JAGUAR PRO ONLY

Offset detection/monitoring plays a remarkable role in modern MW DXing ("eyes have become as important as ears in MW DXing"). Jaguar has several builtin tools for collecting exact offset information on the AM dial supporting 24x7 offset history collection for all MW10 or MW9 frequencies. The results can be used as a platform to analyze the frequencies and jump directly to the "hot spots" when such are found.

Offset detection/monitoring is implemented in the Jaguar SCAN SUBSYSTEM which is always available in the background. SCAN SUBSYSTEM can be used in AUTOMATIC and MANUAL modes.


(( AUTOMATIC SCAN SERVICES ))

• HOMESCAN: If selected, JAGUAR plots a "spectrum preview" on the HOME screen when the frequency is changed. The default scan interval ("SPEED") is 60 seconds, and the user can customise this interval between 2 seconds (the best resolution, the slowest speed) and 60 seconds (a sparse resolution, the fastest speed).

• AUTOSCAN: If selected, JAGUAR creates an automatic offset analysis for all the MW frequencies (using a stepping of 9 kHz or 10 kHz, or a VFO stepping, based on your location and/or preferences). The speed and time range can be customised. AUTOSCAN is not related to recordings in any way.

• MONITOR: If selected, JAGUAR creates an automatic frequency analysis for the selected MW frequency, and the speed and time range are user-defined. Producing the same output as for AUTOSCAN, MONITOR can be used to yield a very detailed resolution for one particular frequency. MONITOR uses its own, efficient independent SCAN process with a minimal CPU load.


(( MANUAL SCAN SERVICES ))

MANUAL SCAN can be used in ARCHIVE mode for collecting offset history from the recorded data.

HOW TO

All SCANS are controlled with a small control panel which can be triggered clicking STATUSBAR > S button.



Detailed desciption of the AUTOMATIC and MANUAL SCAN services can be found in the corresponding help sections.

Important note: If you define too low SPEED value for any SCAN, your PC performance may suffer and/or SCANS may not be produced in a timely fashion. For example AUTOSCAN SPEED down to SPEED=8 is possible, but it requires a "gaming PC" with a modern Intel i7 level (or corresponding) CPU. Normally SPEED levels 10-30 are acceptable for average setups.

SPEED value (seconds) given must be an even number (if odd, the value is automatically rounded).