Configuring SpotCollector's Audio Settings

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AudioAlarm panel

Enable

When checked, an audio alarm may be generated for a newly-created "needed" Spot Database entry as specified by the Unfiltered and Filtered settings; this box can be checked and unchecked via the AA box in the Main window's Filter panel

Automatically re-enable Audio Alarm after 15 minutes When checked, the Audio Alarm will be automatically re-enabled 15 minutes after being disabled via the Main window's Audio checkbox

Announce award counters, band, and mode

  • when unchecked, the file specified in the Sound pathname setting is played

  • when checked, the following will be announced when a Spot Database entry is created whose callsign is needed for ARRL DXCC, CQ WAZ, or CQ DX Marathon awards:
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    • DXCC country (if the callsign is needed for DXCC)

    • Marathon country (if the callsign is needed for Marathon, its country is not a DXCC country, and Suppress Marathon Announcements is disabled)

    • CQ zone (if the callsign is needed for WAZ or Marathon)

    • band

    • mode

Announce unconfirmed as well as unworked

  • when unchecked, only unworked DXCC entities and CQ zones are considered "needed"

  • when checked, both unworked and unconfirmed DXCC entities and CQ zones are considered "needed"

Note that a spot containing an unconfirmed DXCC entity or an unconfirmed CQ zone will not be considered "needed" if you've already worked the spotted station on the spotted band and mode 

Announce special callsigns when checked, the creation or update of a Spot Database entry for a callsign on the Special Callsign list list will be announced whether or not a QSO with the callsign would advance award progress
Suppress Marathon announcements When checked, newly created Spot Database entries needed needed for Marathon will not be announced; 
Include special callsigns in announcements When checked, each new Spot Database entry's Special Callsign will be announced by playing letter and number files in SpotCollector's Sounds/Alphanumerics sub-folder
Announce callsign phonetically  When checked, announces  the Spot Database entry's callsign phonetically by playing letter and number files in SpotCollector's Sounds/Phonetics sub-folder at the specified speed
Include LotW participation in announcement When checked, plays the file LotW.wav in SpotCollector's Sounds sub-folder after announcing a Spot Database entry whose callsign is known to participate in LotW
Include eQSL AG participation in announcement When checked, plays the file eQSL.wav in SpotCollector's Sounds sub-folder after announcing a Spot Database entry whose callsign is an Authenticity Guaranteed member of eQSL.cc
Play intro on startup when checked and if the Enable box is checked, SpotCollector plays the .wav file specified in the Intro pathname on startup
Alarm trigger sub-panel
Unfiltered when selected, the audio alarm is generated whenever an unworked Spot Database entry is created
Filtered when selected, the audio alarm is only generated for a newly-created unworked Spot Database entry if it passes the Band, Mode, Origin, and Continent filters

Callsign Announcement sub-panel
Phonetics speed controls the speed at which callsign phonetics are announced
Test callsign specifies a callsign to be announced when the Test button is clicked
Test announces the Test callsign according to the current callsign announcement settings
Transceiver Announcements sub-panel
Frequency changes when checked with Commander running, transceiver frequency changes are announced after the frequency remains unchanged for 1 second
Mode changes wwhen checked with Commander running, transceiver mode changes are announced

Intro pathname

the name of a file containing a .wav file that will be played on startup if the Enable box is checked

  • Select - click to select a .wav file

  • Test - click to play the selected .wav file (Enable box must be checked)

Sound pathname

the name of a file containing a .wav file that will be played when an unworked Spot Database entry is created if the "Announce country, band, and mode" box is not checked, or if no sound file is available for the DXCC country

  • Select - click to select a .wav file

  • Test - click to play the .selected wav file (the Enable box must be checked)

 

Sound Folder Pathnames sub-panel
Entities, Bands, Modes pathname of the folder containing .wav files used to announce entities, bands, and modes
Alphanumerics pathname of the folder containing .wav files used to announce callsigns alphanumerically
Phonetics pathname of the folder containing .wav files used to announce callsigns phonetically