You can just put so much on a line. Space now already limits the information. But, whatever. Gone are the days when one worked DX by the seat of his pants. No spots, no DX editors, etc.
73 de John N6JM Gary Stone wrote: > > Hi, > >> Hi, > > This is N5PHT, Gary, writing from North Texas. I once before > suggested this idea and it really didn't catch on - maybe I did not > try it long enough and would really like to try again if there is some > support. > > The DX spots could be made in a uniform way that would really give > helpful info in a short space. For example, if I spot a DX station > and in the info area I put: > > 579.W5.D.10 > > That would mean I am cpy the dx 579 and I am in W5 land and I am using > a dipole (D) and it is up 10 meters. It would be easy to devise a > simple uniform reporting system. > > For example, the antenna: > > B2- beam (with the number designation being the number of elements) > D- diopole > V- vertical > > It would not need to be elaborate to help make the spot more useful. > When I see a spot and it says 'strong hr' that does not really mean > much. The spotter may be using a 3 element beam up 25 meters and that > would explain why I am not hearing the dx with a dipole at 10 meters. > > So, the suggested syntax: > > RST.PREFIX.ANTENNA.HEIGHT > > You could include (I think I did last time I suggested this) a power > designator but what really matters is hearing the DX. If I spot the > BQ9P this morning it would be: > > 459.W5.B3.14 > > And that would give useful information. You could even add a grid > square to make it more precise? > > Ideas? > > 73 de N5PHT, Gary > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
