[Elecraft] KX3 dual-watch working (ahead of schedule!)

[Jim McDonald]

I agree and wanted to mention that you can choose any telnet cluster in the
Configuration-->Cluster (Telnet) list.  I prefer a node that uses VE7CC's
node software, CC Cluster.  Telnet clusters are much more configurable than
web clusters and send spots real-time rather that at pre-set intervals.

I use CC User to feed the DXLab Suite, http://www.dxlabsuite.com/ , but CC
User used standalone can interface with a K3 (it's in the Port Setup
window).

http://www.ve7cc.net/ 

73, Jim N7US



-----Original Message-----

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Now I'm looking for my first DX split QSO with dual watch. What's the 
> best DX spotting web site?
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Wayne, the gold standard spotting setup is the VE7CC program. Go to his
website and download his application. It is a cluster client that eliminates
the telnet connection, formats your outgoing commands automatically, and
parses and formats the spots. You can see 'em by band, mode, sorted by time,
call sign, etc. It displays CQ zone, name of country, whether or not the DX
uses LOTW, and lots of other stuff.

The split-operating DXpeditions of the moment are A35YZ, 3C0E, PJ7PT,
VP2MOM, ZD7XF, TG7/NC2N, and some others. Plenty of stuff to shoot at.

When I first got a K2 about 7 years ago I used it, together with a wire out
the window and into the backyard tree, to work DXCC, which turned out not to
be hard to do with that great radio. It's great that the KX3 has dual watch
because it's just essential to work split when you have a pipsqueak signal.

Good DX!
Tony KT0NY