[Elecraft] Panadapters - need for bandmap capability

[Pete F5VNB]

It will need more screen real estate than a standalone P3 could offer - 
unless the proposed VGA output is actually a vga connector outputting 
more than vga resolution. And even then that would require a dedicated 
screen in addition to existing computer monitors. This would only be 
worth it if there were to be sufficient added value features.
PowerSDR-IF offers the greater potential for trace tagging but without 
lots of horizontal resolution it would be difficult to approach the 
clarity of Skimmer. Of course, not all languages use horizontal script; 
Chinese for example.

Pete F5VNB

On 08/11/2010 15:46, Jon K Hellan wrote:
>
> On 11/08/2010 03:10 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
>> 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.)
>
> Me too!
>
> For the unassisted operator, it could be used to show stations worked, and stations identified
> but skipped over. The assisted operator might want to include dx spots and skimmer spots.
>
> Different operators would have different preferences for timing out marks, etc. So the panadapter should
> provide a mechanism, and software on the computer implement the policy.
>
> 73
> Jon LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway
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