Locked Re: How is it that FT/x modes are being spotted as CW on spotting networks? #WSJTX_config
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Dave AA6YQ
Unfortunately, the worldwide DX spotting network has never included the spotted station's "mode" as an always-present data item in each spot - like callsign or frequency.
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SpotCollector, a component of the free-ware DXLab Suite that aggregates DX spots from up to 4 DX Clusters, the DX Summit web cluster, and local instances of WSJT-X to maintain a realtime database with one Entry for each active station, employs two techniques which in combination achieve reasonably accuracy with respect to mode: 1. If a spot's notes specify a mode, that mode is assigned to the database Entry. 2. If a spot's notes do not specify a mode, an included sub-band definition file is consulted to determine the mode based on the spot frequency; each entry in the sub-band definition file specifies a lower frequency, an upper frequency, and a mode. Sub-band usage during contests can vary significantly from non-contest usage. Users can create their own custom sub-band definition files, and choose the one most appropriate for each operating session. SpotCollector also mines spot notes for IOTA, POTA, SOTA, and WWFF tags. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -----Original Message-----
From: main@WSJTX.groups.io [mailto:main@WSJTX.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Turner Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2021 5:21 PM To: main@WSJTX.groups.io Subject: Re: [WSJTX] How is it that FT/x modes are being spotted as CW on spotting networks? #WSJTX_config Your problem is the opposite of mine. I've tried for years to not see CW spots, but could not achieve that with 100% accuracy. I believe spotting networks determine mode by frequency, so the mode may not be accurate. Someone could put the mode in the comment, but that would not be 100% reliable as some folks won't. 7 3 Bob N2SCJ -----Original Message----- From: main@WSJTX.groups.io [mailto:main@WSJTX.groups.io] On Behalf Of Geoff Way Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:26 PM To: main@WSJTX.groups.io Subject: [WSJTX] How is it that FT/x modes are being spotted as CW on spotting networks? #WSJTX_config I have noticed that many reports submitted to the spotting networks have incorrectly categorized FT/x mode signals as CW. Is there any hope of preventing this frequent mistake and quieting down the inaccurate noise this creates in the cluster system? It makes FT users/spotters look kind of like LIDS when this keeps happening... -KA1IOR -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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