Comments on: HamAlert Cluster Client

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:56:30 +0000

In reply to Ernst.

They did eventually roll off. ~1hr
Thx for answering so quick!
Cheers!

KC1VBX

By: Ernst

Ernst — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:25:23 +0000

In reply to Mike.

Hi,
if you enable telnet for a trigger, send a simulated spot => should be pushed immediatly to HamAlert client.
If you disable telnet for this trigger, and click “clear” and “sh/dx” (or wait 3mins) then it will reappear => Spots are cached on hamalert.org. I guess ~30mins.
73 de Ernst

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:02:52 +0000

OE3IDE,
I am enjoying the ham cluster client. Thank you for sharing it.
I created a test telnet alert in HamAlert. Worked as expected. I disabled the alert and removed telnet as an alert option. I am still seeing that alert pop up in the client. I do not see it in HamAlert itself. The info for the alerts originate from PSKReporter. Is this a bug or just the nature of fetching alert info via telnet?
Thx.

Mike
KC1VBX

By: Ernst

Ernst — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:23:49 +0000

In reply to Kosta URFFC.

Hi Kosta,
there is no field or column of a spotter report. If there is a report its in the comment field.
73 de Ernst
OE3IDE

By: Kosta URFFC

Kosta URFFC — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:02:57 +0000

Running fine on my Windows 7 radio machine.
It seems to me one more coloumn with report from spotter is very desirable.

GL es 73!
Kosta UR5FFC

By: Ernst

Ernst — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:23:04 +0000

In reply to Al NTA. Hi, the software is checking wether an instance is running from the same directory. So if you got this message on startup, one instance of hamalert cluster is already running (check tray icons bottom right). 73 Ernst

By: Al NTA

Al NTA — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:01:52 +0000

Recently installed 2.0.22 and it seems to work well. I like it! However, I seem to have two instances installed since I always get this message upon startup:
“An instance of HamAlert Cluster is already running from this directory. Exiting now!”
I can only find one place where I installed: a One Drive folder that is backed up to cloud. it is in Documents/Ham/Software/HamAlert
Could it somehow sense there are two instances due to one being in the Cloud based on my backup settings for OneDrive?
Thanks, Ernst.
Al N6TA

By: Ernst

Ernst — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:30:15 +0000

In reply to Anne L Dirkman.

Hello,
yes!
You should have an icon in the systemtray (a orange icon), right click on it and you will have options to restore, quit, ….

73 de Ernst
OE3IDE

By: Anne L Dirkman

Anne L Dirkman — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 02:20:35 +0000

HamAlert Cluster works great! But is there a way to ‘reopen’ it if I have closed it out on the desktop without having to restart? I try to get it going again, butI get a message saying that it’s already running on my computer.

By: Ernst

Ernst — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:55:18 +0000

In reply to Gert, AAG.

Hi,
will check that (I sent you an email)

73 Ernst