[Dx4win] Spot filtering by zone pbm

[Kevin K7VI]

Hi, Radi.

I don't _know_ how DX4Win works, but here's what I suspect.  DX4Win 
filters what comes to it from the cluster.  If the cluster is configured 
to filter spots, DX4Win applies its filters to that already-filtered 
stream. 

So, if your TCP/IP connection is set up to filter out all spots other 
than zones 14, 15 and 16, then DX4Win will only see spots for those 
three zones.  It will apply its own filters to that stream.

I hope that helps.  Personally I prefer the cluster-side filtering, but 
that's because I'm doing more complex filters (low bands, vhf, uhf) that 
I find more easily configured on the cluster.  That's my preference 
right now.  I've used DX4Win's zone filters successfully, too.

vy 73
Kevin K7VI

Radivoj KAR wrote:

>Hi,
>Previously, with VHF packet cluster and  dx4win 5.03, I used  announce
>filtering by zone of alert origin, which worked OK.
>After starting using 6.03 and TCP/IP for announcement, spot window shows
>packets coming from everywhere, despite that in Preferences/Packet 1 (or
>RTTY) window I have entered #14,#15,#16 in Prefixes/Zones for spotters box
>to limit spots only to those announced by European stations.
>
>I can filter spots directly via a cluster command "accept/spots by_zone
>14,15,16" , but am curious is dx4win presuming this when TCP/IP is used and
>in this case ignores it's own filter?
>
>Any comments?
>73,
>Radi F6GNZ
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