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title: Priority Score for ON4KST Contest Operation
description: KST4Contest uses priority candidates and scoring to help VHF, UHF and SHF contest operators identify promising stations faster.
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  <h1>Priority Score for contest-focused ON4KST operation.</h1>
  <p>
    KST4Contest helps operators focus on the most promising stations instead of scanning
    busy chat traffic manually.
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    <h2>Why it matters</h2>
    <p>
      During VHF, UHF and microwave contests, relevant stations can disappear quickly in active
      ON4KST chat traffic. The priority candidate system helps highlight stations that are likely
      worth attention based on contest-relevant signals.
    </p>

    <h2>Contest-oriented signals</h2>
    <p>
      Candidate priority can take information such as activity, bands, QTF direction,
      sked-related messages, known frequencies and workflow context into account.
    </p>

    <h2>Different from generic chat clients</h2>
    <p>
      KST4Contest is not only an ON4KST chat viewer. It is designed to support operator decisions
      during contest operation.
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  </div>
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