Oh, great, Hal. I like when we can actually understand something! I
couldn't figure out why I never saw this on 10.64 and later. But, I always
had the radios interfaced to the computers.
Thanks,
Ed - W0YK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hal Kennedy [mailto:halken@comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, 24 January, 2008 10:45
> To: w0yk@msn.com
> Cc: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Network Frequency - Understood
>
> 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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