[IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA]

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Just logged in myself.  MUCH simpler than StarChat.
Thanks Rick & Les!
Marc DeLorenzoSouth Dennis, MA


-Original Message-
From: Les Rayburn 
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Cc: Shawn Axelrod ; Thomas Laskowski 
Sent: Sun, Dec 15, 2019 12:02 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

Rick,

I tried this tonight and it worked like a champ, except no one was in the 
chatroom except for me. I called a friend, and had him join me. It worked 
fine—but he has no interest in MW DXing…so no joy. 

Who’s in? Let’s revive #MWDX…it’s a great resource! 


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
EM63nf

Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. 

Perseus SDR, Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy + Discovery, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony 
XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS 
Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, 
Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active 
Whip. 

“Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” 

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:33 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
> 
> Nick, I can answer that.  During MW DX seasons about 5 or 6 years ago, I was 
> a regular -- almost nightly -- visitor to the #mwdx room on Starchat.net 
> <http://starchat.net/>.  About 2 years ago, I attempted to get back onto it, 
> and was unsuccessful, as was Shawn Axelrod in Winnipeg (I think it was due to 
> Starchat being powered by Java, which was having some sort of security issue 
> at the time).  
> 
> Tonight, however, I have found something that I think will pass muster.  One 
> simply goes to librairc.net <http://librairc.net/>'s sister page, 
> http://www.chanops.org <http://www.chanops.org/>.  Once there, you'll see a 
> homepage with a pair of fields -- one for a nickname and one for a channel to 
> go to -- under "Think of a nickname..."  Type in a nickname that you want to 
> use, and you do NOT have to click the box underneath that says "I have a 
> password".  Then go down to the Channel field, type in #mwdx, and click on 
> the Start button.  THAT should get you in.
> And the best part isno registration required!
> 
> Crossing his fingers and hoping this will work,
> Rick Dau
> South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
> 

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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Les Rayburn]

Rick,

I tried this tonight and it worked like a champ, except no one was in the 
chatroom except for me. I called a friend, and had him join me. It worked 
fine—but he has no interest in MW DXing…so no joy. 

Who’s in? Let’s revive #MWDX…it’s a great resource! 


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
EM63nf

Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. 

Perseus SDR, Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy + Discovery, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony 
XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS 
Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, 
Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active 
Whip. 

“Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” 

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:33 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
> 
> Nick, I can answer that.  During MW DX seasons about 5 or 6 years ago, I was 
> a regular -- almost nightly -- visitor to the #mwdx room on Starchat.net 
> .  About 2 years ago, I attempted to get back onto it, 
> and was unsuccessful, as was Shawn Axelrod in Winnipeg (I think it was due to 
> Starchat being powered by Java, which was having some sort of security issue 
> at the time).  
> 
> Tonight, however, I have found something that I think will pass muster.  One 
> simply goes to librairc.net 's sister page, 
> http://www.chanops.org .  Once there, you'll see a 
> homepage with a pair of fields -- one for a nickname and one for a channel to 
> go to -- under "Think of a nickname..."  Type in a nickname that you want to 
> use, and you do NOT have to click the box underneath that says "I have a 
> password".  Then go down to the Channel field, type in #mwdx, and click on 
> the Start button.  THAT should get you in.
> And the best part isno registration required!
> 
> Crossing his fingers and hoping this will work,
> Rick Dau
> South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
> 

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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Tim Tromp]

The #MWDX IRC chat is dead and has been replaced by:

http://hfunderground.com:3000/channel/mwdx

Here's a screenshot of the interface:
http://amdxer.com/download/MWDX_Chat.JPG

Everyone is welcome to join and participate in real time.  I will also
check out Colin's site..

