Out-of-band notification is not a new idea. I submitted the following
suggestion to Wayne almost a year ago
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FROM: Jim Idelson <jimi@designet.com>
TO: Wayne Wright <w5xd@alum.mit.edu>
DATE: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 12:17:04 -0500
RE: Feature idea
Hi Wayne,
Here is a feature idea that I came up with based on my own experience:
Feature: License Limits
Description: Allows or inhibits tranmission and entry of QSOs when the operator
or station is out of band limits authorized by the applicable license(s).
Operation: WriteLog would use a file that describes band segments permitted for
each license class in a country. [This file should be user-definable so you
don't have to do the work]. As transmit frequency is read back from the radio,
transmission is inhibited and out-of-band QSOs cannot be logged. A message in
the message area indicates "TX frequency not authorized". When the operation is
multi-operator, the ability to to set a licence class parameter for the station
callsign and for each op would be great. Then, when a new op logs on, his
license limits apply.
Comments: This would help greatly in situations where there is a lot of "packet
pouncng". We have seen quite a few times when a multiplier is worked and logged
out of band. It's easy for this to happen when spots are coming from all over
the world on a telnet connection. Working a guy simplex in the EU 40m phone
band isn't hard to do! And, the DX station doesn't always tell you! This
feature would also help prevent accidental transmissions on the DX station's
calling frequency due to forgetting to put the radio in split mode. As I think
about it, it would also prevent guys from yelling " Hey! Listen in the US
band!" on the DX transmit freq.
Another situation where this would be useful would be in Field Day operations
where there a often many different classes of license operating the station.
Many of these ops are less experienced, etc. Everyone would benefit from this
capability - callsign holders and guest ops, too.
If you like it at all, put it on somewhere your list . . .
73 and happy holidays,
Jim K1IR
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