Xdx is a Linux DX-cluster client. It features the possibility to click on a DX entity in the cluster where Xdx automatically changes the frequency of your rig to the stations location on the band.
It is installable from the Ubuntu Software Center where it has the option to install the rig control software in one go.
or open a terminal and type: sudo apt-get install xdx
Connecting to the DX-cluster server.
After starting the program you will have to set the URL and port of a DX-cluster server.
To get a list of DX-cluster servers check: http://www.ng3k.com/misc/cluster.html
or http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?dx-cluster-telnet-links,65
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| My local DX-cluster server |
reject/spot 1 on hf/cw Do not show spots on HF with CW.
reject/spot 2 on vhf Do not show spots on VHF. (second rule)
accept/spot on hf/ssb Only show spots on HF in SSB.
show/bands Show what bands are available for filtering etc.
show/filter Show the filters that are set.
apropos buddy Show any help info on the buddy command
You can check who is connected to the server and chat with them.
who Show connected users. (To check if someone is DXing.)
talk callsign blah Send blah to a connected user with callsign.
Just like in a packet BBS you can list, read and send messages worldwide to all servers in the cluster.
directory Show a list of public messages. (Like in a BBS.)
read 25 Read a message with number 25 in the directory list.
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| Xdx screen-shot, click to enlarge |
Connecting Xdx to your transceiver.
Go to Setting > preferences.
Check out the number of your rig with rigctl. Type in terminal: rigctl -l
This is the current list:
Rig # Mfg Model Version Status
1 Hamlib Dummy 0.5 Beta
2 Hamlib NET rigctl 0.3 Beta
101 Yaesu FT-847 0.5 Beta
103 Yaesu FT-1000D 0.0.6 Alpha
104 Yaesu MARK-V FT-1000MP 0.0.5 Alpha
105 Yaesu FT-747GX 0.4.1 Beta
106 Yaesu FT-757GX 0.4.1 Beta
107 Yaesu FT-757GXII 0.4 Stable
109 Yaesu FT-767GX 1.0 Stable
110 Yaesu FT-736R 0.3 Stable
111 Yaesu FT-840 0.1 Untested
113 Yaesu FT-900 0.1 Untested
114 Yaesu FT-920 2010-08-23 Stable
115 Yaesu FT-890 0.1 Stable
116 Yaesu FT-990 0.2.1 Alpha
117 Yaesu FRG-100 0.4 Beta
118 Yaesu FRG-9600 0.2 Untested
119 Yaesu FRG-8800 0.2 Untested
120 Yaesu FT-817 0.5.1 Beta
121 Yaesu FT-100 0.4.1 Beta
122 Yaesu FT-857 0.4 Beta
123 Yaesu FT-897 0.3.3 Beta
124 Yaesu FT-1000MP 0.1.1 Beta
125 Yaesu MARK-V Field FT-1000MP 0.0.5 Alpha
126 Yaesu VR-5000 0.2 Alpha
127 Yaesu FT-450 0.22.1 Beta
128 Yaesu FT-950 0.22.2 Stable
129 Yaesu FT-2000 0.22.1 Stable
130 Yaesu FTDX-9000 0.22.1 Untested
131 Yaesu FT-980 0.1 Alpha
132 Yaesu FT-DX5000 0.22 Alpha
133 Vertex Standard VX-1700 1.1 Alpha
201 Kenwood TS-50S 0.8 Untested
202 Kenwood TS-440 0.8.0.6.1 Alpha
203 Kenwood TS-450S 0.8.1 Beta
204 Kenwood TS-570D 0.8.2 Stable
205 Kenwood TS-690S 0.8.1 Beta
206 Kenwood TS-711 0.8.0.6.1 Untested
207 Kenwood TS-790 0.8.2 Alpha
208 Kenwood TS-811 0.8.0.6.1 Untested
209 Kenwood TS-850 0.8.1 Beta
210 Kenwood TS-870S 0.8.0 Beta
