That does it! Nice view... On May 2, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Doug Hall wrote:
> 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 >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> --------------------- >> >> > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > - Jack Brindle, W6FB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------