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan




On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 8:30 PM Mark Connelly via IRCA <
irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Mark Connelly 
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:30:19 + (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
> <<
> The chat channel over at DXER.ca/blab is hopping tonight.
>
> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> >>
>
> I will be interested to see how this all plays out. I'll be reading the
> reviews.
>
> Not that I have much of a "horse in the race" as 95% of my DXing is
> after-the-fact, sometimes a few hours after and sometimes a few weeks
> after. This is somewhat out of necessity as peak DX time (local sunset
> typically around here) lands right in the middle of family dinner,
> something that can stretch over two hours from the start of prep to the
> clean-up of the last dish or utensil. Fortunately, by allowing
> time-shifting of listening, SDR file capture has taken away some of the
> "recluse during good DX time" problems many of us had pre-2005 or so. One
> can do normal things with family and friends at normal times. DXing can be
> done at some otherwise-useless time such as the middle of the day waiting
> for work being done on the car.
>
> Still there will be a few times when I'll be DXing live. Sometimes this
> will be on my home gear, sometimes on a remote SDR, and sometimes in the
> car at a beach (where, presumably, I could hook to the chat site via
> cellphone web browser).
>
> One thing I can do is publicize this chat channel on some other lists.
> That may generate more users covering more geographic areas.
>
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, MA
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

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<<
The chat channel over at DXER.ca/blab is hopping tonight.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
>>

I will be interested to see how this all plays out. I'll be reading the reviews.

Not that I have much of a "horse in the race" as 95% of my DXing is 
after-the-fact, sometimes a few hours after and sometimes a few weeks after. 
This is somewhat out of necessity as peak DX time (local sunset typically 
around here) lands right in the middle of family dinner, something that can 
stretch over two hours from the start of prep to the clean-up of the last dish 
or utensil. Fortunately, by allowing time-shifting of listening, SDR file 
capture has taken away some of the "recluse during good DX time" problems many 
of us had pre-2005 or so. One can do normal things with family and friends at 
normal times. DXing can be done at some otherwise-useless time such as the 
middle of the day waiting for work being done on the car.

Still there will be a few times when I'll be DXing live. Sometimes this will be 
on my home gear, sometimes on a remote SDR, and sometimes in the car at a beach 
(where, presumably, I could hook to the chat site via cellphone web browser).

One thing I can do is publicize this chat channel on some other lists. That may 
generate more users covering more geographic areas.

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

The chat channel over at DXER.ca/blab is hopping tonight. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:49 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the reply on this Rick.   I did a bit of nosing around also, and
> used the Icechat client to check into Starchat.  Trying  #mwdx yielded:
> "this channel has been forbidden: CLOSED", so that is history, apparently.
>  Pity, as I think some sort of archive existed as well?
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 1:33 AM Rick Dau  wrote:
>> 
>> Nick, I can answer that.  During MW DX seasons about 5 or 6 years ago, I
>> was a regular -- almost nightly -- visitor to the #mwdx room on
>> Starchat.net.  About 2 years ago, I attempted to get back onto it, and was
>> unsuccessful, as was Shawn Axelrod in Winnipeg (I think it was due to
>> Starchat being powered by Java, which was having some sort of security
>> issue at the time).  Just for grins and giggles, I tried again this
>> evening, and could not even get past Starchat.net's homepage.  When I typed
>> "mwdx" in the search page, it wasn't recognized as a room.  So Starchat.net
>> isn't an option anymore, at least not for me.
>> 
>> A couple years ago, I found librairc.net/chat, and was able to get #mwdx
>> going as a room there.  I did let a few folks know about it, and some, like
>> Shawn and longtime IRCA member Tom Laskowski in South Bend, Indiana, were
>> able to find their way onto it.  Others could not, so I gave up pursuing it.
>> 
>> Tonight, however, I have found something that I think will pass muster.
>> One simply goes to librairc.net's sister page, http://www.chanops.org.
>> Once there, you'll see a homepage with a pair of fields -- one for a
>> nickname and one for a channel to go to -- under "Think of a nickname..."
>> Type in a nickname that you want to use, and you do NOT have to click the
>> box underneath that says "I have a password".  Then go down to the Channel
>> field, type in #mwdx, and click on the Start button.  THAT should get you
>> in.
>> And the best part isno registration required!
>> 
>> Crossing his fingers and hoping this will work,
>> Rick Dau
>> South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
>> 
>> 
>> ____
>> From: IRCA  on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch <
>> n...@ieee.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:47 PM
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>> Cc: Hard-Core-DX
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>> 
>> First rule is to see what's already available.
>> 
>> bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.
>> 
>> Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?
>> 
>> Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can
>> help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
>> Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is
>> lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs
>> anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your
>> local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that
>> switching on the radio would not be amiss.
>> 
>> best wishes,
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
>>> Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld?
>>> (Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)
>>> 
>>> Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick
>>> page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe
>>> there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
>>> 
>>> Mark Pettifor
>>> Goshen, IN
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>>>> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
>>>> live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
>>>> and/or MW DXing ?"
>>>> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
>>>> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
>>>> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>>>> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>>>> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that
>> could
>>>> be fun...
>>>> Anyway... hands!?
>>>> --
>>>> Colin Newell - Editor and creator Coffeecrew

Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Nicholas Hall-Patch]

Thanks for the reply on this Rick.   I did a bit of nosing around also, and
used the Icechat client to check into Starchat.  Trying  #mwdx yielded:
"this channel has been forbidden: CLOSED", so that is history, apparently.
  Pity, as I think some sort of archive existed as well?

best wishes,

Nick





On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 1:33 AM Rick Dau  wrote:

> Nick, I can answer that.  During MW DX seasons about 5 or 6 years ago, I
> was a regular -- almost nightly -- visitor to the #mwdx room on
> Starchat.net.  About 2 years ago, I attempted to get back onto it, and was
> unsuccessful, as was Shawn Axelrod in Winnipeg (I think it was due to
> Starchat being powered by Java, which was having some sort of security
> issue at the time).  Just for grins and giggles, I tried again this
> evening, and could not even get past Starchat.net's homepage.  When I typed
> "mwdx" in the search page, it wasn't recognized as a room.  So Starchat.net
> isn't an option anymore, at least not for me.
>
> A couple years ago, I found librairc.net/chat, and was able to get #mwdx
> going as a room there.  I did let a few folks know about it, and some, like
> Shawn and longtime IRCA member Tom Laskowski in South Bend, Indiana, were
> able to find their way onto it.  Others could not, so I gave up pursuing it.
>
> Tonight, however, I have found something that I think will pass muster.
> One simply goes to librairc.net's sister page, http://www.chanops.org.
> Once there, you'll see a homepage with a pair of fields -- one for a
> nickname and one for a channel to go to -- under "Think of a nickname..."
> Type in a nickname that you want to use, and you do NOT have to click the
> box underneath that says "I have a password".  Then go down to the Channel
> field, type in #mwdx, and click on the Start button.  THAT should get you
> in.
> And the best part isno registration required!
>
> Crossing his fingers and hoping this will work,
> Rick Dau
> South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
>
>
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch <
> n...@ieee.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:47 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Cc: Hard-Core-DX
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>
> First rule is to see what's already available.
>
> bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.
>
> Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?
>
> Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can
> help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
> Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is
> lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs
> anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your
> local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that
> switching on the radio would not be amiss.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
> >Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld?
> >(Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)
> >
> >Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick
> >page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe
> >there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
> >
> >Mark Pettifor
> >Goshen, IN
> >
> >
> >On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
> >>Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
> >>live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
> >>and/or MW DXing ?"
> >>You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
> >>you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
> >>or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
> >>Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
> >>I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that
> could
> >>be fun...
> >>Anyway... hands!?
> >>--
> >>Colin Newell - Editor and creator Coffeecrew.com
> >><http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and
> >>DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> -
> >>Ham Radio VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - B.C. Canada
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

I’m not saying you won’t piss everyone off... I’m saying you can’t break the 
system. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:49 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
>  wrote:
> 
> Lol. You say that now.   Evil grin.
> 
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:49 PM R. Colin Newell 
> wrote:
> 
>> Even you can’t break it Paul.
>> 
>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
>> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:26 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
>> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Oh you say that now.  I take “it won’t break” as a challenge. Lol
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:18 PM R. Colin Newell 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and
>> most
 mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate
>> gigabyte/second
 connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break.
 
 Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
 
> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau 
>> wrote:
> 
> *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few
 minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on
>> chanops.org,
 it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Lol. You say that now.   Evil grin.

