A.R.R.L. Field Day 2009 Operating Notes:

1. In the center of the form you will see "Our Club Info" area. Insert your club's or your callsign in the "Callsign" field and insert the operator's name in the "operator" field. Then click the Log In button.

2. Then you select the Band and the Mode you are using and if you are a GOTA station and if you are working staellites you enter the name of the SAT in its field.

3. Now you are ready to operate and Log your contacts. The area just below has a blue line around it. This is where you log your contacts. The enter/return key will move you from field to field until you get to the SAVE button. After you click or hit that button the record is saved and entered into your score and will display which Section you have worked in the map area at the top of the form. That area will display the total of all sections worked and is updated everytime a record is saved.

4. There is a vertical area on the left side of the screen for Extra points. if any of these apply to you simply use your mouse to check the appropriate boxes then press the Submit button and these extra points will be reflected in your total score, above.

5. if you record your contacts on paper and wish to enter them into the log later you will see a checkbox in the logging area that says "Late Entry". By checking that box two new fields show themselves and are available for you to enter the Date and Time of each contact that you are entering "late". otherwise the computer's clock provides the date and time for you and you do not need to enter that info in normal realtime operating mode.

6. if you change operators during Field Day you will see a button named "Log Out". Use that button when one operator logs out so another op can then Log In.

7. the "Station" field in the operator log in area is for multiple station network use when that feature is implemented later.

Les W4SCO
SCO Inc. Software