211 Kenwood TS-940S 0.8.0.6.1 Alpha
213 Kenwood TS-950SDX 0.8 Beta
214 Kenwood TS-2000 0.8.4 Beta
215 Kenwood R-5000 0.6.1 Alpha
216 Kenwood TS-570S 0.8.1 Stable
217 Kenwood TH-D7A 0.5 Alpha
219 Kenwood TH-F6A 0.5 Beta
220 Kenwood TH-F7E 0.5.1 Beta
221 Elecraft K2 20120615 Beta
222 Kenwood TS-930 0.8 Untested
223 Kenwood TH-G71 0.5 Beta
224 Kenwood TS-680S 0.8.1 Beta
225 Kenwood TS-140S 0.8.1 Beta
226 Kenwood TM-D700 0.5 Beta
227 Kenwood TM-V7 0.5 Beta
228 Kenwood TS-480 0.8.5 Untested
229 Elecraft K3/KX3 20120615 Beta
230 Kenwood TRC-80 0.8 Alpha
231 Kenwood TS-590S 0.8.1 Beta
232 SigFox Transfox 20111223 Alpha
233 Kenwood TH-D72A 0.5.1 Alpha
234 Kenwood TM-D710 0.5 Untested
302 Icom IC-1275 0.7 Beta
303 Icom IC-271 0.7 Untested
304 Icom IC-275 0.7.1 Beta
306 Icom IC-471 0.7 Untested
307 Icom IC-475 0.7.1 Beta
309 Icom IC-706 0.7.1 Untested
310 Icom IC-706MkII 0.7.1 Untested
311 Icom IC-706MkIIG 0.7.2 Stable
312 Icom IC-707 0.7 Untested
313 Icom IC-718 0.7.1 Beta
314 Icom IC-725 0.7.1 Stable
315 Icom IC-726 0.7 Stable
316 Icom IC-728 0.7 Untested
319 Icom IC-735 0.7.1 Beta
320 Icom IC-736 0.7 Untested
321 Icom IC-737 0.7 Untested
322 Icom IC-738 0.7 Untested
323 Icom IC-746 0.7.1 Beta
324 Icom IC-751 0.7.1 Beta
326 Icom IC-756 0.7.1 Alpha
327 Icom IC-756PRO 0.7 Untested
328 Icom IC-761 0.7.1 Stable
329 Icom IC-765 0.7 Stable
330 Icom IC-775 0.7.1 Untested
331 Icom IC-781 0.7.1 Untested
332 Icom IC-820H 0.7 Alpha
334 Icom IC-821H 0.7 Alpha
335 Icom IC-970 0.7 Untested
336 Icom IC-R10 0.7 Untested
337 Icom IC-R71 0.7 Untested
338 Icom IC-R72 0.7 Untested
339 Icom IC-R75 0.7 Beta
340 Icom IC-R7000 0.7.0 Alpha
341 Icom IC-R7100 0.7.0 Untested
342 Icom ICR-8500 0.7.1 Beta
343 Icom IC-R9000 0.7.1 Alpha
344 Icom IC-910 0.7.1 Beta
345 Icom IC-78 0.7 Untested
346 Icom IC-746PRO 0.7 Stable
347 Icom IC-756PROII 0.7 Alpha
351 Ten-Tec Omni VI Plus 0.2 Beta
352 Optoelectronics OptoScan535 0.3 Beta
353 Optoelectronics OptoScan456 0.3 Beta
354 Icom IC ID-1 0.7 Untested
355 Icom IC-703 0.7 Untested
356 Icom IC-7800 0.7.2 Untested
357 Icom IC-756PROIII 0.7.1 Beta
358 Icom IC-R20 0.7 Untested
360 Icom IC-7000 0.7.2 Beta
361 Icom IC-7200 0.7 Beta
362 Icom IC-7700 0.7.1 Stable
363 Icom IC-7600 0.7 Beta
364 Ten-Tec Delta II 0.1 Untested
365 Icom IC-92D 0.7 Untested
366 Icom IC-R9500 0.7.1 Untested
367 Icom IC-7410 0.7 Untested
368 Icom IC-9100 0.7 Untested
369 Icom IC-RX7 0.7 Untested
401 Icom IC-PCR1000 0.8 Beta
402 Icom IC-PCR100 0.8 Beta
403 Icom IC-PCR1500 0.8 Beta
404 Icom IC-PCR2500 0.8 Beta
501 AOR AR8200 0.6.1 Alpha
502 AOR AR8000 0.6.1 Beta
503 AOR AR7030 0.4.1 Beta
504 AOR AR5000 0.6.1 Beta
505 AOR AR3030 0.4 Untested
506 AOR AR3000A 0.5 Beta
508 AOR AR2700 0.6 Untested
513 AOR AR8600 0.6.1 Beta
514 AOR AR5000A 0.6 Alpha
515 AOR AR7030 Plus 0.1 Beta
516 AOR SR2200 0.1 Beta
605 JRC NRD-525 0.1 Alpha
606 JRC NRD-535D 0.6 Stable
607 JRC NRD-545 DSP 0.6 Beta
801 Uniden BC780xlt 0.3 Untested
802 Uniden BC245xlt 0.3 Untested
803 Uniden BC895xlt 0.3 Untested
804 Radio Shack PRO-2052 0.3 Untested
806 Uniden BC250D 0.3 Untested
810 Uniden BCD-396T 0.3 Alpha
811 Uniden BCD-996T 0.3 Alpha
