Yes, but membership in Facebook is.

Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was originally proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from high school, etc.

73,

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:12 PM, Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA <irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Marc DeLorenzo <midcapemarc@aol.com <mailto:midcapemarc@aol.com>>
> Subject: Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
> Date: March 11, 2019 at 8:12:05 PM CDT
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com>
>
>
> Nick - The NRC Facebook Group is available and open to all DXers and broadcasters. NRC membership is not required. https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/ <https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/> Marc DeLorenzoSouth Dennis, Mass. -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@ieee.org <mailto:nhp@ieee.org>>
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com>>
> Cc: Hard-Core-DX <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 11, 2019 1:48 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>
> First rule is to see what's already available.
>
> bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.
>
> Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?
>
> Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can
> help http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm <http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm>
> Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is
> lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs
> anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your
> local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that
> switching on the radio would not be amiss.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
>> Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld?
>> (Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html <http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html>)
>>
>> Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick
>> page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe
>> there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
>>
>> Mark Pettifor
>> Goshen, IN
>>
>>
>> On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>>> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
>>> live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
>>> and/or MW DXing ?"
>>> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
>>> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
>>> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>>> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>>> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
>>> be fun...
>>> Anyway... hands!?
>>> --
>>> Colin Newell - Editor and creator Coffeecrew.com <http://coffeecrew.com/>
>>> <http://www.Coffeecrew.com <http://www.coffeecrew.com/>> and
>>> DXer.ca <http://dxer.ca/> <http://www.DXer.ca <http://www.dxer.ca/>> -
>>> Ham Radio VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - B.C. Canada
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I like having nothing technically connected to IRCA or the NRC....

Itâs just simpler that way.

I have the domain name ircaonline.com
You can see the firestorm I avoided by not using that. :-)

And Facebook still wants your soul before you can access anything.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:22 PM, Marc DeLorenzo <midcapemarc@aol.com> wrote:
>
> This will work better: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/

I like it. Clean and simple and real time and no ads. Call me
old-fashioned, but I think we've given up a lot of that old-time
simplicity and privacy for the "flashy" modern look of Facebook and all
the rest. From the looks of it, there is literally nothing that could
break or go wrong, unless the server crashes. And you don't have to have
a fast PC, or be using the latest browser, etc, etc, etc.

I just commented there about a new station I just logged on 640 kHz. 
Condx here in N. Indiana are good to the deep south.
Thanks for setting it up, Colin!
Mark/IN

On 2019-03-11 9:24 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Exactly - which is exactly what Iâm doing.
Facebook is like a needy adult child that refuses to grow up - with
its hand endlessly extended for more money, information, more of your
time, more of your soul.
Iâve run up a free standing system.
No ads, no info grabs, no shills, no BS.
Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:18 PM, Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com> wrote:
Yes, but membership in Facebook is.
Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was 
originally proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from 
high school, etc.

											

WhatsApp has too many security issues

Todd Skaine
ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
2 Modified 2010s barefoot
Toyota car radio

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 7:04 PM <risto@kotalampi.com> wrote:

>
> I would recommend chat system such as Whatsapp or Signal. It's much more
> interactive than watching a web site.
>
> 73!
>
> Risto, W6RK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IRCA <irca-bounces@hard-core-dx.com> On Behalf Of Mike Sanburn
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:21 PM
> To: Hard-Core-DX <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>; Mailing list for the
> International Radio Club of America <irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>
> I like the idea---I have used similar on the ham bands in the past.
>
> Mike Sanburn
>
> ________________________________
> From: IRCA <irca-bounces@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of R. Colin Newell
> <coffeecanuck@gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 9:12 AM
> To: Hard-Core-DX; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>
> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a live DX
> spotter
> chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing and/or MW DXing ?"
>
> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>
> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>
> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
> be fun...
>
> Anyway... hands!?
>
> --
> Colin Newell - Editor and creator Coffeecrew.com <
> http://www.Coffeecrew.com>
> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> - Ham Radio VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew
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