{"id":32119,"date":"2023-09-04T10:25:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=32119"},"modified":"2023-11-07T13:47:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:47:06","slug":"4-september-minos-contest-logging-software-by-peter-g3zpb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/tonight-at-eight-archive\/2023\/09\/04\/4-september-minos-contest-logging-software-by-peter-g3zpb\/","title":{"rendered":"4 September 2023 &#8211; MINOS Contest Logging Software by Peter Burton, G3ZPB"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URzrI7qIxEs?si=A1nW5GBsoyfrgjFM&amp;start=342\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The presentation<\/h3>\n<p>Peter will cover the following points in his presentation:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>An introduction to what MINOS does in terms of contest logging<\/li>\n<li>Additional features<\/li>\n<li>How to obtain the software and how to install it<\/li>\n<li>Setting it up for first use<\/li>\n<li>Hands-on using it in a contest<\/li>\n<li>Some additional contest features<\/li>\n<li>Installing Rig Control and Rotator Control<\/li>\n<li>Set-up and use of Rig Control<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>About Peter<\/h3>\n<p>Peter is a retired Chartered Electrical Engineer having spent much of his life in the radio communications and computer industries.\u00a0 During the early 70s he co-founded the \u201cAmateur Radio Bulk Buying Group\u201d to ease the problems we had getting components for some magazine\u2019s construction projects.\u00a0 This became incorporated into his company Catronics Ltd manufacturing a range of small electronic products such as Digital Frequency Meters and also an Amateur Radio Retailer selling Trio\/Kenwood products.\u00a0 Later in his career, he headed up the Government\u2019s Radio Technology Laboratory at Whyeleafe.<\/p>\n<p>He gained his first amateur radio licence in\u00a0 the \u201860s as G8BRB, then as VK5ZPB for a couple of years and eventually passing his Morse test in 1970 to become G3ZPB.\u00a0 He is active on most bands between 80m and 70cms using speech or data modes for both rag-chews and contesting.\u00a0 His favourite activity is taking part in the RSGB 70cms FT8 Activity Contests where he frequently gets a \u201ctop 5\u201d place each month.<\/p>\n<p>His interest in both radio and computers has led him to take a keen interest in how and where computers can assist in an amateur radio station.\u00a0 He has been a member of the development team with MINOS for about five years with particular responsibility for testing the software with a wide range of different rigs.<\/p>\n<h3>Watch live<\/h3>\n<p>Tonight@8 webinars are livestreamed for free on our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/URzrI7qIxEs?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/batc.org.uk\/live\/rsgb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special BATC channel<\/a><\/strong>, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online.<\/p>\n<h3>Find out more<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/minos\/files\">https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/minos\/files<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/minos.groups.io\/g\/users\/files\">https:\/\/minos.groups.io\/g\/users\/files<\/a><\/p>\n<p>peterg3zpb@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The presentation Peter will cover the following points in his presentation: An introduction to what MINOS does in terms of contest logging Additional features How to obtain the software and how to install it Setting it up for first use Hands-on using it in a contest Some additional contest features Installing Rig Control and 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