AR-Cluster provides such an amazing array of filtering options it's hard for me to imagine what could be added. But I have been surprised before. See http://dxspots.com where you can access my cluster and go through a bewildering array of filtering options in the form of drop down lists.
Ron N5IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase List" <[email protected]>; "Brendan Minish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] I found another use for filtering > The topic of filtering incoming spots to exclude this or that based on > something in comments comes up from time to time. We don't rule it out, but > there are many other things that occupy our time at the moment. But more > importantly, we also sometimes have to make a judgement call about this kind > of thing. Specifically, is it the rightful role of a logging program to > filter out data coming to it, or is it better for the data to be stopped at > the source on a per user basis( the cluster ). It seems to us that this > enhancement should be one that is taken up by the makers of the cluster > software. Not only does it help reduce unwanted traffic on the net or VHF > connection, it also reduces unwanted traffic within the cluster software > itself thereby making the cluster software less burdened. > > If we provided a filter for all the cases that have been mentioned, there > would be a noticeable slowdown in processing incoming spots. Nothing that > couldn't be overcome, but in the end one does have to ask whether it is > appropriate to do this after the fact rather than stopping it at the source. > > Just our opinion, > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brendan Minish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:59 AM > Subject: Re: [DXBase] I found another use for filtering > > > > Spotting beacons is VERY useful for the 6m operator. > > > > For example If hear the beacons from, say Norway spotting the beacon on > the > > cluster system is likely to attract the attention of some LA operators and > > generate some activity on an otherwise dead band. > > > > being able to do advanced filtering of incoming spots would be nice but > > there is already a work around for excluding beacons from the DX info > pane. > > > > In the options menu alter the band mapping to exclude the beacon section > of > > the band(s) from the CW part of the bandplan and include it in the RTTY > > part of the band (or just leave it out altogether?) and you can now use > the > > mode RTTY filter to exclude beacon spots > > > > 73 > > Brendan EI6IZ > > > > At 17:41 27/01/2003 -0600, FireBrick wrote: > > >Lately, for some reason, some people on the clusters have become enamored > of > > >spotting Beacons. > > >Not sure what this does for the masses but it sure clutters up the screen > in > > >a hurry. > > > > > >So please record my vote for an option to filter out Clusters spots with > the > > >comment: Beacon > > > > > >And for the idiot that does this and can't spell, please include: > > >Beacun. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
