[EIDXA] Cluster Stuff

[Jim Spencer]

I'm trying to do reliably what Rick describes.

I do a search for a DX4WIN "keep alive" and found the following on the AD1C 
website:

Keep Alive

Since version 7.02, DX4WIN has a keep alive feature (not well documented):

In the dx4win.tcp file, add a vertical bar at the end of the line followed 
by an integer. The integer field is the number of minutes set for the timer. 
When the user types a character in the packet window, the timer is reset to 
start over again.

Take, for example, the following entry from the DX4WIN.TCP file:

    25 OH8X,http://www.dxsummit.fi/text/dx25.html|1

This downloads the last 25 spots every 1 minute. This is the same interval 
at which the DX Summit web page updates.

The same field can be added to Telnet addresses:

    VE7CC-1>Maple Ridge-BC,ve7cc.net|3

Instead of downloading the spots every "n" minutes, it will instead send a 
"keep-alive" message to the cluster node you are connected to, so that it 
will be less likely to disconnect you
End

I've not tried it yet but will the afternoon.  It might be just what I need.

Wonder when DX4WIN will come out with a 8.x Instruction Manual?????

73,   Jim  W0SR



-----Original Message----- 
From: reheinri at rockwellcollins.com
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 1:23 PM
To: Steve
Cc: eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net ; EIDXA
Subject: Re: [EIDXA] Cluster Stuff

Steve,

My apologies for not being able to respond sooner.

I use the embedded "Internet Connection" in DX4Win - my day to day logging
program.  My link is to the W9ODD (?) node in the list.  I chose that node
for two reasons - first is that it is in Madison which is "local" to us as
opposed to one of the other nodes on a coast.  The other is that it uses
the VE7CC software that indicates a LoTW station with a "+" symbol in the
"entity" column just before the spot time.  This is helpful for those
using LoTW for chasing band or DX credits.

Nothing unique - just embedded capability in the logging program.

As some other members have noted, however, using an internet connection
has a "flaw" depending on how you use your station.  While linking to our
EIDXA Cluster hosted by WB8ZRL will allow you a long term connection,
linking to an internet connection may not stay connected for "days" at a
time.  It is highly dependent on the daily level of activity and if you
are actively using the connection.  (e.g. posting spots, etc.)  A lot of
this is dependent on the local "servers" hosting the node.

My $0.02.

Rick





Steve <sswhite at mchsi.com>
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Well,  here is what I ended up trying and am using at the moment to get
"Spots"  it is called Spot Collector and you can see some information on
at this URL
http://www.dxlabsuite.com/spotcollector/Help/CollectingSpots.htm  It has
perhaps more features than one needs but is able to access Packet
Clusters via TNC as  well as via the internet and telnet.  It has many
many filters built in and are all easily accessible unlike the Telnet
DOS like commands that I have used in the past.  Take a look at the URL
and see if it meets your needs.  It seems to build a data base of all
the spots and then it applies the filters to the data and displays them
according to your specifications.

Steve NU0P
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