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--- hearing-stations [2026/02/25 20:58] – created n3vem
+++ hearing-stations [2026/02/27 05:50] (current) – [Making the List, Very Automated] n3vem
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 [[paracon|Connect and interact with your node using Paracon]]
-With either of the applications running, you can watch the "monitor" half of the window, and start start making a list of the callsigns that scroll by.  You'll see packets with a number of different formats, but generally the callsign that comes before the '>' character is the one transmitting, that you're hearing.  i.e. in this example line, VA2PGN is the station I am "hearing" and everything after that is the "message" - in this case an ID message with some extra info in it.
+With either of the applications running, you can watch the "monitor" half of the window, and start making a list of the callsigns that scroll by.  You'll see packets with a number of different formats, but generally the callsign that comes before the '>' character is the one transmitting, that you're hearing.  i.e. in this example line, VA2PGN is the station I am "hearing" and everything after that is the "message" - in this case an ID message with some extra info in it.
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-but wait, there's more!
+There is a catch to all of this - stations can be relayed, or use "hops" through multiple nodes, so when you see "via" in these lists, or multiple calls in the monitor window, the call that is the "sender" isn't the one you're hearing directly - you're hearing the first one in the via list, relaying the message.  When there are multiples, like in my first one, it means a couple hops happened between the original sender and you!
+**But wait, there's more!**
 There are a couple variants of MHEARD that will work, here's a quick list of what they are and what they do:
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 ===== Making the List, Very Automated =====
-There are a number of ways out there in the world to use data from your node to feed spotting networks and create those pretty maps like you see, with the big swoopy lines going between your station and stations you've heard.  One of the FARPN members even has a mini spotting map thing set up to capture and display this info. When we have a chance to whip up a page about that we'll link to it from here...until then, have fun exploring!
+There are a number of ways out there in the world to use data from your node to feed spotting networks and create those pretty maps like you see, with the big swoopy lines going between your station and stations you've heard.  One of the FARPN members even has an instance of Spothole set up to capture and display this info. It's a slightly more advanced topic, but if you want to have a go at it, check out the article on [[mwtchahrd|mwtchahrd]]