[OKDXA] A Good DXCluster/DXSpider?

[Coy Day]

Kim,

Good morning.  I'm a little confused about your question.  (but then, I'm
still on my first cup of coffee)  DXSpider is a DX Cluster program with
open source code.  That means you can dink with it if you know how to
program in Perl.

Some prefer to connect to a DX Cluster such as AB5K and others like to
keep a window open with DX Summit, DX Watch or the like.  DX Summit has
been sick lately so I don't recommend it right now.  Take a look at
DXWATCH.COM.  What it does is send you a summary of what has been spotted.
 It does this about once a minute.  It also stores all the data which is
searchible.  I find that feature very valuable.

If you are connected to a DX Cluster, you are correct in that you can set
up filters to receive only certain spots.  The filtering system has many
combinations that you can implement.  I prefer leaving mine open except
for frequencies on 2 meters and above.  I do have to put up with a lot of
Euro and JA, etc. spots but I know when a station is active and it helps
me watch for them.  This has been particularly true of the VU7 operation
when they are working Euro's and the band suddenly opens up to the states.

Hope this helps.

Coy
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Coy Day, N5OK
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405-483-5632

Kim Elmore wrote:
> So, which ones do you prefer?  Are they all more-or-less linked
> together, or are there some that limit themselves to regional traffic?
>
> I find about half the stuff I work without them, but I'd like to see
> one that shows spots mainly from our region. I could set up filters
> for seeing spots that originate only in the US, but I'm wondering if
> there's another way. On the other hand, maybe I'm just a luddite...
>
> To be sure, seeing spots world-wide is sometimes useful, but
> propagation vagaries make posts from my region more useful to me.
>
> Kim Elmore, N5OP
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