[TRLog] Bandmap Inconsistencies

Scott Ellington sdelling@facstaff.wisc.edu
Mon, 03 Dec 2001 10:00:46 -0600


Jimmy Weierich wrote:

> 
> I've not had the problem of a call not clearing out. At least not if I 
> stop tuning long enough for the frequency shown under the Band/Mode to 
> update to the current rig frequency.
> 
> I have occasionally had the problem of the call in the bandmap not 
> popping into the call window for as long as I can remember.
> 
> I just loaded about thirty calls into the bandmap and tuned up and down 
> the map for about 20 minutes and managed to make this happen three 
> times. There seemed to be no relation between the age of the spot, or 
> anything else I could see, and the occurrences. In each case the entry 
> in the bandmap was blinking, the frequency in the band map was the same 
> as that under the Band/Mode, and the call window was empty. Once this 
> happened with a call that call would not appear even if I tuned away and 
> back again, regardless of for how long or how many other calls were 
> posted to the call window. The only way I could make the call in 
> question again appear in the call window was to go to CQ mode and then 
> back to S&P.
> 
> On the second occasion when this happened I got a message under the 
> exchange window that said "Enter frequency for W1AR in kHz:". On the 
> other two occasions no message appeared.
> 


This is precisely the kind of behavior I've seen.  All running DOS without Windows.

73,

Scott  K9MA



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Scott Ellington
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