obrienaj wrote: > Thanks Dave, Although I use Winwarbler and Spot Collector a lot, I have never > really tried clicking on PSK31 spots . I will have to give that a try. Very > useful. I wonder if this is the only application that does work well with > PSK31 spots? >
The issue is not generating spots, it's the fact that very few psk spots are done in a fashion that when clicked, you are on the frequency & decoding. I use DXLabs, great program (Thanks Dave!). I suspect if all used dxlabs we would not have this problem. But it appears that different programs spot the psk in different fashions. Some do an exact frequency spot, others a base frequency plus an offset (+1k) in the note, etc. This would be an opportunity for someone to develop a standard approach & align. But if dx4win, and logger32 don't do it, you'll miss most of the dx'ers. Likewise, some of us use multipsk, and other digi programs instead of the suite program. So it needs to play in that regard as well. I see roughly a ten percent success rate clicking on psk spots, with rtty & sstv being in the high 90% range. I don't lose sleep over this problem, but I have hardcore contester & dxer friends (yes, I admit it) who like psk, but never use it for dx. And that's the reason when asked. And based on my experience, it's an opportunity for standardization. It needs to be a dial frequency type thing, not a "get close & hunt" if you want to see more psk usage by that crowd. But there's another side of it..... I kindof like not having contesters & major dx chasers on psk! Maybe not being clickable is a good thing? Have fun, Alan km4ba
