KØEMT's dxSpot

This program is a java interface to the data at www.dxworld.com.
dxSpot is Copyright 2000 Bryan Nehl - k0emt@dbbear.com.

Here is a snapshot of the 6M & 2M DX and QSO dxSpot windows on my Linux Machine. 200K

Features:

Minimizes bandwidth use, only reads up to point it last read.
Starts the window with the "look back" log.
Each frame is set to refresh at 5 minutes.
Frame updates upon QSO or spot submission.
The user may also manually force an update.
Can display HF/6 & 2M QSO & DX frames without requiring a bunch of screen real-estate.
Users grid & callsign are automagically appended to submissions.
IF they are set other than MyCall and MyGrid.

TBD:

User configuration file for Callsign & Grid
Save contents of frame to a file on the users machine.

Executing:

First get the dxSpot.jar.

Copy it into a directory on your computer called dxSpot.

Expand the jar file with: jar xf dxSpot.jar
OR Expand the jar file with: jar xf dxSpot_linux.jar
Capitalization is important. The S is a capital.

run the program: java dxSpot OR jre dxSpot OR javaw dxSpot

Make sure classpath directories, etc are set correctly.
You may need to invoke java or jre with the -cp (class path) option.
For instance, if you are in the directory where you unzipped the dxSpot classes:
prompt$> java -cp . dxSpot

IMPORTANT:

Make sure to use <ENTER> key when entering Callsign & Grid.
A "successfully changed" message will display when you change either your Callsign or grid.

Please send comments and suggestions to k0emt@dbbear.com

73,

Bryan - kØemt