One very clever approach to this problem is incorporated in the freeware Viewprop by ZL2HAM. It lets you set the radius of a circle around your QTH so that only spots TO or FROM inside that circle ar
Very interesting, Pete. I'll definitely check it out and likely use it. But just for the record, I don't necessarily think that seeing too many spots is bad for a new ham, it helps to illustrate how
I strongly agree. I set my filter to see spots from W of the Rockies, including VE, KL7, and KH6, and to see spots from W3LPL. Why? Because I want to see spots for stations in my skip zone, so I don'
I agree. However, the band-by-band bar charts are an extraordinarily good teaching tool. I'm no newbie, but the first time I saw 6 bar charts, reporting when bands opened and closed to my locale, ali