DX Cluster contest filters

This page contains a number of useful DX Cluster filters for HAM radio contesting. The filter format is specifically targeted towards DX-Spider clusters, used by our local DX cluster.

DX Cluster commands

Show current active filters:

sh/filter

Remove all active filters:

clear/spots all
clear/rbn all

Using skimmer spots

Use the set/skimmer and unset/skimmer commands to enable/disable skimmer spots, optionally for a specific mode:

set/skimmer cw
set/skimmer rtty
set/skimmer FT8
set/skimmer cw rtty

This will show/hide ALL skimmer spots:

set/skimmer
unset/skimmer

Filter by band

To see only spots on contest bands use contesthf or a list of bands:

accept/spots on contesthf
accept/spots on 160m,80m,40m,20m,15m,10m
accept/rbn on contesthf
accept/rbn on 160m 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m

To see only spots on specific bands:

accept/spots on 10m
accept/rbn on 10m

Filter by zone

To see only spots from spotters in zones 14 and 15 (Western Europe):

accept/spots by_zone 14,15
accept/rbn by_zone 14,15

Practical examples

CW contest

Accepts only CW spots and RBNs from zones 14 and 15 but wide enough to also show contest stations outside CW segments:

clear/spots all
clear/rbn all
reject/spots info ft8,ft4,rtty
accept/spots on contesthf and by_zone 14,15
accept/rbn on contesthf and by_zone 14,15
set/skimmer cw
sh/filter

Or only use RBN spots:

clear/spots all
clear/rbn all
reject/spots on all
reject/rbn not on contesthf
set/skimmer cw
sh/filter

CW contest on 20m

Accepts only 20m CW spots and RBNs from zones 14 and 15:

clear/spots all
clear/rbn all
reject/spots info ft8,ft4,rtty
accept/spots on 20m and by_zone 14,15
accept/rbn on 20m and by_zone 14,15
set/skimmer cw
sh/filter

RTTY contest

Accepts only RTTY spots and RBNs spotted worldwide

clear/spots all
clear/rbn all
accept/spots on contesthf and info rtty
accept/rbn on contesthf
set/skimmer rtty
sh/filter

Or only use RBN spots:

clear/spots all
clear/rbn all
reject/spots on all
accept/rbn on contesthf
set/skimmer rtty
sh/filter

SSB contest

Accepts only SSB spots from zones 14 and 15

clear/spots all
clear/rbn all
reject/spots info ft8,ft4,rtty
accept/spots on contesthf/ssb and by_zone 14,15
unset/skimmer
sh/filter