The $250 Asus price quoted below is incorrect; they're available new for
$310.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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Subject: RE: [DigitalModes] ClusterClient
Re "A netbook typically offers a low screen resolution so any fancy
graphics, windows, tables and such would immediately make a bit of a mess on
such a small screen."
Not true.
A Dell Mini 10V ($299) offers a screen resolution of 1024x600, an HP Mini
110 XP ($329) offers a screen resolution of 1024x576, and an Asus Eee PC
900HA ($250) offers a screen resolution of 1024 x 600. These units display
20+% more pixels than the 800x600 SVGA monitors still in use on desktops in
the amateur community.
1024x768 was a standard laptop resolution not that long ago...
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 8:15 PM
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Subject: [DigitalModes] ClusterClient
ClusterClient
For many years, the DX Cluster network has been used to check for that
elusive "DX" - in the hey-day of packet, cluster access was achieved via a
TNC and a basic packet terminal (such as paKet62 or WinPack)...
Nowadays, radio amateurs rely heavily on the internet to provide
up-to-the-minute information on band conditions, beacon reports and
activity.
I like to operate /P from my village green (among other places) and often
find the DX cluster a useful tool to see what's happening on the HF bands.
With the advent of compact netbooks and USB broadband dongles, getting 'net
access "in the field" has never been easier.
A netbook typically offers a low screen resolution so any fancy graphics,
windows, tables and such would immediately make a bit of a mess on such a
small screen - In the absence of a simple DX cluster viewer, I wrote
'ClusterClient'.
ClusterClient is a DX Cluster monitor application that connects via telnet
to your favourite DX cluster. It offers a simple window with a spot counter
(for each band) on the left-hand-side and a couple of text-boxes that permit
easy "spotting" of stations heard/worked. The simple screen layout is thus
ideal for laptops and can be re-sized to suit operating preferences.
Spots can be filtered to display only the bands you're interested in - no
complex cluster filter commands to worry about, just (un)tick the bands on
the filter window!
This software came about as a result of my work on a /P logging package
called MiniLog (http://www.m0pzt.net/projects.php#MiniLog) and a few people
asked if I could make the DX cluster window a "standalone" package...
ClusterClient is a free application written by Charlie Davy, M0PZT and is
available at: http://www.m0pzt.net/projects.php#ClusterClient
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