17-03-2019, 07:50 AM
Well the JMMFD finishes this morning so it raises the question : did you participate ?
If yes, then the next step is to send in your log. VKCL 4.7.1 provides the feature to submit your log but I am a bit nervous about putting my email password in the setup form. The screen below shows the setup form but mail host details and account passwords are not readily going to be supplied by me even if only stored on my PC. The other (better ?) option is to send an email to VK4AE from your email software, subject is just your callsign, and attach the text export log file.
From the JMMFD page on the WIA web site:
"For each contact: UTC time, frequency, station worked, RST/serial numbers sent / received and claimed score. (VHF and above location of other station and distance showing the Lat Long or Maidenhead Locator to 6 figures for the station worked.)
Logs must be accompanied by a summary sheet showing: call sign, name, mailing address, section entered, number of contacts, claimed score, location of the station during the contest, and equipment used, and a signed declaration stating: -
"I hereby declare that this station was operated in accordance with the rules and spirit of the contest and that the WIA decision will be accepted as final".
For multi-operator stations, the full names and call signs (legible) of all operators must be listed.
Paper logs may be posted to "John Moyle Contest Manager, 27 Laguna Ave, Kirwan 4817 Qld".
Alternatively, logs may be e-mailed to, jmfd2019@wia.org.au, vk4ae@wia.org.au, or sent by Snail Mail via the WIA, Contest Manager JMMFD, PO Box 2042, Bayswater, Victoria, 3153.
The following formats are acceptable: EXCEL or Microsoft Word, ASCII text or and electronic log programs such as VK Contest Log (VKCL).
Multi-operator stations must in the first instance submit an electronic version of their log. Paper logs may of course be submitted as a backup.
Logs sent by disc or e-mail must include a summary sheet and declaration, but the operator's full name (legible) is acceptable in lieu of a signature.
Logs must be date stamped or postmarked no later than 12th April and electronic logs received no later than midnight 21st April 2019. "
The Contest Manager will probably update the participation logs list for 2019 so it might pay to check your log has been received before the close date : http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/
If you didn't participate this time around, maybe next year ??
The next similar/portable-style VK contest is the Winter VHF/UHF Field Day on 22nd and 23rd June 2019.
As a postscript, I am glad I didn't have a fixed plan on going portable. We had 81mm of rain overnight Friday, more rain Saturday, and it is looking like more today. After being in near-drought conditions over the previous few months, it is good to have a full house water tank and there is hope that the grass might recover from its very brown/dead state.
The local static crashes from nearby lightning didn't make 40M (or 80M) operation easy but 20M was relatively noise-free. There wasn't a lot of VHF & UHF activity and the one attempt on 23cm to northern VK2 was a dismal failure. The microwave gear for 2403 and 3398 was on and ready but not used at all.
If yes, then the next step is to send in your log. VKCL 4.7.1 provides the feature to submit your log but I am a bit nervous about putting my email password in the setup form. The screen below shows the setup form but mail host details and account passwords are not readily going to be supplied by me even if only stored on my PC. The other (better ?) option is to send an email to VK4AE from your email software, subject is just your callsign, and attach the text export log file.
From the JMMFD page on the WIA web site:
"For each contact: UTC time, frequency, station worked, RST/serial numbers sent / received and claimed score. (VHF and above location of other station and distance showing the Lat Long or Maidenhead Locator to 6 figures for the station worked.)
Logs must be accompanied by a summary sheet showing: call sign, name, mailing address, section entered, number of contacts, claimed score, location of the station during the contest, and equipment used, and a signed declaration stating: -
"I hereby declare that this station was operated in accordance with the rules and spirit of the contest and that the WIA decision will be accepted as final".
For multi-operator stations, the full names and call signs (legible) of all operators must be listed.
Paper logs may be posted to "John Moyle Contest Manager, 27 Laguna Ave, Kirwan 4817 Qld".
Alternatively, logs may be e-mailed to, jmfd2019@wia.org.au, vk4ae@wia.org.au, or sent by Snail Mail via the WIA, Contest Manager JMMFD, PO Box 2042, Bayswater, Victoria, 3153.
The following formats are acceptable: EXCEL or Microsoft Word, ASCII text or and electronic log programs such as VK Contest Log (VKCL).
Multi-operator stations must in the first instance submit an electronic version of their log. Paper logs may of course be submitted as a backup.
Logs sent by disc or e-mail must include a summary sheet and declaration, but the operator's full name (legible) is acceptable in lieu of a signature.
Logs must be date stamped or postmarked no later than 12th April and electronic logs received no later than midnight 21st April 2019. "
The Contest Manager will probably update the participation logs list for 2019 so it might pay to check your log has been received before the close date : http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/
If you didn't participate this time around, maybe next year ??
The next similar/portable-style VK contest is the Winter VHF/UHF Field Day on 22nd and 23rd June 2019.
As a postscript, I am glad I didn't have a fixed plan on going portable. We had 81mm of rain overnight Friday, more rain Saturday, and it is looking like more today. After being in near-drought conditions over the previous few months, it is good to have a full house water tank and there is hope that the grass might recover from its very brown/dead state.
The local static crashes from nearby lightning didn't make 40M (or 80M) operation easy but 20M was relatively noise-free. There wasn't a lot of VHF & UHF activity and the one attempt on 23cm to northern VK2 was a dismal failure. The microwave gear for 2403 and 3398 was on and ready but not used at all.
Doug VK4ADC @ QG62LG51
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If you have a comment or question, post it as it may trigger or answer the query in someone else's mind.