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1. Jim Samuels W3BG jimsam comcast net or Dave Hawes N3RD W3FRC Cluster SYSOP dave n3rd comcast net Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Contacts This page was last modified on 11 August 2008 at 18 03 11 28 09 8 59 AM2. xn DD Q Z ee JI gJ fed wn D fed wn v O Comal as g O s o2 ge O r Filters to accept spots based on call_ dxcc Syntax accept spot 0 9 call_dxcc lt numbers or prefixes gt Examples ra Q Q 10 xe S n ue O co ro Q w Q x Q Q N N D m Ko Ag e w Q Q Oo O a N a xe Q t e Q w H a Q X Q Q lt 0 Both will work These spot filters will accept all spots for US and Canada stations and trash all others The following spot filter will accept all spots for US stations and yet reject any spots for W3FM who 2 v S amp g oO til o D 5 Sl P re g a O Q Q D p Q 5 o ab re o z 2 gt o 3 5 D 5 Q c Oo 3 lt on O s D 5 Filters to accept spots based on call_itu Similarly call_itu and call_zone use ITU regions that can also be obtained using the show prefix command see above Syntax accept spot 0 9 call_itu lt numbers gt Example This spot filter will accept all spots for ITU region 7 and reject all others 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Accept_filters Accept filters DXSpider Documentation 5 of 6 accept spot 0 call_itu 7 Filters to accept spots based on call_ zone Syntax accept spot 0 9 call_zone lt numbers gt This filter is based on CQ zones and uses the CQ zone number found by using the command sho
3. callsign callsign of the source node of the spot by state country zone or specific callsign With a few keystrokes you can set up a filter for the CQ WW SSB contest for example that says that you only want to see SSB spots on the contesting bands In the ARRL contest it is simple to exclude spots for Ws and VEs For example the best all around one line filter for users in the CQ WW SSB contest would be i ee a ae ea a ee rea oe n ane me get teat eet ge em Saye mee ae eee Net ea a eee me ee Yeates Ca eae en me De Se e a ee Yeisen ba I 1 laccept spots on contesthf ssb 1 I Lanaken a Ec a apa A a Ta a a a a a fi ie a a E A ee ea a This simply reads want to get spots on the hf contesting bands on SSB only Jim Samuels W3BG has put together this primer which not only provides complete details on the format for all the available filter commands but also provides useful examples that can be simply typed in without the need to learn the specifics would be remiss in not thanking Charlie Carroll K1XX who gave a lot of encouragement and mentoring and provided some of the material in this primer As always your local sysop is available to help you out if need be Don t hesitate to contact him for assistance 73 Dave N3RD Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Introduction a This page was last modified on 11 August 2008 at 17 24 11 28 09 8 57 AM Foreword DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcl
4. ireject spot 1 on contesthf data treject spot 2 call_dxcc w ve 1 l Las isisa eee e A bee ee a a a a e a eS te eee ee ee ee ee eee ee et ee se S a 4 or BP I a et OSE ape ee a A ee he ae Ce ee ee TET Oe TS i CR ee Sees Ge eee hi tee eS es he A re a ey Et Ee Se ORR Eee ya Pte ee te weer ate ey we eee oe ee fea ee foe 1 I laccept spot 0 on contesthf cw and not call_dxcc 226 197 or on contesthf data 1 My fa E eee eh E ci ee Si meme cme Ce es Get cee emcee ps cen mek iP gy Ti ee i imme Se Se 4 or Pee SSS SS SSS See SS SoS Soe SS ee SS SSS Se SSS SS See SS SS SS SSS SSeS SSS SSS SS eS SSeS SS Ses 4 l Irej spot on hf cw yacc spot on 0 30000 lacc spot 2 on 50000 1400000 and by_zone 14 15 16 or call_zone 14 15 16 1 of 2 11 28 09 8 59 AM Some Practice Examples DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Some_Practice_Examples 2 of 2 Note that accept and reject can be abbreviated Also the first filter has not been specified with a number This will automatically be assumed to be number 1 In this case we have said to reject all HF spots in the CW section of the bands but accept all others at HF Also accept anything in VHF and above that is spotted in or by operators in the zones 14 15 and 16 Each filter slot actually has a reject rule slot and an accept rule slot The reject rule slot is executed BEFORE the accept rule slot It was mentioned earlier that after a reject test that doesn t match the defaul
