SpotCollector Online Help

Introduction

• Collecting Spots

• Collecting WWV information

Prerequisites

Downloading and Installation

Connecting to Spot Sources

• Telnet DXClusters

• PacketClusters

• DX Summit (via the #CQDX Internet Relay Chat channel)

• WSJT-X

• Macros

• Ignoring Incoming Spots by Band, Mode Family, or Origin

• Collecting Solar Flux, A-index, and K-index Reports from WWV Spots

Using the Spot Database

• the Spot Database Display

  • Identifying Entries for needed stations

  • Identifying Entries for stations known to participate in LotW

  • Identifying Entries for Authenticity-Guaranteed members eQSL.cc

• Formatting the Spot Database Display

• Sorting the Spot Database Display

• Filtering the Spot Database Display

  • Filtering by Need, Callsign, DXCC entity, Frequency, and Tag

  • Filtering by Band, Mode, Continent, Origin, Age, LotW, and eQSL-AG

  • Filtering with SQL expressions

  • Clearing Filters

  • Filter Panel Caption

  • Hiding Spot Database Entries: individually, and automatically by keyword

• Pre-filtering Incoming Spots

• Audio Alarms

• Selecting a Spot Database Entry

  • QSYing to a Spot Database Entry's frequency and mode

  • Rotating your antenna to a Spot Database Entry's short-path or long-path heading

  • Generating a propagation forecast for the Spot Database Entry's location

  • Displaying previous QSOs with a Spot Database Entry's callsign

  • Displaying DXCC, WAZ, and Marathon award progress for a Spot Database Entry's DXCC entity, CQ zone, and CQ country

  • Displaying cumulative spot notes for a Spot Database Entry's callsign

  • Creating an Override for the Spot Database Entry's callsign

• Navigating among Spot Database Entries

• Deleting a Spot Database Entry

• Spotting DX Stations

• Displaying Statistics

• Analyzing Propagation

• WWV Propagation Information and History

• Pruning the Spot Database

• Viewing the Spot Database from a Computer, Tablet, or Smartphone with Access to your LAN

• DXCC and USAP Databases

• Spot Database Fields

Viewing the Spot Database from Another PC on your LAN

Interacting with the CQDX IRC channel

Interacting with DXClusters

Interacting with PacketClusters

Interacting with WSJT-X

Configuring SpotCollector

• General

  • Sub-band Definitions

• Spot Sources

• Spot Source Display

• Spot Database Display

• Spot Database

• Entity Overrides

• Terminal Node Controller

• Audio

• Notifications

• Special Callsigns