RSO Contest Monitor
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1. Band Entry Score Operator List DXCC Entity ARRL Section State Province roo he aos 1 ITU and CQ Zones m Grid Square n Band by band breakdown optional a QSO b Prefix c Mults d Etc During score synchronization RSO Contest Monitor sends and receives Station to Station messages as well Messaging RSO Contest Monitor supports Station to Station messaging for any station currently synchronizing scores to the RadioSportOnline com servers To enable Station to Station messaging check the Enable Station to Station Messaging checkbox The following preferences are available to configure message notification Select the Message menu item and select Preferences _ RadioSportOnline Contest Monitor Contest Callsign Category p Rer Prefix ee gt RSO Contest Monitor Dak State Province N Zone Grid Square gt Band Entry AllBand Notify me have new messages by Displaying a pop up message Mode C cw C Flash the application C RIT Automatically display the message s Soa brtOnline com score Monitor Synch with score server every x minutes 1 R 2 w Start Monitoring Upload Band Breakdown I Save Settings On Exit Enable Station to Station Messaging 1 Display a pop up message A pop up message will be displayed when you have a new message 2 Flash the application To minimize disruptions during a c2. what call sign demographics and contest specifics are being reported to RadioSportOnline com To enable Multi Op Master mode follow all preceding instructions to set up RSO Contest Monitor and do the following Click on the Preferences menu item Check Multi Op Mode Enter YOUR callsign in the Op Callsign textbox Check Master Instance for Multi Op Mode Sa aie ae a This will automatically change the call sign of this instance of RSO Contest Monitor to the station call sign 5 Click OK Multi Op Mode Multi op mode is the mode should be selected only for logging PC s that will not be reporting the score to RadioSportOnline com for display but whose operators would like to enable station to station messaging Multi op mode tells RSO Contest Monitor that there are multiple instances of the software running against one master logging PC Multi op mode sets what call sign will be displayed in the messaging To station list The callsign used in Multi Op mode will not be displayed on the RadioSportOnline com site To enable Multi Op mode follow all preceding instructions to set up RSO Contest Monitor and do the following To enable Multi Op Master mode do the following Click on the Preferences menu item Check Multi Op Mode Enter YOUR call sign in the Op Callsign textbox Click OK ae ae a a Application Versioning RSO Contest Monitor and RadioSportOnline com are eac
3. RSO Contest Monitor OOPSLA OMe creceatexduetssecelensdvasveesseaseenss azteunsea EEE A AEE AAE E EESE ASE AEREE EERENS 1 Requirements lt 5 dcescsacarsuiacsnntudsdcceysblnan tes Maduieyohdn san cnasdocsaabdeinesdeadac teadte E a a a 1 Installing the APMC ALONE usec Atacan see tcastestlcieent cx de dcsunsebacestuaeeet ua duces vnteasins adbasouaeaecauan seeds 1 Starting THe APO NCA OM css bts caste aa ds ate Sie as waa a a tae ts adn 1 Setting Station Informatie ccsds ose avewecs tas eiwecseedehcea caves hoc toacsian bends laces dora 2 Contest SS CUI inaran ere aa anet eea A AE EA E E O EES AE IAEE ERA 3 Setting General Settings nosrinscrii nni aE E E A dt E a as 4 Score SMC MFOMIZ ALON tesserae eacerustss cca ninn o E a a a a ie 6 Mess ging nione ida dees ates Poise E E E E amine ped ana E E a 7 Sending MESSAGES eieiei e i EEE R A R AAGE E AE E E 8 Iean RAVS KaT E ES A E T A E A eq togecesaestaod so aes Nites 8 Mu lti Op Set pssininrraranan sie es a n E E nE ee es oie 8 Application Versioning narn an a EE a EER EE EE ER R 9 Operation Requirements The requirements to run RSO Contest Monitor are minimal Windows 98 or XP IE 6 0 or greater WriteLog v10 x and an active internet connection RSO Contest Monitor self updates supported contests and DXCC Entity changes via a live XML feed from the RadioSportOnline com web server RSO Contest Monitor synchronizes with the RadioSportOnline com web site periodically via HTTP the same way your browser
