[WriteLog] Suggestion: Probable Section Suggestion

[Gary AL9A]

I for one agree.  It is especially annoying to click on a spot based on the 
number in the call in hopes it is a needed section and then find that not 
only is it not a section that you need or want, but also that the frequency 
info can jump you to another band!  Can be a big problem depending on the 
antenna and tuner setting currently being used!  I believe the problem is 
that the SS rules allow working a station only once regardless of band and 
this apparently defeats the WL Follow Me logic and the ability to only show 
spots in the current band.  Perhaps some logic could be added to the SS 
contest module that would display only a given band if desired.

I did discover a something of a work around solution for this contest 
though.  I use the VE7CC CCUser interface to feed spots to WL and found I 
can use that info to make up for WL's lack of state info.  I display the 
VE7CC cluster info on a second monitor and use it's ability to sort calls 
and/or states to make finding a likely prospect easier.  By sorting on 
states its easy to scroll through the list looking for various state calls 
that are now in alphabetical order.  Some spots include the section info as 
well for states that have multiple sections.  Likewise sorting by DX country 
gets all those VE sections lumped together.  That makes it easy to identify 
the calls and frequencies of interest.  The problem then is you must type 
the frequency into the call field to QSY the radio there and then either 
click on the spot from the band map or enter it manually.  It would be much 
simpler if this info was in the spots brought into WL.  I realize not all 
clusters carry this info and some are more accurate than others, but right 
now this is big hole that needs to be improved upon for SS Assisted.

73,
Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Tavan" <rick at tavan.com>
To: "WriteLog Reflector" <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: November 22, 2009 8:38 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] Suggestion: Probable Section Suggestion


> In SS SSB this weekend, operating with telnet spotting, I frequently
> found myself clicking a spot in order to access the pre-fill database to
> see if it was one of my last needed multipliers. This is awkward because
> it generates false band map entries, clicks a bunch of relays and takes
> multiple keystrokes. It would really be nice if the Packet Spots window
> (or perhaps the Band Maps) could pick up the Section field and display
> it alongside the call, perhaps followed by "?" since there is no
> guarantee that it's correct. Does anyone else share my 'druther?
>
> /Rick N6XI
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