5. 9 8 58 AM Reject filters DXSpider Documentation 3 of 7 all 73khz 136khz 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m 12m 10m 6m 4m 2m 220 70cm 23cm 9cm 6cm 3cm 12mm 6mm hfradio bandl band2 hfs 6m 4m 2m 220 ontesthf 160m 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m arc 60m 30m 17m 12m pmrlow pmrmid pmrhigh pmruhf 10m 6m 4m 2m 23cm 13cm 9cm 6cm 3cm 73khz 136khz band4 band5 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m 12m 10m bandl band3 70cm 23cm The next line will reject spots from 0 to 30 000 kHz and pass on all others reject spot 1 on 0 30000 This next will trash all spots in the frequency range 144000 gt 148000 kHz and pass on all others reject spot 2 freq 2m This rule will reject all spots on 6m 4m 2m and 220 and pass on all others reject spot 3 on vhf gt D mY oO Q 3 ko v 72 O O mal Z ce 5 a 5 oO om O O 3 oO 3 O O 3 aN 3 ee oO 3 N 3 om N 3 wie ol 3 anh N 3 om oO 3 o Y 5 Q 7 bo and all spots on 70cm and 23cm bands passing all other spots J 3 J J J 3 J a reject spot 4 freq hf and freq uhf This is a special spot to be used only by members of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club during contest weekends Hi reject spot on all N c 7 oO Q gt Q Q N O 9 ms O gt 9 D In conjunction with range you can use the following sub band names cw rtty data ssb and sstv 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wik
6. DXSpider Filtering Manual DXSpider Documentation 1 of 1 DXSpider Filtering Manual From DXSpider Documentation 2 3 D 5 Introduction Foreword Configuring spot filters 1 2 What is a spot filter How can filters be used Types of spot filters used in DXSpider 1 Numbering lines and slots 2 Reject before accept NO of OONOOaARWD Using multiple reject filter rules Avery useful command Case does not matter Qualifiers Comma separation Reject filters Filters to reject spots based on frequency Bands Available Regions Available Examples Sub bands as part of range Filters to reject spots based on the info data in the spot Filters to reject spots based on call Filters to reject spots based on call_dxcc Filters to reject spots based on call_itu Filters to reject spots based on call_zone Filters to reject spots based on call_state Filters to reject spots based on by 6 Accept filters 1 Filters to accept spots based on frequency 2 Sub bands as part of range OON DOR OW Filters to accept spots based on info Filters to accept spots based on call Filters to accept spots based on call_dxcc Filters to accept spots based on call_itu Filters to accept spots based on call_ zone Filters to accept spots based on call_ state Filters to accept spots based on by 7 Clear filters 8 Some Practice Examples 9 Conta
7. VE 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 ELTA EA beset ete et 9 9 4 4 3 3 2 2 7 HHHHHHHH ESENE ee ke TERE Example This spot filter will reject all spots for US and Canada stations and pass on all others reject spot 0 call_dxcc 226 197 This spot filter will reject all spots for US and Canada stations and pass on all others including the special event station W2WTC who want to work the next time he is on the air 5 of 7 11 28 09 8 58 AM Reject filters DXSpider Documentation 6 of 7 reject spot 1 call_dxcc w ve not call w2wtc Filters to reject spots based on call_itu Similarly call_itu and call_zone use ITU regions that can also be obtained using the show prefix lt prefix gt command see above Syntax accept spot 0 9 call_itu lt numbers gt Example This spot filter will reject all spots for ITU region 7 and pass on all others reject spot 0 call_itu 7 Filters to reject spots based on call_zone Syntax reject spot 0 9 call_zone lt numbers gt This filter is based on CQ zones and uses the CQ zone number found by using the command 4mshow prefix 24m see above Example This spot filter will reject all spots for CQ zone 5 and pass on all others reject spot 0 call_zone 5 Filters to reject spots based on call_ state Syntax reject spot 0 9 call_state lt state2 letter abbreviations gt This filter is based on the state of the call spotted for those callsigns conta
8. bove except that it accepts spots generated by a spotting callsign within the ITU region and rejects all other spots Syntax accept spot 0 9 call_itu lt numbers gt This filter is based on CQ zones and uses the CQ zone number found by using the command show prefix see above except that it accepts spots generated by a spotting callsign within the CQ zone and rejects all other spots Syntax accept spot 0 9 call_zone lt numbers gt This filters is based on the state location of the spotting station found by using the command show usdb and accepts only those spots generated by stations from the states s specified rejecting all other spots Syntax accept spot 0 9 by_state lt state2 letter postal codes gt Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Accept_filters This page was last modified on 18 December 2008 at 14 39 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Accept_filters Clear filters DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Clear_filters Clear filters From DXSpider Documentation Clear filters A clear filter line will delete the slot number specified or all slots and consequently all filters that have been created by a user SSS SSS Sie sas SSS SS SSS SS ae SS SS ee SSS Se ee eS SS See eS SS SS are Se SS Sa SS SS SS Sa ee See Se Se ee eres A 1 ISyntax clear spots 0 9 1 or A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 4 Example This will clear any or bo
