Spot 1.9.6 Released on 15 November.
This release fixes two bugs: the first bug involved the formatting of frequencies of spots causing some programs using Spot's server function to not recognize the spot. The frequency sent to programs using Spot as a server no longer have formatted frequencies. Second bug was the inappropriate warning that an update was in progress via Spot's update mechanism. This initial check has been disabled and a newer version of the update mechanism will be implemented in the next release.
K3NC Review in Oct., 2008 CQ Magazine
Read Neal's review of the fantastic Flex-Radio Systems Flex-5000a transceiver in the October 2007 CQ Magazine or download a pdf version from the Flex-Radio website (click here).
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 window after connection to DXCluster
Screen Details
This screen shows how Spot appears after connecting to a DXCluster. The selection popup menus disappear and now the current solar conditions are shown, directly from NOAA information. This information is updated every three hours.
Below that is the DXCluster dialog information, showing the date sent to and received from the DXCluster. This display can be resized (by the window divider below it) to disappear or be smaller.
Next is the panel showing the DX spots. The heading and prefix are automatically shown for the spotted callsign. If you prefer, the country name will appear in the comments field (I am horrible at remembering all of the prefixes!). At the bottom of the spot display are a series of radio buttons that allow you to see all spots or just spots for specific bands. At the end of the radio buttons is a selection (Al) that can be used to display spots that meet criteria you define as alarms.
Below the radio buttons are a series of buttons that control drawer-like assistants for the various types of information. In the next screen snapshot, you will see the assistant for spots by the drawer window show.
At the bottom of the screen is a field that allows you to manually type in commands to send to the DXCluster.
