<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">This may sound like a really dumb question but it only occurred to me earlier today and this is after running a cluster for years.<div><br></div><div>What exactly are <b>cty.dat</b> and <b>wpxloc.raw</b> used for in the context of the dxspider?</div><div><br></div><div>I know they’re important, it’s a big thing to keep them updated and I have scripts running not only on my node but also on my main logging computer for Fldigi and Aether so that they’re always up to date. I know why they’re using them.</div><div><br></div><div>But why? How does dxspider use these files? What are the implications if they’re old?</div><div><br></div><div>My dad always told me that if you want to know something, it’s always better to ask than remain quiet.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>73 Keith.</div><div><br></div></body></html>