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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The original APRSdos had DX cluster modes in it .</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">See <a href="http://aprs.org/APRS-docs/DXCLUSTR.TXT">http://aprs.org/APRS-docs/DXCLUSTR.TXT</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">There might be something useful in there.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">bob</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew P.<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 15, 2014 2:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> TAPR APRS Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> [aprssig] Is DXCluster still used?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">If so, where can one find the radio protocol specification for it? I'm trying to get ready to support the Boy Scouts' Jamboree On The Air, and would like to have a way of finding them some "good" stations to talk to (not being an experienced HF DXer myself). So I can use all the help I can get.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I can see APRS packets that look like</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">>151803zDX: KV3B-2 14mi 313° 18:01 3857.05N 07652.41W</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">but how do I interpret this? Which station is the DX, and what frequency are they on?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Are there other packet format within APRS for DXcluster reports? Are other non-APRS packet protocols for DXcluster documented anywhere?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Andrew, KA2DDO </p></div></div></body></html>