[Trlog] Multi-Network observations

[Charlie Ocker]

In this past weekends Field Day "event", I was responsible for setting 
up TR on a 3 computer network.  2 machines were for logging (the group 
was in the 2A class), and the third was setup for "no log" and was used 
to dump packet cluster spots into the network.

The network was reliable and robust.  No issues whatsoever.

But, there was some unexplained (at least to me) "weirdness" going on in 
regards to the rate display.

All 3 machines had the same variable set:

MULTI INFO MESSAGE = $ %

All 3 machines had the same display variable(s) set:

HOUR DISPLAY = THIS HOUR
RATE DISPLAY = QSO POINTS

All 3 machines had the bandmap enabled.

The "weirdness" is when the HOUR DISPLAY would start showing BAND 
CHANGES instead of QSO POINTS.  The numbers were huge... 783, then 952, 
etc.  We were NOT changing bands... this first occurred during the first 
few hours when both stations were running, and hadn't even changed 
frequencies.  Sometime later, the HOUR DISPLAY would revert back to THIS 
HOUR.  All 3 computers in the network would display the same thing. 
This behavior occurred throughout the 24 hours, and didn't follow any 
pattern in regard to rates or packet cluster activity.

The following is not a bug report, per se, but rather a request for 
improvement.  Is there any way that TR can display the individual 
stations QSO rate (or points) in addition to the networked sum?  This 
would be most useful for making real time band/mode change decisions.  I 
believe that CT does this, but of course, I would never consider using 
CT unless forced to do so at gunpoint or demanded by a station owner.

73,
Charlie  N9CO