Ham Radio DX Monitor 📻

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name: ham-radio-dx

description: Monitor DX clusters for rare station spots, track active DX expeditions, and get daily band activity digests for amateur radio operators.

version: 1.0.0

author: captmarbles

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# Ham Radio DX Monitor 📻

Monitor DX clusters in real-time, get notified of rare DX stations, and track active DX expeditions. Perfect for ham radio operators who want to catch rare contacts!

Features

📡 **Live DX Spots** - Connect to global DX cluster network

🌍 **Rare DX Alerts** - Notify when rare stations appear

📊 **Daily Digest** - Band activity summary

🗺️ **DX Expeditions** - Track active expeditions

⏰ **Automated Monitoring** - Run via cron for alerts

Quick Start

Watch Live Spots

# Get latest DX spots
python3 dx-monitor.py watch

# Specific cluster node
python3 dx-monitor.py watch --cluster ea7jxh

# Use your callsign
python3 dx-monitor.py watch --callsign KN4XYZ

# Only show NEW spots (filters duplicates)
python3 dx-monitor.py watch --new-only

**Output:**

📡 Latest DX Spots from EA7JXH

   20m   SSB      14.195   K1ABC        - CQ Contest
   40m   CW        7.015   VP8/G3XYZ    - Falklands
   15m   FT8      21.074   ZL2ABC       - New Zealand

Daily Digest

python3 dx-monitor.py digest

**Output:**

# 📡 DX Digest - 2026-01-27

## Band Activity (last 100 spots)

   20m   ████████████ 24
   40m   ████████ 16
   15m   ██████ 12
   10m   ████ 8

## Rare DX Spotted

   🌍 VP8/G3XYZ    40m      7.015 - Falklands Expedition
   🌍 ZL2ABC       15m     21.074 - New Zealand

DX Cluster Nodes

Available clusters:

Automated Monitoring

Using OpenClaw Cron (Recommended)

Use the OpenClaw cron tool to set up monitoring:

# Create a cron job for DX alerts (every 5 minutes)
cron add --name "DX Monitor" --schedule "*/5 * * * *" --payload 'systemEvent:Check DX cluster for rare spots' --sessionTarget main

Manual Cron (Alternative)

If using system cron, run as a non-privileged user:

# Add to crontab (as your user, not root)
crontab -e

# Add these lines:
*/5 * * * * cd ~/clawd && python3 skills/ham-radio-dx/dx-monitor.py watch --new-only --callsign YOUR_CALL >> ~/dx-alerts.log 2>&1

# Daily digest at 9am
0 9 * * * cd ~/clawd && python3 skills/ham-radio-dx/dx-monitor.py digest >> ~/dx-digest-$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%d).txt 2>&1

**Note:** State is saved to `~/dx-monitor-state.json` (in your home directory, not /tmp).

Example Prompts for Clawdbot

Rare DX Prefixes to Watch

**Most Wanted:**

**Other Rare:**

DX Expedition Resources

Track active expeditions:

Band Plans

Common DX frequencies:

Tips

1. **Use Your Callsign** - Some clusters require valid callsigns

2. **Check Multiple Clusters** - Coverage varies by region

3. **Filter by Band** - Focus on bands you can work

4. **Track Rare Prefixes** - Set up alerts for most-wanted

5. **Morning Check** - Best DX often in early morning

Technical Details

🤖 NEW: AI-Enhanced Mode

**Propagation prediction + DXCC filtering now available!**

# Setup your station (one time)
python3 dx-ai-enhanced.py setup

# Watch for workable DX with AI scoring
python3 dx-ai-enhanced.py watch

**Features:**

See [README-AI.md](README-AI.md) for full documentation.

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Future Ideas

73 and good DX! 📻🌍