[Elecraft] DX Spotting Systems

2014-12-07 Thread Dauer, Edward
I have resisted using spotting systems until now, preferring to hunt on my own. Somehow, being primordial seemed more authentic. But as the totals rise and the easy ones are in the bag, the listening time per new entity has gone up sharply. It seems , on a casual Internet search, that there are

Re: [Elecraft] DX Spotting Systems

2014-12-07 Thread Brian Hunt
I use a combination of DXWatch and Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) which uses the DXWatch display engine. Both offer powerful filtering on mode, band, area and even a specific call. I don't know if they have email alerting or not. Good luck DX. Brian, K0DTJ

Re: [Elecraft] DX Spotting Systems

2014-12-07 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun,12/7/2014 7:33 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: Does anyone have experience with more than one and so able to offer advice? I use a combination of three programs. First, I use VE7CC's cluster software to set the cluster to send me what I want to see. I use DXKeeper for logging, and it's

Re: [Elecraft] DX Spotting Systems

2014-12-07 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi Ted, I believe they are all free. Try them all. My personal favorite is VE7CC. It's filtered data can be fed to contest logging software. And of course it can send alerts by text or e-mail. With version 3 (still free) you can have multiple profiles for different kinds of contests or

Re: [Elecraft] DX Spotting Systems

2014-12-07 Thread Wes (N7WS)
Like you I resisted using spots for a long time. I wish I had all of the time back that I spent tuning the bands (pre bandscope too). It's still easier to work them before they are spotted and on occasion that still happens. One problem is, however, that many DX stations simply assume that

[Elecraft] DX Spotting systems

2014-12-07 Thread Newton, Michael
I use DXHeat www.dxheat.com It has a good filtering system so you can only see CW spots or whatever you choose. Also,when the KX3 is connected to the computer, I run N1MM logger with the telnet window open. This takes me straight to the frequency and sets the split if necessary. As a bonus I