• DxInfo

Getting Started with DX Information

When you first run DXView, a small window will appear that lets you specify the location of your station (QTH); you can type in either a Maidenhead Gridsquare, or a latitude (e.g. 37 22' N) and longitude (e.g. 121 48' W) .

With your station location defined, you can now obtain DX Information from several sources:

• by specifying a Callsign

• by specifying an IOTA tag

• by specifying a Maidenhead Grid Square

• by specifying a Latitude and Longitude

• by designating a Map Location

Each of the above actions selects a location whose information is displayed on both DXView's Info and World Map windows. You can obtain additional information about that location by

• clicking the Country Map button (if enabled) to see a more detailed map of the location's DXCC entity

• clicking the Google button to see a satellite photo of the location

• clicking the MapQuest button to see a map and obtain driving directions to the location

• clicking the Sun button to see sunrise and sunset times for the location and your QTH for the next 30 days

Databases

DXView displays information extracted from five databases:

1. DXCC: maps callsigns to DXCC entities and regions within DXCC entities, and provides time zone, CQ zone, ITU zone, IOTA tag, continent, and location information
2. IOTA: provides the name and location of each IOTA tag

3. LotW: indicates whether or not a callsign is known to participate in LotW

4. eQSL AG: indicates whether or not a callsign is known to be an authenticity-guaranteed participant in eQSL.cc

5. USAP: provides the location and primary administrative subdivision of each station located in the United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Marianas Islands, or American Samoa based on the zipcode of the address of the station location submitted to the United States Federal Communications Commission.

These databases are frequently updated. To determine whether a new update is available, open the Databases tab of DXView's Config window, and click the New? button.

• Updating your DXCC database

• Updating your IOTA database

• Updating your LotW database

• Updating your eQSL AG database

• Updating your USAP database

Additional Topics

• Using Overrides to Deal with Ambiguous or Non-compliant Callsigns

• Identifying and Logging QSOs with Club Members

• Determining whether you need 120 DPI world maps

• Adding a new DXCC entity

• Understanding Maximum Geomagnetic Latitude and Auroral Ovals

• Using DX Atlas with DXView on Windows 7 or Vista

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