colorspot/README.md
Michael Clemens b5b5f0aeb8 bug fixes
LotW QSL check is now optional
2022-05-20 18:46:00 +02:00

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ColorSpot

This script is a command line DX cluster client. It adds the following benefits to the default telnet stream:

  • displays the DX station's country
  • displays the DX station's continent
  • displays if the DX station uses LotW
  • downloads your LotW QSL file and marks all lines with countries that need to be confirmed (optional)
  • displays lines in different colors depending on the continent or band (user configurable)

Screnshot

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Limitations

The following limitations are present:

  • read-only: you can't send commands to the dx cluster server via this tool
  • no filters: you need to configure your filter on the server

Installation

ColorSpot needs Python 3 and the following libraries:

  • colored
  • requests

Furthermore, you need an account at LotW for some of teh features.

Before installing ColorSpot, please make sure that pip, setuptools and wheel are installed and up-to-date:

# python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

Finally, install ColorSpot with pip:

# python3 -m pip install colorspot

Updating

To update colorspot, execute the following command:

# python3 -m pip install --upgrade colorspot

Usage

  • execute the application with "colorspot"
  • colorspot creates a default config file and states its location (e.g. ~/.colorspot.ini)
  • adapt ~/.colorspot.ini to your needs. Important setting are:
    • cluster/host and cluster/port: Change this if you want to use another cluster server
    • cluster/user: Enter here your call sign
    • lotw/user: Enter here your lotw user name (your call sign). Leave at "N0CALL" to disable this feature.
    • lotw/password: Enter here your lotw password
    • lotw/mode: Enter here the mode you would like to filter the QSL download from LotW
  • execute the application again with "colorspot"

License

see LICENSE