I'm offering this as food for thought. It seems that one important feature that panadapters (SDR, LP-PAN, P3, etc) lack is the inability to tag a spectral trace with a callsign to mark its identity. For example, check this mockup: http://n1eu.com/bndmp_spec.jpg
If I qsy to a trace I see on a busy band, I want to be able to ID that trace so I don't keep coming back to it. And those ID'd callsigns by trace frequency would constitute a bandmap. Ultimately, this bandmap could have the same functionality as the bandmap in a contest logger (e.g., N1MM). It's just rotated 90 degrees and has freq interval spacing aligned with the panadapter waterfall display. This ID'd panadapter functionality would be immensely useful in both unassisted and assisted contesting. I realize that development of this capability might require unique collaboration between several software/hardware vendors but it would fundamentally enhance panadapter-centric operating. (CW Skimmer provides some of this capability, but it's totally limited to callsigns decoded by Skimmer, not by the operator, etc.) 73, Barry N1EU ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
