To send spots use your own software on telnet server. If a dx station heres the beacon in ca, then heshe knows that they have a path to work the usa. The antenna has worked very well for me, and i have worked much dx with it. Dxspotter has a fully adjustable interface, including graphical skins, and satisfies the needs of any user. Full featured telnet and tnc program for use with cc cluster, ar cluster, dx spider. Foxtrot lima is an international 11m dx group from finland founded in 1998. A comprehensive propagation resource compiled by tomas hood, editor of the propagation columns of cq, cq vhf, popular communications, and monitoring times magazines. An effective 1020m dx antenna for deed restricted lots. The data is taken from the amateur radio dx cluster using custom perl scripts together with dxspider by dirk koopman, g1tlh. With todays computergraphic programs, a custom qsl designer can come up with a beautiful card. The 75meter extra geratol net is fun and less qsl card oriented. Band comment utc date spotter dx callsign country jh3kcw 107. For those who dont have tons of time, a computer can be helpful to pick up some dx spots. I currently have a 20 meter dipole at 30 with rf choke and fed with 200 of lmr400.
Dx spots are displayed immediately and are refreshed every 30 seconds. Live dx spots from this page autorefreshes every 60 seconds. Over the past few years i have been using a hustler 6btv vertical antenna as my primary antenna for 80, 40, 30, 20, 15, and 10 meters. Send formated dx spots indicating clearly both locators and the type or propagation. During what turned out to be an extended towerraising project going from 55 feet to 90 feet, i had my beam down and i needed an antenna that could provide the necessary gain and angle of radiation to talk to my friend skip down at the south pole.
I started arguing with people whether 10m was dead or not over 20 years ago. Dxcluster spots between 2200m and 70cm in the last 1 hours. We also share information about the use of our site never private information with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they. Welcome to the sdrradio dx cluster based on an original idea by the members of the oh9w oh2aq radio club. Setting up spotting within smartsdr for panadapter overlay. Dx logging software for amateur radio dxtreme software. Right now we are working hard on a new version of the site which will use another mapping solution. Jt65a is a weak signal digital mode for ham radio qso. Its performance surpised us, and ill share it with you, in case you too are looking for a simple, inexpensive dx antenna that really performs well. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
This can be a very exciting band with some of the best dx found on any band. This demo shows recent spots, but callsign links and filtering options are. The current beacon call sign is updated and displayed, along with a flashing status led, on a relief map of the world. New dx spots are displayed in the main window with user selectable bands, fonts, colors, and highlighting of alerts and local spotters.
Dx spotter dxspotter is designed as an efficient, stable and easytouse program for the exchange of information for ham radio users. Its a rugged homebrew multiband trap vertical antenna that works the 10, 15, and 20 meter amateur radio bands see all details. My favorie hf nets are the 3905 century club 40, 75 and 160meter late nets. Never 1 minute 3 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes. As you change bands in the contesting software, the band map will update for your new band. A pc windows program that continuously identifies which ncdxfiaru dx beacon station is currently broadcasting on any of the five hf amateur radio bands 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meter bands. Ham radio dx cluster clients category is a curation of 19 web resources on, hamalert, rdxcluster, kst2me. Cw software from pa3bwks ultimate cw site pileup, rufz, stormy weather software, vk3esms morse code programs, mrx software, qrz shareware collection, easiware, k7ons list of cw shareware. Dx maps category is a curation of 14 web resources on, ha8tks dxcluster azimuthal map, ha8tks rbn azimuthal map. Dx monitor is a standalone windows application which monitors the dx announcements available on the internet at dx summit, hb9drv and connections to one or more local and international dx cluster telnet servers. Dx skimmer reverse beacon network offers realtime spots from broadbanded receivers worldwide. Just about all of the serious dxers hang out on 20 meters. Over the years i have spent a great deal of time getting things tuned as i want them, putting a large, 40 radials, radial field put in place, and getting the antenna exactly. Dxspotter is capable of exchanging a tremendous amount of information in dx clusters on the internet and working with the popular dxsummit service.
