[CQ-Contest] Slight OFF TOPIC - DX Calendars

Gary K9GS garyk9gs at wi.rr.com
Thu Dec 17 22:04:15 EST 2015


OK..I figured out how to add this calendar and keep it sync'd with my 
Thunderbird calendar.

Next is to figure out how to integrate all of this with my other Google 
Calendars.

BTW..the DXpedition calendar is great!

On 12/17/2015 8:30 PM, Gary K9GS wrote:
> Thank you Bill,
>
> The original poster, Tim, sent me this link.  I was unable to find out 
> anything about who publishes this, however.  Thanks for providing some 
> information.
>
> Next question..I use the calendar feature in the Thunderbird e-mail 
> client (lightning) and the DX calendar displays just fine. I wonder if 
> there is a way to set this up so that it automatically refreshes the 
> .iCal file?  Anyone know how this is done or if it is possible?
>
> On 12/17/2015 1:06 PM, Bill Feidt wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Bill Mader <billamader at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm thankful for WA7BNM for his contest calendar and NG3K for his
>>> DXpedition calendar.
>>>
>>> Is there much interest in having iCal type reminders for either 
>>> contests or
>>> DXpeditions?
>>>
>> Just for the record, there already exists an iCal format calendar 
>> dataset
>> based on the data from ADXO (Announced DX Operations).  I believe it's
>> updated multiple times a day.  I understand it works with Apple Calendar
>> and I can personally vouch that it works with Google Calendar. The 
>> dataset
>> resides here:
>>
>> http://dxcal.com/dxcal
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Bill/NG3K
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>>
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>
> Gary K9GS
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