A quick question about SO2R if I might - with a single computer, can you
display multiple bandmaps assigned specifically to each radio?
One reason I was considering a two computer setup was to have separate
packet spot windows for each radio, to easily grab spots on radio 2 while
running radio 1. I'm fairly certain there's no ability to display multiple
packet spot windows. I like to grab spots from the packet spot window
rather than the bandmap. Also nice to know the relative timing of the
spots.
73,
Barry N1EU
>From: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
>To: <writelog@contesting.com>, "Jerry Flanders" <jflanders2@home.com>
>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] One computer versus two in SO2R contesting
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 20:27:29 -0500
>
> > Actually I found it surprisingly easy unless the QSO rate was high. I
>did
> > SO2R RTTY for the first time this past weekend, but used two computers,
>one
> > dedicated to each radio. It was working so well during the low rate
>times
> > that I started wondering how this could be done with only one computer +
>2
> > radios and couldn't see how it could be set up - hence the question I
> > posted last night.
>
>Heck, I see it in reverse - I don't see how you can watch 2 computers and
>monitors. I've never been any good at it, but I've had SO2R going on a
>single computer and single monitor. No problem to setup, although the
>1280x1024 screen is a bit tiny for my old eyes. 2 RTTYrite windows, one on
>each side of the monitor. Only one general place to watch. Hearing both
>radios and wondering which one is receiving takes a look at the screen, but
>I suppose stereo headphones would eliminate that consideration. Of course
>you can also use 2 monitors with WIN98 and above, so you can still have 2
>monitors but only one computer. I'm not sure why you would network 2
>computers unless you intended a multi-op, 2-station effort someday. I know
>Don and others do SO2R this way, but seems like an expensive, more
>complicated way to do it. Maybe it's done for the redundancy in case a
>computer is lost during the contest?
>
>
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