[Dxspider-support] 2-digit resolution

[Rudy Bakalov]

Why does it matter? In matters in two cases:

1/ A highly motivated operator that does S&P while running. In between pauses they press ctrl-alt up or down arrow and go to the next mult, work it, and press alt-q to return to the CQ frequency. Observers can’t tell he’s doing both Run and S&P at the same time. Boosts rates by 20% during slower times.

2/ In-band radios in M/M setups have very little time to work a station. You don’t want them to tune around as they don’t have time to interleave while the main radio is running.

In both cases, speed is absolutely critical and tuning around kills the speed. You actually don’t tune at all and rely entirely on the accuracy of the call and frequency to make the QSO.

Rudy N2WQ

Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate autocorrect.


> On Sep 28, 2024, at 9:13 AM, Michael Walker <mike at portcredit.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rudy
> 
> Do we really need this sort of resolution?
> 
> I ran a few hundred people in the contest last night just doing point and click and I never touched the VFO once.
> 
> I would say 1/10 of a hertz precision is more than enough. After all, the filters aren’t that tight anyway?
> 
> Others may care to comment. :-)
> 
> Mike Va3mw
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2024, at 3:14 AM, Rudy Bakalov via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, I was wondering if DXSpider supports a 2-digit resolution of frequencies. Some RTTY skimmer do report 2 digits and that’s quite useful during contests.
>> 
>> Rudy N2WQ
>> 
>> Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate autocorrect.
>> 
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