DxSpot User Manual - Green Creek Technology
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1. 23 70 E132 33 10 0 10 DxSpot version 1 0 DXCC Entity World Map Display Tap the Lat Lon field to display the DXCC country location on the world map DXCC Entity Satellite Hybrid Normal 11 DxSpot version 1 0 User The User tab displays a list of user currently connected to the cluster Refresh Users Tap a call sign to access the users QRZ COM WEB page 12 DxSpot version 1 0 WWV WWV tab displays a list of WWV reports The cluster you are connected to determines the number of reports in the table Each WWV report consists of the Date Hour Solar Flux Index SFI A index K index the current forecast followed by the forecast for the next 24 hours The SFI A and K index numeric values are evaluate and displayed on a colored background The background color visually represents the value as they pertain to good operating conditions Shades of green color indicate good values shades of yellow indicate medium values and shades of red indicates poor values Refresh AYAYAY No Storms gt No Storms 19 Apr 2012 03 122 8 No Storms gt No Storms 19 Apr 2012 00 22 88 M No Storms gt No Storms The WWV report contains the following information Date The date of the WWV report Hour The hour of the day of the report SFI Solar Flux Index e A A index e K K index Forecast Space weather for the past 24 hours followed by the next 242. Customize connection parameters allowing access to private clusters Automatic logon to the selected cluster The logon sequence supports optional password entry Telnet access to the cluster console Ability to enter cluster commands Monitors DX spots in real time creating a formatted table display Display users currently connected to the cluster Automatic QRZ COM WEB page search by DX spotter or user call sign Display WWV propagation reports Propagation data is colorized to visually indicate propagation conditions 10 DXCC entity information display that includes DXCC country name flag DXCC prefix entity number continent CQ ITU zones latitude longitude and GMT time offset 11 DXCC entity location is displayable on the world map 12 Display cluster announcements 13 Display DX news from the Ohio Penn DX OPDX bulletin WEB site Se ae LE DxSpot version 1 0 Cluster Database The included cluster database contains the connection parameters for over 300 Internet telnet DX clusters Connection is simple Just tap on the cluster you wish to connect to DxSpot automates the connection and logs on to the selected cluster Once a logon has completed the DX Spot table is displayed Clusters Alaska KL7G gelzla asi eo en uses eo Tap to display connection data Tap to connect 4 LU9DA 6 e1 lu9da dyndns org 9000 RVOAEV 1 dxc vxnet ru 8000 VK3AM
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4. the post Message text J More Announcements Refresh GB7UJS Announcements 14 00 012 CLUSTER GB7UJS telnet 83 104 58 62 on port 7373 ID at F10YP 8 14 15 24Z CLUSTER F1OYP 8 Dxspider teinet fToyp dyndns org 7373 I0DJV 14 22 212 UP50ASTR SEE http un dx ucoz com index yuri_gagarin 0 36 Sv1IW 9 14 30 01Z SV1IW 9 dxspider telnet sviiw dyndns org 7300 IK1QQQ 14 48 40Z 7070 0 Music for lovers of the folklore congats true OM HG8PRC 15 22 02Z telnet hg8lxl ham hu 8000 16 DxSpot version 1 0 DXCC News The DX News tab displays a list of DX news sources This release presents only a single news source DX news is obtained from the Ohio Penn DX bulletin WEB site Tap on the OPDX Bulletin row then tap on the bulletin you wish to read The back button can be taped to return to a previous page DX News E OPDX Bulletin DX News OPDX Bulletin newletter is now available on our web site in Adebe Acrobat format You can view the latest issue by clicking here SOPDX Bulletin 1059 April 23 2012 SOPDX Bulletin 1058 April 16 2012 SOPDX Bulletin 1057 April 9 2012 S0PDX Bulletin 1056 April 2 2012 Bulletin 1055 March 26 2012 Bulletin 1054 March 19 2012 Bulletin 1053 March 12 2012 GOPDX Bulletin 1052 March 5 2012 GOPDX Bulletin 1051 February 27 2012 BOPDX Bulletin 1050 February 20 2012 GOPDX Bulletin 1049 February 13 2012 GOPDX
