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Welcome to the | Welcome to the DXSpider Wiki Documentation site. We will try and keep this as up to date as possible. We will be adding, editing and improving the manuals as we have time so please be patient. | ||
If you would like to help update and improve the DXSpider wiki, please email | If you would like to help update and improve the DXSpider wiki, please email dxc @ g1fef.co.uk and an account will be created for you. If you have never edited pages using MediaWiki before, please take a look at the [[Help:Editing|editing help page]] for help with editing pages/articles. | ||
==What is a DX Cluster?== | ==What is a DX Cluster?== | ||
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Other information can be found on clusters such as on-line call books, | Other information can be found on clusters such as on-line call books, | ||
mail etc. You can talk to other stations connected to the cluster | mail etc. You can talk to other stations connected to the cluster | ||
network | network in real time, whether at the node you are logged into or | ||
on another node connected to the network. | on another node connected to the network. You can also use converse | ||
mode, where several stations can talk to each other in the same way. | mode, where several stations can talk to each other in the same way. | ||
Of course, the DX | Of course, the DX spots are still posted to you at the same time! | ||
See the [[How_to_connect|how to connect]] page for more information | |||
on connecting to a node. | |||
==So what is DXSpider?== | ==So what is DXSpider?== | ||
PacketCluster nodes have been around since roughly 1985. The original | PacketCluster nodes have been around since roughly 1985. The original | ||
PacketCluster idea came from Dick Newell, AK1A, and ran under DOS. | PacketCluster idea came from Dick Newell, AK1A, and ran under DOS. | ||
about 1992 Dick stopped the development of the PacketCluster software | In about 1992 Dick stopped the development of the PacketCluster software | ||
for amateur radio. Some systems are still using this old | for amateur radio. Some systems are still using this old DOS software | ||
DOS software today! | today! | ||
There are several new compatible cluster programs around now, | There are several new compatible cluster programs around now, | ||
including DXSpider. | including DXSpider. DXSpider is a clone of PacketCluster software | ||
that runs under several operating systems including Linux and Windows. | that runs under several operating systems including Linux and Windows. | ||
Linux is fast becoming the choice for amateur radio stations because | Linux is fast becoming the choice for amateur radio stations because | ||
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limitations of DOS. Linux supports multitasking and is also | limitations of DOS. Linux supports multitasking and is also | ||
multiuser. It has support for AX25, ROSE, NetROM and TCPIP built in, | multiuser. It has support for AX25, ROSE, NetROM and TCPIP built in, | ||
making it the ideal choice for amateur radio. | making it the ideal choice for amateur radio. It is also totally free! | ||
free! | |||
DXSpider was conceived and begun in 1998 by Dirk Koopman, G1TLH as an | DXSpider was conceived and begun in 1998 by Dirk Koopman, G1TLH, as an | ||
exercise in perl programming. | exercise in perl programming. It has developed rapidly and today is a | ||
very powerful cluster program. | very powerful cluster program. It was designed to be totally compatible | ||
with the AK1A program, although several commands have been added to | |||
improve functionality. | |||
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Welcome to the DXSpider Wiki Documentation site. We will try and keep this as up to date as possible. We will be adding, editing and improving the manuals as we have time so please be patient. If you would like to help update and improve the DXSpider wiki, please email dxc @ g1fef.co.uk and an account will be created for you. If you have never edited pages using MediaWiki before, please take a look at the editing help page for help with editing pages/articles. What is a DX Cluster?A DX Cluster is a packet node where DX chasers on any band or mode can post rare or interesting stations that they have worked or heard. Of course other people are doing the same thing too, so you can find new DX as well as telling others about the stations you have worked. Clusters tend to be linked to each other so that the amount of people using them is increased, thereby increasing the amount of posted DX. Other information can be found on clusters such as on-line call books, mail etc. You can talk to other stations connected to the cluster network in real time, whether at the node you are logged into or on another node connected to the network. You can also use converse mode, where several stations can talk to each other in the same way. Of course, the DX spots are still posted to you at the same time! See the how to connect page for more information on connecting to a node. So what is DXSpider?PacketCluster nodes have been around since roughly 1985. The original PacketCluster idea came from Dick Newell, AK1A, and ran under DOS. In about 1992 Dick stopped the development of the PacketCluster software for amateur radio. Some systems are still using this old DOS software today! There are several new compatible cluster programs around now, including DXSpider. DXSpider is a clone of PacketCluster software that runs under several operating systems including Linux and Windows. Linux is fast becoming the choice for amateur radio stations because of it's flexibility, reliability and the lack of the memory limitations of DOS. Linux supports multitasking and is also multiuser. It has support for AX25, ROSE, NetROM and TCPIP built in, making it the ideal choice for amateur radio. It is also totally free! DXSpider was conceived and begun in 1998 by Dirk Koopman, G1TLH, as an exercise in perl programming. It has developed rapidly and today is a very powerful cluster program. It was designed to be totally compatible with the AK1A program, although several commands have been added to improve functionality. |
The latest release of the DXSpider program can be downloaded from http://www.dxcluster.org
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