4. Settings On Exit Enable Station to Station Messaging Start Monitoring Figure 3 There are four General Settings that you can change These settings will change the behavior of RSO Contest Monitor so please understand their use 1 Synch with score server every X minutes Select a number in the list beside this setting from 1 to 5 This number represents the time in minutes between transmissions of score data to the RadioSportOnline com web server This setting cannot be changed while RSO Contest Monitor is actively monitoring your score The default setting for this value is 1 minute See Score Synchronization for more details about active score monitoring 2 Upload Band Breakdown Selecting this setting will send your band breakdown along with your total contest score and station information which will be available for viewing on the RadioSportOnline com score server in the following format ittp www hamlogsonline com radiosportonline Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a A A i gt Qa x A QD seach ferais BM R A Address http www hamlogsonline com radiosportoniine Links 4 A Soldier s Wish List Chittenden Online Banking Log In Local Weather Forecast for Grand Isle VT 05458 weather com 2 Symantec Security a R d S O i I adio port nine The World s Premier Online Radio Sport Score Server Page last refreshed at 01 13 2008 02 14 49 UTC Band dat
5. SingleBand ITU Zone CO Zone Grid Square Mode IOW C SSB a RITY R Pe e a RadioSpo e com C Hih Low CORP Contest Score Monitor General Settings etl Synch with score server every minutes Za 2 mi imal M Upload Band Breakdown Save Settings On Exit I Enable Station to Station Messaging Figure 1 Several station information items are available in RSO Contest Monitor 1 Callsign Enter the callsign of the contest station whose score will be transmitted to the RadioSportOnline com score server required 2 DXCC Prefix Click the ellipsis button next to the DXCC Prefix field and choose your DXCC prefix click OK ARRL Section Enter your ARRL Section DX Stations this is not required State Province Enter your two letter state province code DX Stations this is not required ITU Zone Enter your ITU Zone designator CQ Zone Enter your CQ Zone designator Grid Square Enter your six digit Grid Square locator Operators Enter the list of operators at the station separated by a comma or semi colon Ap BOY Contest Setup RadioSportOnline Contest Monitor Contest ee art Category aad Band Entry C AllBand Single Band Callsign DXCC Prefix ARAL Section State Province r Mode O Cw C SSB C RTTY C FSK Power High C Low RadioSportOnline com Contest Score Monitor CORP General Se
6. a for contest station WE1H Go to The Main Score Server As posted on 1 12 2008 11 04 18 PM UTC Supported Contests Downloads Band Breakdown Software Developer s FAQ About WLMonitor 160M QSO 2 Pts 8 Pref O HamLogsOnline Com 80M QSO 57 Pts 238 Pref 14 40M QSO 520 Pts 2223 Pref 191 20M QSO 1782 Pts 4121 Pref 439 15M QSO 841 Pts 1945 Pref 189 10M QSO 78 Pts 186 Pref 22 3 Total QSO 3280 Pts 8721 Pref 855 _ Rack to the main score nase M Done internet Figure 4 Not selecting this setting will transmit only your score and station information http www hamlogsonline com radiosportonline osoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q x 9 x a A gt Search K Favorites 2 Gy Se A ss http www hamlogsonline com radiosportonline Go Addre Links A Soldier s Wish List 4 Chittenden Online Banking LogIn Local Weather Forecast for Grand Isle VT 05458 weather com 4 Symantec Security A R d S O I adio pol t nine The World s Premier Online Radio Sport Score Server Page last refreshed at 01 13 2008 02 16 04 UTC Callsign Contest Mode Category Power Bands Score Reported Go to The Main Score Server WE1H ARRL 160M Contest SSB Multi Multi High AllBand 7456455 1 12 2008 11 04 18 PM UTC Supported Contests te1st ARRL 160M Contest SSB Multi Multi High AllBand 7456455 1 12 2008 11 05 31 PM UTC Downloads Software Devel
7. h in synch with the other application s version At start up RSO Contest Monitor automatically compares its version with that of the RadioSportOnline com web site and will notify you if a newer version exists If RSO Contest Monitor detects a newer version the Start Monitoring button is automatically disabled to prevent errors in the application Simply download and uncompress the newer version and start contesting
8. ontest the application will flash with a caption update indicating that you have messages 3 Automatically display the messages Messages will be collected in the background and will be displayed when one of the three previous notification methods is selected or you request to see all messages This setting is saved when you have selected Save settings on exit Sending Messages Sending messages is enabled during active monitoring To send a message Click the Message menu item Click Send New Message Choose a station Enter a message Click OK ie Sue The message will be sent at the next synchronization Retrieving Messages Retrieving all messages on demand is enabled during active monitoring To retrieve your messages on demand 1 Click the Message menu item 2 Click Retrieve All Messages All waiting messages will be immediately displayed in the order in which they were received Multi Op Setup RSO Contest Monitor supports single and multi op station setups Multi op setup enables two different modes of operation Multi Op Master mode and Multi Op mode Multi Op Master Mode Multi op Master mode is the mode should be selected only for the logging PC that will be reporting the score to RadioSportOnline com for display Multi op Master mode tells RSO Contest Monitor that there are multiple instances of the software running against one master logging PC Multi op Master mode sets
