I don't even need special software. I use a flex radio and that is pretty
much how I tune.
Ria
N2RJ
On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:30 AM Steve London <n2icarrl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to modern, and allowed, unassisted technology, it's not that simple.
>
> A competent, unassisted, operator will manually fill in the bandmap
> going up (or down) the band, filling in callsigns as they go. There is
> now software, such as NaP3 or Waterfall Bandmap, which superimpose a
> waterfall or spectrum display on the bandmap. After the operator does a
> pass up (or down) the band, each waterfall or spectrum trace will have a
> callsign associated with it. A good, unassisted, operator will keep an
> eye on the waterfall or spectrum trace, When a new trace appears,
> without a callsign associated with it, the unassisted operator can
> simply mouse-click on the trace, and send the radio to that frequency.
> No need to tune a second VFO or radio using the "big knob". Listening to
> a recording, this will be indistinguishable from a spotting-assisted
> operator.
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
>
>
> On 03/08/2017 04:24 PM, Peter Bowyer wrote:
> > It would likely show all of those things. It should be easy to spot the
> > difference between assisted and unassisted operation with a full
> recording.
> > Since the requirement is for all audio that the operator can hear, the
> > process of tuning a second VFO or second radio looking for mults whilst
> > CQing on the first should be discernable.
> >
> > Of course there can be some confusion sometimes. One or two slightly
> > doubtful quick fire mults would not arouse suspicion. But patterns become
> > easy to spot.
> >
> > Peter G4MJS
> >
> > On 8 Mar 2017 11:15 p.m., "Jamie WW3S" <ww3s@zoominternet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Is it required to show all the receive audio, even when tuning, etc, or
> >> just the actual qso?
> >>
> >> will it show, for example, if a station claiming no assistance was in
> the
> >> middle of a good run, and qsy’d 20 kc or more to work one station, a new
> >> mult, and then came back on the run freq?
> >>
> >> would a show a station that shut down for the night one one freq, and
> then
> >> then next morning worked three new, rare mults all on different
> frequencies
> >> before starting a run of his own?
> >>
> >> would it show that he/she was on, lets say, 28.435 for one new mult,
> tuned
> >> down 10 kc in a minute for another, and then tuned up to 28.535 for yet
> >> another new one? would it show all that tuning time (even though its
> only a
> >> minute) and would it show tuning past other stations just to get to the
> >> mults?
> >>
> >> since I never heard any contest recordings this inquiring mind wants to
> >> know.....
> >>
> >> 73
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