Seems a little basic info is needed for some of the new folks. There are MANY DX Clusters that exists, most are accessible via Telnet and or packet radio. A few are "web clusters" that enable the user to connect via web browser using simple html commands. These clusters exist separately from MixW.
MixW (and other similar software) allows the users to connect to DX Clusters and monitor DX Spots while using MixW. MixW's standard method if connecting to a DX Cluster is via a web (HTML) cluster . To connect, one simply needs to click on VIEW in Mixw and then select DXCLUSTER DIALOG. You will then get the DX spots nicely displayed in a special MixW window. The web based DX Cluster that MixW supports has limited functions, compared to the "full service" DX Clusters that exist around the world. Most of these clusters do not support connections via a web browser, instead one connects via a terminal program on packet radio or via a application called Telnet. In MixW, if you want Telnet to a DX Cluster you need to connect via a command DIFFERENT from the DX Cluster Dialog command mentioned above. Instead, you should click on VIEW then select TELNET WINDOW . A window will open, you then click on CONNECT and another dialog box opens. In the section labelled ADDRESS you can enter in the name based address of the cluster or the IP address if you know it. The default port number is 23, and should appear automatically in the PORT area in Mix. If the Dx Cluster you want to connect to has a different port number, enter it in the port box. A few you might want to try are: telnet://140.186.101.248/ (K1TTT) telnet://198.109.212.235/ (K8SMC) telnet://dxc.ve7cc.net/ (VE7CC) telnet://cluster.dynalias.org (K3UK) The above are NOT part of MixW, just some of many clusters that can be accessed via MixW. MixW's web based cluster dialog allows one to click on the incoming spots and have your radio change frequency to that of the incoming spot. You cannot do this via the cluster's in the Telnet window. You can however, get much of this functionality by changing the SETTINGS in the CLUSTER DIALOG section of MixW. 1. Go to VIEW 2. Select Cluster Dialog 3. In the web interface that opens up within Mix, click on the SETTINGS icon (furthest to the right on the toolbar, it looks like a check/tick with two columns of text) 4. In the DX Cluster Settings window, you will see an area referred to as WEB CLUSTER. Under that you will see a box entitled SERVER with OH2AQ.KOLUMBUS.COM entered in. 5. IF you want to point MixW to another cluster you can click on the SERVER box and enter in the address of another cluster. cluster.dynalias.org for example. I think that this is all you are SUPPOSED to do in Mixw but in reality a couple of extra steps are needed to make this work. My experience indicates that one needs to open up the Telnet connection to the alternate cluster first, THEN activate the Mixw Cluster Dialog. so, VIEW/TELNET/CONNECT VIEW/CLUSTER DIALOG/SETTINGS/DROP-DOWN BOX/cluster of your choice . Andy K3UK MixW latest Official release http://www.mixw.net/files/MixW216.exe Need a Digital Mode QSO? Connect to telnet://208.15.25.196/ For general discussion on digital modes, try our sister relector at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
