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Spots life

Paul F6EXV
Paul F6EXV Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in SmartSDR for Windows
Hi all
I have managed to display spots on the panadapter.
These spots will not disappear intill I delete them individually.
Is there a way to tell the system somewhere along the line to delete spots after a certain time ?
If not, that would be nice to implement on an update to come.
Thanks + 73
Paul F6EXV

Answers

  • John - AI4FR
    John - AI4FR Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    Yes, it is usually found in the associated software in use with SSDR. Look for a setting called "Age of spots" or something similar.


  • K2KXK
    K2KXK Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    What software are you using to send spots to the Flex?
  • Paul F6EXV
    Paul F6EXV Member ✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Spot Collector
  • K2KXK
    K2KXK Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    I use Slicemaster and as John mentioned, there is a Duration parameter.  See if there is something similar in Spot Collector
  • K1FR
    K1FR Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    In DXLab using Spotcollector, I set the spot lifetime in the Commander config window.  Click on the "bandspread" tab then look for "spot lilfetime" and the duration setting.  GL
  • Paul F6EXV
    Paul F6EXV Member ✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Got it, thanks guys !
    73
    Paul F6EXV
  • Dave AA6YQ
    Dave AA6YQ Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    This is step 2.b in "How to" documentation:

    https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/FlexSignatureDisplayCallsigns

    The entry in the Reference Documentation for the "Spot Lifetime" setting is here:

    https://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/Configuration.htm#lifetime


  • John - ZL3TRR
    John - ZL3TRR Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    Hi In slicemaster go to three dots tab and change band maps then persistance and change to 1 which is one minute. 73 John ZL3TRR
  • Dave AA6YQ
    Dave AA6YQ Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    Reminder: SpotCollector collects spots, but displays active stations (not spots). Each spot is entered into a database of currently active stations - either updating an existing entry, or creating a new entry. Each entry in the database maintains information like
    - when the station was first spotted
    - when the station was most recently spotted, and with what split frequency
    - from which locations the station has been spotted
    - the distance from your QTH to the location of the closest spotting station
    - shortpath and longpath propagation forecasts (probability of an opening) by the VOACAP engine
    - whether a QSO with the station would advance your progress towards the awards you are pursuing(DXCC, IOTA, Leaderboard, Marathon, WAS, WAZ, WPX)

    Information from the Spot Database is independently displayed in tabular form, on a world map, on a frequency-vs-time propagation display, on a vertical bandspread, and on SmartSDR's panadaptor:



    The creation of a new Spot Database Entry for a station with whom a QSO would advance your award progress can also trigger a voice announcement, an email message, or an SMS (text) message.

    A database of active stations enables you to identify propagation openings between your QTH and the QTHs of "needed" stations, and enables you to learn the operating patterns of "needed" stations. With this information, you can focus your listening on bands and times likely to produce needed QSOs.

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