9. cts Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php DXSpider_Filtering_ Manual http wiki dxcluster org index php DXSpider_Filtering_Manual This page was last modified on 18 December 2008 at 14 45 11 28 09 8 56 AM Introduction DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Introduction 1 of 1 Introduction From DXSpider Documentation The PacketCluster software written in the mid 80s by Dick Newell AK1A has served us well Dick has moved on though and has not supported the software with updates etc for the last 10 years Numerous PacketCluster clones have come and gone over the years however there is one called DX Spider which provides a very similar user interface to that of AK1A allows internet connections of users and node to node links is actively supported by the author and best of all is freeware FRC has started to convert several nodes to Spider One of the strengths of DX Spider is its very powerful and flexible DX spot filtering routines These filters are totally different from anything we learned how to do with PacketCluster and along with their power and flexibility comes somewhat of a learning curve Hence the need for this primer In the following sections you will learn that you can filter DX spots by l Frequency of the spot Mode of the spot Callsign of the spot by state country zone or specific callsign Callsign of the spotter by state country zone or specific
10. he CQ zone number found by using the command show prefix see above except that it rejects spots generated by a spotting callsign within the CQ zone and passes all other spots Syntax reject spot 0 9 by_zone lt numbers gt This filter is based on the state of the spotting station found by using the command show usab and passes all other spots Syntax reject spot 0 9 by_state lt state2 letter postal codes Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Reject_filters This page was last modified on 11 August 2008 at 17 59 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Reject_filters Accept filters DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Accept_filters Accept filters From DXSpider Documentation Contents 1 Accept filters 1 1 Filters to accept spots based on frequency 1 2 Sub bands as part of range 1 3 Filters to accept spots based on info 1 4 Filters to accept spots based on call 1 5 Filters to accept spots based on call_dxcc 1 6 Filters to accept spots based on call_itu 1 7 Filters to accept spots based on call_ zone 1 8 Filters to accept spots based on call_state 1 9 Filters to accept spots based on by Accept filters An accept filter line means that if a spot matches pass it on to the user send it down the line to the next rule or to the user and trash dump all other spots that do not match to the next filter line ifreq lt range gt i jon lt range gt inf
11. i dxcluster org index php Reject_filters Reject filters DXSpider Documentation 4 of 7 by using a forward slash band or region sub band as part of the range definition For example This rule will reject all HF phone spots passing on all others reject spot 0 freq hf ssb This filter rule will reject all HF CW spots but will not reject DATA and RTTY spots in the CW range and will pass on all other spots reject spot 1 on hf cw and not on hf data or on hf rtty Filters to reject spots based on the info data in the spot Syntax reject spot 0 9 info lt string gt This filter is used to key on information contained in the information section of the spot One could use this to reject any spots containing IOTA QSL OP or any other key word used in the information string of the spot Examples This filter will reject spots containing IOTA information and pass on all others reject spot 0 info IOTA This filter will reject all general CW spots on HF but will still permit any HF CW spots that contain iota information in addition to passing all others reject spot 1 on hf cw and not info iota This next filter will reject spots asking or containing QSL information and pass on all others reject spot 2 info QSL Note The following series of filters are based on call and by Call always references the callsign of the spotted DX station By always references the callsign of the spotting station Filters to reject s
