[ILHam] NIDXA 147360

[Zack Widup]

Hmm ... if that's the case, it was a busted call.

I don't see any spots on packetcluster for a "C3DS" for the last 6 months 
coming up in the database.  The audio NIDXA spot reminds me of how we used 
to do it in the old days on 2m FM. But there's virtually no data given 
there.  Packetcluster gives the frequency to 100 Hz (within the spotter's 
accuracy), the DX spotted, the spotter's call, the date, time and any 
notes the spotting station amy have made.

Most Andorra stations use the prefix C31 (e.g. C31BO has been active 
lately).

But the posting did say "not from memory" so I guess that was just an 
example.

Most of us into DXing telnet into the packetcluster instead of using real 
packet on 2m FM these days.  I use a local node here in Urbana - K9USA:

telnet: soliton.csl.uiuc.edu port 2000

There is a packetcluster command "show/dx <callsign>" which will display 
spots for that callsign still in the database.  You can specify how many 
you want, i.e. "show/dx 40 <callsign>".

There is also a packetcluster command "show/station <callsign>" which will 
give you any info about that particular call.  There's another one 
"show/prefix <prefix> that will give you general info about that DX 
entity.

Hope this helps!

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, R. Patrick Ryan wrote:

> Hi Dan KC9KOW
>
> What you are hearing on NIDXA are voice DX spots.
> Paraphrasing, this was a DX spotter report that was translated to voice
> by this robot.
>
> W9ZW reports C3DS, a DX station callsign, heard on band 2
> For the spot reporter location:
> http://www.qrz.com/detail/W9ZW
>
> The C3DS station was not found in QRZ at
> http://www.qrz.com/i/qsl.html
>
> so cross checked C3 call prefix at:
> DXCC Countries List
> http://www.qrz.com/i/dxcc.html
> and found this in the listing every DX chaser needs.
> C3A-C3Z     Andorra (Principality of)
>
> More on the Northern Illinois DX Association robot Packet Talker heard on
> this W9BZW DX Repeater is at:
> http://www.nidxa.org/repeater.htm
>
> Please check out Rod Dinkins' AC6V Amateur Radio and DX Reference pages
> at
> http://www.ac6v.com/
>
> Nice web pages you have at
> http://www.freewebs.com/kowradio
>
> Happy DX, and keep learning.
>
> vy 73 de Pat KC6VVT
>
>
> On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:36:21 -0700 (PDT) Dan Hensley
> <kc9kow at sbcglobal.net> writes:
>> On the Nidxa repeater, 147.360, i've been hearing what appears to be
>> coordinates, and not sure what it is. Every few minutes or sooner,
>> the repeater gives nothing resembling a callsign, but an example is:
>> "whiskey 9 zulu whiskey point charlie 3 delta sierra 2"
>>
>>   This isn't from memory, anyone know what this all means?
>>   Just curious
>>
>>   Thanks
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>
>
> Pat Ryan KC6VVT         ARRL Illinois Section Emergency Coordinator
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