Project background

Background and conference papers

KST4Contest grew out of practical contest operation at DM5M. Individual functions started with concrete problems encountered while using the ON4KST chat; later development was also influenced by analysis of archived chat data.

Two points in the project history

What the papers document

These papers preserve the implementation and knowledge available at the respective GHz-Tagung. Their historical version references and plans have deliberately not been rewritten to match the current application.

GHz-Tagung Dorsten · 2025

Softwaregestützte Optimierung der Betriebstechnik von Conteststationen am Beispiel von KST4Contest

English title: Software-assisted optimisation of contest station operating practice using KST4Contest

The paper covers the development of KST4Contest, practical contest operating technique, the limits of conventional chat clients, Worked information, Genius frequency and message analysis, AirScout, logger, rotator and DX Cluster integration, and the operating and UI concept.

Marc Fröhlich, “Softwaregestützte Optimierung der Betriebstechnik von Conteststationen am Beispiel von KST4Contest”, paper for the presentation at GHz-Tagung Dorsten 2025.

The English edition is a translation of the German original, not a separate publication.

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German PDF · 3.4 MB · English PDF · 3.4 MB

GHz-Tagung Dorsten · 2026

Chat-Mining: Jagdinstinkte wecken mit KST4Contest

English title: Chat mining: awakening hunting instincts with KST4Contest

The paper examines archived ON4KST chats, presence in both categories, activity periods, sked requests and reply behaviour, the relationship between useful information and reply rate, and the functions derived from those observations.

Marc Fröhlich, “Chat-Mining: Jagdinstinkte wecken mit KST4Contest”, paper for the presentation at GHz-Tagung Dorsten 2026, including section “Erfolgsrezept”.

The English edition is a translation of the German original, not a separate study.

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German PDF · 1.8 MB · English PDF · 1.7 MB

Current software

The papers explain the background, not today's complete feature set

For current behaviour and configuration, use the complete function overview and the manual. The conference papers remain historical sources.

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