Last time I used VHF packet cluster was 10 years ago. So will not miss it at all.
Two internet clusters is a good idea. However, more important thing is an "auto reconnect". If the internet connectivity is lost even for a short period of time, the cluster drops the connection, but DXBase still thinks that the connection is OK. I think that if DXBase Packet Cluster interface does not receive any reply for 2 or 3 "stay alive" requests, it should try to disconnect and reconnect. Another feature which I would like to see -- ability to connect to another cluster from the list of predetermined ones, rather than just returning error, in case a cluster is not available. 73 W3UA Neal Campbell wrote: > I just wanted to get an indication from you about your usage of VHF for > packet clusters. I know that almost every sysop I know (myself included) > have shut down their VHF ports a long time ago but there are some still > offering the service. > > The reason I was asking was that I was considering moving towards allowing 2 > internet DXCluster connections instead of 1 VHF and 1 Internet. How does > this affect your operation? > > 73 > > > Neal Campbell > Abroham Neal Software > www.dxbase.com > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com > www.sdrsystems.com > (540) 242 0911 > > Amateur Radio: K3NC > Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ > DXBase bug reports: email to ca...@dxbase.fogbugz.com > Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ > > DX Cluster: dxc.k3nc.com port 23 > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