12. ined in the usdb database Use the command show usdb to see an example of a listing in the database like this show usdb k3ww K3WW gt Perkasie PA Example This spot filter will reject all spots for stations in the Mid Atlantic states and pass on all others 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Reject_filters Reject filters DXSpider Documentation 7 of 7 reject spot call_state nj ny pa de md Filters to reject spots based on by by filters are similar to and function exactly as call filters except that they act on the spotting station callsign and not the spotted callsign ep QO This filter is similar to and functions like the call lt prefixes gt See above except that it rejects spots generated by the spotting callsign and passes all other spots Syntax reject spot 0 9 by lt prefixes gt This next filter is based on DXCC entities and uses the DXCC entity number found by using the command show prefix lt prefix gt and it rejects spots generated within the spotting DXCC entity and passes all other spots Syntax reject spot 0 9 by_dxcc lt numbers gt This next filter is based on ITU regions and uses the ITU region number found by using the command show prefix see above except that it rejects spots generated by a spotting callsign within the ITU region and passes all other spots Syntax reject spot 0 9 by_itu lt numbers gt This filter is based on CQ zones and uses t
13. inefficiency to the processing Note a reject as a qualifier to an accept rule in an accept filter line is okay as we will see below A very useful command To see all active filters in use at any time just type the following command show filter Case does not matter In entering any filter case does not matter Upper lower or mixed case will not effect how filters work or perform Qualifiers Logical operands can be used in rule sets to combine multiple actions or qualify others These are a and b action a not b action a and not c or b action Note as a general rule when or is used you must also use parentheses We will see how these can be used in examples later Comma Separation Any command can have multiple pattern variables if commas separate them For example reject spot call_state nj ny pa de md 3 of 4 11 28 09 8 58 AM Types of spot filters used in DXSpider DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Types_of_spot_filters_used_in Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Types_of_spot_filters_used_in_DXSpider This page was last modified on 11 August 2008 at 17 39 4 of 4 11 28 09 8 58 AM Reject filters DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Reject_filters Reject filters From DXSpider Documentation Contents 1 Reject filters 1 1 Filters to reject spots based on frequency 1 2 Bands Available 1 3 Regions Avai
14. lable 1 4 Examples 1 5 Sub bands as part of range 1 6 Filters to reject spots based on the info data in the spot 1 7 Filters to reject spots based on call 1 8 Filters to reject spots based on call_dxcc 1 9 Filters to reject spots based on call_itu 1 10 Filters to reject spots based on call_zone 1 11 Filters to reject spots based on call_state 1 12 Filters to reject spots based on by Reject filters A reject filter line means that if a spot matches send it to the trash dump it do not send it down the line to the next rule or to the user but pass on all other spots that do not match A ae a a a a Fe a PS Sem Se S E A ai mem Fa DH ee E ake a es cee aa Ba iak ah a S Bak i 1 I 1 Syntax reject spots 0 9 lt pattern gt 1 Li Lope 2 E Se ee ek T Sy es Eek gh Ne Se oc AA th i d a Aa i aa laa asia aa Aa fa n ee ES a NS aaan ese A ER Ge al cee a e aa a Gaa ae a Any of the following patterns may be used in this line freq lt range gt i fon lt range gt i info lt string gt 1 call lt prefixes gt i icall_dxcc lt numbers gt 1 jcall_itu lt numbers gt i icall_zone lt numbers gt jcall_state lt state 2 letter abbreviations gt i by lt prefixes gt toy_dxcc lt numbers gt i by_itu lt numbers gt i joy_zone lt numbers gt 1 Iby_state lt state 2 letter abbreviations gt jorigin lt prefixes gt Used primarily be SYSOPS not by users and not discussed ichannel lt prefixes gt Used primarily be SYSOPS not b