5. 00 OC185 sp BG2AUE 14250 0 1355Z R4AN tnx qso Dx Station Callsign PB5X Callsign VK8BI Country PA Netherlands Country VK Australia CQ Zone 14 CQ Zone 30 ITU Zone 27 ITU Zone 59 Information Spotter Time 1356Z Callsign 5 Frequency 14260 0 Country PA Netherlands Comment SWL low inhere QSX 5 10 U DxSpot version 1 0 QRZ COM Display Tap the Call sign field of either the DX station or the Spotter to display the QRZ COM WEB page for that station ee DX Spot QRZ VK8BI 44 rd paneer IOTA DXpedition OC 185 April 18 23 2012 Australia Maing label Lachupa 2427 Emait Use mouse view OSL VKSCE ECTS LR un Leger Lan antai fl LII DXpedition to Bremer Island OC 185 April 18 23 2012 hitto oc1 85 blogspot com Previous DXpaditiona VKALDX P DXpedition to Magnetic Island IOTA OC 171 April 18 20 2011 VKALDX P DXpedition to Horn Island IOTA OC 138 March 10 14 2011 VKA4LDX P DXpedition to Magnetic Island IOTA OC 171 December 10 12 2019 VKA4LDX P DXpedition to Fitzroy Island IOTA OC 172 October 16 22 2010 THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS m Y QASD GAZY AM ABEEU AESOX AF 20 OGODUS D COUT K DOW EH a DXCC Entity Display Tap the Country field of the DX or spotter station to display the DXCC information for that call sign DX Spot DXCC Entity Australia Prefix VK Entity 150 Continent Oceania 30 59
6. A 1 2 vk3ama 1 no ip org 2077 VK3AVE 4 v cluster vk3ave net 7300 amm Telnet The DX cluster database is sorted alphabetically by DXCC country name Each table row contains an Icon that represents the cluster type the cluster call sign connection URL and port Supported cluster types are DX Spider AR and CC clusters Tap a table row in order to select the cluster and begin the connection logon process For the connection and logon to succeed you must have set your call sign and optional logon password Set your call sign and optional password using the Settings app Refer to settings section below DxSpot version 1 0 Cluster Information Tap the disclosure button at the end of each row to display the cluster connection data Cluster connection data consists of e Cluster call sign e Connection URL e Connection Port Cluster Type The Automatic Connection switch controls whether or not the selected cluster is automatically connect to when the application is activated When the Automatic Connection switch is initially switched on the cluster connection data is saved in system settings To change the automatic connection to a new cluster selected the new cluster and turn the automatic connection switch to on Connection to the old cluster is automatically turned off clusters Cluster Information Cluster Data Callsign KL7G URL kl7g org xum mann Set to ON to autom
7. Bulletin 1048 February 6 2012 GOPDX Bulletin 1047 January 30 2012 GOPDX SpecinlBulletin 1046 1 January 24 2012 CQ Awards LOTW Agreement Sp Even Titanic SOPDX Bulletin 1046 January 23 2012 SOPDX Bulletin 1045 January 16 2012 SOPDX Special Bulletin 1044 1 January 9 2012 Malpelo amp UK DX RTTY Contest GOPDX Bulletin 1044 January 9 2012 GOPDX Special Bulletin 1043 1 January 2 2012 Malpelo update GOPDX Bulletin 1043 January 2 2012 GOPDX Special Bulletin 1042 1 Sable Island Malpelo DX University Contest University December 28 2011 SOPDX Bulletin 1042 December 26 2011 GOPDX Bulletin 1041 December 19 2011 SOPDX Bulletin 1040 December 12 2011 17 Back button News OPDX Bulletin Fs ro eee ett Alae F iXer n of Kuceltence OPDX Bulletin 1059 April 25 2012 The Ohio Penn Dx PackesChustet DX Bulletin No 1059 BID SOPDX 1059 April 23 2012 Edmore Tedd KEENW Prowaded by BARESU ORG Cleveland Ohio Thanks to the Nomthem Ohio Amateur Radio Society Noethem Ohio DX Associate Ohio Penn PacketCluszer Network ABSK amp the AR Tel Nec Clusters Network ARRL Web Page amp GoList KHIARW4 NGSK amp ADXO W3UR amp The Daily DX amp QRZ DX KH6BZF KAGL KNYSE WSGEX amp 60m News WSDC WILY 4 5 AT latcrmational DKNJB amp The DX News Letter DEISBE DxCollee com DX Warld Net F5NQL F6AJA amp Les Nouvelles DX IL
