[WT-support] Mult station reported freq

[Rick Dougherty NQ4I]

Hi Bob...I have been naming the computers as 40M-Run, 40M-Partner, and
40M-Mult...we have a physical/electrical lock out that will lock out either
the run or mult depending on how its configured...so only one signal per
band...the Partner does not need to be locked out as he only shares audio
from the run station and does not have a rig in front of him...using partner
at peak operating time makes sure that 2 people concur what the call is and
what the report is....

The reason that the Mult station frequency reporting is not wanted , is that
the Mult station is constantly tuning the band, responding to packet spots,
and in general is on the move...to pass a mult or another station from
another band only requires the frequency of the Run station...mults are
passed to the Run station, because he has the biggest antenna selection and
possibly the most dominant signal...it gives too much data to deal with in
the ALT-J window to see any more than the Run station's freq...pass freq is
not needed, and where the Mult station is, really does not make a hill of
beans....

so maybe a feature for version 4??? ......and I am still holding out for
software lockouts that can be defined at startup for 3 options....first come
first served, Run lock out, and Mult lock out....all within the same
bands....

73 de Rick NQ4I

2009/3/30 Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>

> 2009/3/29 Rick Dougherty NQ4I <nq4i at contesting.com>
>
>> Hi Bob...thanks for the note...we are using 3 stations on 40m and 20m...a
>> Running station, a Multiplier station that works Mults and other stuff not
>> in the log and a Partner station...if I set the Mult station as Run support
>> and the Partner as Run Support, then all three stations look and act like
>> partners...the Mult station is typing calls in his field and they display on
>> the Partner and the Run...this is an action I don't want...I need the Mult
>> station to have his own idenity...but I dont want the Mult station to report
>> his freq to the network...thats the problem...we use the Run station to pass
>> to, not the mult station who is moving around all the time...thanks de Rick
>
>
> Three "stations" all on the same band?  I hope everyone is taking care to
> keep one and only one transmitted signal per band, as required by the rules.
>
> I still don't understand why it is so important to "hide" the so-called
> "MULT" PCs from the Status window.   Is it because stations are being passed
> to the wrong frequency?
>
> You can add additional visual clues to the Status window to indicate which
> station is which.  For example, you could use station names such as:
>
> 40MAIN  (Enter RUN and NOSUPPORT)
> 40SUPP (Enter RUN SUPPORT)
> 40MULT (Enter MULT and NOSUPPORT)
>
> (Provided these don't change during the contest).
>
> You could also use a dummy PASSFREQ on the "MULT" station like 7111, 14111,
> 21111, etc., then select Display Options | QSY Freq to train your
> operators to know which station is NOT the one accepting passes.
>
> To summarize you'll now have three visual clues:  the station name (40MULT) the
> "TYPE" column (M) and the QSY Freq column (21111).
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
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