PE1ITR-8 DXCluster

sysop: Rob PE1ITR. My website.

Welcome to the website of Spider DXCluster PE1ITR-8 Eindhoven, The netherlands

This dxcluster has been online 24/7 since 2006. You can connect via internet or hamnet by telnet:

internet telnet: dxc.pe1itr.com 7300

hamnet telnet: dxc.pe1itr.ampr.org 7300 (for now disabled)

DXSpider Usermanual with command reference: Manual. Or the Wiki

Additional information

This dxcluster runs on Spider software. It's a regular dxcluster like any other.

The country files and usdb database are automatically updated every month. In addition, this dxcluster has 2 local database for VHF operators to look up the current locators. When logging in, the screen shows usage information and the date when the databases where last updated.

This dxcluster is part of a radio propagation alert system with some special features alerting users if propagation on VHF and UHF is present. I call this system PE1ITR-6 and more info about it is on this website.

This dxcluster is connected to the reversebeacon network (RBN) for spots in the category CW, BEACON, PSK, RTTY and FT. Users can enable this option or leave it disabled. For more information on additional settings type the command 'help set/skimmer' when logged in. Be aware when you turn it on that the amount of skimmer spots per second on the screen can be overwhelming.
The data from de RBN is not forwarded 1 to 1 to the dxcluster. There is first a process that validates the spots before they go to the user's terminal. In this process, the quality of the spot is monitored, such as quantity, authenticity, frequency, etc.. RBN spots are only available to users directly connected to this cluster, they are NOT passed to the dxcluster backbone.

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