Highifields Amateur Radio Club

People have asked various questions about the site, in this area I hope to answer them.

If you have a question about the design, writing or hosting of the site
that is not answered here feel free to ask away.

updated flash UPDATED!

Apart from club members, who visits the site?

We've had 5697 visits from a total of 68 countries since March 2007, when the counter was started.

The site is, obviously, on view world wide and anyone on the internet can visit the site. So far we've had visitors from these countries:

1 visitor who was listed just as Europe
European Union

How 'big' is the site?

As of 1 May 2008.
Information updated on the first site update of every month.

615 Pages.
13 Audio Files.
1651 Photos & Graphic images.
20 JavaScripts.
18 Portable Document Files (PDF) Newsletters etc.
15 Other File types, not listed above.
Total: 2334 files using 81.7 MB of space across the 2 servers.

Size is as reported by Windows XP so may not be completely accurate.

Click on a question for the answer.
Questions are laid out with the newest at the top.

22. Why do you have details for so many batteries?	23. What's this ARISS you've been mentioning in the Activities section?	24. How many actual battery equivalents have you got listed?
19. Why do you move things around? Some of my bookmarks return the 'This is part of the club website' page!	20. I've found a link to a page that doesn't work. What should I do?	21. Where have the Site Selector page and Screen Reader Site gone?
16. Did you write the Guest Book code yourself?	17. You said you had paid to have the adverts removed (and I'm glad that the pop ups have gone) but there are still adverts on the site. Why?	18. I've noticed a few spelling mistakes, often just letters reversed. Do you spell check?
13. Why do you only list 4 weeks of updates?	14. I've heard people thank you for the weekly email update. How do I get it?	15. Where can I email you?
10. Where do you get the histories from?	11. How long does it take to write a page?	12. Why have you put links to clubs that are not local?
7. Some of your pictures have the page background showing through. How?	8. Why 'hand code' when there are programs that will do it all for you?	9. Why do you use old software to aid you?
4. How did you make the drop down menu?	5. Do you do it all yourself?	6. Where do you get the pictures from?
1. How do you put it together?	2. Why are there pop up adverts? (Now Gone, 23 Sept 2007)	3. Why are there two sites? (Since Jan 2008 only 1 site)