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# Installation
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> 🇬🇧 You are reading the English version | 🇩🇪 [Deutsche Version](de-Installation)
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## Prerequisites
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### Java
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KST4Contest is a Java application. A current **Java Runtime Environment (JRE)** is required. The recommended version is Java 17 or higher.
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### ON4KST Account
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To use the chat client, you need a registered account with the ON4KST chat service:
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- Register at: http://www.on4kst.info/chat/register.php
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### Behavioural Etiquette
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The official language in the ON4KST Chat is **English**. Please use English even when communicating with stations from your own country. Common HAM abbreviations (agn, dir, pse, rrr, tnx, 73 …) are widely used and understood.
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### Sending Personal Messages
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To send a private message to another station, always use this format:
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```
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/CQ CALLSIGN message text
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```
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Example: `/CQ DL5ASG pse sked 144.205?`
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During contest operation (5–6 messages per second in the public channel), public messages directed at a specific callsign are easily missed. KST4Contest also catches such messages if they are accidentally posted publicly (see [Features – PM Catching](Features#pm-catching)).
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---
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## Download
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The latest version can be downloaded as a ZIP file:
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**https://do5amf.funkerportal.de/**
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The filename follows the pattern `kst4Contest_v<version>.zip`.
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---
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## Installation
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1. Download the ZIP file.
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2. Unzip into a folder of your choice.
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3. Run `praktiKST.exe` (Windows) or the corresponding start script.
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Settings are stored at `%USERPROFILE%\.praktikst\preferences.xml` (Windows).
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---
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## Updating
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KST4Contest includes an **automatic update notification service**: when a new version is available, a window will appear at startup showing:
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- A notification that a new version is available
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- A changelog
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- The download link for the latest package
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### Update Process
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Currently the only way to update is:
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1. Delete the old folder.
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2. Unzip the new package.
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Your settings file (`preferences.xml`) is preserved since it is stored in your user folder, not the program folder.
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---
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## Known Issues at Startup
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### Norton 360
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Norton 360 flags `praktiKST.exe` as dangerous (false positive). You need to add an exception:
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1. Open Norton 360.
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2. Security → History → Find the relevant event.
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3. Select "Restore & Add Exception".
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*(Reported by PE0WGA, Franz van Velzen – thank you!)*
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