[Dxspider-support] Bug in DX cluster software

Jim Bayer jim at kc9aop.net
Sun Oct 2 15:33:57 BST 2011


How about "digvox"?

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Dirk Koopman <djk at tobit.co.uk> wrote:

>Martin
>
>Having looked at the various bandplans out there, I have changed the 40m 
>band plan (nearly) as you suggest. I have, however, increased the data 
>modes section to 7100 because of the digi voice centre of activity at 
>7070. Technically, both rtty and data should be increased to the top 
>limit of the all modes section. However, it seems that this might simply 
>cause confusion in use, so I will leave it alone until someone else 
>complains.
>
>There is a case for adding a "qrp", "digivoice" (any shorter naming 
>suggestions welcome) or any other common mode's "usual operating 
>subbands" to the band.pl. If this appeals to people and they can give me 
>the subband limits, I will put them in.
>
>Please remember this feature is really only much use for sh/dx and 
>filtering - to allow users to target their chosen data quickly - it is 
>*NOT* meant to be a definite bandplan or staking out of "territory" by 
>one mode or another. It is there entirely for the convenience of our users.
>
>Finally: this is not a "bug". Please don't mark email as such unless it 
>truly is a bug, I get unnecessary nervous otherwise :-)
>
>Dirk G1TLH
>
>On 29/09/11 16:05, Martin IK2RMZ wrote:
>> --->  djk at tobit.co.uk es g0vgs at gb7mbc.net
>
>> I am super happy with the software but with your permission I would
>> like to point you to the following issue:
>>
>> In the software package I retrieved today I found the code:
>> '40m' =>  bless( { band =>  [ 7000, 7400 ],
>>     cw =>  [ 7000, 7034 ],
>>     data =>  [ 7035, 7044],
>>     rtty =>  [ 7035, 7044],
>>     ssb =>  [ 7045, 7400 ]
>> }, 'Bands'),
>>
>> However, for more than 2 years the IARU Band plan (see iaru.org)
>> assigns 7000-7040 as CW ONLY range. The use of PSK on 7036 is nothing
>> but sub band abuse and should not be fostered by a prominent software
>> like yours. Likewise, fone below 7050 is plain sub band abuse.
>>
>> The new 40m band plan is far more generous with data modes than any
>> previous band plan, so please help the international community to
>> respect the IARU band plan.
>>
>> Please consider to upgrade your software:
>> It should be:
>>     cw =>  [ 7000, 7040 ],
>>     data =>  [ 7040, 7060],
>>     rtty =>  [ 7040, 7060],
>>     ssb =>  [ 7050, 7400 ]
>>
>
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