9. oper s FAQ About WLMonitor HamLogsOnline Com v Done internet Figure 5 3 Save Settings on Exit Selecting this setting will save the following values when RSO Contest Monitor is closed These settings will be pre set when RSO Contest Monitor is started the next time Callsign DXCC Prefix ARRL Section State Province ITUZone CQ Zone Grid Square Synch with score server every X minutes Upload Band Breakdown Enable Station To Station Messaging Message notification settings ror Bo ho ao SS Score Synchronization RSO Contest Monitor synchronizes your station s contest score and messaging at the default interval or the interval you define To begin sending your contest data click the Start Monitoring button To stop sending your contest data click the Stop Monitoring button RadioSportOnline Contest Monitor E olf Message About Contest ES Callsign Category Pa DXCC Prefix Band Enty ARAL Section State Province bl Band aE ano Bend ITUZone COZone f Grid Square Mode Operators Cw C SSB C RTTY C FSK POA RadioSportOnline com C High C Low C QRP Contest Score Monitor General Settings Synch with score server every X minutes 1 2 x Start Monitoring Upload Band Breakdown Save Settings On Exit Enable Station to Station Messaging Figure 6 The following information is sent to the RadioSportOnline com servers Station callsign Contest Mode Category Power
10. ttings Synch with score server every minutes 1 a 2 ws Start Monitoring Upload Band Breakdown Save Settings On Exit Enable Station to Station Messaging Figure 2 In order to send your score to the RadioSportOnline com webserver you must enter contest and category information Band mode and power information is optional 1 Contest Click on the ellipsis next to the Contest textbox choose the current contest from the list provided and click OK The Contest textbox will be populated with the current contest 2 Category Click on the ellipsis next to the Category textbox choose the current category from the list provided and click OK The Category textbox will be populated with the current category Band Entry Select either All Band or Single Band Mode Select either SSB CW RTTY FSK or Mixed 5 Power Select either High Low or QRP TP Setting General Settings RadioSportOnline Contest Monitor Message About Contest Callsign Category DXCC Prefix ARAL Section State Province Band Entry C AlBand f Single Band ITUZonel CQZone Gd Square EE o tener Operators 1c cw C SSB oC RTTY C FSK trae E E Rass por ine com High Low QRP General Settings Synch with score server every x minutes 1 a 2 i Upload Band Breakdown Save
11. works so there are no security issues to update your score and send and retrieve Station to Station messages Currently RSO Contest Monitor works only with WriteLog v10 x big thanks to Wayne W5XD and Ron K5DJ for their help Installing the application RSO Contest Monitor is a single executable with no additional required components Installation is quite simple 1 Download the latest version of RSO Contest Monitor from RadioSportOnline com 2 Unzip the RSO Contest Monitor Contest Monitor zip file with your favorite ZIP archive manager WinZip PKZip etc 3 Extract the RSO Contest Monitor exe file to any location for example C ProgramFiles RadioSportOnline 4 Optionally create a shortcut to the executable file Starting the application To start RSO Contest Monitor double click on the exe file you extracted or the shortcut you created Be sure to set up your firewall software to allow RSO Contest Monitor access to the Internet or it will not be able to load and function Upon start up RSO Contest Monitor verifies the current application version and synchronizes with the RadioSportOnline com server to update its supported contest list and DXCC entity list so an up to date listing is available at each start up Setting Station Information RadioSportOnline Contest Monitor Message About Contest ee Category OO oce a Band Entry ARRL Section State Province C AllBand
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