[Dxspider-support] Show/DX callsign command does not work

[Dirk Koopman]

On 12/02/15 14:38, IZ8MBW Fabio wrote:
> It seem it's OK:
>
> # this really does need to change for your system!!!!
> # use CAPITAL LETTERS
> $mycall = "IZ8MBW-6";
>
> # your name
> $myname = "Fabio";
>
> # Your 'normal' callsign (in CAPTTAL LETTERS)
> $myalias = "IZ8MBW";
>
> 73
> Fabio, IZ8MBW
> www.iz8mbw.net
>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *Da:* Zach Tumbusch <w8zjt at w8zjt.net>
>     *A:* IZ8MBW Fabio <iz8mbw at yahoo.it>; The DXSpider Support list
>     <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>     *Inviato:* Giovedì 12 Febbraio 2015 15:16
>     *Oggetto:* RE: [Dxspider-support] Show/DX callsign command does not work
>
>     You may have your alias and call flip flopped in the DXVars.pm
>     config file.
>     I was having a similar problem. Call should be yourcall-# alias
>     should be your normal call sign.
>

Which way round one has one's callsigns shouldn't matter. WR3D (for 
instance) has his callsigns the other way around and has been working 
for a *very* long time.

The first thing I would be looking at is file / directory permissions, 
and whether, in fact, there are any lines in any of the spot files.

I seem to recall that you are using a Raspberry PI. If so, this also 
rings alarm bells because it may be that the sdcard has had its lock 
(accidently) slid on (very easy to do) or that the sdcard is a standard 
cheap one that does not have a very good endurance. This is an 
increasing problem with all the small SBCs (RPi or BB Black) that one 
could use for this purpose. Basically, unless you are using an sdcard 
like this:

   https://www.newit.co.uk/shop/accessories/SD-Cards/Endurance

cards fail surprisingly quickly because they are designed for using in 
things like cameras that don't have the constant writing that occurs 
when one is running a program like DXSpider on an operating system like 
linux. Some other manufacturers make cards that seem to last longer e.g 
Transcend, Fuji etc. But it still is very much pot luck as to how long a 
card will last.

Dirk G1TLH