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<H2><A NAME="s1">1.</A> <A HREF="filtering_en.html#toc1">Introduction.</A></H2>
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<P>The PacketCluster software written in the mid-80s by Dick Newell, AK1A, has
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served us well. Dick has moved on though and has not supported the software
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with updates etc. for the last 10 years. Numerous PacketCluster "clones" have
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come and gone over the years, however there is one, called DX Spider, which
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provides a very similar user interface to that of AK1A, allows internet
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connections of users and node-to-node links, is actively supported by the
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author, and best of all is freeware. FRC has started to convert several nodes
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to Spider.</P>
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<P>One of the strengths of DX Spider is its very powerful and flexible DX spot
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filtering routines. These filters are totally different from anything we
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learned how to do with PacketCluster, and along with their power and
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flexibility comes somewhat of a learning curve. Hence the need for this
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primer.</P>
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<P>In the following sections, you will learn that you can filter DX spots by:</P>
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Frequency of the spot
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Mode of the spot
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Callsign of the spot (by state, country, zone, or specific callsign)
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Callsign of the spotter (by state, country, zone, or specific callsign)
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Callsign of the source node of the spot (by state, country, zone, or specific callsign)
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<P>With a few keystrokes, you can set up a filter for the CQ WW SSB contest, for
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example, that says that you only want to see SSB spots on the contesting bands.
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In the ARRL contest, it is simple to exclude spots for Ws and VEs. For example,
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the best all around one-line filter for users in the CQ WW SSB contest would be:</P>
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accept/spots on contesthf/ssb
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>This simply reads, "I want to get spots on the hf contesting bands on SSB only."</P>
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<P>Jim Samuels, W3BG, has put together this primer which not only provides complete
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details on the format for all the available filter commands, but also provides
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useful examples that can be simply typed in, without the need to learn the
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specifics.</P>
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<P>I would be remiss in not thanking Charlie Carroll, K1XX, who gave a lot of
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encouragement and mentoring, and provided some of the material in this primer.</P>
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<P>As always, your local sysop is available to help you out, if need be. Don't
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hesitate to contact him for assistance.</P>
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<P>73 - Dave N3RD</P>
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