KM Rover Logger - Initial Use

          Step-by-step hints to evaluate KM Rover

Note:
If you are not logging in the rover category, use my VHFLOG logger instead. The
rover logger will work for non-rovers, but the Cabrillo header will need editing.

1. After installing the logger, run it from the Start | Programs menu.

° Note: Do not drag KMRover32.exe to the desktop to make a shortcut - the correct
procedure is <Ctrl> + <Shift> and drag.

Or - make one by right-mouse clicking an empty spot on the desktop. Select New,
Shortcut. Browse to the KMRover32 folder and find the executable file. Click it,
click OK. Re-name it if you wish.

The third party Windows re-sizing control may not work in Win98 (or in Linux with
the Wine application). Use this KMRover that does not have the AResize third-party
re-sizing control.

2. For now, enter your Call Sign and initial six-digit grid into the setup screen.
Use W3KM-R (for example), in the setup screen, as W3KM/R would cause a Windows file
write error. After writing the Cabrillo (urCall-R.log), verify the changes that
the logger makes to your callsign in the log. If logging as a single-op non-rover
(which you can do), enter your call without the -R. The Cabrillo will be named
urCall.log - as it should be.

Click <Continue>.

3. Load an existing file from the files box by clicking the filename. Change the
current grid by clicking it. Use a 6-digit for accuracy. 

4. Select HELP | Contents from the pull-down menu. Read some of the basic indexed
items up top. If my WinHelp32 file does not open, read the rover FAQ - or select
the HTML help in the Help menu.

5. Change bands by entering 14, 144, 43, 12 etc into the callsign input. Try other
pull-down menus. There are other ways to change bands, plus, there are different ways
to accomplish most of the logger`s functions without using the mouse.

6. Add a QSO. <Enter> a call sign. If that call is in any of the data files, the
data is displayed: 6-digit, bearing, bands the station has and op`s name (if the
`Bands` option is being used).

° Note: <Enter> means you either hit <Enter> or <Space> to accept the data typed
in. <Tab> is only used to move between fields. Logging results are unknown if you
do not use <Enter> or <Space> to input the data. This is true while editing in
the `Edit log` form as well.

7. After you enter each field, the cursor goes to the next input. After entering
the grid, hitting <Enter> or <Space> again will accept the QSO into the log.

° Note: You can select QSO Accept(Auto) using the pull-down menu. This skips the
extra keystroke by accepting the QSO into the log after entering the grid.

8. Enter another QSO. After entering this one, <Enter> DL into the call input
to delete the last QSO. This is a command you want to remember since you will
use it often, especially when you enter a QSO on the wrong band. It is much easier
to delete the last QSO if you accepted it by mistake, rather than editing it in the
edit form. First make a mental note of the grid. Delete the QSO, then after changing
to the correct band, <Enter> L for last call, and continue.

9. Use the {Log} pull-down menu and write each of the files available. Cabrillo log,
summary, back-up file, etc. 

° Note: If you copy (not move) NOTEPAD.exe from the Windows folder to c:\kmrover32
the files you write will open in NOTEPAD automatically.

10. Exit the logger and re-run it to start a new contest. The UTC offset should be
automatic, but verify it to be sure. Verify your PC`s time zone setting as well.
If the wrong offset was used in a contest, you can use the included UTCTime
application to change the UTC hours in your log - post contest. Use the auto time
synchronization function in your PC`s system clock setup.

° Use the {File} pull-down menu or click the green {Contest} label or the yellow
{Contest name} label and select a new contest - double-clicking works too.

11. Enter a filename using the {File} pull-down menu or click the blue
`Enter new file` label to the left of the files box. Long filenames are OK, but 
keep them simple so they fit in the display windows.
Hint: use a name that tells you what contest it is. i.e. 2010juneqso  w3km2010uhf.

12. Enter QSOs. Enter a dupe to see this function. Enter a rover callsign (call/R)
and log that QSO. Then, enter that rover`s call on the same band, but in a
different grid. It logs without being a dupe. Do not log Rovers as call/grid - that
callsign will not match what the station sends - in the sponsor`s cross check.

Dupes are OK in the log, no penalty. Always work a dupe station when requested to do
so. The sponsor scores dupes as 0 pointers.

13. Move a station up the bands: change bands, then <Enter> S for same call. Try
changing bands with the PageUp/PageDown keys, and recall the last callsign when
changing bands by selecting this in the {Options}{Band Change...} menu.

14. Use the LO.exe application to setup your transverter and PLL offsets and
multipliers. When you change bands, the I.F. frequency for that band will be
displayed - under the band display box. On microwave bands where you use PLL
local oscillators - click the I.F. frequency display and input the PLL frequency
just before making the QSO - all that`s required is an accurate VHF counter -
which is also used to verify your IF radio`s calibration.

15. Change your current grid. The logger keeps track of calls and grids per
band, so you can work other stations and rovers as you move grids also.

16. Use the {Log} pull-down menu and select {Load last file...} to have the
logger recall the last log file used, automatically when the screen loads.

17. If you connect the PC to a GPS on COM1 (or USB port), you can try the
functions concerning GPS operation and beam pointing while driving. For
mobile rovers: Your antenna system is calibrated for North in the direction
of the front of your vehicle. The logger then displays the beam heading to
6-digit targets relative to your driving direction.

° Note: When not using a GPS (or when parked), use the manual offset to display
the beam heading. Calibration is done against known 6-digit stations or beacons.
You can drive to a mountaintop and park facing in any direction.

18. Although networking is not provided, a 2-laptop (or more) rover operation 
is do-able by merging the log files periodically. This is done in the {Log}
pull-down menu. Write the log file to diskette, then merge it into the
other pc. This can be used to compile one file at the end of the contest.

19. Logging can be done without the mouse. Keyboard shortcuts entered
into the callsign input are used to replace the mouse click functions.
See `Keyboard shortcuts` and `Printable shortcuts` in the HELP file.

20. Automatic file back-up is available. In the set-up screen, select the
drive or enter the drive/path for your back-up file. USB flash-drives work too.
Back-up can also be selected and turned ON/OFF in the {Log} menu.

21. USB to serial converters work for GPS and CW/PTT. Interfaces with the FTDI chips
like the VScom USB to serial adapters work fine. Use a PCI LPT board or external LPT
interface for band decoders (except Win7 and 8).

22. The DVK has an over-ride function - select `RIGblaster` mode in the DVK setup
screen (even if not using a RIGblaster unit). <Esc> <Space> <Enter> (and mic click and
footswitch - if using the appropriate RIGblaster) all cancel the wave file being played.
Playing the same or different wave file will also cancel the file that is playing. 

23. The logger writes a Cabrillo file for log submission - {Log} menu. Read your log and
verify/edit the header as required before submission.