[TenTec] New Radios in the Future

[Gary - AB9M]

Rick, just a small correction on item --1-- 

>>> A band map does not include all call signs.  It can't.  It only includes 
>>> the ones calling CQ.

# as I have N1MM configured with my local CWSkimmer as a telnet server 
127.0.0.1:7300, the N1MM bandmap is filled by every CW station who IDs 
within the 20 kHz bandpass of the FLEX-1500 / VAC / CWSkimmer combination. 
Included in the bandmap information Callsign, (color indicating mult value), 
time since last heard, and CW speed.

# Also, as I have DXlab Commander configured, I can use the OMNI-VII VFO or 
the computer mouse clicking on Commander Control panel or bandmap, CWSkimmer 
bandmap, N1MM bandmap, or the FLEX-1500 frequency display. I find using 
N1MM's bandmap is easiest and fastest for S&P. As I have said many times, 
CWSkimmer is NOT for the run frequency, but can really shine for SO2R, S&P, 
or multiplier stations (Multi - two, etc).

see Introduction to CW Skimmer By Pete Smith, N4ZR; 
http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/Files/Skimmerintro.pdf

73 & DX,

Gary - AB9M

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 11:50 PM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Radios in the Future

Answers below, shown as ">>>"

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of HamOperator
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 11:58 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Radios in the Future

--1--   But ... what if the band map does not indicate a call sign for
ALL the blips?  What if there are blips that are not labeled?

>>> Indeed you will have lots of blips unlabeled.  Many will be people
calling a station that you cannot hear or whose blip is buried below those
calling him.  THESE GUYS are not interested in working you, anyway.  They
are after that juicy multiplier down in the mud.

>>> A band map does not include all call signs.  It can't.  It only includes
the ones calling CQ.

>>> REMEMBER, we are talking about working a contest where the object is to
try and maximize your score by working as many multipliers as you can as
well as working as many stations as you can.  You'll find many of the blips
on the high bands and most of the blips on the low bands are stations which
you cannot work anyway.  But you have to sit on their frequency and listen
to them until you find out who they are.

>>> EXAMPLE:  late in the contest you have worked nearly 1000 QSO.  If you
see a strong blip on 40m, it's probably some guy you've already worked.
With a bandmap you would know, but not with a bandscope.  If it is not
someone you have already worked, then it's probably someone in your
continent - say a Mexican station.  If he's in the US, "you" can't work him
anyway. But you can work a Mexican station.  If you work him, you get 1
point (because he's in the same continent) and multiplied by all of your
multipliers, you score goes up by about 300 points.  OR, you are focused on
the band scope, skip over non-multis and focus only on the multipliers that
you have not yet worked (in a new country or zone or both).  Work one of
these, since he's outside of your zone, he counts 3 points, and you score
will increase by something like 1500 points (depends on several factors, but
you see my point). That's because of the complex way of scoring.

>>> So the bandscope finds targets when we're shooting at anything that
moves, the bandmap helps us work smarter.


--2--  Besides, I think Larry N8LP (the panadapter guy) already provides
just an overlay for the NaP3 program - it works with a skimmer or cluster or
something -- see here:

http://www.telepostinc.com/NaP3.html

>>> WOW, NOW THAT IS NEW TO ME.  YES, BARRY'S DREAM HAS COME TRUE!
THANKS FOR THE TIP, JAMES!!!      All the more reason to move into the next
level of ham radio!
I'm going to research that because I know nothin' about it.


So I think the future is here already.   (By the way... I bought the LP-Pan2
for one of my other radios...)    ;-)

>>> I don't even know what an LP-Pan is.  Maybe my XYL has one in her
kitchen.  ;-)

>>> DJ0IP

--------------------------K8JHR ------------------------------


On 11/3/2014 5:21 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> " The mega benefit of the panadapter is in the future, once some
> genius creates a bandmap overlay so all the spotted callsigns appear
> adjacent to their waveform and you can instantly see the unspotted dx. "
>
>
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