Re: [wsjt-devel] Valid DXCC checking feature

2021-02-09 Thread Reino Talarmo
>This strikes me best handled by astute operators rather than by software that >will rapidly consume the efforts better spent on performance and capabilities. Hi, If somebody really needs that kind of automated help, then some companion program would be a better place for implementation. I

Re: [wsjt-devel] Valid DXCC checking feature

2021-02-09 Thread George J Molnar
This strikes me best handled by astute operators rather than by software that will rapidly consume the efforts better spent on performance and capabilities. George J Molnar College Park, Maryland KF2T | FM19ma___ wsjt-devel mailing list

Re: [wsjt-devel] Valid DXCC checking feature

2021-02-09 Thread Anders Strange
I think agree with you Tom, and as you suggest, creating the possibility to have a list of calls that is not answered by WSJT-X might be a better solution. An 'Ignore' list where users can put in calls of known bots and other callsign ranges other that they don't want to work would absolutely be a

Re: [wsjt-devel] Valid DXCC checking feature

2021-02-09 Thread Roeland Jansen
wholeheartedly agree Tom On Tue, 9 Feb 2021, 13:31 tom, wrote: > Against it. > > There are too many callsigns being issued for numerous reasons - > anniversaries / covid / 1st etc. Having the software check (and keep > having to get internal lists updates from other sites) is not really >

Re: [wsjt-devel] Valid DXCC checking feature

2021-02-09 Thread tom
Against it. There are too many callsigns being issued for numerous reasons - anniversaries / covid / 1st etc. Having the software check (and keep having to get internal lists updates from other sites) is not really practical. I can’t think of an easy way to detect pirates - non-dxcc you have

[wsjt-devel] Valid DXCC checking feature

2021-02-09 Thread Anders Strange
Would it be an idea to implement a 'Valid DXCC' checking and 'Pirate Detection' feature? The problem is that pirate callsigns like the Dxx from the Donetsk region in Russia show up as new/unknown DXCC's. It would be fairly easy to implement a check against the ITU list and the valid DXCC list and