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:49 PM R. Colin Newell 
wrote:

> Even you can’t break it Paul.
>
> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
>
> > On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:26 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh you say that now.  I take “it won’t break” as a challenge. Lol
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:18 PM R. Colin Newell 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and
> most
> >> mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate
> gigabyte/second
> >> connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break.
> >>
> >> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> >>
> >>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau 
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few
> >> minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on
> chanops.org,
> >> it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
> >>>
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Even you can’t break it Paul. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:26 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
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> Oh you say that now.  I take “it won’t break” as a challenge. Lol
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:18 PM R. Colin Newell 
> wrote:
> 
>> Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and most
>> mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate gigabyte/second
>> connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break.
>> 
>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
>> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
>>> 
>>> *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few
>> minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on chanops.org,
>> it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Oh you say that now.  I take “it won’t break” as a challenge. Lol

Paul

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:18 PM R. Colin Newell 
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> Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and most
> mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate gigabyte/second
> connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break.
>
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>
> > On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
> >
> > *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few
> minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on chanops.org,
> it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
> >
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

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Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and most 
mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate gigabyte/second 
connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
> 
> *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few 
> minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on chanops.org, 
> it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Rick Dau]

*sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few minutes, 
I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on chanops.org, it's made my 
head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.

73,
Rick Dau
South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af


From: IRCA  on behalf of R. Colin Newell 

Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 8:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

I'm testing a PHP/MySQL Chat system over at https://dxer.ca/blab/

The downside of Facebook is that you have to be a member of Facebook
and that means giving up almost every last gribble of personal information
you have --
and it isn't truly live nor is it a chat channel...

The system I have installed can any number of channels on it all dedicated
to any aspect of the
hobby and any geographical location.

If it catches on, great - if it doesn't, no big - it only took 15 minutes
to set it up.

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 6:12 PM Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA <
irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:

>
>
> Nick -  The NRC Facebook Group is available and open to all DXers and
> broadcasters.  NRC membership is not required.
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/ Marc DeLorenzoSouth
> Dennis, Mass.  -Original Message-
>
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Mark Pettifor]

I like it. Clean and simple and real time and no ads. Call me 
old-fashioned, but I think we've given up a lot of that old-time 
simplicity and privacy for the "flashy" modern look of Facebook and all 
the rest. From the looks of it, there is literally nothing that could 
break or go wrong, unless the server crashes. And you don't have to have 
a fast PC, or be using the latest browser, etc, etc, etc.


I just commented there about a new station I just logged on 640 kHz. 
Condx here in N. Indiana are good to the deep south.


Thanks for setting it up, Colin!

Mark/IN


On 2019-03-11 9:24 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Exactly - which is exactly what I’m doing.

Facebook is like a needy adult child that refuses to grow up - with
its hand endlessly extended for more money, information, more of your
time, more of your soul.

I’ve run up a free standing system.
No ads, no info grabs, no shills, no BS.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -


On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:18 PM, Les Rayburn  wrote:

Yes, but membership in Facebook is.

Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was 
originally proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from 
high school, etc.





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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

I can’t browse FB (which I confess I do for around 2 minutes a day...) without 
hearing the voice of Samuel L. Jackson in my head - describing the experience 
in uniquely colorful language. 

Mass media, social media, FOX news, and the like have turned us all into docile 
creatures - ready to swallow whatever we’re told. Good thing I’m not bitter or 
cynical. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Donald Barnes  wrote:
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> Thanks Colin! I have eschewed Facebook thus far and I am disinclined to sign 
> up. If I’m old school, so be it.
> 
> Craig Barnes
> 
>> 
>> 
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I’ve been deploying websites since 1994 and not a single one has ever had click 
bait, shills, Amazon links, cookies (beyond a login password) and no tracking 
BS. 

Nothing more frustrating than looking at something on Amazon and then seeing it 
in FB when you pass through...

Zuckerberg — he’s the modern Satan. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:34 PM, Theo  wrote:
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> Amen, or Gawd Forbid... or...
> 
> Facebook...  Be Gone!
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

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--- Begin Message ---
Thanks Colin! I have eschewed Facebook thus far and I am disinclined to sign 
up. If I’m old school, so be it.

