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DXPager is a bot that sends you DAPNET messages if a DX station is spotted whose entity you have not worked/confirmed before.
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DXPager

This script is a bot that sends you DAPNET messages if a DX station is spotted whose entity you have not worked/confirmed before. To achieve this, it

  • parses the output of a specific dx cluster server
  • downloads your LotW QSL file
  • determines the DX station's country
  • determines the DX station's continent
  • determines if the DX station uses LotW
  • determines if the DX station's country has been confirmed via LotW
  • checks if the DX call is in your VIP call list
  • de-duplicates spots
  • and finally - if it's a new DXCC or a watchlist triggered - sends the information to your dapnet pager

Limitations

The following limitations are present:

  • read-only: you can't send commands to the dx cluster server via this tool
  • no filters: you need to configure your filter on the server

Installation

DXPager needs Python 3 and the following libraries:

  • cachetools
  • requests

Furthermore, you need an account at LotW and hampager.de

In order to install dxpager, just clone the repo:

# git clone https://git.dk1mi.radio/mclemens/dxpager.git

Usage

  • execute the application with "python3 dxpager"
  • DXPager creates a default config file and states its location (e.g. ~/.config/dxpager/dxpager.ini)
  • adapt ~/.config/dxpager/dxpager.ini to your needs. Important setting are:
    • cluster/host and cluster/port: Change this if you want to use another cluster server
    • cluster/user: Enter here your call sign
    • lotw/user: Enter here your lotw user name (your call sign). Leave at "N0CALL" to disable this feature.
    • lotw/password: Enter here your lotw password
    • lotw/mode: Enter here the mode you would like to filter the QSL download from LotW
    • dapnet_user: Enter here the hampager.de user name (your call sign)
    • dapnet_pass: Enter here your hampager.de password
    • dapnet_callsigns: Enter here the call sign of the receiver
    • dapnet_txgroup: Adapt the tx group to your region
  • execute the application again with "dxpager"
  • the software now tries to download the following files and stores them into the configuration directory: