The information presented on the eHam.net DX spots page is done so in a standard format that has existed for many years. Some background information might help… On a spotting network, the spots might appear in real-time like this: DX de N2MG: 28430.0 HC8N CQ 2114Z and if you ran the SH/DX command, it might appear like this: 28430.0 HC8N 27-Feb-2004 2114Z CQ So you can see on the regular spotting networks, the format changes a bit between spots in real-time and spots shown via the “SHOW” command. In real-time, the date is somewhat superfluous – not so when showing historical information. The same spot on eHam always looks like this: N2MG 28430.0 HC8N CQ 02/27 2114 The first column is the station doing the spotting (the spotter), the next is the frequency (in kilohertz), followed by the station being spotted (the spottee). Next are the comments, then the date and time.
