[Dxspider-support] Login on DxSpider

[Lee Sawkins]

Hi Dirk

My CC Cluster software has allowed these 4 letter VKs as well as calls
like DR06SOCCER and many portable callsigns.  I have received no
complaints from anyone.

Lee 

Dirk Koopman wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 18:49 +1300, Eddie Olson wrote:
> > I have a user from VK with a 4 letter call.
> > As he has 4 letters in his call he cant log into DxSpider.
> > Is there a way around this ?
> >
> > This is a legitimate call ...check VK5FUEL on qrz.com
> 
> This is a fairly long standing request. There are, however, a number of
> reasons why it is as it is. They include:
> 
>       * DX Cluster calls have traditionally been limited to 6 characters
>         + ssid. This is because of limitations in the AX25 header;
>         VK5FUEL could not connect, on packet, with that callsign.
>       * It is unknown what the consequences would be for other software,
>         but at least two use databases and there may well be issues with
>         field sizes that need to be taken into account.
>       * There is a check on what is consider a "valid" callsign.
>         Currently this is a relatively simple regular expression. Adding
>         an extra character would not, of itself, make it a huge
>         difference, but some of the other "variations" on a standard
>         callsign that have appeared (for specials as much as anything) -
>         would.
> 
> Having said all that, given the OK from AR-C and DXNet, I would be happy
> to change it as, these days, by far the majority of people connect to
> nodes via non (amateur) radio means.
> 
> Dirk G1TLH