Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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David Thanks for the info, I will check it out! Thanks 73 Kent N6WT [email protected]> wrote:
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Kent N6WT
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#229269
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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easily? The POTA app does not provide that info. Kent -- If you use the "POTAPlus" Chrome Browser extension [I'm the author], it adds the bearing & distance (and a lot more information, including
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David Westbrook
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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And processing that data takes a finite additional time for each spot. It represents an unnecessary degradation in performance for the vast majority of users who do not engage in
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Joe Subich, W4TV
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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On Mon, May 19, 2025 at 6:38?AM Joe Subich, W4TV via groups.io Here, I would object to POTA/SOTA specific fields with their associated overhead in SpotCollector. The improvements in SC 9.9.2 are
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Kent N6WT
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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Here, I would object to POTA/SOTA specific fields with their associated overhead in SpotCollector. The improvements in SC 9.9.2 are great and SC appears to be processing spots almost twice as fast as
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Joe Subich, W4TV
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Re: DXKeeper 18.1.4 and SpotCollector 9.9.2
Tnx Dave very happy with this upgrade! 73,? Aart PA3C
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aart wedemeijer PA3C
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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True that. But the tiered chaser awards are very popular. The parks (and operators) are not one-and-done. "Dave AA6YQ via groups.io" <aa6yq@...> wrote: -- 73 -Jim NU0C
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Jim Shorney
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updated eQSL AG, LoTW, and RDA databases are available ...
... via the Databases tab of DXView's Configuration window. Terminate DXKeeper, WinWarbler, and SpotCollector before directing DXView to update these databases. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Dave AA6YQ
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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+ AA6YQ comments below + POTA, SOTA, and WWFF fields were added to SpotCollector in version 8.7.2 back in August 2020. SpotCollector inspects the notes fields of incoming spots, recognizes POTA, SOTA,
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Dave AA6YQ
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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+ AA6YQ comments below + Thanks, Kent! Nearly 178K summits are defined in that file. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Dave AA6YQ
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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POTA and SOTA seem to be polarizing to some parts of the ham community. Live and let live. If Dave is gracious enough to put fields in Spotcollector to support these public-facing parts of the hobby,
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Tom ai4th
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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Dave Here is the file for all the SOTA Summits. https://storage.sota.org.uk/summitslist.csv Thanks 73 Kent N6WT [email protected]> wrote:
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Kent N6WT
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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+ AA6YQ comments below + This file contains the names and locations of 74K Parks around the world: https://pota.app/all_parks_ext.csv 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Dave AA6YQ
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Re: DXKeeper 18.1.4's new ability to QSL via the Windows Clipboard...
+ AA6YQ comments below I just tried this and got: A61BG on 18.102 in FT8 at 2025-05-17 21:26:45Z (A6: United Arab Emirates) Your example shows: Callsign: FK8HM Frequency: 28.076 Mode: FT8 Date:
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Dave AA6YQ
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Re: DXKeeper 18.1.4's new ability to QSL via the Windows Clipboard...
I just tried this and got: A61BG on 18.102 in FT8 at 2025-05-17 21:26:45Z (A6: United Arab Emirates) Your example shows: Callsign:? FK8HM Frequency: 28.076 Mode:????? FT8 Date:?????
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TOM-KQ5S
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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I am fairly sure there is a file for SOTA summits. I don't know about POTA. I have heard that portable operations are the fastest growing part of ham radio. Thanks 73 Kent N6WT
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Kent N6WT
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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+ AA6YQ comments below + There are fewer activators than chasers. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Dave AA6YQ
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Re: help with commander + WSJTX+JTALert for flex 8600
+ AA6YQ comments below I would love to but the link you sent said instance 1 should use dxcommander and no rig name extension . Instance 2 should connect directly to the radio and use a rig name
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Dave AA6YQ
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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Unworked parks is not the only thing sought after. There are also awards for working parks and activators multiple times. Each award has multiple tiers. That's not even considering the various
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Jim Shorney
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Re: new POTA and SOTA poll
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+ AA6YQ comments below Yes, I use it to see POTA stations also. However, if I double click on a POTA/SOTA spot the beam heading is for the operators home QTH. It would be great to have a way to show
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Dave AA6YQ
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