Spots
The Spots window shows a list of spotted stations on a specific band. You can use several sources for spots, including DX clusters, the reverse beacon network, a locally running skimmer (for example SDC or CWSkimmer, or even add a station manually to the list (Bandmap > Mark in Bandmap, Ctrl+M).
- Configure at least one spot source in the configuration file, as described in Configuration, Spot Sources.
- Activate the spot source in the Bandmap menu.
You can activate multiple spot sources. The Spots list will show the spots from all active sources.
Above the list there is a row of buttons for all the bands that the current contest is running on.
A single click on one of the buttons switches the spot list to this band, the band of the VFO stays the same. A colored marker on the top of the band buttons indicates, which band is currently visible.
A double click on one of the buttons switches the VFO and the spot list to this band. A black marker on the bottom of the band buttons indicates, which band is currently active.
On each band button there are indicators for the number of the currently spotted number of points and multis on this band. The biggest numbers of points and multis are additionally marked with color to catch the eye.
The font size of the frequency increases when the currenty VFO frequency gets close to a specific list entry. When the VFO is exactly tuned on a spotted stations, the entry's frequency is rendered bold.
Hello Contest distinguishes between different types of spot sources, where each type has a certain degree of reliability and a color code assigned. When a spot is coming from multiple sources, the color of this spot is determined by its most reliable source.
| Spot Type | Color | Screenshot Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| worked | gray | PA0ABC | already worked station |
| manual | white | G0ABC | manually marked in the bandmap (Bandmap > Mark in Bandmap) |
| skimmer | fuchsia | DA0HQ | a locally running skimmer that only spots stations you can actually hear |
| rbn | yellow | DA0BCC | a dx cluster that provides spots from remotely running rbn skimmers |
| cluster | cyan | W1WA | a dx cluster that provides spots reported by humans |
See also Configuration, Spot Sources.