MKOB: Ability to configure default speed per Station/Sender on a Wire

[AESilky]

When on a wire (for example Wire-11) different stations send at different speeds. A telegrapher is accustomed to mentally adjusting to the speed of each sender.

It would be nice if, once a typical speed for a sender is known, it could be configured as a 'preference' for that Station. This would allow switching speeds automatically based on the current sending station on that wire. The switching should be an option that can be disabled.

Scenario:

1. Station A starts sending and you need to adjust to 28 for the reader to copy correctly.
2. You press a button to configure '28' as the default speed for 'Station A'.
3. Station A turns the wire over to Station B.
4. Station B sends and you need to adjust the speed to 20 for the reader to copy correctly.
5. You now press a button to configure '20' as the default speed for 'Station B'.
6. Now (and in the future if it's enabled) when 'Station B' sends, the speed will be set to '20', and when 'Station A' sends, the speed is set to '28'.

The points are:

1. The current speed can be saved as the default speed for that Station on that Wire.
2. An option allows the current speed to be initially set from the defaults. If the option is 'off' no auto speed changes occur.
3. When the sender station changes on the wire, the speed changes based on the sender/station.
4. If the sender/station (+wire) doesn't have a default/preference configured the speed goes to the speed that is configured for the application.
5. There is a way to delete a saved default - or all saved defaults.
6. A nice to have is to be able to manually add/edit a station(sender)-wire:speed value.

[jchausler]

<!-- DIV {margin:0px;} -->I think this may be overkill.  For most purposes I have my WPM setting at 24 and it decodes most people as best as one can expect.  The bigger problem for the decoder is that some folks send more erratically than others and you can change the speeds all over the range and not improve the decoding of these folks that much.  The only issue I've found where I need to change the speed during a session is when someone is sending with a straight key as that tends to be down in the mid to high teens which is too slow with the WPM set to 24.  But that rarely happens.  Just my two cents...73, Chris-----Original Message----- From: Ed Silky Sent: Dec 19, 2020 3:50 AM To: MorseKOB/PyKOB Cc: Subscribed Subject: [MorseKOB/PyKOB] MKOB: Ability to configure default speed per Station/Sender on a Wire (#205) When on a wire (for example Wire-11) different stations send at different speeds. A telegrapher is accustomed to mentally adjusting to the speed of each sender. It would be nice if, once a typical speed for a sender is known, it could be configured as a 'preference' for that Station. This would allow switching speeds automatically based on the current sending station on that wire. The switching should be an option that can be disabled. Scenario: Station A starts sending and you need to adjust to 28 for the reader to copy correctly. You press a button to configure '28' as the default speed for 'Station A'. Station A turns the wire over to Station B. Station B sends and you need to adjust the speed to 20 for the reader to copy correctly. You now press a button to configure '20' as the default speed for 'Station B'. Now (and it the future if it's enabled) when 'Station B' sends, the speed will be set to '20', and when 'Station A' sends, the speed is set to '28'. The points are: The current speed can be saved as the default speed for that Station on that Wire. An option allows the current speed to be initially set from the defaults. If the option is 'off' no auto speed changes occur. There is a way to delete a saved default - or all saved defaults. A nice to have is to be able to manually add/edit a station(sender)-wire:speed value. —You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[AESilky]

So, maybe with the recording feature (I know @jchausler wants to make sure we clean up old recordings) we can allow people to easily flag sections in the Reader window that didn't copy correctly and upload them to our server so we can analyze and improve.

For experienced operators, I'm sure that the mis copied code is not a big deal, but when trying to attract new (would-be) telegraphers to keep Morse alive, I think they will rely on the Reader heavily for some time. If it doesn't copy relatively well, new users will get discouraged and lose interest.

[AESilky]

As a less complex solution to this, we are considering #348 (Automatic speed adjustment option).