8. DxSpot Version 1 0 Copyright 2012 Green Creek Technology LLC DxSpot version 1 0 Table of Contents DXSDOUOVOEVIG Wa55 5 5 2 0 8152 5968 002820 06204510 186120 158260 0 520306 0204070800078 00600808 83585 0 0486 3 T M 3 B ESAE ETE RITTER mRm 4 Cl ster Gu vri cei vie ves ROV wien Gul Cuv E wr vo PEN EE Ce 5 SEOS i o 6 Setting your call ter en 6 Setting cluster connection parameters 6 a logon PASS WON eie ec amsn ii eus 6 T 7 Command e G esiene sine 7 Connect and DISCOnBDDeGL s ao a er o co osos ntu Dv ve aa Oves 8 Ea cO aas E ERO VERE KE EEUU KD SEE 9 cece cetaceans EI CAS 10 DXGC Entity Dis Dia y tM 10 DXCC Entity World Ma
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10. atically connect to the selected Type DX Spider cluster Automatic Connection Telnet You can customize the internal cluster database parameters or enter private cluster parameters using the iPhone iPad Settings application DxSpot version 1 0 Settings The Setting application is used to enter your call sign optional logon password and optionally tailor cluster connection data The only mandatory data to be entered is your call sign DX clusters will not allow connection without a valid Amateur radio call sign Setting your call sign To set your call sign start the Settings application Scroll down and tap the DxSpot entry When the DxSpot settings view is displayed enter your call sign in the MyCallSign field Setting cluster connection parameters Cluster connection parameters are saved to system settings just by selecting the cluster from the database and turning on the Auto Connect switch If your cluster is not defined or the parameters have changed they can be entered in the Cluster Setup section Enter the DX cluster call sign URL port and the cluster type Supported cluster types are DX Spider AR and CC clusters The Auto Connect switch determines if DxSpot should automatically connect to the selected cluster whenever the application becomes active Setting a logon password If your cluster requires a logon password enter it in the Logon Password field LT Enter your Settings DxS
11. fqp IDR 1742Z DX de RD9AF 18080 9 A65BX CQ 1740Z DX de 25115 10117 5 OJ0B up 1 5 Market reef 1741Z 2 2 2123 space return DxSpot version 1 0 Connect and Disconnect The Connect Disconnect button controls the connection to the DX cluster When the Disconnect button is pressed the following is displayed Do you wish to disconnect Force Disconnect Cancel The Logoff button sends the cluster bye command then disconnects from the cluster This is the button that is normally used The Force Disconnect button immediately disconnects the session with the cluster The Cancel button dismisses the disconnect request DxSpot version 1 0 DX Spots The DX tab displays the DX spot table DX spots are collected in real time and displayed in a formatted table Each row of the table consists of two lines containing the following information 1 Line one contains the DX station call sign frequency and UTC time of the spot 2 Line two displays the spotter s call sign and comment we Refresh DX S51HH VK8BI 14260 0 1356Z PB5X SWL low inhere QSX 5 10 U GS4MWS A 7170 0 1356Z MMOIMC Strong QSB getting weake VK8BI 14269 0 13562 21240 0 IZ1FXO 59 savona 70 Noedwest EK6LP 21029 5 13552 BD7APL tnx 450 vy73 5P4MG 142575 0 1355Z gt IZOJGE Tnx by Rome VK8BI 14260 0 1355Z UA1AKJ QSX 14270
