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<TITLE>The DXSpider User Manual v1.51: Introduction</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en.html#toc1">Introduction</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en.html#toc1.1">What is a DX Cluster?</A>
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<P>A DX Cluster is a packet node where DX chasers on any band or mode can
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post rare or interesting stations that they have worked or heard. Of
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course other people are doing the same thing too, so you can find new
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DX as well as telling others about the stations you have worked.
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Clusters tend to be linked to each other so that the amount of people
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using them is increased, thereby increasing the amount of posted DX.
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Other information can be found on clusters such as on-line call books,
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mail etc. You can talk to other stations connected to the cluster
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network too, in real time, whether at the node you are logged into or
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on another node connected to the network. You can also use converse
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mode, where several stations can talk to each other in the same way.
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Of course, the DX is still posted to you all the while!</P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en.html#toc1.2">So what is DXSpider?</A>
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<P>PacketCluster nodes have been around since roughly 1985. The original
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PacketCluster idea came from Dick Newell, AK1A, and ran under DOS.
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In about 1992 Dick stopped the development of the PacketCluster
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software for amateur radio. Many systems are still using this
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relatively old DOS software today.</P>
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<P>There are several new compatible cluster programs around now,
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including DXSpider. DXSpider is a clone of PacketCluster software that runs
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under several operating systems including Linux and Windows. Linux is fast
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becoming the choice for amateur radio stations because of it's flexibility,
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reliability and the lack of the memory limitations of DOS. Linux supports
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multitasking and is also multiuser. It has support for AX25, ROSE,
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NetROM and TCPIP built in, making it the ideal choice for amateur
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radio. It is also totally free!</P>
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<P>DXSpider was conceived and begun in 1998 by Dirk Koopman, G1TLH as an
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exercise in perl programming. It has developed rapidly and today is a
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very powerful cluster program. It was designed to be totally compatible
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with the AK1A program, although several commands have been extended to
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improve functionality.</P>
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<P>This manual is designed to help you become familiar with the commands
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that DXSpider supports and to help you get the best from the program so
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you can enjoy working that rare DX! As DXSpider is being improved all the
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time, commands will be added as time goes by, so make sure you have
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the most upto date version of this manual. The latest version will
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always be included with the cluster program so if you are unsure, simply
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ask your sysop. The manual will also be available on the wesite.</P>
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