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[WriteLog] Network Frequency - Understood

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Subject: [WriteLog] Network Frequency - Understood
From: "Hal Kennedy" <halken@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:44:56 -0500
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 After some testing, what's happening to the Network Frequencies box
became evident.  I had three notebooks networked - none hooked to
radios.  They all were set to a static frequency by clicking the large
box under "Radio" and setting the frequency to manual rather than a
radio on a COM port.  Computers set up this way will display their
frequency around the network only for a few minutes after they log a
station - then they disappear. I added a fourth computer to the network
that has a radio being polled on a COM port.  Its frequency always is
displayed on all four computers, even when it sits idle.  Apparently, WL
looks at COM port and/or logging activity to decide to maintain the
frequency in the box.  If it sees neither - the frequency disappears
after a short time.

For me - this implementation is ideal.  Computers set to manual are
really just a test mode here.  In contests, the computers are hooked to
radios and they will always display - just what I was looking for.  A
"housekeeping" or "strategy computer in the back of the room" that might
also be on the network, but without a radio, will not display a manually
entered frequency - which is perfect as that's just clutter on the other
screens.

Instant wish-list fulfillment - okay!
Hal N4GG

    

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