15. o lt string gt 1 call lt prefixes gt i icall_dxcc lt numbers gt 1 call_itu lt numbers gt i icall_zone lt numbers gt 1 jcall_state lt state2 letter abbreviations gt i by lt prefixes gt 1 toy_dxcce lt numbers gt i iby_itu lt numbers gt joy_zone lt numbers gt i Iby_state lt state2 letter abbreviations gt jorigin lt prefixes gt Used primarily be SYSOPS not by users and not discussed channel lt prefixes gt Used primarily be SYSOPS not by users and not discussed l Me Na amr en a a sce EN E E eee Pre E E T EE E EE E E E E E T SEE E E E S E ES e Using these patterns we can accept spots based upon Frequency of the spot Callsign of the spot country or zone Callsign of the spotter country or zone 1 of 6 11 28 09 8 58 AM Accept filters DXSpider Documentation 2 of 6 Contents of the information field which comes with the spot Filters to accept spots based on frequency Syntax accept spot 0 9 freq lt range gt r accept spot 0 9 on lt range gt Important as noted before both freq and on are exactly the same and can be used interchangeably For range you can specify a frequency like 7040 a range of frequencies like 0 30000 the whole HF spectrum or use any of the band region names defined in the SHOW BANDS command see above Examples This will pass on a HF spots only from 0 to 30 000 kHz and dump all others accept spot 1 on 0 30000 This passe
16. page was last modified on 11 August 2008 at 17 27 1 of 1 11 28 09 8 57 AM Types of spot filters used in DXSpider DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Types_of_spot_filters_used_in 1 of 4 Types of spot filters used in DXSpider From DXSpider Documentation Contents 1 Types of spot filters used in DXSpider 2 Numbering lines and slots 3 Reject before accept 4 Using Multiple Reject Filter Rules 5 A very useful command 6 Case does not matter 7 Qualifiers 8 Comma Separation Types of spot filters used in DXSpider Basic filter types are accept reject and clear where the following applies Reject filters any spots that match will be dumped all others passed on Accept filters any spots that match are passed on all others are dumped Clear filters the filter slot s referenced will be cleared from the filter repository For the most part we will use only reject and accept filters These are the main filter types Basically reject means dump it and accept means take it and pass it on to the user By nature accept filters are more powerful than reject filters A user can generally do with a one line accept rule what it could take many lines of reject rules to accomplish However the flip side of this statement is that a series of reject filters are usually easier to administer and change Numbering lines and slots There are ten usable filter slots in DXSpider Each slot hold
17. pots based on call Syntax reject spot 0 9 call lt prefixes gt This filter is misleading in a way It is strictly based on the spotted call sign letters or numbers entered and not based on countries or DXCC entities One could filter on JIMSAM62 if desired Examples 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Reject_filters Reject filters DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Reject_filters This filter will reject spots for G1AAA GJ2BBB and GW3CCC and will pass on spots for MOAAA reject spot 0 call G This next filter will reject spots for PASAAA and pass on spots for PB4BBB reject spot 1 call PA This filter will reject spots for K1AA KC4AAA and KH6DDD and pass on spots for W3BG and N3RD reject spot 2 call K Filters to reject spots based on call_dxcc Syntax reject spot 0 9 call_dxcc lt numbers or prefixes gt This filter is based on DXCC entities and uses either the country prefix or the DXCC entity number show prefix w W DXCC 226 ITU 7 CQ 4 LL 43 0 N 87 54 W W United States Ww show prefix VE s 1 97 ITU 97 97 97 18 N 66 6 W VE New Brunswick VE N 56 0 W VE Newfoundland VE N 63 36 W VE Nova Scotia VE N 73 36 W VE Quebec VE N N N jj aeaaaqacadcad 79 24 W VE Ontario VE 97 6 W VE Manitoba VE 104 36 W VE Saskatchewan VE O N 114 6 W VE Alberta VE 8 N 123 6 W VE British Columbia VE 60 42 N 135 6 W VE Yukon
18. r end cleaned All spots received from other users on the cluster or those received from other nodes start out life destined for each and every connected user s console If spot filtering has been configured all spots headed for that user first go into the filter input are processed and sent out the other end of these filters before being sent to the user s console Like a car wash each spot goes through one or many stages depending on whether the user wanted a simple or a super duper filtering job Along the way the spot gets scrubbed unwanted information removed or wanted information passed on and finally the wanted spots only are spit out the other end nice and clean with all unwanted stuff sent down the drain to the infamous bit bucket How can filters be used For example let s say our local user has never owned a microphone in his life and definitely doesn t want to see any of those useless SSB spots Our user simply sets up a basic filter to reject any SSB spots before they reach the user s console Similarly it s now the ARRL CW DX contest weekend so not only does our user not want to see SSB spots but now doesn t want to see any UHF VHF DATA or any US Canadian DX spots Our user now only accepts HF CW CONTEST spots and in the same rule rejects spots for W and VE stations In these and many more situations filters are our friends Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Configuring_spot_filters a This
