This looks like a platform-dependent Javascript dependency. On my Mac, running OS X 10.5.2, both Safari and Firefox display the line interface and not the graphic one. Oh well...
On May 1, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Pete Smith wrote: > Did you refresh the page in your browser. It works FB here with both > Firefox and Internet Explorer. > > 73, Pete N4ZR > > At 05:44 PM 5/1/2008, WB6TPU wrote: > >> Looking at http://www.dxwatch.com/index.php#, the display I see looks >> about the same as it always has (text only, no graphics). Is the URL >> you gave correct or is there some special trick to activating the >> graphics? >> >> -Ray WB6TPU >> >> --- In [email protected], Pete Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Felipe, PY1NB has been busy this week. The main page of the CW >>> Skimmer >>> reverse beacon network server (www.dxwatch.com/index.php#) now >> displays a >>> world map on which all active "reverse beacons" are shown as green >> dots, DX >>> spotted by the CW Skimmers is shown as orange dots, and the paths >> between >>> the "spotter" and "spotted" are shown. You can mouse over either >> the DX or >>> beacon dots to see what station it is, and the paths are color- >>> coded by >>> band. You can also set the spot lifetime anywhere from 15 seconds >> to 10 >>> minutes - if a station is still being heard on the same frequency, >> Skimmer >>> renews the spot every 10 minutes. Because the service is based on >> Google >>> Maps, you can zoom in close. With a short spot lifetime and a busy >> band, >>> the site almost provides an animation of the propagation. >>> >>> There are still a few known issues on the page, reflecting its beta >>> status. For example, although the "beacons" are accurately located, >> spots >>> in any given country are still shown in an arbitrary location >>> near the >>> center of the country; Felipe is studying the feasibility of doing a >> QRZ >>> lookup and then locating them more precisely. The great circle >> paths are >>> still a little lumpy, and the mouse-over function is a little >>> twitchy. When you change the spot lifetime, the lifetime of all >> spots is >>> reset to the new value, even if they were originally much older, >>> so it >>> takes a little while to settle out. Look for additional >> functionality in >>> the next few weeks, and if you see Felipe in Dayton, say hi and tell >> him >>> you appreciate all his work. >>> >>> Meanwhile, the reverse beacon network still needs additional CW >> Skimmers >>> operating on more bands and in more locations. For example, every >> morning >>> I spot VK and ZL stations on 40M. I wonder what the VKs and ZLs are >>> hearing, on that or any other band. Who'll be the first reverse >> beacon in >>> JA, or BY, or HL? >>> >>> 73, Pete N4ZR >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > - Jack Brindle, W6FB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------
