1. Santa Cruz County Field Day N1MM: A 12-step program -or- A Non-Contester's Guide to Computer Logging

2. What we're going to cover ● Basics of computer logging  Start up ● Entering station information ● Selecting a contest  Operation ● Logging a QSO ● Changing bands/freqs ● Changing modes ● Changing operators ● Fixing mistakes  Clean up ● Exporting your log ● “No frills”

3. Step 1: Set personal info

4. Step 2: Create a new log in the database

5. Step 3: Open the log window

6. Step 4: Set band/frequency

7. Step 5: Set mode

8. Step 6: Log a contact ● Callsign, class and section ● Use space bar, tab or mouse to move forward ● Shift-tab or mouse to reverse ● => ENTER to log the QSO!!! <=

9. Step 7: Fix a mistake Quick edit: Just the contact info Double-click the log entry Full edit: Anything you want Edit menu or right click

10. Step 8: Change operator ● Control-O (operator) ● Also Config-menu ● Easy to do ● Hard to remember ● Needed for correct GOTA scoring!!!

11. Step 9: Update contest information

12. Step 10: Export the log ● Things to know:  eQSL wants ADIF  Contests want Cabrillo  LoTW can take both  Summary results?

13. Step 11: Frill #1 CW Keys ● OK, I lied, a couple of frills

14. Step 12: Frill #2&3 Band mapRate window

15. Your turn!!! ● Simulated contest ● At Field Day we will almost certainly have computer rig control  band maps & automatic frequency/mode entry ● CW and digital stations will be using the function keys