Cluster Filter Examples

AR Cluster Filter Examples (thanks to Dave, K1TTT)

For full details see: http://www.ab5k.net/ArcDocs/UserManual/ArcFilters.htm

You only want stateside generated spots and announces? Use:

set/filter k/pass

Only want w1/w2 spots, use 2 lines:

set/filter doc/pass k

set/filter dos/pass k1,k2

I don't recommend using band/mode type filters as they will often block split frequency operations on the low bands, and the number of spots for the 'wrong' mode on a contest weekend are usually relatively low.

Remove all filters with

set/nofilter

Examine your settings with

show/filters

If you use CT be sure to do

set/nodxsqth

to remove the extra spotter info after the time that confuses CT.

DXSpider Filter Examples (thanks to Charlie, K1XX)

For full details see: www.dxcluster.org

The basic format for a spot filter is:

accept/spots <pattern>

reject/spots <pattern>

As you can see, there are fundamentally two broad classes of filter... accept & reject. A different way of looking at them is:

accept = bandpass filter, as in, "Pass these spots to me."

reject = bandreject filters, as in, "I don't want to see spots like this."

The <pattern> has many, many different combinations. For now, I'm going to address just two classes... "by" and "call".

"By" means that the spot is "by someone" as in a spot "by k1xx" or "by a VE" or "by someone in Maine"

The exact syntax is:

by_zone - spotter in the CQ Zones, 1-40

by_dxcc - spotter is a W or VE or F or G

by_state - spotter is in ME, CT, RI, NH

Remember, spots "by" means callsign of the station doing the spotting, the spotter.

"Call" on the other hand refers to the call, zone, state of station being spotted, the spottee. The syntax here is:

call_zone - the spottee's zone

call_dxcc - the spottee's country

call_state - the spottee's state

Now, on to some simple examples.

accept/spots by_dxcc w,ve <--- spots only by W & VE stations

accept/spots by_zone 5 <--- spots only by stations in Zone 5

accept/spots by_state me <--- spots only by stations in Maine...slow weekend

reject/spots call_dxcc G <--- I don't want to see G stations spotted

reject/spots call_zone 14 <--- No spots of stations in Zone 14

reject/spots call_state md <--- Please, no more spots of Maryland stations

If you want to get rid of a filter, use

clear/spots

Spot filters remain on a DXSpider node until you clear them out. No need to re-enter the same filter each time you log in.

Just a couple words about frequency. You can combine frequency on the same line as an accept/reject filter. For example:

accept/spots by_dxcc w,ve and on 10m <--- only 10 meter spots by W & VEs

reject/spots call_zone 25 and on 160m <--- Jeff I don't care how many of them you hear, I don't want more spots of JAs on 160 meters.

And last, filtering by state is a relatively new capability. If you want to filter by state check it now. Some sysops may not have upgraded their software yet.

CC Cluster Filter Example (thanks to Jim, AD1C)

For full details see: http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/ccc/cccdxbm.htm

This is but a simple example:

To allow all HF spots
To allow all 6m,2m spots but only from USA/VE

use these commands:

set/filter dxbm/pass 6,2

set/filter doc/off
set/filter/6 doc/pass K,VE
set/filter/2 doc/pass K,VE

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