Actually I think the link was just wrong. http://www.dxwatch.com/index.php#, shows the web dx cluster listing http://skimmer.dxwatch.com/ shows the skimmer map.
Isn't it just a case of someone posting the wrong link? On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Jack Brindle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------- > >
