[Introduction]
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[Operation]
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[FAQ]
DX Monitor
by VE3SUN
DX Monitor is a standalone Windows 95 (and NT) program which monitors
the DX announcements available on the internet at
DX Summit
and presents the information in a sortable grid format
and on a map centered on your location.
10 meter paths open May 10
What's New?
- Great Circle Map shows
NCDXF/IARU beacons in real time
- Double click for Callbook CDrom or QRZ online database lookup
- Regional location information for plotting and beam heading
- Easy URLs for monitoring QRP, Satellite or other special lists
- Plot DX stations, spotters, and path on Great Circle Map automatically
- Click on map to identify DX spot and information
- Proxy now supports username and password
- Improved internet interface for faster downloads
- Automatic download of updates to prefix - location data (CTY.DAT)
- Multiple copies may run simultaneously for monitoring different lists
- Mailing list for additional support
A Few Key Features
- Automatically retrieve DX spots, announcements, and WWV numbers
- Filter spots by frequency
- Sort spots by Frequency, Time, Call, Spotter or comment
- Search for text or callsigns
- Automatically correct your system clock using Internet Time servers
- Clock corrections are logged for analysis
- WWV numbers and trends automatically updated
- Retrieve and send announcements
- Send your own DX spots to clusters around the world
- Recent DX spots highlighted in red. Local spots highlighted in blue
- DX alarms for stations you need
- Sked alarms to remind you when to get on the air
- Click for country, beam heading, distance, sunrise and sunset times
- Double click for Callbook or
QRZ information
- Automatic plotting of DX on Azimuthal (Great Circle) map
- Display current terminator (grey line) in either projection
- Save Azimuthal Map as desktop wallpaper with automatic updating
- Plot your own ascii logs on Mercator or Azimuthal maps
- US locations plotted on maps based on Callbook
- US distance, beam heading, sunrise, sunset based on actual location
DX Monitor is distributed as freeware.
You may copy it, give it away,
place it on your web site or CDRom without further permission.
Enjoy!
DX Monitor is dedicated to the volunteers of
HandiHams.
You are urged to support them with your time, your wallet, or your heart.
[Introduction]
[Settings]
[Operation]
[Maps]
[FAQ]