Check the cluster you are using and see if the filters have the capabilities to block spots that have items such as /B, (B), Beacon in the description. I use AB5K and have those items blocked, I only receive spots from the Western States and BC. Plus I block a few 'spotters' who feel that everything is DX. Plus I don't receive 2 meter spots. You can even limit spots on certain bands, but still let 10 meter beacon spots thru... Print out the commands for the cluster you use and use the filters... Fun stuff!! 73, Art W6KY
----- Original Message ---- From: K2DBK - David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Robert Naumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, August 9, 2008 11:42:53 AM Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Grid format question in packet comment fields It just seems like there are a lot of folks who do spot constantly (I can't tell you how many spots for N0LL/B I've seen over the last couple of weeks) and it gets to the point where I hear so much that I ignore things. (As I'm writing this, it's a perfect example; 6m seems to have a somewhat widespread opening, but about every 5th spot is a beacon, most of which have already been spotted, from the same grid, multiple times.) On the other hand, when the band isn't known to be open, I do want to hear them, which is why I'd asked for the ability to make it optional. Maybe a better capability would be a bit more flexibility as to when to audibly announce something, instead of the current system, where, for instance, a spot would still show in the spot window but wouldn't be announced if it met certain criteria. (e.g., if you're a DX hunter, any spot with /MM isn't going to help, so you might not want those). 73, David, K2DBK At 02:22 PM 8/9/2008, Robert Naumann wrote: >David, > >Just curious about your beacon comment... since there are times when the >only signals on 6m are beacons, why wouldn't you want to know? > >Of course, spotting beacons when the band is wide open is just poor judgment >on the spotter's part. > >73, > >Bob W5OV > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of K2DBK - David >Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 12:07 PM >To: Paul van der Eijk >Cc: DX4WIN Reflector >Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Grid format question in packet comment fields > >Paul, > One other thing, as long as we're talking about these types >of spots. I've got a feature request: I'd like to have it so that >"beacon" spots (optionally) aren't announced. It's pretty common to >see stuff like: > >DX de VE7SKA: 50068.0 W7RV/B CN88GT<ES>DM35 1654Z > > and while it's sometimes good to know, personally I don't >find it all that useful to "hear" the beacon spots. > > As far as I can figure out, this can't be done currently by >tweaking the spot patterns, but please let me know if I'm wrong. > > Thanks, > David, K2DBK > >At 12:02 PM 8/9/2008, Paul van der Eijk wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I'm trying to recognize more grids like: > >em40>dn70 > > > >I understand that em40 is the 'needed' grid. > > > >But what about the following: > >EM63(ES>DM81 > > > >I do not understand the meaning of the left parenthesis; does it > >imply EM63ES as the needed grid? > >But I see also: > >DM03(>DN30 and > >IN78RI(TR>IN53RE > > > >--Paul > >_______________________________________________ > >Dx4win mailing list > >Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
