Minos Contest Logging Software

A contest logging suite for VHF and UHF Amateur Radio Contests

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Minos is a logging program for many VHF and UHF amateur radio contests written by Mike Goodey G0GJV. It offers support for most RSGB and Region 1 events, with real time or post event entry and production of an entry log file for submission to the adjudicators. More information about amateur radio contests can be found from the links page.

Features

• Support for most RSGB and Region 1 contests
• Realtime or post event entry
• Realime scoring
• Points per kilometre or fixed points per QSO
• Automatic dupe checking
• Callsign lookups from previous contests
• Entry logs in various formats*
• ADIF export
• Maidenhead locator calculator
• Loading of predefined contest and station setups
• Rig and rotator interfaces

*Region1 Test (.edi), G0GJV (.gjv), .minos, Google Earth (.kml), summary

Development

In March 2008 Minos was made Open Source under the BSD licensing scheme. It is now licenced under GPL3.

In December 2017 Minos 2 was released which has many new features.

More on the history of Minos, and its predecessor GJVLog can be found on the history page.

Support

If you use Minos and want to discuss the program or have any problems with it you are encouraged to join the project discussion mailing list on Groups.io. Visit https://minos.groups.io/g/users

Alternatively email for any Minos program and software issues.

Comments on the Minos website (only) should be sent to .