The new update and it’s related functionality are just fantastic! Thanks again, Irad, to you and your team for the outstanding work. In working with it with a friend a question did come up that I’d like to raise: if I want to send a Relay message, I’m assuming that both me and the destination station need to establish a selected relay station in advance. That is, there does not seem to be a way to predetermine which stations can hear both of us and will therefore be able to carry out a relay. In a QSO with the destination station I know I can query “last heard” beacons but if I can connect to the target there is no need for a relay. Are there any plans to develop the capability of sending out a general “Who can hear this destination station?” Inquiry like the one that exists in js8Call? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
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Irad. The "who has heard me" will be the most useful new feature you can bring on board.
It is the one area in which JS8Call outshines " VARAC. Another area from a user point of view is the fact that if the checksum is not correct you will not show the msg. JS8Call will put a few .... in the msg to indicate that text is missing there. You could argue that is a matter of personal preference, but I am slowly starting to think that I like your approch better.
Irad... one thing to BEWARE off. The "dashboard" User interface is becoming very very busy. No wonder since you are constantly re-designing it to give us more features. Perhaps a redesign for V10 might be appropriate. PLEASE note.. this is my very own opinion and probably will not be shared by others.
One last thing where I prefer the JS8Call take. He gives me a Clear ( field specific) and a Clear All that does all fields. I almost always use the Clear All, so the "left overs" are removed. Do have a think about that ? I would love to see that. V11? <SMILE>
One a final note: You have my unbridled ADMIRATION for the effort you are putting into VARAC. I shiver if I think about the time and effort you ( and the others like Pat) are putting into this program and its documemtation. It is my honest opinion that you need to start considering a reasonable charge for your time and effort. Ask yourself this question? How many would do the same? Perhaps Jordam for JS8Call but very very few others.
I for one would be happy to pay.
Albert (EI7II) Soon to be a Silent Key?