K4UJ Packet Cluster Node

K4UJ DX Cluster

Back in the late 90's I ran the AK1A packet cluster software front ended with Linux to provide worldwide AX25 and local 56K,9.6K,2.4K packet access. Changing QTH's forced me to take that node down.

Now I am in a location that I can play amateur radio again and have renewed interest in running a cluster. Being a unix/linux fan since the early 90's I chose to run the DX-Spider software.

You can access the DX cluster in a variety of ways via the internet. For telnet access, we recommend that you either configure your logging program to login, or use PuTTYtel, a better telnet client than the one that ships with Windows.

• Telnet to cluster.dx-is.org port 7300 or click here.
• Web page with 30 second updates and band only selection, here.
• Via your WAP enabled phone, here.
• Web access via a java console here.

Sorry, there is NO RF connectivity at this time, but if you are close enough I could get you connected via WiFi link ;-)

Features

There are many features that are not found on other cluster systems. I have listed a few of them below for you to experiment with:

• sh/qrz Will perform a QRZ.com lookup for the given callsign.
• sh/mydx - show dx run thru your spot filter
• sh/dx state in:oh - show dx in US state IN or OH
• sh/dx by_state in:oh - show dx spotted in US state IN or OH
• sh/dx by_zone 4,5,6 - show dx spotted in cq zones 4,5 and 6