[Dx4win] DX4WIN and the iPhone

[Bob Farkaly]

The VE7CC application has an email alert function that works just  
fine. I use that function to send an email to the SMS interface for my  
cell phone. For example, I use an iPhone with  AT&T as my service  
provider. My email setup in VE7CC is set to:

mycell#@txt.att.net

Every time a DX station I am looking for (on the band/mode I need) I  
get a SMS message alerting me. This technique has helped me work a  
whole bunch of new IOTA counters.

One caution. The Europeans send a LOT of spots for the same DX station.

Bob, K9RHY

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 4, 2009, at 5:23 PM, Kelly Johnson <n6kj.kelly at gmail.com> wrote:

> Think outside the box.  What if your station is remote controllable or
> you have a job that wll sometimes allow you to drive home when
> necessary to work a new one.  Both are options for me.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 4, 2009, at 10:14 AM, "Ian & Steph Fugler \(G4IIY\)" <zen90387 at zen.co.uk
>> wrote:
>
>> I think that would drive me mad.  You area way from the radio, but
>> here's what you are missing.  It's bad enough knowing that I shall
>> miss 3D20CR all week, as I am away on business.  But to be told of
>> all the cluster spots would be like rubbing salt in to the wound.
>>
>> It would be a cool application, though !
>>
>> Ian G4IIY
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Johnson" <n6kj.kelly at gmail.com
>>>
>> To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 5:44 PM
>> Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN and the iPhone
>>
>>
>>> I use DX4WIN at home.  I'd love to figure out a way to notify myself
>>> of a DX spot that I need.  I'm sure I could figure out how to build
>>> an
>>> iPhone app (or send an SMS message to my iPhone) when a needed spot
>>> shows up, but how do I get the comparison information.  Clearly the
>>> DX
>>> spots window knows when a spot arrives for a country you need, but
>>> how
>>> can I "pipe" that information out to another program (automatically,
>>> without manual intervention) so another program can forward it on to
>>> my iPhone?
>>>
>>> There are so many cool applications on the iPhone and so few for
>>> amateur radio.  It would sure be nice to see more for ham radio.
>>> Ultimately, I'd love to be able to remotely control my station
>>> through
>>> the iPhone AND be notified of important spots when not at home as
>>> well.  Anything out there I don't know about?
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