Greetings all, OK - with some encouragement from others I would like to again propose a "system" for spotting. I really believe it would work and be very helpful.
The suggested format: dx <dx call> <freq> <RST>.<spotter location>.<spotter antenna>.<any additional info> And it would be like this example: DX YU6AO 14.190 59.W5.4L QSX 14.200 This would mean that I am hearing YU6AO with a 59 signal in W5 land and I am using a 4 element directional antenna and that station is listening on 14.200. The 'codes' could be: for <spotter location> simply use prefix - that would narrow it down enough, 9A, W6, 9Y, GW, etc. - so that the others who see the spot would know the general location (not just the DXCC of origin). I see a spot from a W5 and wonder why I am not hearing the station and then look up the station and see they are in Maryland (for example). for <spotter antenna> this does not have to be too complex. How about 1L for non directional antenna, and then 2L, 3L, etc. for number of elements for a directional antenna. Then when I see a spot for a YU6 from a station in W5 and it is on 80 meters and I can't hear them with my poor dipole and then see their spot and realize they are using a 2 element directional antenna - makes sense. The above plan would also allow for some serious data gathering my computer program to keep a good record of prop from various areas. What do others think? Gary, N5PHT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
