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- Here are some informationen about the RXCLUS-software !
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- 73 de Dieter, DF4RD
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- DXNEWS @EU de:HB9BZA 24.12.93 13:31 30 4107 Bytes
- RXCLUS:Cluster DX RX pgm
- de HB9BZA @ LX0PAC.LUX.EU
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- RXCLUS 5.0 - CLUSTER INFORMATIONS RECEIVE PROGRAM
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- As an introduction, here is the beginning of the user documentation :
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- 1.0. PURPOSE
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- 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 !
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- 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).
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- 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.
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- 1.1. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS :
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- 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.
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- V5.0 : multilanguage support (english, french and german provided,
- translation in other languages by the user is possible), world
- countries database.
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- 2.1. HARDWARE REQUISITS.
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- - 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).
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- 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.
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- Please send .ERR files, if any, to HB9BZA @ HB9IAP. Comments and suggestions
- for improvements are also welcome.
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- Vy 73 and good DX to all Robert - HB9BZA @ HB9IAP
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