12. hour prediction 13 DxSpot version 1 0 The More tab contains additional tab displays not available on the main tab bar The additional tabs are e tap to display DXCC entity information Announcements tap to display current cluster announcements e DX News tab to display DX news DXCC G3 Announcements DX News 14 DxSpot version 1 0 DXCC The DXCC tab displays a table containing information about the DXCC countries Tap on a DXCC country to display detailed information about that country DXCC country table is sorted by DXCC prefix P Marshall Islands ve Canada VE Australia VK Heard Island VKOH m Macquarie Island VKOM Cocos Keeling VK9C HA Lord Howe Island VK9L DXCC Entity and World Map Display The DXCC Entity displays the DX country prefix entity number continent CQ ITU zones Latitude Longitude and the GMT offset in hours Tap the Lat Lon field to display the world map showing the DXCC country location Australia DXCC Entity Satellite Hybrid Normal Prefix VK Europe Entity 150 2 E TX y Continent Oceania ea Australia ca 30 ITU 59 Lat Lon 23 70 E132 33 GMT 10 0 15 DxSpot version 1 0 Announcements The Announcement tab displays the current announcements posted on the cluster Each announcement contains the following information Call sign of the poster e UTC time of
13. p DISDIAV 11 12 NERO PEER OR OPE 13 TWEE cR RN 14 DD E O AEE EE EE 15 DXCC Entity and World Map Display ssnsnmmnennnnnnnnnnnnnnennens 15 ANNOUNCEMENTS NC 16 DXCC NEWS c 17 DxSpot version 1 0 DxSpot Overview Description DxSpot allows you to access the Amateur Radio DX Cluster network from your iPhone iPad or iPod touch device and supports communication utilizing 3G 4G or WIFI With DxSpot you connect to the DX cluster of your choice Select a DX cluster from the included database containing over 300 Internet telnet clusters Optionally private clusters connection parameters can be specified Please note This application is for licensed Amateur Radio operators A valid amateur radio call sign is required In addition DX Spot connects to privately owned DX Clusters where the cluster system operator determines access and availability Please refer to http www GreenCreekTechnology com apps DxSpot for more information Features DxSpot is a tab based application providing the following features 1 Cluster selection from internal database containing over 300 Internet telnet clusters
14. pot call sign here Settings Location Services Setup MyCallSign Set Call Sign ag General Twitter Cluster Setup Auto Connect Call Sign URL Logon Password Cluster Type DxSpot version 1 0 Telnet The Telnet tab provides access to clusters console display Cluster commands can be entered into the cluster command area Only cluster authorized commands may be entered Check with the cluster SYSOP for allowable commands C C Clusters KL7G Disconnect Connect Disconnect Cluster command JS1KQQ 12382 button QM06 DX de RT3LA 28476 0 FRSDZ cq cq 12382 DX de SP3QFV 7144 0 SP8BBK 8 04 12382 WB2ETR de KL7G 26 Apr 2012 12392 dxspider gt DX de W4UAL 144205 0 KSTRA EM63 lt TR gt EM10 also 432 12392 DX de UT6IG 21019 0 YJOVK Tnx fof 050 12372 DX de RU3GB 28020 0 E21EJC Telnet 12382 DX de OK2BUT 7018 8 DL125HHZ screen 12392 DX de W4UAL 432105 0 KSTRA EM63 lt TR gt EM10 also 2m qso 12392 ro Telnet Entering Commands Cluster commands can be entered in the command area Enter a cluster command then tap return on the keyboard The resulting output from the command is displayed in the telnet screen area Clusters KL7G Disconnect show pre vk8 DX de EC7ABV 21312 0 97 tnx qso boris 17412 76 DX de KB9DFE 14036 7 1
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