Re: Mode reported to DX Cluster incorrect
Posted: 22 Jan 2019, 09:49
Please note that in V1 the bandplan reports YOUR view of the situation.
So, if in REGION 1 frequency X is reported as DIGITAL and in REGION 2 the same frequency is reported in PHONE, your counterpart from REGION 2 may be effectively transmitting using voice, but Log4OM shows that from your view and says that IN THIS FREQUENCY you should work DIGITAL.
It's a different view...
Using your bandplan (current V1 works that way) the spot is saying: someone is transmitting in the DIGITAL portion of your bandplan. I don't know if it's effectively DIGITAL, but you can answer here only using DIGITAL. Go listen and decide.
Using the counterpart bandplan (the originating callsign bandplan) the spot will says: someone is transmitting in DIGITAL (if he is respecting the band plan, of course), so this spot is effectively DIGITAL. It doesn't warn you that you cannot answer because this frequency, in your bandplan, is PHONE.
We choosed first approach for Log4OM when the software represent the spot in your spot list. It's an extimation, not the real situation, as spot doesn't contain this information (except in the case we parse the spot notes trying to guess)
So, if in REGION 1 frequency X is reported as DIGITAL and in REGION 2 the same frequency is reported in PHONE, your counterpart from REGION 2 may be effectively transmitting using voice, but Log4OM shows that from your view and says that IN THIS FREQUENCY you should work DIGITAL.
It's a different view...
Using your bandplan (current V1 works that way) the spot is saying: someone is transmitting in the DIGITAL portion of your bandplan. I don't know if it's effectively DIGITAL, but you can answer here only using DIGITAL. Go listen and decide.
Using the counterpart bandplan (the originating callsign bandplan) the spot will says: someone is transmitting in DIGITAL (if he is respecting the band plan, of course), so this spot is effectively DIGITAL. It doesn't warn you that you cannot answer because this frequency, in your bandplan, is PHONE.
We choosed first approach for Log4OM when the software represent the spot in your spot list. It's an extimation, not the real situation, as spot doesn't contain this information (except in the case we parse the spot notes trying to guess)