[Dxspider-support] LU9DA-6 and QRZ.COM

Sun Jun 19 00:53:57 BST 2011

Steve-

I don't think that will help.  I read everything on the qrz.com site
and I see no reason why a Premium Subscriber Bundle should work and an
XML shouldn't.

BTW, I'm an XML subscriber too and it doesn't work for me.

-David, N9KT

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Steve - AA4U <aa4u at mchsi.com> wrote:
> QSL, guess I'll need to upgrade my subscription.
>
> 73, Steve - AA4U
>
>
> On 6/18/2011 6:31 PM, Anthony (N2KI) wrote:
>>
>> I have the Premium Subscriber Bundle.  It is $39.95 per year.
>>
>>
>> Anthony - N2KI
>>  www.n2ki.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org
>> [mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of Steve - AA4U
>> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:25 PM
>> To: dxspider-support at dxcluster.org
>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] LU9DA-6 and QRZ.COM
>>
>> Anthony,
>>
>> I have an XML Subscription to QRZ.COM and the service within my DXSpider
>> node stopped working. It also stopped within my Logger32 software.
>>
>> What type of subscription do you have?
>>
>> 73, Steve - AA4U
>>
>> SysOp: K4ZR
>>
>> On 6/18/2011 5:16 PM, Anthony (N2KI) wrote:
>>>
>>> It is still functional on my node due to my subscription.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anthony - N2KI
>>>   www.n2ki.com
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org
>>> [mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of David
>>
>> Spoelstra
>>>
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 5:20 PM
>>> To: The DXSpider Support list
>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] LU9DA-6 and QRZ.COM
>>>
>>> I just tried "sh/qrz n9kt" and I find that the command in no longer
>>> working on my node and it has been up till now...
>>> -David, N9KT
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Anthony (N2KI)<n2ki at hvc.rr.com>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   I emailed Fred and asked about the function of QRZ as a subscriber. If
>>>
>>> you are a subscriber (like myself) your sh/qrz function should work. I
>>
>> make
>>>
>>> my registered users aware of the fact that the sh/qrz functions works off
>>
>> of
>>>
>>> my personal subscription. However, non- registered users (I believe) also
>>> can use the sh/qrz command.
>>>>
>>>> Anthony (N2KI)
>>>> www.n2ki.com
>>>> Sent from BlackBerry
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: "Ricardo Suarez"<eleu9da at ciudad.com.ar>
>>>> Sender: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.orgDate: Sat, 18 Jun 2011
>>>
>>> 18:47:20
>>>>
>>>> To: The DXSpider Support list<dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>>> Reply-To: The DXSpider Support list<dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] LU9DA-6 and QRZ.COM
>>>>
>>>> Hi, Dirk
>>>>
>>>> this new rules.....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ***********
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> QRZ Callsign Database Policy Change
>>>>   Effective today, the QRZ Callsign database is changing the way we
>>>> serve
>>>> callsign data to our web (browser) based users. These changes have been
>>>> brought on by a steadily increasing number of automated systems that
>>>
>>> access
>>>>
>>>> the QRZ data in so-called hidden or stealth mode. Such systems create a
>>>> significant load on the QRZ servers and in doing so, deprive ordinary
>>>
>>> users
>>>>
>>>> of the performance that they deserve.
>>>>
>>>>   These robots (or 'bots') come in many forms. Some are designed to
>>
>> scrape
>>>>
>>>> the entire website for every piece of information we have. Others, known
>>>
>>> as
>>>>
>>>> "log checkers" are programs written by hams that repeatedly query the
>>>> QRZ
>>>> servers while working through lists of 10's of thousands of callsigns,
>>>
>>> doing
>>>>
>>>> it as rapidly as possible. Finally, some logging programs provide "auto
>>>> fill" features that use the QRZ servers in the background to fetch
>>>
>>> callsign
>>>>
>>>> data as soon as the user types in a callsign.
>>>>
>>>>   For the past several years, QRZ has provided an XML Data service that
>>
>> was
>>>>
>>>> specifically designed to serve automated requests such as those
>>>> described
>>>> above. The XML service is an extremely lightweight and flexible system
>>>
>>> that
>>>>
>>>> places less than 1/10 of the load on our database that a "stealth"
>>>
>>> callsign
>>>>
>>>> lookup does on our regular pages. In addition, our advertisers are being
>>>> deprived of ad exposures by these programs which routinely ignore or
>>>
>>> discard
>>>>
>>>> all such non-callsign data as they scrape our site.
>>>>
>>>>   Today's changes address these issues with a new set of constraints
>>>> that
>>>
>>> we
>>>>
>>>> have developed with the goal of providing fast and fair access to all
>>>> QRZ
>>>> users. The following is a summary of what these measures mean:
>>>>
>>>>     a.. Callsign data, including name, address, and other QSL and
>>>> logging
>>>> information will be shown only to registered users of QRZ who are logged
>>>
>>> in
>>>>
>>>> at the time of the request. Guests that have not logged in will still
>>>> see
>>>> the callsign Bio page and pictures, but no callsign information will be
>>>> shown.
>>>>     b.. Registered users who are logged in will see the full detail on
>>>> callsign pages.
>>>>     c.. Ham users, i.e. those whose user name matches a callsign in our
>>>> database, are limited to 150 callsign page lookups per day, not
>>>> including
>>>> their own callsign page.
>>>>     d.. Non-ham users, i.e. users who aren't hams or don't have a
>>
>> username
>>>>
>>>> that matches one of our callsigns, will be limited to 25 callsign
>>>> lookups
>>>> per day.
>>>>     e.. QRZ subscribers, of any type, are granted unlimited daily access
>>
>> to
>>>>
>>>> the QRZ callsign data.
>>>>
>>>>   These limits are designed for fairness and the vast majority of our
>>>> ham
>>>> users will never be affected by them, aside from the new requirement
>>>> that
>>>> you must be logged in to see callsign data. Note as well that when
>>
>> looking
>>>>
>>>> up or viewing your own callsign page that the act does not count against
>>>> your daily lookup limit.
>>>>
>>>>   We ask for your support in accepting these changes and understanding
>>
>> that
>>>>
>>>> they were necessary in order to maintain the high level of service and
>>>> support that our users have grown accustomed to.
>>>>   Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ
>>>>   Publisher, QRZ.COM
>>>>   aa7bq at qrz.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ******
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rick LU9DA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Dirk Koopman G1TLH"<gb7tlh at dxcluster.org>
>>>> To: "The DXSpider Support list"<dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:25 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] LU9DA-6 and QRZ.COM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 18/06/11 18:37, Ricardo Suarez wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Because the new rules from AA7BQ for the access to qrz.com's database,
>>>>>> the node lu9da-6 have blocked the qrz search engine, sh/qrz.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Er... what new rules?
>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe in this days (holydays), I work in a new replacement, based in
>>>>>> other ham radio callsing database.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Which other databases are there that have the coverage of qrz.com?
>>>>>
>>>>> Dirk
>>>>>
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