> Getting it setup can take a fair amount of time.
So can N1MM Logger+
73,
Marsh, KA5M
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From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Kevin Rowett
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 11:19 AM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Fwd: Fwd: [cwops] Packet spots
yea…but ,WL is “an acquired taste”. Getting it setup can take a fair amount of
time.
73, K6TD
> On Nov 10, 2020, at 8:06 AM, Randy Thompson <k5zd@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> In this regard, I have to congratulate Wayne W5XD and the WriteLog
> development team. They seem to produce release after release that just work.
> No contesting ending failures. Compare that to some other logging software!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Hal
> Kennedy
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 9:58 AM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Fwd: Fwd: [cwops] Packet spots
>
> Agree with Randy and others. I ran the largest system engineering department
> in the US. Maybe the world. One of the top five rules: NEVER intentionally
> introduce errors to "fix" something. The rule of unintended consequences can
> be brutal.
>
> 73
> Hal N4GG
>
>
> Agree! I want to control this myself rather than have the software do it.
> If implemented, it should be an optional setting.
>
>
> K5ZD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Kevin
> Rowett
> Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 11:17 PM
> To: Alan Maenchen <ad6e@arrl.net>
> Cc: WriteLog Reflector <writelog@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Fwd: [cwops] Packet spots
>
> yes! I find XIT, or slight adjustment of the big knob to help tremendously
> in getting to the top (bottom?) of a pileup, in a contest.
>
> But, I’d NOT like the SW to do that for me.
>
> In fact, we had a bit of discussion about that on the internal K4 eng list.
> Someone was advocating the K4 do that, as part of the radio.
> Nooooooo.
>
> 73, K6TD
>
>
>> On Nov 9, 2020, at 8:11 PM, Alan Maenchen <ad6e@arrl.net> wrote:
>>
>> I posted the note below on the CWops reflector about XIT offset for
>> the "click n shoot" crowd.
>> N4ZR then said that N1MM has such a feature built in (option). I'm
>> not pushing for it, but wondering if WL does something similar. I
>> haven't looked for it but then there's a lot that I don't know. Just curious.
>>
>> Personally, I think part of effective operating in a pileup situation
>> is choosing your TX frequency such that you stand out in a crowd.
>> That's something you learn. Personally, I move the main VFO manually
>> to offset myself from others rather than use the XIT knob. But, that
>> knob is there and having some automatic offset might be a good
>> thing... only for jumping on a packet spot.
>>
>> 73, Alan AD6E / KH6TU
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Pete Smith <n4zr@comcast.net>
>> Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 5:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [cwops] Packet spots
>> To: <main@cwops.groups.io>
>>
>>
>> Many N1MM+ users are aware of this, but there is an option in the
>> Telnet window to automatically offset your transmission from the spot
>> frequency by a random small amount - should help.
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> Check out the Reverse Beacon Network
>> at <http://reversebeacon.net> <http://reversebeacon.net>, now
>> spotting RTTY activity worldwide.
>> For spots, please use your favorite
>> "retail" DX cluster.
>>
>> On 11/9/2020 5:59 PM, Alan AD6E wrote:
>>
>> Need to get this off my chest - I apologize in advance for this complaint.
>> It was a great SS but ...
>>
>> I love getting spotted and the resulting pileup. BUT there is a
>> serious problem with the "click and shoot" crowd where they don't
>> think about what it's like on the other end. Even a small pile of two
>> or three on exactly the same frequency is near impossible to copy
>> anyone. Signal strength alone is sometimes good enough to copy the
>> loud one, but usually they stack up at close enough strength that
>> it's impossible to copy. Yes, I do ride the RF gain control when I
>> can and that helps but my hearing isn't what it used to be.
>>
>> PLEASE! Set your XIT to some random offset .. plus or minus. The
>> easy copy signals are the ones as far from the crowd as possible and
>> still within my bandwidth (400-500 Hz). Unfortunately, not many of
>> those. I know some like to use really narrow filters so deciding what
>> offset to use is a crap shoot. See what works. An offset of zero does NOT
>> work.
>>
>> That said, I caught myself a few times zero beating. Some
>> self-flagellation is in order.
>>
>> Aloha, Alan AD6E / KH6TU
>>
>>
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