[Mldxcc] Spotting (was Assisted vs Unassisted)

[Verne Terwilliger]

​Emi,

To stop the rapid scrolling you need to add more filters.  Example:  Only
select "Your Continent" or Your Country", this gives you spots you may be
able to make contact with, in addition, eliminate the bands you can't work,
e.g. 160 if you don't have the antennas for it.

Once you do this the scrolling will slow down.

Verne

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Emileigh Starbrook <estarbrook at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> So I played around with my logging program and it does do two things - one
> of which is what you are calling spotting.  It has to be turned on (I did
> not since I didn't realize it was there) but it is on my generally logging
> program.  I have it enabled there, but only so when I make a contact and
> log it, it sends it to the internet and it shows up on DX Summit.
>
> However I tested it this morning it has a grid (spreadsheet) of a list of
> stations (I guess those are spots).  If I click on on it does tune the
> radio to that frequency.  But they scroll so fast I don't really see any
> real way to use it.
>
> The thing I like about DX Summit is I can filter it to the band I'm tuned
> to - and it gives me about 50 stations on a page.  It only updates about
> every 3 minutes, so it's not constantly scrolling.
>
> I can definitely see how using a spotting program can be advantageous but
> the fun of the chase tuning around is definitely fun for me.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Emily
>
>
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