812 Uniden BC898T 0.3 Untested
902 Drake R-8A 0.5.1 Beta
903 Drake R-8B 0.5 Untested
1004 Lowe HF-235 0.3 Alpha
1103 Racal RA6790/GM 0.1 Untested
1105 Racal RA3702 0.1 Alpha
1204 Watkins-Johnson WJ-8888 0.2 Untested
1402 Skanti TRP8000 0.2 Untested
1404 Skanti TRP 8255 S R 0.1 Untested
1501 Winradio WR-1000 0.6 Untested
1502 Winradio WR-1500 0.6 Untested
1503 Winradio WR-1550 0.6 Untested
1504 Winradio WR-3100 0.6 Untested
1505 Winradio WR-3150 0.6 Untested
1506 Winradio WR-3500 0.6 Untested
1507 Winradio WR-3700 0.6 Untested
1601 Ten-Tec TT-550 0.2 Beta
1602 Ten-Tec TT-538 Jupiter 0.6 Beta
1603 Ten-Tec RX-320 0.6 Stable
1604 Ten-Tec RX-340 0.3 Untested
1605 Ten-Tec RX-350 0.1 Untested
1607 Ten-Tec TT-516 Argonaut V 0.2 Stable
1608 Ten-Tec TT-565 Orion 0.5 Beta
1609 Ten-Tec TT-585 Paragon 0.3 Beta
1611 Ten-Tec TT-588 Omni VII 0.3 Alpha
1612 Ten-Tec RX-331 0.1 Beta
1613 Ten-Tec TT-599 Eagle 0.4 Untested
1701 Alinco DX-77 0.7 Beta
1801 Kachina 505DSP 0.3 Alpha
1901 Hamlib RPC rig 0.3 Beta
2201 TAPR DSP-10 0.2 Alpha
2301 Flex-radio SDR-1000 0.2 Untested
2303 DTTS Microwave Society DttSP IPC 0.2 Alpha
2304 DTTS Microwave Society DttSP UDP 0.2 Alpha
2401 RFT EKD-500 0.4 Alpha
2501 Elektor Elektor 3/04 0.4 Stable
2502 SAT-Schneider DRT1 0.2 Beta
2503 Coding Technologies Digital World Traveller 0.1 Untested
2506 AmQRP DDS-60 0.1 Alpha
2507 Elektor Elektor SDR-USB 0.3.1 Stable
2508 mRS miniVNA 0.1 Alpha
2509 SoftRock Si570 AVR-USB 0.2 Beta
2511 KTH-SDR kit Si570 PIC-USB 0.2 Beta
2512 FiFi FiFi-SDR 0.5 Beta
2513 AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle 0.2 Beta
2514 N2ADR HiQSDR 0.2 Untested
2601 Video4Linux SW/FM radio 0.2.1 Beta
2602 Video4Linux2 SW/FM radio 0.2.1 Alpha
2701 Rohde&Schwarz ESMC 0.1 Alpha
2702 Rohde&Schwarz EB200 0.1 Untested
2801 Philips/Simoco PRM8060 0.1 Alpha
2901 ADAT www.adat.ch ADT-200A 1.36 Beta
I have set the speed of My Kenwood TS-590S USB connection to 19200. In my computer it turns up at USB0. So the following settings apply for me:
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| My settings for a Kenwood TS-590S with USB |
Remember to become member of the group dialout. After adding yourself to the group, do a reboot or re-login.
Many thanks Marc for this entry, helped me a lot to make it working. But one question: if you double click on a callsign and for exaple you are on 20m in USB and the callsign you click is on 40m LSB, does it switch for you to LSB mode? For me it not works, that I have to do manually.
ReplyDeleteVy 73 de HB9CRY, Rene
Yes the modulation should also be switched but I don't know if the example given does that. I think the "set_mode" command will doe that for you. Just add set_mode to the rigctl command. (See https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/1-rigctl/)
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your answer. I tryied same but then I also have to pass a variable from xdx application and about this I don't find anything. Maybe I'll ask goggle again and see if I get any more info
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