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Subject: [WriteLog] Band map feature
From: FireBrick" <w9ol@billnjudy.com (FireBrick)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:33:11 -0600
And in addition to the techniques listed already.
type the call into the edit screen and right click, choose the post to band
map option.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:14 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] Band map feature


> I was working 40 M at a M/M this weekend.  I had the graveyard shift.
1.5KW
> into a 4 element full sized 40M yagi at 180' was at my fingertips.  It was
> impressive and depressing to hear all the EU stations calling CQ and
getting
> them fairly strong.  Endless calling resulted in them consistantly calling
> CQ right in my face.  Humbling...
>
> As I was working the band, it occurred to me that a useful tool in times
> like this would be to be able to post my own local spots to the band map.
> The cluster was posting new spots (albiet very few).  As I tuned the band,
> alot of time was wasted just waiting to copy the guy's call.  Most
stations
> had been worked before but the band map could have allowed me to organize
> the band on my screen.
>
> Consider an alternative to the Cntr-W.  Suppose a Cntr-P (for "post") was
> available.  If the CntrP could perform the duties of CntrW and also put
the
> callsign on the band map, with the appropriate color, at least I could
have
> band neatly organized so that my S&P efforts were more fruitful--i.e. not
> waste time on stations already worked.
>
> Ford-N0FP
> ford@cmgate.com
>
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