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Toolbox
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The toolbox is hidden by default. To show it, click `` Toolbox `` in the
`` View `` menu.
DX cluster
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A DX cluster is essentially a server through which amateur radio
operators can report and receive updates about QSOs that are in progress
across the bands. PyQSO is able to connect to a DX cluster that operates
using the Telnet protocol to provide a text-based alert service. As a
result of the many different Telnet-based software products that DX
clusters run, PyQSO currently outputs the raw data received from the DX
cluster rather than trying to parse it in some way.
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Click on `` Connect to Telnet Server `` then `` New... `` in the `` Connection `` menu, and enter the DX server
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details in the dialog that appears. If no port is specified, PyQSO will
use the default value of 23. A username and password may also need to be
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supplied. Frequently used servers can be bookmarked for next time; bookmarked server details are stored in `` ~/.config/pyqso/bookmarks.ini `` , where `` ~ `` denotes the user's home directory.
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Once connected, the server output will appear in the DX
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cluster frame (see figure:dx_cluster_). A command can also
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be sent to the server by typing it into the entry box beneath the server output, and clicking the
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adjacent `` Send Command `` button.
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.. _figure: dx_cluster:
.. figure :: images/dx_cluster.png
:align: center
The DX cluster frame.
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Grey line
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The grey line tool (see figure:grey_line_) can be used to
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check which parts of the world are in darkness. The position of the grey
line is automatically updated every 30 minutes.
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.. _figure: grey_line:
.. figure :: images/grey_line.png
:align: center
The grey line tool.
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Awards
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The awards progress tracker (see figure:awards_) updates its data
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each time a record is added, deleted, or modified. Currently only the
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DXCC award is supported (visit the `ARRL DXCC website <http://www.arrl.org/dxcc> `_ for more
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information).
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.. _figure: awards:
.. figure :: images/awards.png
:align: center
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The award progress tracker.
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