Craig Barnes

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:33 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
> 
> Nick, I can answer that.  During MW DX seasons about 5 or 6 years ago, I was 
> a regular -- almost nightly -- visitor to the #mwdx room on Starchat.net.  
> About 2 years ago, I attempted to get back onto it, and was unsuccessful, as 
> was Shawn Axelrod in Winnipeg (I think it was due to Starchat being powered 
> by Java, which was having some sort of security issue at the time).  Just for 
> grins and giggles, I tried again this evening, and could not even get past 
> Starchat.net's homepage.  When I typed "mwdx" in the search page, it wasn't 
> recognized as a room.  So Starchat.net isn't an option anymore, at least not 
> for me.
> 
> A couple years ago, I found librairc.net/chat, and was able to get #mwdx 
> going as a room there.  I did let a few folks know about it, and some, like 
> Shawn and longtime IRCA member Tom Laskowski in South Bend, Indiana, were 
> able to find their way onto it.  Others could not, so I gave up pursuing it.
> 
> Tonight, however, I have found something that I think will pass muster.  One 
> simply goes to librairc.net's sister page, http://www.chanops.org.  Once 
> there, you'll see a homepage with a pair of fields -- one for a nickname and 
> one for a channel to go to -- under "Think of a nickname..."  Type in a 
> nickname that you want to use, and you do NOT have to click the box 
> underneath that says "I have a password".  Then go down to the Channel field, 
> type in #mwdx, and click on the Start button.  THAT should get you in.
> And the best part isno registration required!
> 
> Crossing his fingers and hoping this will work,
> Rick Dau
> South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
> 
> 
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch 
> 
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:47 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Cc: Hard-Core-DX
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
> 
> First rule is to see what's already available.
> 
> bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.
> 
> Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?
> 
> Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can
> help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
> Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is
> lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs
> anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your
> local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that
> switching on the radio would not be amiss.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
>> Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld?
>> (Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)
>> 
>> Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick
>> page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe
>> there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
>> 
>> Mark Pettifor
>> Goshen, IN
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>>> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
>>> live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
>>> and/or MW DXing ?"
>>> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
>>> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
>>> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>>> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>>> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
>>> be fun...
>>> Anyway... hands!?
>>> --
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>>> <http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Theo]

Amen, or Gawd Forbid... or...

Facebook...  Be Gone!

On 11/03/2019 6:18 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:

Yes, but membership in Facebook is.

Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was originally 
proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from high school, etc.




73,

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[Rick Dau]

Nick, I can answer that.  During MW DX seasons about 5 or 6 years ago, I was a 
regular -- almost nightly -- visitor to the #mwdx room on Starchat.net.  About 
2 years ago, I attempted to get back onto it, and was unsuccessful, as was 
Shawn Axelrod in Winnipeg (I think it was due to Starchat being powered by 
Java, which was having some sort of security issue at the time).  Just for 
grins and giggles, I tried again this evening, and could not even get past 
Starchat.net's homepage.  When I typed "mwdx" in the search page, it wasn't 
recognized as a room.  So Starchat.net isn't an option anymore, at least not 
for me.

A couple years ago, I found librairc.net/chat, and was able to get #mwdx going 
as a room there.  I did let a few folks know about it, and some, like Shawn and 
longtime IRCA member Tom Laskowski in South Bend, Indiana, were able to find 
their way onto it.  Others could not, so I gave up pursuing it.

Tonight, however, I have found something that I think will pass muster.  One 
simply goes to librairc.net's sister page, http://www.chanops.org.  Once there, 
you'll see a homepage with a pair of fields -- one for a nickname and one for a 
channel to go to -- under "Think of a nickname..."  Type in a nickname that you 
want to use, and you do NOT have to click the box underneath that says "I have 
a password".  Then go down to the Channel field, type in #mwdx, and click on 
the Start button.  THAT should get you in.
And the best part isno registration required!

Crossing his fingers and hoping this will work,
Rick Dau
South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af



From: IRCA  on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch 

Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:47 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Cc: Hard-Core-DX
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

First rule is to see what's already available.

bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.

Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?

Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can
help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is
lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs
anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your
local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that
switching on the radio would not be amiss.

best wishes,

Nick







At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
>Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld?
>(Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)
>
>Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick
>page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe
>there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
>
>Mark Pettifor
>Goshen, IN
>
>
>On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>>Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
>>live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
>>and/or MW DXing ?"
>>You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
>>you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
>>or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>>Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>>I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
>>be fun...
>>Anyway... hands!?
>>--
>>Colin Newell - Editor and creator Coffeecrew.com
>><http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and
>>DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> -
>>Ham Radio VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - B.C. Canada
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[R. Colin Newell]

Exactly - which is exactly what I’m doing. 

Facebook is like a needy adult child that refuses to grow up - with its hand 
endlessly extended for more money, information, more of your time, more of your 
soul. 

