Call Sign Query Widget

Provides a simple widget form to search for call sign registration information
on several websites.

Author:Michiel Broek (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.1.0
WordPress version tested:3.8.1
Plugin version:0.4
Added to WordPress repository:16-04-2013
Last updated:13-02-2014
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://www.mbse.eu/
Total downloads:1 348
Active installs:100+
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This widget places a search box for call sign information on your site. Use this search box to search information on remote websites. You can use this to query http://aprs.fi/, http://www.qrz.com/db/ or https://pi1utr.dstargateway.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck.

The following aspects are customizeable:

  • Widget title
  • Search button text
  • Search field help text
  • Search URL
  • URL parameter value
The following aspects are not *yet* customizeable:
  • The width of the text input

Pressing the search button pops open a new window with the search results.

To use the widget for QRZ lookup use:

  • Set URL to "http://www.qrz.com/db/"
  • Set parameter value to "callsign"
To use the widget for APRS.fi lookup use:
  • Set URL to "http://aprs.fi/"
  • Set parameter value to "call"
To use the widget for Dutch D-Star registration check use:
  • Set URL to "https://pi1utr.dstargateway.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck"
  • Set parameter value to "callsign"