<div>Hi Bob...I have been naming the computers as 40M-Run, 40M-Partner, and 40M-Mult...we have a physical/electrical lock out that will lock out either the run or mult depending on how its configured...so only one signal per band...the Partner does not need to be locked out as he only shares audio from the run station and does not have a rig in front of him...using partner at peak operating time makes sure that 2 people concur what the call is and what the report is....</div>
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<div>The reason that the Mult station frequency reporting is not wanted , is that the Mult station is constantly tuning the band, responding to packet spots, and in general is on the move...to pass a mult or another station from another band only requires the frequency of the Run station...mults are passed to the Run station, because he has the biggest antenna selection and possibly the most dominant signal...it gives too much data to deal with in the ALT-J window to see any more than the Run station's freq...pass freq is not needed, and where the Mult station is, really does not make a hill of beans....</div>
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<div>so maybe a feature for version 4??? ......and I am still holding out for software lockouts that can be defined at startup for 3 options....first come first served, Run lock out, and Mult lock out....all within the same bands....</div>
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<div>73 de Rick NQ4I<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/30 Bob Wilson, N6TV <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:n6tv@arrl.net">n6tv@arrl.net</a>></span><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/29 Rick Dougherty NQ4I <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nq4i@contesting.com" target="_blank">nq4i@contesting.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi Bob...thanks for the note...we are using 3 stations on 40m and 20m...a Running station, a Multiplier station that works Mults and other stuff not in the log and a Partner station...if I set the Mult station as Run support and the Partner as Run Support, then all three stations look and act like partners...the Mult station is typing calls in his field and they display on the Partner and the Run...this is an action I don't want...I need the Mult station to have his own idenity...but I dont want the Mult station to report his freq to the network...thats the problem...we use the Run station to pass to, not the mult station who is moving around all the time...thanks de Rick</blockquote>
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<div>Three "stations" all on the same band? I hope everyone is taking care to keep one and only one transmitted signal per band, as required by the rules.</div>
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<div>I still don't understand why it is so important to "hide" the so-called "MULT" PCs from the Status window. Is it because stations are being passed to the wrong frequency?</div>
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<div>You can add additional visual clues to the Status window to indicate which station is which. For example, you could use station names such as:<br></div>
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<div>40MAIN (Enter RUN and NOSUPPORT)</div>
<div>40SUPP (Enter RUN SUPPORT)<br></div>
<div>40MULT (Enter MULT and NOSUPPORT)<br></div>
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<div>(Provided these don't change during the contest).</div>
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<div>You could also use a dummy PASSFREQ on the "MULT" station like 7111, 14111, 21111, etc., then select <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Display Options | QSY Freq</span> to train your operators to know which station is NOT the one accepting passes.</div>
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<div>To summarize you'll now have three visual clues: the station <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">name </span>(40MULT) the "TYPE" column (M) and the QSY Freq column (21111).</div>
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<div>73,<br></div><font color="#888888">
<div>Bob, N6TV</div></font></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Support@win-test.com">Support@win-test.com</a><br><a href="http://www.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support" target="_blank">http://www.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support</a><br>
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