[Dxspider-support] spots .dat file format

Dirk Koopman G1TLH gb7tlh at dxcluster.org
Wed Dec 23 22:27:09 GMT 2009


Dirk Koopman G1TLH wrote:
> Bela Markus wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> there are two fields in the saved spot dat file which are unclear for 
>> me, just before the originating node, 85 85 in the below example:
>>
>> 7111.0^IZ5GST/P^1251620820^DCI-SI101^IW2NXI^85^85^N0VD-7^28^15^28^15^^
>>
> 
> They contain the US state for the spotted and spotter, if available. For 
> example:
> 
> 50130.0^K4WZ^1260144000^EL17AX<ES>EM73^W5UWB^226^226^EA6VQ-1^8^5^8^4^GA^TX
> 

Note to self: always read the question and answer *all* of it.

The numbers after the last callsign and before the state info (in this 
case: 8 5 8 4) are the (itu ^ zone) for the spotted and spotter 
respectively.

Dirk



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