I’ve run up a free standing system. 
No ads, no info grabs, no shills, no BS. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:18 PM, Les Rayburn  wrote:
> 
> Yes, but membership in Facebook is. 
> 
> Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was 
> originally proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from high 
> school, etc. 
> 
> 
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[Les Rayburn]

Yes, but membership in Facebook is. 

Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was originally 
proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from high school, etc. 




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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:12 PM, Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Marc DeLorenzo mailto:midcapem...@aol.com>>
> Subject: Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
> Date: March 11, 2019 at 8:12:05 PM CDT
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> 
> 
> Nick -  The NRC Facebook Group is available and open to all DXers and 
> broadcasters.  NRC membership is not required. 
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/ 
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/> Marc DeLorenzoSouth 
> Dennis, Mass.  -Original Message-
> From: Nick Hall-Patch mailto:n...@ieee.org>>
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
> mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com>>
> Cc: Hard-Core-DX  <mailto:hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com>>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 11, 2019 1:48 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
> 
> First rule is to see what's already available.
> 
> bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.
> 
> Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?
> 
> Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can 
> help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm 
> <http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm>
> Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is 
> lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs 
> anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your 
> local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that 
> switching on the radio would not be amiss.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
>> Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld? 
>> (Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html <http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html>)
>> 
>> Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick 
>> page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe 
>> there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
>> 
>> Mark Pettifor
>> Goshen, IN
>> 
>> 
>> On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>>> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
>>> live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
>>> and/or MW DXing ?"
>>> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
>>> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
>>> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>>> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>>> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
>>> be fun...
>>> Anyway... hands!?
>>> --
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>>> <http://www.Coffeecrew.com <http://www.coffeecrew.com/>> and
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

I'm testing a PHP/MySQL Chat system over at https://dxer.ca/blab/

The downside of Facebook is that you have to be a member of Facebook
and that means giving up almost every last gribble of personal information
you have --
and it isn't truly live nor is it a chat channel...

The system I have installed can any number of channels on it all dedicated
to any aspect of the
hobby and any geographical location.

If it catches on, great - if it doesn't, no big - it only took 15 minutes
to set it up.

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 6:12 PM Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA <
irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:

>
>
> Nick -  The NRC Facebook Group is available and open to all DXers and
> broadcasters.  NRC membership is not required.
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/ Marc DeLorenzoSouth
> Dennis, Mass.  -Original Message-
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--- Begin Message ---
Nick -  The NRC Facebook Group is available and open to all DXers and 
broadcasters.  NRC membership is not required. 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/ Marc DeLorenzoSouth Dennis, 
Mass.  -Original Message-
From: Nick Hall-Patch 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 

Cc: Hard-Core-DX 
Sent: Mon, Mar 11, 2019 1:48 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

First rule is to see what's already available.

bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.

Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?

Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can 
help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is 
lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs 
anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your 
local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that 
switching on the radio would not be amiss.

best wishes,

Nick







At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
>Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld? 
>(Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)
>
>Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick 
>page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe 
>there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
>
>Mark Pettifor
>Goshen, IN
>
>
>On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>>Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
>>live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
>>and/or MW DXing ?"
>>You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
>>you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
>>or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>>Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>>I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
>>be fun...
>>Anyway... hands!?
>>--
>>Colin Newell - Editor and creator Coffeecrew.com
>><http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Nick Hall-Patch]

That is why I wondered if #mwdx chat was still functional 
somewhere.   It's years since I used it, but I remember it being 
entertaining and helpful for trading real time TA tips across the 
continent when there was an openingbut that was during the last 
sunspot minimum.


Regarded as being old stuff now?  Certainly my software for it is 
rather out of date, and nothing seems to work.


best wishes,

Nick



At 00:04 2019-03-12, ri...@kotalampi.com wrote:


I would recommend chat system such as Whatsapp or Signal. It's much more
interactive than watching a web site.

73!

Risto, W6RK

-Original Message-
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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:21 PM
To: Hard-Core-DX ; Mailing list for the
International Radio Club of America 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

I like the idea---I have used similar on the ham bands in the past.

