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DXCluster
DX-Cluster and send / receive DX-Spots, track Radio Hams using APRS, send and receive worldwide packet radio messages from the ZS0MEE Internet / Packet / Pactor radio BBS, read current worldwide Ham News feeds, subscribe to an ARMI One station is set up with Packet Cluster software and is linked to one or more other stations who have also installed the software. These nodes when connected are called a cluster. Clusters are connected to clusters, expanding the network. Individual users connect to the nodes on a frequency different from what the node stations are linked on. Users are capable of announcing DXSpots and related announcements, send personal messages, send and receive mail messages, search and retrieve archived data, and access data from information databases, are among a DXCluster's many features. Podcast
Podcast, get involved with the A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. Though the same content may also be made available by direct download or streaming, a podcast is distinguished from other digital-media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added. Like the term broadcast, podcast can refer either to the series of content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. The Wireless-User-Group is a South African site geared towards
Wireless-User-Group WUG, download ham-related software, and more ... (Links below.)
a community based wireless network world. There are many WiFi groups around South Africa and at the Wireless User Group site you will be able to find a way to connect to one nearest to you or even start your own. All Wireless-User-Group's listed are non-profit communities that do not provide any commercial services such as Internet - they merely offer an infrastructure for people to exchange information and data and play games. All equipment is standard WiFi equipment, operating under 802.11 standards which makes it affordable to anyone. By joining and setting up your node you will learn a lot. Due to hackers, spam, etc, registering is required. Once registered on this site (registering is free), more information is available to you. If you are a Radio Ham, I suggest you use your Ham callsign in lowercase for the User Name. (You can of course use any name for the User Name). Remember your User Name/Password! Bookmark this site so you can easily return at any time .. 73 ... |
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SOLAR X-RAY
What's Solar Information? A daily average background X-ray flux in the 1 to 8 angstrom range. It is a midday minimum designed to reduce the effects of FLAREs. FLARE A sudden eruption of energy on the solar DISK lasting minutes to hours, from which radiation and particles are emitted. GEOMAGNETIC FIELD The magnetic field observed in and around the earth. The intensity of the magnetic field at the earth's surface is approximately 0.32 gauss at the equator and 0.62 gauss at the north pole.
SPORADIC E
What is 'Sporadic-E'?A phenomenon occurring in the E REGION of the IONOSPHERE, which significantly affects high-frequency radio wave propagation. Sporadic E can occur during daytime or nighttime and it varies markedly with latitude.
Kp INDEX
What is 'Estimated Kp'?
A 3-hourly planetary geomagnetic index of activity generated in Gottingen, Germany, based on the K INDEX from 12 or 13 stations distributed around the world. |
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