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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The filters work in one of 2 ways. You either Block
something or Allow something. The opposite of which you choose is
automatically assumed. That means if you want to block something, and
choose 2 entities, then everything else is assumed allowed. Likewise, if
you want to allow something and choose 2 entities, everything else is
blocked! With 300+ entities, the list could be quite large. So for
example, I find it useless to see DX spots coming from other countries,
ever. Just because someone in VK can hear a station does not mean I can
hear it from Louisiana. Therefore the first setting I make is to the “Spotter
Country”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Now, select the country tab. You’ll notice the
Filter Type column and underneath 2 choices, Pass or Reject. If you were
to decide, like me, that you only want to see spots on the cluster that
originate from the US, VE and XE, there are 2 ways to go about doing this (as
noted above). You could effectively select REJECT, and click on every
single country listed in the list EXCEPT US, VE, and XE. This would send
a big long string to the cluster of countries you want to reject. Much
too long and the command is invalid. So the opposite also holds true,
PASS. So, in the Filter Type select PASS, notice all the things turn
green. Select NA under the continents column, you’ll see all of the
North American countries. Click on K, VE and XE then click on Tell
Cluster. What this does is tells the cluster to send you spots from the
US, Can. And Mex and conversely (everything else is the total opposite), it
rejects spots from everywhere else in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The same setting works for all other filters. Announce,
Weather, DX Country, etc etc. If you choose the REJECT, whatever you
selected is REJECTED and everything else is assumed allowed. If you
choose PASS, whatever you choose is PASSED and ALL other entities are rejected.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You can use filters in any combination that you please. I
generally only have the three above set. I don’t want to see DX
spots coming from other countries, so I select PASS, then NA, then K, VE and
XE. That way, I only see spots from K stations, XE stations and VE
stations. Likewise, some station is on the air, you’re tired of
seeing spots from them.. or you’ve worked VK on all bands, all modes.
You’d select DX COUNTRY (meaning reject these callsigns), select REJECT, select
OC, then click VK and click “Tell Cluster” This tells the
cluster that no matter what, if someone spots a VK, don’t send it to
you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You can do this for Weather (useless) and Announcements as well
to filter out the non-stop European announcements that flood the cluster
constantly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hope this helps!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
Charlie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ki5xp<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Scott Dickson [mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Charles Morrison'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [LCC] DX clusters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Ok,
how do you set them back to full default after screwing them all up?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>--sd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Charles Morrison
[mailto:cmorrison@lusfiber.net] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 17, 2009 19:53<br>
<b>To:</b> W5WZ@arrl.net; 'Roland Guidry'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> LCC@louisianacontestclub.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LCC] DX clusters</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>With SS being stateside, I’d leave the filters at
default. That way you see both stateside and dx spotting US stations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>When you move to a DX contest, then you can filter out the VE, K
stations in the dx window, to avoid the US spots.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Charlie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ki5xp<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Dickson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Roland Guidry'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> LCC@louisianacontestclub.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LCC] DX clusters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Roland
et al:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>I’ve
got the VE7CC CC Cluster program running, and N1MM communicating with it.
Any tips on learning to set the filters up? Specifically, for SS
this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>--Scott,
W5WZ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Roland Guidry
[mailto:na5q@w5ddl.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 05, 2009 06:36<br>
<b>To:</b> W5WZ@arrl.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [LCC] DX clusters</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Make
sure your logging program is setup properly. See <a
href="http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/logging.htm">http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/logging.htm</a> and
look at attached pic.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Roland</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Dickson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LCC@louisianacontestclub.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LCC] DX clusters</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Roland
et al:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>I’ve
got the referenced program. Is there a quick start manual
somewhere? Or a quick reference on how to filter to only see spots by
US/VE stations?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>--Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Roland Guidry [mailto:na5q@w5ddl.org]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 23, 2009 10:27<br>
<b>To:</b> W5WZ@arrl.net; LCC@louisianacontestclub.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LCC] DX clusters</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Scott,
I use the VE7CC CC Cluster program, <a
href="http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/default.htm#prog">http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/default.htm#prog</a>.
>From it I usually use one of three clusters: ve7cc, n5in or ab5k. I have
examine how fast the clusters broadcast spots and I can't tell the minor
difference between them. I think Charlie KI5XP and Pat W5WMU use this program.</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Using
this cluster program, you can control where your spots come from such as NA
only, or DX only. Nice for Sweepstakes, Roundup and CQWW. </span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Your
logging program just needs to point to this program after it is setup for
telnet as: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>127.0.0.1
:7300 where 7300 is the port.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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