Often 10 is open, but nobody is calling cq, or only become aware of an opening when someone spots activity on the cluster. How to setup spotting overlays for smartsdr using slice master 6000, n3fjp, and n1mm logger, also quick setup of rig interface for n3fjp and n1mm. Vo1sds zl1wn, 14276, lotw strong signal, 0223z 20 may. The main goal of the program suite is to provide real time dx spot information, easy setting of the radio to the dx spot frequency, automatic and manual checking of the dx spot against the users dxcc records and dxcc, was, and grid square record keeping. Someone had tohear andor work the dx to put the spot on the cluster. Best cluster with 11 meters spots and event database. Smartsdr is a full featured radio client that enables your ipad or iphone to operate your flexradio device. I dont work ft8, i prefer qso with human station, greetings for all rock banders friends. The dx spot program will only work with n4py radio control programs. A dx spot is a website listing that shows the call sign of the dx station, his frequency, the time the dx was heard and usually some comment about the dx station. The rest of information is useless and it doesnt interest anybody.
Plus, any beacon below 10meter has to be monitored. For specific information on the software youre interested in, downloadsupdates, support issues, mailing lists and reflectors, operating manuals, please check these links. Ham university learn morse code or practice for your fcc exams by michael crick. Current sunspot cycle activity, space weather, solar storm.
Alpha delta singleband full size dipole antennas are preassembled halfwave monoband dipole antennas. Solar weather, sunspot activity, geomagnetic, aurora, ionospheric reports via. Everyone can enjoy dxing american radio relay league. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, the software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. High frequency and vhf radio propagation data, solar and geomagnetic realtime and historic data, sunspot activity reports, as well as forecasts.
Please note wordpress dropped the program that worked this database so no longer available until i custom build another dx logging system. Discussion in ham radio discussions started by kc3epa, jun 5, 2018. This site describes the use of hf frequencies for jt65a. Latest spots from different 11m clusters foxtrot lima. As spots are posted, depending on the filters you have set on the dx spotting set up form, spots will begin to appear for the band you are currently on. A radio amateur friend and antenna designer came up with a simple design for a 10 meter vertical, which another friend and i modified to make work for the 14, 18, 21, 24 and 28 mhz ham bands. This site uses cookies to enhance your user experience. This demo shows recent spots, but callsign links and filtering options are limited. Both antennas perform well given the conditions at the time. Alpha delta single band full size dipole antennas dx20. Now5 minutes now10 minutes now15 minutes now30 minutes now1 hour 12 hours 23 hours 34 hours 45 hours 56 hours 67 hours 78 hours 89 hours 910 hours 1011 hours 1112 hours. This website uses cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Im on vacation from net control duties, but used to ncs the monday 40meter late and friday 75meter late nets. This example shows how to change the font color of 20 meters to red.
Hi keith m1emc, thanks for spot, much noise on 17 meter, 73. Around the world daytime communications are generally possible and when the sunspot cycle is. Hflink is the international resource for high frequency communications, hf digital messaging, emergency disaster relief, interoperative hf communications, hf networking, ham radio. Review of dx engineerings 6btv 17 meter add on kit nk7z. Jt65 hf jt65a hf frequencies frequency information. It is fully compatible to smartsdr v1, v2 including smartlink and v3 including multiflex and smartcontrol. This is run into a fc757 tuner and then a ft757gxii. Tests on the compact vertical dipole were carried out from june 30 august 5, 2018. Sp6efy oh2jln, 14074, lotw ft8 08db from kp20 889hz, 0222z 20. Station log 14 comes with a dx spot checker that receives dx spot. I have been playing with the demo version of eznec and see a significant improvement in radiation angle and db by raising the antenna to 40. The renowned dx summit by oh8x has been a reliable source of current and historical dx activity on radio for many years.
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