[Dxspider-support] HamClock show/heading update

[Dirk Koopman]

Is there something wrong with the show/heading command?

On 17/01/2024 08:24, Keith Maton via Dxspider-support wrote:
> As previously mentioned, I’ve been in regular contact with the author 
> of HamClock and following feedback, I am beta testing a version of 
> HamClock which no longer uses the show/heading command for locating 
> stations and plotting them on the map.  It now does all the 
> calculations locally.
>
> When a HamClock initially connects to a node, it sends the following:
>
> 1705478550^(DXCommand) *G6NHU-10*connected from 192.168.1.137 cols 80
>
> 1705478550^(progress) CMD: 'set/qra JO01ou' by *G6NHU-10*ip: 
> 192.168.1.137 1mS
>
> 1705478550^(progress) CMD: 'set/location 51 50 N 1 13 E' by 
> *G6NHU-10*ip: 192.168.1.137 1mS
>
> 1705478550^(progress) CMD: 'unset/here ' by *G6NHU-10*ip: 
> 192.168.1.137 0mS
>
>
> And that’s it.  The only other interaction it will have with the node 
> is that if there is no traffic passed in a ten minute period, it does 
> this:
>
> 1705466270^(progress) CMD: '*ping*' by G6NHU-10 ip: 192.168.1.137 0mS
>
>
> Once this has gone through testing and rolls out, it will rely on the 
> HamClock owners to update their software.  Elwood feels that the 
> half-life for HamClock updates is a couple of months so it will take a 
> while for the changes to pickle through but we should start seeing a 
> decrease in show/heading commands straight away and that decrease will 
> continue as more people update.
>
> Hopefully this will satisfy everyone.
>
> 73 Keith G6NHU
>
>
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