JAGUAR PRO ONLY

FLAGS feature shows the known offsets as vertical "flagpoles". These flagpoles can be used on SPECTRA displays to find matching spectrum tracks and thus help in the initial identification of the signal. However user should not trust too much on this feature: there are a lot of outdated or erroneous offsets listed so audio ID is still required for nailing the identity of any station. On the other hand FLAGS can offer a very useful tool for MW DXing.

FLAGS shown can be GLOBAL FLAGS (offsets are taken from the TURTLE database, originating from MWLI offset list) or MY FLAGS (offset list collected/maintained by the user). In addition, you can use the UFO markers among the FLAGS (see UFO help for mor details).





P-tags can be used to customise the color of the flagpoles based on user's loggings/notifications (see P-TAGS help for more information).

HOW TO

KEY = ALT-X

FLAGS are available only on SPECTRA displays and the can be triggered by pressing ALT-X or clicking TOOLBAR > FLAGS icon. Pressing ALT-X repeatedly or clicking the FLAGS icon rotates GLOBAL FLAGS > MY FLAGS > FLAGS OFF.



You can control the FLAGS also by right clicking the FLAGS icon => you'll get a small popup menu with the following selections:

• FLAGS OFF: No flags displayed

• WHITE FLAGS: Show all flags as white (default)

• COLORED BY P-TAGS: Show the flag colors based on the P-tags

• EXCLUDE P0-TAGS: Show all flags except the P0-tags

• MY FLAGS: Show my own flags (white color)

• (( CLOSE )): Close the menu


Filtering GLOBAL FLAGS

The number of listed GLOBAL FLAGS can be huge on some frequencies and the display may be crowded by the flagpoles making the graphics cluttered. And many of the stations are unlikely to be heard in your QTH. That's why it is often useful to filter out "unwanted" offsets from the flagpole set. You can do it in three ways:

* Use continent filter on the DATABASE BAR of select the continent by pressing Q repeatedly (however quite likely you want to have 2-3 continents included so this is not the best option)

* Use the RADAR APPLET to show only the offsets that are included in the estimated beam of your antenna (more information about this in the APPLETS help)

* Use the POWER filter on the DATABASE BAR: you can include only the stations that are the most powerful and most likely to be audible in your QTH

* .... or any combination of the earlier three methods

The number of MY FLAGS is usually so small that there's no need to filter them.