If you have worked him on the same band/mode, a big red DUPE will appear under the text box and you hit to wipe out what you typed. N1MM+ will automatically fill in exchange data if you have worked him on another band or mode. When you make a contact, simply enter the worked call sign in the first text box. Beware that if you initiate a digital mode, additional programs will launch. Likewise you can can change mode by entering CW, USB, LSB, SSB, or RTTY. When you enter a frequency, such as 14080, you will see it appear in the window title. You can click on the band/mode option that is appropriate, or you can enter them into the first text box. For Field Day you won’t see options for 12, 17, or 30m for a CW-only contest you would only have one column. In this example we are doing general logging, so all modes and the WARC bands are shown. It is very important that you update your choice every time you change bands or modes on the radios, or else you will have an invalid log. This example is for general logging such as an operating day for Field Day you would only see three boxes since the exchange is simply the call sign, class, and section.Īt the left are four columns to quickly select the band and mode.

The number of boxes will vary based on the contest and expected exchange. For CARS events, the software will be set up for you.Īcross the top of the window you see five text input boxes. There are plenty of resources on the web about setting it up, and we can discuss the powerful extra features later. In this article we’ll look at how to use it for simple logging. N1MM+ is a powerful software logging program that is popular with contesters.

Amateur radio logging software