[Skimmertalk] Skimmertalk Digest, Vol 35, Issue 2

[Rafael A. Peña]

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Rafael A. Peña
NN3RP

 Pinoleronica at hotmail.com 
Washington, DC




> From: skimmertalk-request at contesting.com
> Subject: Skimmertalk Digest, Vol 35, Issue 2
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:10 -0700
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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. CW Skimmer Spots in HRD Logbook now possible -	SkimCC11
>       (Paul Hannington)
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> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:05:47 +0100
> From: Paul Hannington <g6uvs at paulhannington.com>
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] CW Skimmer Spots in HRD Logbook now possible -
> 	SkimCC11
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> Hi all
> 
> I notice there have been a number of people struggling to get spots
> identified by the excellent CW Skimmer software to appear in the spot list
> and band map in Logbook. If this is you, read on.
> 
> There is a fundamental incompatibility between the two in that Skimmer
> produces text "DX de xxx:" spots, and Logbook is expecting to receive spots
> in the DXSpider CC11 format as a result of issuing a 'set/ve7cc' command in
> it's login script to the DXSpider node - CW Skimmer does not support this
> command; the only real command implemented is 'sh/dx' to re-issue spots.
> 
> Having consulted with Lee (ve7cc) and Alex (ve3nea), the authors of the two
> pieces of software, there is now a solution.
> 
> I have produced a piece of software, SkimCC11, (which will be free, before
> folks shout 'blatant advert') which allows CW Skimmer to appear to be a DX
> Spider node that has received a set/ve7cc command. This means that by
> placing SkimCC11 'between' CW Skimmer and Logbook, spots now correctly
> appear in both the cluster spots window and are placed onto the bandmap. If
> you have a radio and skimmer connected, clicking of course will qsy
> everything, as it should.
> 
> I have extensively tested, but would welcome some end user beta testing
> volunteers, and an idea of the interest level. This has also been posted at
> the HRD forums.
> 
> If you would like to beta test and/or be notified in a few weeks when the
> program will be made generally available, please reply to this message - I
> won't use all volunteers for testing but I will compile all responses into
> an 'interested' list. If there's not much interest that's OK as I really
> wrote it to solve my own problem.
> 
> Paul
> G6UVS
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