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Here are some informationen about the RXCLUS-software !
Please don't send any kind of requests to me !!!!!
Please send all requests to HB9BZA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
73 de Dieter, DF4RD
DXNEWS @EU de:HB9BZA 24.12.93 13:31 30 4107 Bytes
RXCLUS:Cluster DX RX pgm
de HB9BZA @ LX0PAC.LUX.EU
to DXNEWS @ EU
RXCLUS 5.0 - CLUSTER INFORMATIONS RECEIVE PROGRAM
The french versions of this program have been developed for nearly 2 years
and were uploaded about every 6 monthes to the french speaking area's BBS's.
For the first time, the version 5.0 includes a multilanguage support, so
this version is uploaded @EU to see if there is interest for such a
program in a wider area.
As an introduction, here is the beginning of the user documentation :
1.0. PURPOSE
This program RXCLUS is used to receive informations
transmitted on the PacketCluster system without having to establish
a connection to a cluster node. It identifies the frames sent to
cluster users, and also those exchanged between two cluster nodes
with a special protocol. This possibility is especially interesting
during the night time as it allows you to receive cluster
informations with no connection even if no user is connected on the
local cluster node !
DX, WWV and ANN informations are recognised among all the
frames heard on the monitored frequency and are the only ones to be
displayed. Of course, each information is displayed only once, even
if it is repeated many times on the frequency because several users
are connected. So you get the same result as if you would be
connected to the cluster, but without additional traffic on the air
and with no link failures problems. It is not a problem if the
monitored frequency is shared with other packet services (Mailbox,
and so on).
There is of course a limitation: if you are not connected to
the cluster, you cannot send informations requests ! But RXCLUS can
attenuate strongly this problem: DX et WWV informations can be
stored in databases on disk and you can recall them using different
search criterias. Furthermore, a world countries database allows the
program to give many informations and make some calculations like a
cluster node: prefix allocation, WAZ and ITU zones of a country,
azimut and distance, local time.
1.1. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS :
V4.0 : new search criteria in the DX database: in the comment field
and by logger, choice of the bands you wish to receive the DX spots
on, support added for 23 cm spots, more versatile structure of the
configuration file, screen saver.
V5.0 : multilanguage support (english, french and german provided,
translation in other languages by the user is possible), world
countries database.
2.1. HARDWARE REQUISITS.
- An IBM compatible computer (PC/XT/AT), monochrome or color.
A harddisk is strongly recommended if you wish to store the
informations.
- A TNC on the serial port of the PC. This TNC must make itself the
frames assembly/desassembly (TNC-2, PK-88, PK-232, KAM, and so
on). Internal cards (for example DRSI) or modems requesting a
specific driver (like BayCom) are not supported.
- A receiver able to receive a frequency used for cluster traffic
(to users or between two cluster nodes).
The program with its english documentation is beeing uploaded to IBM @ EU as
a self-extracting archive file RXCLU50.EXE encoded with 7PLUS in 16 parts
about 4700 bytes in length.
Please send .ERR files, if any, to HB9BZA @ HB9IAP. Comments and suggestions
for improvements are also welcome.
Vy 73 and good DX to all Robert - HB9BZA @ HB9IAP
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