Spot 1.9.3 Released on 18 June.
This release introduces QRZ On-line for those who have an account, the Spot User Guide in the help system as well as simplifies installation by eliminating the package installer and just dragging the application file into the Application Folder. Subscribers to QRZ Online have two enhancements: CTRL-clicking on a callsign will do show the QRZ detail information (including QSL manager and picture if available); setting autolookup will allow real-time display of data in a drop-down window as spots are received.
Neal Campbell, K3NC, Receives Software Excellence Award.
On May 17, 2008 at the FlexRadio Banquet and Forum held at the Dayton Hamvention, a Flexi Award was presented to Neal Campbell, K3NC, in honor of providing services and solutions to all Flex Radio operators. Flex-Radio stated that Flexi award were given to people who recognized an opportunity to unselfishly give of themselves a knowledge or skill that advanced the cause of software defined radio and benefited the FlexRadio community as a whole. You can read more about the Flexi awards on the FlexRadio web page at this URL: http://www.flex-radio.com/Users.aspx?topic=flexies.
virtuallY
A virtual Y cable, for Windows platforms, makes connecting amateur radio programs to each other possible. Go to download page for version 1. If you are a PowerSDR user, use K5FR's DDUtil program.
Spot Screen Snapshots
Click on the thumbnail pictures below for an enlarged view of the various aspects Spot 1.9.
1. The opening spot window
2. Fully populated spot window after logging into DXCluster node
3. Changing the Cluster Traffic Window Size
4. The spot window with the spot assistant drawer
5. The spot window showing the 20 meter bandmap
6. Demonstration of shift-clicking on callsign showing station's QRZ.com page
7. Demonstration of control-clicking on callsign showing station's QRZ Online info
8. Demonstration of QRZ Online drop-down window showing station's QRZ Online info
9. The user info panel with assistant drawer open to get more info and perform talk chats
10. A display of the Show Connections window, showing all stations and their DXCluster connections
11. The user info pane showing station cluster information when clicking on callsign
12. The announcement pane showing the announcement assistant drawer
13. Cluster mail window, showing all mail on cluster
14. The window to create Cluster mail to your buddies
15. The WWV pane showing last 50 wwv announcements
16. The general preference pane, showing station information
17. The preference pane showing all of the program options
18. The preference pane showing how to define country filters for spots and announcements
19. The preference pane showing defining State filters for DX Spots
20. The preference pane showing how to define band/mode/time filters (when DXCluster type accepts them)
21. The preference pane showing options on defining alarms, by band/segment/prefix/callsign
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