19. s on all spots in the frequency range 144000 gt 148000 kHz and trash all others accept spot 2 freq 2m This rule will only pass on spots on 6m 4m 2m and 220 and reject all others accept spot 3 on vhf This rule will pass on all spots on the 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m 12m 10m bands and all spots on 70cm and 23cm bands only All other spots are trashed accept spot 4 freq hf and freq uhf c og Q O 9 Q 7 LI o D Q N N ma O h 3 9 D In conjunction with range you can use the following sub band names CW RTTY DATA SSB and SSTV by using a back slash band or region sub band as part of the range definition Examples This rule will only accept and pass on HF phone spots rejecting all others 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Accept_filters Accept filters DXSpider Documentation 3 of 6 accept spot 0 freq hf ssb This filter rule will accept all HF CW spots but will not include DATA and RTTY spots in the CW range In addition all other spots will be dumped accept spot 1 on hf cw and not on hf data or on hf rtty Filters to accept spots based on info Syntax accept spot 0 9 info lt string gt This filter is used to key on information contained in the information section of the spot One could use this to accept any spots containing IOTA QSL OP or any other key word used in the information string of the spot Examples This filter
20. s one reject and one accept rule Therefore each type filter can have up to ten lines of rules contained in these ten slots The filter rules must be numbered sequentially that is 0 9 lines of reject filter rules and 0 9 lines of accept filter rules to correspond to their respective slot position If no number is used every line is assumed to be in slot 1 and the addition of a second filter line of the same type without a number will just over write the first that was previously written to slot 1 Why not slot 0 don t know This is the way it works Important The filter rules are applied in sequence i e 0 9 If a line matches action is taken on that line The filter sequence acts on rules in the order listed It acts on the reject filter in each slot before acting on the accept filter contained in that slot If the slot is completely blank or if a reject or accept 11 28 09 8 58 AM Types of spot filters used in DXSpider DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Types_of_spot_filters_used_in filter line is missing in that slot it skips right over to the next filter rule in the sequence A picture of a filter set might look like this I Execution Sequence Slot Number Filter Rule i I 1 Slot0 reject spot 0 lt pattern gt 2 accept spot 0 lt pattern gt I 1 3 Slotl reject spot 1 lt pattern gt i i 4 accept spot 1 lt pattern gt I J 5 Slot2 reject spot 2 lt pattern gt i i 6 accept spot 2 lt pattern g
21. t l 1 19 Slot9 reject spot 9 lt pattern gt 1 20 accept spot 9 lt pattern gt i I Reject before accept This is not a good rule for life but it makes sense for DXSpider filters As a general rule reject filter rules within a slot are always executed before accept filter rules There is a very good reason for this If a spot doesn t match a reject filter the spot is passed to the next filter line in the set However if a spot matches an accept filter it is sent immediately to the user Using Multiple Reject Filter Rules Another important concept to know is that you can do everything you want to do with multiple reject filters AND NO ACCEPT FILTERS By default if a spot doesn t match any of the reject filter definitions then the system considers you want the spot and sends it to you For example the following two filters perform exactly the same thing accept spots on contesthf reject spots not on contesthf Lat SS ek eer A a aerate for Sree a eke eee See ot ee Sheeran ee a a I ote a a Sete etna area SSS Se er a E eer Soot a eS Shetek So why would we choose one rather than the other Using reject syntax allows you to add another filter line easily without disturbing the first line A real example will show us how this works Let s say that there is a RTTY contest coming up and you don t wish to see the RTTY spots Simply add another reject filter like this Note that we need to specify that this is
