[CQ-Contest] new logging program available

[Bob Naumann]

Tor,

You said:

"the general idea is to explore uses of SDR technology for unassisted SO2R
cw contesting". 

You said "unassisted" - is that a typo?

Because you then said:

"-a SDR panadapter is integrated into the bandmap for showing dupes/new
calls:

Dupe qso's are marked on the bandmap in a different color. By actually
marking the signal traces, it becomes easy to see potential new stations on
a band---they stand out immediately (see screenshot at above web page).
There is no need to tune across a band sequentially, just jump around to new
signals."

So, you're actually using the SDR to provide assistance? 

This sounds like a really cool thing for someone who wants to be assisted.

73,

Bob W5OV


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of RT Clay
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:46 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] new logging program available

I'm releasing a new contest logging program I've been working on for the
last year. Its name is so2sdr, and the general idea is to explore uses of
SDR technology for unassisted SO2R cw contesting. By unassisted, I mean that
the program DOES NOT DECODE any cw. It is freely available at:

http://code.google.com/p/so2sdr/

At this point although I have operated a while using the program, it is
still a work in progress, so expect to find bugs and things that are not
complete.

so2sdr features:

-it is dual-platform, running under both Windows and Linux

-a SDR panadapter is integrated into the bandmap for showing dupes/new
calls:

Dupe qso's are marked on the bandmap in a different color. By actually
marking the signal traces, it becomes easy to see potential new stations on
a band---they stand out immediately (see screenshot at above web page).
There is no need to tune across a band sequentially, just jump around to new
signals. 

-logging interface is somewhat like trlog


Hardware (and specific contest) support is somewhat limited right now:

-radios: Elecraft K3 and K2
-cw generation only via Winkey
-SDR: soundcard based SDR connected to rig IF (Softrock, LP-PAN, etc). 96
KHz stereo sampling needed. One is needed for each radio.
-parallel port for headphone/radio switching



have fun & HNY! You can send bug reports to so2sdr (at) gmail.com

Tor
N4OGW/5

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