ARDF-FjwW is a windows program for using the chip cards system SPORTident^® of the AES Arnstadt company and allows time keeping and evaluation of ARDF competitions. A detailed description is here.


ARDF-FjwW - a screenshot

FjwW was used many times directly at ARDF World- and Region1/2/3-Championships 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008...2022 and served for post-evaluations of other WCs and ECs. In Sept. 2022 ARDF-FjwW was used at the
20th ARDF World Championships in Bulgaria and e.g. on the
Region2 Championships in USA 2011 and the
Region3 Championships in Australia 2011

FjwW support languages English, German, French, Dutch, Czech, Polish and Russian.

The program was successfully used many times at German ARDF competitions as well as in 24 countries: Australia, Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine and USA.

FjwW offers a comfortable display of the current results at any moment during the competition with the Internet Browser on an unlimited number of computers. Here you can see an example.

Beginning with version 8.3 FjwW is unicode and thus able to use all possible international character sets, such as Cyrillic, Arabic, Korean, East- and North-European special characters and so on (screenshot of Dutch language version at the left side).

Here, a description about ARDF-FjwW is currently being developed Description about ARDF-FjwW, that describes the usage and the possibilities of the program and the additional tools, primarily by pictures with accompanying text. The description will be extended continuously. Sorry, in the moment it's only in German (looking for a translator to English ...).

The ARDF-FjwW software isn't freeware and can be obtained from the author only.
The complete Help text can be downloaded here as a PDF.

The last version of FjwW, delivered to registered users, is V24.2 (24.2.1.1) dated 2.3.2024 .
If versions didn't get to registered users, please inform the author.
This version has the following new features. Here in details.

Many examples for past evaluations with FjwW are at ardf.darc.de/contest

E.g. results from:

16th World Championships Serbia 9/12 | 17th World Championships Kazakhstan 9/14 | 17th EYAC 2016 Norway 7/16
18th World Championships Buldaria 9/16 | 19th World Championships Korea 9/18 20th World Championships Bulgaria 9/22

Here currently being built up a service for ARDF-FjwW-User: Hundreds of German and international ARDF competitions in EDAD format (see above) for usage in FjwW or in other programs which are able to import EDAD.

Year	International Championships	German Championships	Diverse German District Competitions
2023	WM CZE, WYAC, WCup BUL, NED, BEL	GER: RLL 1-4	GER: Districts 2023
2022	WC BUL, WYAC, NED, BEL	GER: RLL 1-3	GER: Districts 2022
2021	BUL: EuroCap EM EYAC, NED, BEL	GER: DM	GER: Districts 2021
2020	BUL	GER: DM	GER: Districts 2020
2019	NC NED/BEL, BlackSea BUL, EM SLO, NAC NOR, WYAC UKR	GER: RLL 1-3, DM	GER: Districts 2019
2018	NC NED/BEL, BlackSea BUL, WM KOR	GER: RLL 1-3, DM	GER: Districts 2018
2017	NC NED/BEL, BlackSea BUL, EM LTU	GER: RLL 2/4, DM	GER: Districts 2017
2016	NC NED/BEL, WCup BUL, WC BUL	GER: DM-FO, RLL 2-3, DM Saarland	GER: Districts 2016
2015	NC NED/BEL, EuroCup BUL, EC CZE	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Brandenburg, DM-FO	GER: Districts 2015
2014	NC NED/BEL, EuroCup BUL, EYAC BUL, WC KAZ	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Baden, DM-FO	GER: Districts 2014
2013	NC NED/BEL, 4day BUL, EYAC CZE, EC POL	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Saxonia, DM-FO	GER: Districts 2013
2012	NC NED, 4day BUL, WC SRB	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Würtemberg, DM-FO	GER: Districts 2012
2011	NC NED, EYAC BUL, EC ROM, R2 USA, R3 AUS	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Thür./Franken, DM-FO	GER: Districts 2011
2010	POL, BEL, NC NED, WC CRO	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Hessen, DM-FO Franken	GER: Districts 2010
2009	POL, CZE, ROM, NC NED, NC SWE, EC BUL	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Würtembg, DM-FO Bayern/O	GER: Districts 2009
2008	NC FRA, NC NED, WC KOR	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Thüringen, DM-FO Haltern	GER: Districts 2008
2007	EYAC GER, NC NED, EC POL	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Franken, DM-FO Erfurt	GER: Districts 2007
2006	EYAC POL, NC NED, WC BUL	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Schwaben, DM-FO Neubr.bg	GER: Districts 2006
2005	EC SCG	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Sauerland, DM-FO Potsdam	GER: Districts 2005
2004	WC CZE	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Saarland, DM-FO Herdecke	GER: Districts 2004
2003	EYAC GER, EC POL	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Bastheim	GER: Districts 2003
2002	WC SVK	GER RLL 1-3, DM Thale	GER: Districts 2002
2001	EC FRA	GER: RLL 1-3, DM Passau	-

FjwMap is primarily a planning tool for ARDF competitions. You can place the locations of start, finish and transmitters on a scanned map (JPG-/GIF-/BMP formats) and calculate the optimal running courses for different categories. Also GPS data of locations can be used. FjwMap can hand over location data to FjwW. A more detailed description is in the help files of FjwMap in English or German.

On www.FjwMap.de currently arise a FjwMap-Wiki !!!

The program can process data of the 'Shuttle Radar Topography Mission' (SRTM, see Wikipedia).
This freely or after registration accessible data is stored on a NASA FTP server. The data provides for a surface of approx. ca. 50x90 or 20x30 meters (Central Europe) the height above sea level in meters.
With loaded altitude data the height is shown for a marked location at its actual position in the status bar.

FjwMap is able to display a recorded running route from a GPS tracker (GPX file format) on the map with simultaneous display of run time, already passed route, currently active transmitter, altitude, average of speed and time-lapse function. Since V10.11 the track is being displayed permanently. Please download and test it !

FjwMap is freeware for usage in sectors of non-commercial sport, e.g. Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) or Orienteering (OL). Other usages have to be negotiated with the Author ! The program supports German, English, French or Russian.

Tool for FjwW to print certificates after ARDF competitions or universal use.
More detailed descriptions in Englisch.

On www.FjwLay.de arises at the moment a FjwLay-Wiki !!!

The keywords used (e.g. "Vorn" for first name) must also be present in the first line of the loaded CSV file that provides the keyword resolution.

FjwLay enables the creation of a layout for the serial printing of certificates (limited to one page) and the quick production of many or individual printouts.

FjwLay iis freeware if it is used in the leisure sports sector. The program interface is in German, English, French or Russian.

J.Guettlich, DL7VDB, DL5NBZ and other composed a extensive source index about technique, training, tactics, software and... of ARDF.

Sorry, only in German.
A theoretical comment on dimensioning of antennas for 80-m-Receivers used for direction finding with practical conclusions.

Who knows the many certificates that were issued at ARDF competitions over the past 50 years ?
Here are over 335 certificates from the collection of the author and others.

Anyone who wishes to contribute to this collection, please send a scan to the e-mail below. Thank you!

Who knows the number of medals which were awarded at ARDF competitions over the past years? Here is a collection of more than 105 medals.

Anyone who wishes to contribute to this collection, please send a photo of the medal to the e-mail below. Thank you!

Sorry, only in German.
This system of time recording at ARDF contests was successfully in action between 1995 and 2002 and was the starting point for the FjwW evaluation program.

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