22. t for following tests is accept the reverse is true for accept In the example what happens is that the reject is executed first any non hf cw spot is passed to the accept line which lets through everything else on HF The next filter line lets through just VHF UHF spots from EU If you set a reject filter like this reject spots on hf cw Then you will get everything except HF CW spots You could make this single filter even more flexible For example if you are interested in IOTA and will work it on CW even though normally you are not interested in CW then you could say reject spots on hf cw and not info iota But in that case you might only be interested in iota and say accept spots not on hf cw or info iota which achieves exactly the same thing Note that since slot numbers were not used slot 1 is assumed Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Some_Practice_Examples This page was last modified on 18 December 2008 at 14 43 11 28 09 8 59 AM Contacts DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Contacts 1 of 1 Contacts From DXSpider Documentation Contacts This Primer is a work in progress Additional features and filters are added from time to time by Dirk Koopman G1TLH the developer behind DXSpider So periodic revisions will be made to this document If you have any questions comments or suggestions relative to this primer on spot filtering please contact
23. th accept and reject spot filters in slot 2 This will clear each and every user spot filter it will clear out all filters in all slots See Se es ee a a ee ee ee ee ee ee ae Se eae ae Sr Seer ee Se Sey Se ee ee Sree Sere 1 l iclear spots all 1 Note if you just want to replace a spot filter enter the rule again with a line number and it will overwrite the previous filter in that slot If you forget the line number it will overwrite the filter in slot 1 by default Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Clear_filters This page was last modified on 18 December 2008 at 14 40 1 of 1 11 28 09 8 59 AM Some Practice Examples DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Some_Practice_Examples Some Practice Examples From DXSpider Documentation Some Practice Examples The proceeding sections have discussed the basics of DXSpider filters The following are some examples utilizing basic filters and some not so basic combination filters Let s say you don t want to see any of those 6m 2m or 220 spots Note since a slot number is not included slot 1 is assumed It s a CW contest weekend so you don t want to see any WARC band or SSB spots It s the same weekend but you also don t want to see any US or Canadian spots or any rtty and data spots that are included in the CW portion of the bands Any of the following will accomplish the same result l l ireject spot 0 not on contesthf cw 1
24. the second line of reject filter definitions Also the RTTY sub band specification has to be associated with a range of bands it can t be specified all by itself So we just add it behind the range of bands defined by HF So in our example if the user does a show filter he will be told by the Spider that his current filters are filter 1 reject not on contesthf filter 2 reject on hf rtty With these filters set up if a spot comes through on 14085 kHz the filter works like this 2 of 4 11 28 09 8 58 AM Types of spot filters used in DXSpider DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Types_of_spot_filters_used_in filter1 ls soot NOT on the HF contest bands No The spot doesn t match the filter definition so pass it to next filter filter2 ls spot within the frequency range defined for RTTY Yes Since the spot matches the filter definition the spot is rejected and the user never sees it Had the frequency of the spot been 14025 then the spot would have not matched the filter2 definition either would have passed through all the filters and would have been sent to the user at the end of the filter set Similarly had the spot been on 10 MHz it would have met the definition of filter1 been rejected immediately and the filtering process would have stopped before processing filter2 In addition the filtering system has a rough time handling accept filters followed by reject filters and adds
25. uster org index php Foreword Foreword From DXSpider Documentation While attempting to learn how DXSpider filters work found that had to glean bits and pieces of information from the DXSpider User Manual and Administrators Guide as well as various posted messages help files and the program and data base files themselves Therefore this is by no means an original work have used and in some cases copied from some of these sources What have tried to accomplish is to gather this scattered information put it in one spot please pardon the pun so others might benefit would advise those with interest to go back and read these other sources at their leisure Retrieved from http wiki dxcluster org index php Foreword This page was last modified on 11 August 2008 at 17 25 1 of 1 11 28 09 8 57 AM Configuring spot filters DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Configuring_spot_filters Configuring spot filters From DXSpider Documentation What is a spot filter A spot filter is one rule a one line spot filter or multiple rules multiple line spot filters that a user can setup within DXSpider to control which specific spot s are received at the shack console These configurable filters rules reside on the DXSpider node and are stored along with the user s other information Filters can be likened to a car wash like cars information goes in one end dirty gets washed and comes out the othe
