[CVCC] Fw: [ar-cluster] AR Cluster User Program

[Dennis - N4DEN]

First!  The W4ML Node has been up for 36 days! Without any downtime.

FYI...................Below

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Dennis
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Lee Sawkins=20
To: ar-cluster@yahoogroups.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, 01 April, 2003 00:20
Subject: [ar-cluster] AR Cluster User Program


Hi All.

I have been writing a telnet user program, specifically for AR
Cluster.   One of the biggest problems local users have is to set their
filters properly.   This program started out as an attempt to simplify
the setting of these filters.   I kind of got carried away and kept
going.  It now has most of the features of a stand alone cluster user
program.   I think I have solved the filter problems, at least what can
be done from the outside of AR Cluster.   This program is point and
click.  No long command lines to mess up.

With this program you connect to any AR Cluster.  The program asks the
cluster for your filter settings.   If they have errors, the program
corrects these and sends the corrected settings back to the node.  It
corrects problems with incorrect country prefixes and incorrect
state/province settings.  It fixes the settings that cause you to not
get any spots at all!  It won't allow you to send these kind of settings
to the node.  You can get all the settings from one node, disconnect and
connect to another AR Node.  You can then simply update this other node
with the same filter settings from the first node.  This is very useful
if your regular node goes down occassionally.   For contests, it should
be a simple matter to change filter settings.  With a couple of mouse
clicks you can set your filter to only pass Europeans for the WAE
contests.  ALL of the Europeans, every country and nothing else.  Same
for Oceania or AA contests.  =20

I still need to work on the Band/Mode settings, but most other user
functions are working.=20

The talk window auto focuses when anyone sends you a talk message.  This
prevents you from missing talk messages.

I have added my own filtering to get rid of RTTY, FSK, PSK, and IOTA
spots.   If anyone else wants to reject these, all they have to do is
click them.

Several of the users on my node have been successfully using this
program.  =20
If anyone else wishes to try it, it is available at=20
http://www.ve7cc.net/files/ve7cc.zip
Just unzip it and run the setup program. =20

If you connect to the VE7CC node and there is an update available, a
hidden button will show up telling you about this update.  Just click
the button and it should update, almost automatically.

It is not complete, but I am working on it!

I would be glad to hear of any suggestions for improvements or new
features.

73 Lee VE7CC




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