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<title>DXSpider</title>
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<meta name="Keywords" content="DX Cluster, DXSpider, Spider, Packet Cluster, DXCluster, Pavillion Software, AK1A, AX25, AX.25, WWV, Packet Radio, Amateur Radio, Propagation, DX, DXing, G1TLH, GB7TLH, Dirk Koopman, Mailing list, Linux, RedHat, PERL">
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<meta name="Description" content="Software and systems for realtime digital communications between amateur radio stations for the provision of information on propagation conditions and stations operating">
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<meta name="Author" content="Dirk Koopman G1TLH">
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<h2>DXSpider</h2>
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<address><a href="mailto:djk@tobit.co.uk"></a>Dirk Koopman G1TLH</address>
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<!-- Created: Wed Dec 2 18:22:33 GMT 1998 -->
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Last modified: Mon Mar 15 21:40:42 GMT 1999
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<h4>Introduction</h4>
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The DXSpider DX cluster system is written in <a
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href="http://www.perl.com">perl 5.004</a> running under <a
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href="http://www.linuxhq.com">Linux</a> as an exercise in
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self-training for both protocol research and teaching myself <a
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href="http://www.perl.com">perl</a>.
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<h4>What is a DX Cluster?</h4>
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A DX Cluster is a means for Amateur (Ham) Radio operators to tell each
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other, in realtime, about DX stations (other interesting or rare
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Amateur Radio stations all over the world).
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<p>To quote what is probably the most comprenhsive source of DX Cluster related
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information, the <a href="http://www.cestro.com/pcluster/">DX PacketCluster WebNet</a>,
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a Cluster is:-
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<p><em>One station is set up with PacketCluster and is linked to one or
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more other stations who have installed the software. These nodes
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when connected are called a cluster. Clusters are connected to
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clusters, expanding the network. Individual users connect to the
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nodes on a frequency different from what the node stations are
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linked on. Users are capable of announcing DX spots and related
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announcements, send personal talk messages, send and receive
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mail messages, search and retrive archived data, and access data
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from information databases among its many features.</em>
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<p>It's a rather specialised (and not as robust) form of IRC really.
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<p>The original package runs under DOS and was created by Dick Newell AK1A
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but is no longer under active development. Most replacements also run under
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DOS and/or are closed source. I wanted something in open source (so I don't
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have to do <em>all</em> the work) and for Linux.
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<p>This document will contain all the instructions for its
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installation and use - eventually...
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<h4>Contents</h4>
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<li> <a href="install.html">Installation</a> of the main cluster software.
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<li> Installing the lastest version of <a href="cpan.html">CPAN</a>.
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<li> Explaining the <a href="client.html">client.pl</a> program.
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<li> <a href="connect.html">Connecting</a> to other clusters.
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<li> <a href="cron.html">Periodic</a> jobs, e.g. starting connection to other clusters.
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<li> <a href="hops.html">Hop</a> control, network <a href="hops.html#isolate">isolation</a> etc.
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<li> <a href="program.html">Programming</a> new commands or altering existing ones.
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<li> <a href="local.html">Local</a> customisation of the cluster daemon.
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<li> <a href="../download/">Download</a> the software and any patches.
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Copyright © 1998 by Dirk Koopman G1TLH. All Rights Reserved<br>
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<font color="#000000" size=-2>$Id$</font>
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