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Hello Contest is a simple logging application for ham radio contests for Linux. It is written in Go using gotk3 for the UI. As I'm using this only for CW contests on HF, the program might not be very useful for other modes or higher frequencies.

Features

• Calculate points, multis, and score per band and in total. The calculation is done using the conval library. You can select the contest definition in the settings dialog (File > Settings).
• Show the current rate of QSOs, points, and multis in a comprehensive graphic.
• Show the course of points and multis over time per band.
• Get additional information about the entered callsign from the DXCC and super check partial databases, or a call history file.
• Use a call history file from a former contest to predict the exchange for the currently entered callsign.
• Connect to a dx cluster or a local CW skimmer and show the spotted stations in a spot list.
• Forward the spots to the spectrum view of your radio, if it supports the TCI protocol.
• Define different CW macros for the running and the search&pounce working mode.
• Connect to your transceiver through the Hamlib network protocol or the TCI protocol to keep the band and mode information in sync.
• Use the Hamlib daemon, the TCI protocol, or the cwdaemon to transmit CW macros.
• Export the logbook as Cabrillo, ADIF, CSV, or call history.

Ideas for the Future

• Bandscope to visualize spots in the frequency spectrum
• Improve the spot list to focus on the relevant spots
• Proper support for RTTY and other digital modes
• SO2R
• Real-time score submission to https://www.3830scores.com, http://contest.run, or https://contestonlinescore.com
• Enter Sends Message

Where to go from here?

• Installation
• First Steps