26. w prefix see above Example This spot filter will accept all spots for CQ zone 5 and reject all others accept spot 0 call_zone 5 Filters to accept spots based on call_state Syntax accept spot 0 9 call_state lt state2 letter postal codes gt This filter is based on state of the call spotted for those callsigns contained in the usdb database Example This spot filter will accept all spots of stations located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and reject all others It s the PA QSO Party Weekend accept spot 0 call_state pa Filters to accept spots based on by by filters are similar to and function exactly as call filters except that they act on the spotting station callsign and not the spotted callsign n QO This filter is similar to and functions like the call lt prefixes gt See above except that it accepts spots generated by the spotting callsign and dumps all other spots Syntax accept spot 0 9 by lt prefixes gt This filter is based on DXCC entities and uses the DXCC entity number found by using the command show prefix and it accepts spots generated within the spotting DXCC entity and rejects other spots 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Accept_filters Accept filters DXSpider Documentation 6 of 6 Syntax accept spot 0 9 by_dxcc lt numbers gt This next filter is based on ITU regions and uses the ITU region number found by using the command show prefix see a
27. will accept spots containing IOTA information only and reject all others accept spot 0 info IOTA This filter will accept only 10m SSB spots but will still permit any spots that contain iota information in addition rejecting all other spots accept spot 1 on 10m ssb and info iota This next filter will accept spots asking or containing QSL information and dump all other spots accept spot 2 info QSL Note The following series of filters are based on call and by Call always references the callsign of the spotted DX station By always references the callsign of the spotting station Filters to accept spots based on call Syntax accept spot 0 9 call lt prefixes gt This filter is misleading in a way It is strictly based on the spotted call sign letters or numbers entered and not based on countries or DXCC entities Examples This filter will accept spots for G1AAA GJ2BBB and GW3CCC and reject all others including MOAAA 11 28 09 8 58 AM http wiki dxcluster org index php Accept_filters Accept filters DXSpider Documentation 4 of 6 D Q Q 10 kej a Si a xe O ct o Q w p E Q This next filter will accept spots for PASAAA and reject spots for PB4BBB as well as all others w Q Q 10 oO me N n xe O t m Q w H ta lao D This filter will accept spots for callsigns beginning with K i e K1AA KC4AAA KH6DDD and reject g e 2 7 Oo 3 amp ct IE a W 2 Z o
28. y users and not discussed boc So ee oe ee ee Se eater ore ee Se ee ee Sr eo oe ot ee Cr a Filters to reject spots based on frequency 1of7 11 28 09 8 58 AM Reject filters DXSpider Documentation http wiki dxcluster org index php Reject_filters Syntax reject spot 0 9 freq lt range gt or reject spot 0 9 on lt range gt Important both freq and on are exactly the same and can be used interchangeably most people use on less typing For range you can specify a frequency like 7040 a range of frequencies like 0 30000 the whole HF band or use any of the band or region names defined in the show bands command Bands Available 71 gt 75 135 gt 138 1800 gt 2000 3500 gt 4000 5258 gt 5407 7000 gt 7400 10100 gt 10150 14000 gt 14350 18068 gt 18168 21000 gt 21450 24890 gt 24990 28000 gt 29700 29700 gt 50000 230000 gt 420000 47000 gt 49999 52000 gt 68000 50000 gt 52000 68000 gt 87500 70000 gt 70500 87500 gt 108000 108000 gt 137500 138000 gt 165000 144000 gt 148000 165000 gt 174000 176000 gt 230000 220000 gt 222000 425000 gt 430000 440000 gt 471000 430000 gt 450000 471000 gt 550000 550000 gt 868000 1240000 gt 1325000 2310000 gt 2450000 3400000 gt 3475000 5650000 gt 5850000 10000000 gt 10500000 24000000 gt 24250000 47000000 gt 47200000 Regions Available 2 of 7 11 28 0
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