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layout: base.njk
lang: en
title: KST4Contest – English Manual
description: Technical user manual covering installation, configuration, ON4KST operation, AirScout, log synchronisation and the other functions of KST4Contest.
---

<section class="hero">
  <p class="eyebrow">Documentation</p>
  <h1>English Manual</h1>

  <p>
    This manual describes more than the controls of KST4Contest. It also
    explains how band information, priorities, reachability and other operating
    aids are derived, and where the available data does not support an
    unambiguous result.
  </p>

  <div class="actions">
    <a class="button" href="/manual/en/installation/">Installation</a>
    <a class="button secondary" href="/manual/en/configuration/">Configuration</a>
    <a class="button ghost" href="/manual/en/features/">Functions</a>
  </div>
</section>

<section class="section">
  <div class="section-heading">
    <p class="eyebrow">Start with the task</p>
    <h2>Where should you begin?</h2>
    <p>
      Each chapter can be used separately. For a new installation, however,
      the following order is usually more useful than starting with an isolated
      detail.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="grid">
    <article class="card">
      <h3>Install KST4Contest</h3>
      <p>
        Select the appropriate build, install the application and verify that it
        starts correctly on the computer intended for contest operation.
      </p>
      <div class="actions">
        <a class="button" href="/download/">Select a build</a>
        <a class="button secondary" href="/manual/en/installation/">Open installation</a>
      </div>
    </article>

    <article class="card">
      <h3>Configure the station</h3>
      <p>
        Enter the callsign, locator, available bands and chat categories. Then
        configure only the interfaces that are actually part of the station
        setup.
      </p>
      <div class="actions">
        <a class="button secondary" href="/manual/en/configuration/">Open configuration</a>
        <a class="button ghost" href="/manual/en/log-sync/">Log synchronisation</a>
      </div>
    </article>

    <article class="card">
      <h3>Interpret the displayed information</h3>
      <p>
        Priorities, band information, AP assessments and reachability are
        derived from several sources. The corresponding chapters explain which
        information is used and where its limitations begin.
      </p>
      <div class="actions">
        <a class="button secondary" href="/manual/en/features/">Open functions</a>
        <a class="button ghost" href="/manual/en/user-interface/">User interface</a>
      </div>
    </article>

    <article class="card">
      <h3>Prepare and run contest operation</h3>
      <p>
        Follow the complete workflow from pre-start checks and CQ operation
        through candidate selection and skeds to logging and an immediate move
        to another band.
      </p>
      <div class="actions">
        <a class="button secondary" href="/manual/en/contest-workflow/">Open the contest workflow</a>
      </div>
    </article>
  </div>
</section>

<section class="section">
  <div class="section-heading">
    <p class="eyebrow">All chapters</p>
    <h2>Complete English manual</h2>
    <p>
      This list is generated automatically from the Markdown files in
      <code>github_docs</code>. Changes to the central manual are therefore also
      included in the online documentation.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="grid">
    {% for manual in collections.manualPages %}
      {% if manual.lang == "en" %}
        <article class="card">
          <h3>
            <a href="/manual/en/{{ manual.slug }}/">{{ manual.title }}</a>
          </h3>

          {% if manual.summary %}
            <p>{{ manual.summary }}</p>
          {% endif %}

          <p>
            <a href="/manual/en/{{ manual.slug }}/">Open chapter →</a>
          </p>
        </article>
      {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
  </div>
</section>
