RE: [digitalradio] Re: "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor
If this gets off the ground, I will create a small application for DXLab users that conveys your transceiver frequency (from Commander), your operating mode (from WinWarbler if running, otherwise from Commander), and your location (from DXView) to the WWN network. It would do this whenever you make a change, e.g. QSY from 20m to 80m, or change operating modes from RTTY to Olivia; this will minimize the load on whatever mechanism is maintaining the data. To start, I suggest a simple web-based UI that allows filtering by band, operating mode, and location. Someone should also take a hard look at WOTA and understand why it failed to gain traction; there's no sense flying into the same mountain. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Bob Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 7:53 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor If I understand the concept correctly, this basically is "self-spotting" - which I believe to be a great idea. It certainly would not be allowed in contest scenarios, but for most users it would be a wonderful resource. I now use Dave's (AA6YQ) DXLab SpotCollector program for cluster management. It's an excellent program which allows you to view spots using almost any imaginable filter. You can see spots by band, counry, mode, callsign, state, LoTW, etc. - or any combination. A program or online page providing the capabilities of SpotColletor to filter results could really make the "Who is Now Where" application a powerful - and POPULAR - resource. Instead of spotting someone else, you are just spotting yourself either manually or (preferably) your logging program polls your rig and does it for you. Bob - K3MQ
Re: [digitalradio] Re: "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor
I have Kenwood , so I am happy to test it Javier, On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Javier Albinarrate wrote: > > > Andy, > > Actually both. The webpage would allow you to manually post your freq, and > search. > Also, an API using JSON or XML, would allow programs to post and search > automatically. > After all the webpage is working, with the connectors, if nobody else goes > for the task, I might make a standalone program using Kenwood commands > (which I already have worked with in the past), with that I could cover > quite a few rigs, however the idea would be, having the API documented and > online, to have somebody else write plugins for existing program like MixW > and HRD. > If my XYL doesn't kill me, I might stay tonigh adding the necessary glue to > it, as always the problem is available time. > Regards! > Javier > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien wrote: >> >> Some good work Javier, many thanks. Are you planning on making this >> idea one where people would manually login in and post their frequency >> or one that would take information from their radio and logging >> software and automatically send the information to your php scripts ? >> >> Andy K3UK >> > >
Re: [digitalradio] Re: "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor
> > A program or online page providing the capabilities of SpotColletor to > filter results could really make the "Who is Now Where" application a > powerful - and POPULAR - resource. > > > Bob - K3MQ > EXACTLY my thoughts Bob, since I also use all DX LAB applications and find Spotcollector to be amazing ! Andy K3UK
Re: [digitalradio] Re: "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor
Some good work Javier, many thanks. Are you planning on making this idea one where people would manually login in and post their frequency or one that would take information from their radio and logging software and automatically send the information to your php scripts ? Andy K3UK On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 6:09 AM, Javier Albinarrate wrote: > > > Hi, > > This sounds interesting... > I setup a database, I made a few functional mockups, and some more glue > could be added. > I would also provide JSON and XML connectors, to feed the info. > Perhaps we can move this into an alpha status... who knows.. > > http://lnet.com.ar/wwn/index.php > http://lnet.com.ar/wwn/register.php > http://lnet.com.ar/wwn/login.php > > I'd like to have some more time before sending you these links, but it is > late.. and time to go to bed.. > > 73s! > Javier LU8AJA
