Bob Naumann - W5OV asked, "Is there software that allows you to inhibit the
reception of spots while allowing one to make spots?"
Writelog has a function called "single op". If you turn on this function,
it allows spots to be initiated but does not post spots to the band map or
multiplier displays. It's existence, however, is not conclusive proof of
anything, since the flow of packet spots in the Telnet window can be watched
and I don't believe there's anything in Writelog that locks the "single op
function" on when set up in a "single op" category. Cheaters can be
cheaters.
When I operate from home (low power, low inefficient antennae, where a big
weekend might be 200 Qs), sending spots in "single op" mode for contests
which don't have an assisted category helps break up the boredom while
searching for stations I can both hear and work and are sent with a view
toward promoting participation in the contest and its operators. However,
in response to what I see on the e-mail reflectors as growing skepticism and
criticism of ops claiming single op yet "sending spots," I'm doing this less
and less. I doubt anyone really cares about or has ever noticed my
activities since I'm not earnestly competing for anything when operating
from my home. When operating from more competitive facilities, I don't send
spots at all (unless acting as the "spotter" in a multi-op) because there
isn't time to do so.
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