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Recording a spot is quite straight forward. | Recording a spot is quite straight forward. | ||
- | On the right hand side of the spotter window you will see the add spot tab {{ : | + | On the right hand side of the spotter window |
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Clicking on this button will cause the add spot detail pane to slide out thus... | Clicking on this button will cause the add spot detail pane to slide out thus... | ||
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You type in the call of the spot where it says "DX Call" and if you know the grid square of the call you spotted you can type that into the "DX Grid" box. | You type in the call of the spot where it says "DX Call" and if you know the grid square of the call you spotted you can type that into the "DX Grid" box. | ||
- | if you dont know the grid of the call you spotted, you can click on the " | + | if you dont know the grid of the call you spotted, you can click on the " |
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Click on " | Click on " | ||
- | Input the frequency into the next field, you can type over the top of the grey help text. | + | Input the frequency into the next field, you can type over the top of the grey help text. |
You can also add a comment that will appear underneath the spot in the spot list if you want. | You can also add a comment that will appear underneath the spot in the spot list if you want. | ||
- | Click the submit button | + | You can select a propagation type from the dropdown, but only do this if you are certain about the type of propagation being utilised. |
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+ | If you would also like to submit this spot to the global cluster network, click the " | ||
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+ | **PLEASE NOTE:** If your callsign includes a forward slash "/" | ||
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+ | Click the submit button | ||
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+ | The spot will appear on the map and in the spot list. You will only see the spot if you have the filter set for the band and mode you entered for the spot. | ||
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+ | The frequency and mode you entered for this spot will be saved and remembered the next time you add a spot. | ||
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+ | ====Submitting the spot to the global DX cluster network==== | ||
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+ | If you selected to click the " | ||
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+ | The DX Station callsign and frequency fields are already entered for you, but you can add text in the " | ||
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+ | Be aware that most cluster displays will only display about 30 characters before truncating the comment, so it is a good idea to keep comments short and to the point. Take a look at the cluster spots received to get an idea of what information is important. | ||
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+ | Click the " | ||
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+ | If everything went ok, you should see a message appear that lets you know that everything went ok. | ||
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+ | If an error occurs for some reason, you will see an error message pop up. | ||
- | The spot will appear | + | Depending |