[WT-support] Connecting to DX Summit (OH8X)

[Peter Bowyer]

2009/12/11 Laurent HAAS - F6FVY <f6fvy at free.fr>:
> Hi Bruce
>
> Bruce Elbert a écrit :
>
>> I'd like to use wtDXTelenet to have DX spots available on screen with
>> Win-Test. However, the OH8X cluster isn't listed. What's the proper setup,
>> or if this is possible, what can I use instead? Thanks and 73, Bruce K6ZB
>
> AFAIK, DX summit doesn't provide a "standard" telnet feed. Its data are
> only available on the web, and on the #CQDX IRC channel. Maybe someone
> wrote a gateway between that IRC channel and a standard telnet feed (?),
> but to be usable with Win-Test it would require to transparently
> translate the DX-cluster commands (sh/dx etc.) into IRC commands... I'm
> not aware of such an app, but it may exist ?

Some other logging programs 'scrape' spots from DX Summit as an
alternative to a telnet connection. Of course it has less
functionality than telnet, but does include the web-originated spots
on Summit which some find of value.

Peter G4MJS


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