Mike Sanburn


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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 9:12 AM
To: Hard-Core-DX; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a live DX spotter
chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Forrester S]

WhatsApp has too many security issues

Todd Skaine
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On Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 7:04 PM  wrote:

>
> I would recommend chat system such as Whatsapp or Signal. It's much more
> interactive than watching a web site.
>
> 73!
>
> Risto, W6RK
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IRCA  On Behalf Of Mike Sanburn
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:21 PM
> To: Hard-Core-DX ; Mailing list for the
> International Radio Club of America 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>
> I like the idea---I have used similar on the ham bands in the past.
>
> Mike Sanburn
>
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of R. Colin Newell
> 
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 9:12 AM
> To: Hard-Core-DX; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>
> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a live DX
> spotter
> chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing and/or MW DXing ?"
>
> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>
> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>
> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
> be fun...
>
> Anyway... hands!?
>
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[risto]

I would recommend chat system such as Whatsapp or Signal. It's much more
interactive than watching a web site.

73!

Risto, W6RK

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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:21 PM
To: Hard-Core-DX ; Mailing list for the
International Radio Club of America 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

I like the idea---I have used similar on the ham bands in the past.

Mike Sanburn


From: IRCA  on behalf of R. Colin Newell

Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 9:12 AM
To: Hard-Core-DX; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a live DX spotter
chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

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--- Begin Message ---
 That sounds like a great idea!
Craig BarnesWheat Ridge, CO
On Monday, March 11, 2019, 1:20:58 PM MDT, Mike Sanburn 
 wrote:  
 
 I like the idea---I have used similar on the ham bands in the past.

Mike Sanburn


From: IRCA  on behalf of R. Colin Newell 

Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 9:12 AM
To: Hard-Core-DX; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

--
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Mike Sanburn]

I like the idea---I have used similar on the ham bands in the past.

Mike Sanburn


From: IRCA  on behalf of R. Colin Newell 

Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 9:12 AM
To: Hard-Core-DX; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

--
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Stephen Hawkins]

Collin,

It was a question I asked.   I got several replies and some good info.  
They helped but so far I have not found what I was looking for.  I don't 
think such a thing for AMBCB DXing or SWL exists. I'm all for it.


I'd love to hear / see your ideas.  As a Ham I use 
http://www.dxsummit.fi/#/ and a telnet based one called dxspots.com


I like these two because I can filter what spots I see or don't see.  I 
frequently have both of them up filtered different ways.


Steve NG0G

On 3/11/19 11:12 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?


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[Nick Hall-Patch]

First rule is to see what's already available.

bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.

Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?

Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can 
help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is 
lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs 
anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your 
local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that 
switching on the radio would not be amiss.


best wishes,

Nick







At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld? 
(Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)


Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick 
page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe 
there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"
You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...
Anyway... hands!?
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[ken brookner]

count me in...

ken, ns7v
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Joseph Miller 
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:01 AM
Hi Colin,

Please count me in. Now retired, I have more time for activities like 
this.

Lately been hearing Asian stations on 41 meters in early morning here.

The other reason I like this idea is some of the websites currently
available are "how I say?" out of date.

Best wishes es 73

Joe Miller, KJ8O


On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 9:13 AM R. Colin Newell 

R. Colin Newell 
Monday, March 11, 2019 9:12 AM
Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?



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[lfravel]

I would be in for that.  

 

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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Mark Pettifor]

Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld? (Ex: 
http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)


Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick 
page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe there's 
4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...


Mark Pettifor
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On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert 
that

you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that 
could

be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Joseph Miller]

Hi Colin,

Please count me in. Now retired, I have more time for activities like this.
Lately been hearing Asian stations on 41 meters in early morning here.

The other reason I like this idea is some of the websites currently
available are "how I say?" out of date.

Best wishes es 73

Joe Miller, KJ8O


On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 9:13 AM R. Colin Newell 
wrote:

> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
> live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
> and/or MW DXing ?"
>
> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>
> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>
> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
> be fun...
>
> Anyway... hands!?
>
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Les Rayburn]

Colin,

I don’t SWL much anymore, but would love something like this for MW DXing (and 
FM—though options already exist for that part of the spectrum) 

Domestic openings too. Lately, the DX Tips and e-mail lists have been more 
active in this regard, putting some new ones in my log. 







73,

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 11:12 AM, R. Colin Newell  wrote:
> 
> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
> live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
> and/or MW DXing ?"
> 
> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
> 
> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
> 
> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
> be fun...
> 
> Anyway... hands!?
> 
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[IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

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