DX clusters. Friend…or frustrating foe?
May 4th, 2010
We live in a connected world where many people have permanent broadband access to the internet and to spotting clusters. Many hams use these DX clusters to assist in locating and working DX on the bands. I am one such ham and I would certainly not have worked all the DX I have done over the past few years without an ocassional helping hand from DX clusters. I do wonder though to what extend they can be considered a hams friend…or foe.
The reason I pose the question is this - for an amateur radio operator with a compromise antenna (such as I have) it is unlikely you will hear all of the stations spotted, even if others in your part of the world are reporting them as “loud here” or “59+20dB here”.
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