[TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III

Barry N1EU barry.n1eu at gmail.com
Wed Apr 9 12:34:07 EDT 2014


The bandmap needs to overlay the blips on the band scope, then you have the
best of both worlds and know at a glance that it's a "new" blip.

73, Barry N1EU


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at dj0ip.de> wrote:

> Correct me if I'm wrong but don't you just see a blip on the band scope?
> You have no idea what you're clicking on.
> You click, and my be jumping to a good signal or to garbage.
>
> I prefer using the bandmap which shows me:
>  - the station's call sign,
>  - whether I have already worked him or not
>  - if he is a single multiplier
>  - if he is a double multiplier
>
> That's a lot more intelligence than a blip.
> AND, I don't have to buy anything to use it, don't even need a scope.
> If my logging software incorporates the Band Map (which uses Omni-Rig), I'm
> good to go.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> Yeah... me too... that is a very important point, Cecil.
>
> That is why I use my Omni VII with N4PY software in "Radio State."  I like
> front controls, which is why I don't use a totally computer based solution
> like the Flex.
>
> And yet, the real utility of a spectrum scope is the ability to manipulate
> the rig right directly using the graphic display of what the
> radios captures.   A band scope allows us to SEE activity across a wide
> range of frequencies, not just sample and hear one frequency at a time.
>   The question becomes:  what can we DO with the graphical display
> data... what can it DO for us?   And it seems most advantageous to be
> able to interact and manipulate the radio directly from the visual data,
>   i.e., to SEE a station or open frequency and, then, quickly tune the
> rig accordingly.   Unless we can USE the visually displayed data, it is
> a fun image, but NOT A TOOL for using the radio.
>
>
> Happy trails - good stuff.
>
> ---------------------  JHR ---------------------------
>
>
> On 4/8/2014 10:01 PM, Cecil wrote:
> > I guess I would have to see what possibilities it would offer.  My limit
> of computer control has been through my logging program...DXLab.  I'm not
> much on computer controlled radio. I'm a hands on op.
> >
> >
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