST sent Location CQ recorded begin time	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 5)
AP-SPRINT	a	APSprint	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
ARRL-10	(note 15)	ARRL-10	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 15)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 15)
ARRL-160		ARRL-160	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 13)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 13)
ARRL-DIGI		ARRL-DIGI	Location Grid setting	recorded Grid
ARRL-DX-CW ARRL-DX-SSB		ARRL-DX	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
ARRL-RTTY	(note 16)	HF	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 16)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 16)
ARRL-SS-CW ARRL-SS-SSB	a	Sweepstakes	recorded TX# Location Section TX Exchange setting (note 3)	recorded ARRL recorded RX# (note 4)
ARRL-UHF-AUG ARRL-VHF-JAN ARRL-VHF-JUN ARRL-VHF-SEP		ARRL-VHF	Location Grid setting	recorded Grid
BARTG-RTTY	a	BARTG	recorded RST sent recorded TX# recorded begin time	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# recorded comment (UTC time)
CA-QSO-PARTY	a	CAQP	recorded RST sent TX Exchange setting (note 1) recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 2)
CQ-160-CW CQ-160-SSB		HF	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
CQ-VHF		CQ-VHF	Location Grid setting	recorded Grid
CQ-WW-CW CQ-WW-SSB		HF	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 21)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 22)
CQ-WW- RTTY		CQ-WW-RTTY	recorded RST sent TX Exchange setting (note 9)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 10)
CQ-WPX-CW CQ-WPX-RTTY CQ-WPX-SSB	a	HF	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
DARC-WAEDC-CW DARC-WAEDC-RTTY DARC-WAEDC-SSB	a	WAE	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
EPC-PSK63		EPC-PSK63	recorded RST sent TX Exchange setting (note 11)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 12)
EPC-WW-DX	a	EPC-WW-DX	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
IARU-HF		IARU	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
JIDX-CW JIDX-SSB		JIDX	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
LZ DX		LZ DX Contest	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 14)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 14)
NAQP-CW NAQP-RTTY NAQP-SSB	a	NA	recorded TX# First name setting Location ST/PR setting	recorded RX# recorded name recorded state
NA-SPRINT-CW NA-SPRINT-RTTY NA-SPRINT-SSB	a	NA	recorded TX# First name setting Location ST/PR setting	recorded RX# recorded name recorded state
OCEANIA-DX-CW OCEANIA-DX-SSB	a	HF	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
FL-QSO-PARTY		FLQP	recorded RST sent TX Exchange setting (note 1) recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 2)
GA-QSO-PARTY IL QSO Party MI-QSO-PARTY NEQP OH-QSO-PARTY ON-QSO-PARTY QC-QSO-PARTY Virginia QSO Party WA-State-Salmon-Run WI-QSO-PARTY	a	NEQP	recorded RST sent TX Exchange setting (note 1) recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 2)
PACC	(note 20)	RAC	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 20)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 20)
RAC, CANADA DAY, CANADA WINTER	(note 17)	RAC	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 17)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 17)
RSGB-IOTA	a	IOTA	recorded RST sent recorded TX# Location IOTA setting	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# recorded IOTA
SAC-CW SAC-SSB	a	HF	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
STEW-PERRY		Stew	recorded RST sent recorded TX#	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX#
TMC-RTTY		Makrothen	recorded RST sent Location Grid setting	recorded RST rcvd recorded Grid
UK-DX-RTTY	(note 18)	UK DX RTTY	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 18)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 18)
UK-DX-BPSK63	(note 18)	UK DX BPSK63	recorded RST sent recorded TX# (note 18)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 18)
UKSMG		UKSMG	recorded RST sent TX Exchange setting (note 7)	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 8)
VOLTA-RTTY	a	Volta	recorded RST sent recorded TX# Location CQ	recorded RST rcvd recorded RX# (note 6)

Note 1: In State QSO Parties, the TX Exchange should be set to a state, country, or state-and-county abbreviation per contest rules.

Note 2: In State QSO Parties, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain both a received sequence number and a received state, county, or state-and-county abbreviation. These two sub-items can be immediately adjacent, or separated by one or more spaces; DXKeeper will properly separate them for use in generated Cabrillo records.

Note 3: In Sweepstakes, the TX Exchange should be set to the Precedence and Check, separated by a space. The ARRL Section must also be selected for a valid Cabrillo log to be generated.

Note 4: In Sweepstakes, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain a received sequence number followed by a Precedence character followed by a two-digit Check followed by an ARRL section; these sub-items can be immediately adjacent, or separated by one or more spaces; DXKeeper will properly separate them for use in generated Cabrillo records. If the recorded RX# item does not include an ARRL section, the recorded ARRL will be used (if recorded with the QSO).

Note 5: In Anarts RTTY, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain a one-digit or two-digit CQ zone followed by a space character followed by the UTC time.

Note 6: In Volta RTTY, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain a sequence number followed by a one-digit or two-digit CQ zone.

Note 7: in UKSMG, the TX Exchange should be set to the four-character grid locator followed by a space character followed by the UKSMG membership number

Note 8: In UKSMG, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain a four-character grid locator followed by a space character followed by the UKSMG membership number

Note 9: in CQ WW RTTY, the TX Exchange should be set to the two-digit CQ zone followed by a space character followed by one of the following:

Note 10: In CQ WW RTTY, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain a one-digit or two-digit CQ zone and, optionally, a 2-character area indicator: a state abbreviation, a province abbreviation or DX. If no area indicator is present, DX is assumed. The zone and area indicator can be in any order, with or without a space separator. Thus the following are all acceptable receive exchanges:

Note 11: in EPC contests, the TX Exchange should be EPC followed by your five-digit EPC membership number, e.g. EPC02640.

Note 12: In EPC contests, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain either a five-digit EPC membership number, e.g. EPC02640, or a serial number, e.g. 007.

Note 13: in the ARRL 160m contest, US and Canadian stations should set TX serial# to your ARRL section abbreviation, e.g. STX; stations outside the US or Canada should set TX serial# to DX. Each QSO's RX# item should be set to your US or Canadian QSO partner's ARRL section abbreviation, e.g. LAX, or DX for all other QSO partners.

Note 14: in the LZ DX contests, Bulgarian operators set TX# to their Oblast code and capture Bulgarian Oblast codes or ITU zones in the RX# item; operators outside Bulgaria set TX# to their Oblast code and capture Bulgarian Oblast codes or ITU zones in the RX# item

Note 21: in CQ WW CW and CQ WW SSB, the TX Exchange should be set to the two-digit CQ zone

Note 22: In CQ WW CW and CQ WW SSB, the recorded RX# item is assumed to contain a one-digit or two-digit CQ zone