Hi all,
I am happy we are bringing up new ideas.
To filter spots, we need to start at thinking what do we want to accomplish.
What features we are after.
-we want to know where the mults are (done)
-we want to know where the double mults are (done)
-we want to know where the QSOs are (done)
-we want to know where the 3 point QSO is (missing currently)
-we want to know if we have propagation to area by spots
..we kind of have this
..but information is hidden deeper than the separation of
1 and 3 point QSOs
--to estimate propagation: use a forecast
--to know propagation: live RBN report of our own S/N in target area
--live reports if the spotted station is heard by own or a close-by RBN
--live reports if the spotted station logs someone we have specified
as a peer to follow
--live reports if any of the specified peers are calling the spotted station
..just to bring up some thoughts that are possible to implement today..
73,
Jukka OH6LI
Then we can get to thinking what data we need, or what variables we need.
After that we can think about optimizing, setting priorities and heling the
operator to maximize the station score creating capability.
2017-04-25 22:18 GMT+03:00 Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>:
> One very clever approach to this problem is incorporated in the freeware
> Viewprop by ZL2HAM. It lets you set the radius of a circle around your QTH
> so that only spots TO or FROM inside that circle are let through. The idea,
> of course, is to define the circle so that stations inside it have
> propagation similar to yours. It can he used as "middleware" to filter
> spots going to your logging program, and has a number of useful features
> such as by-band bar charts that let you see at a glance when a given region
> had propagation to your area over the last 24 hours and more.
>
> See ViewProp@yahoogroups.com for info; the installer is in the Yahoo
> group's files section.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Check out the Reverse Beacon Network
> at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now
> spotting RTTY activity worldwide.
> For spots, please use your favorite
> "retail" DX cluster.
>
> On 4/24/2017 5:11 PM, Jukka Klemola wrote:
>
>> Setting spot filters right will help guessing what is the best spot to
>> click.
>>
>> Finding new variables for optimizing the operating efficiency is one of
>> the
>> near-future developments.
>>
>>
>> To see the spot development future, go to slide 25:
>> https://asiakas.kotisivukone.com/files/ohdxf.kotisivukone.co
>> m/contest_station_2020.pdf
>>
>> Contesting software capabilities 2020 on slides 20 through 23.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>> Jukka OH6LI
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2017-04-24 23:51 GMT+03:00 Barry <w2up@comcast.net>:
>>
>> If you are seeing many spots before they are workable, one of those other
>>> skills to which you refer needs more work. That is, knowing your station
>>> and setting filters to keep you from wasting time clicking on spots you
>>> can't hear or can't work.
>>>
>>> Barry W2UP
>>>
>>> On 4/24/2017 12:10, Matt NQ6N wrote:
>>>
>>> Spotting makes some of the skills required to contest and work DX less
>>>> useful, but it makes other skills more useful. <snip>
>>>>
>>>> Also, since most stations see spots before they are workable (before
>>>> propagation has reached their QTH)
>>>> 73,
>>>> Matt NQ6N
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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