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Automatic Aurora Warnings via Email

How does it work?

Every 5 minutes, the DXrobot retrieves the latest DX spots from the world wide DX Cluster. After that the robot scans all the spots for any aurora related text (for example the word "aurora" or signal reports such as "599A", etc.). If the number of aurora related spots per time interval exceeds a certain threshold, then the DXrobot will immediately post a short warning email to the aurora warning mailinglist. In this way, all persons on the mailinglist are immediately informed about aurora openings on the VHF bands!

That's cool! Now how can I subscribe to the mailinglist?

Click here to start the mailing list manager. Then select the list named "aurora".
Note: When you are located at middle latitude and you only want to be alerted once the aurora has reached middle latitudes, then subscribe to 'midlat-aurora' instead of 'aurora'. Click here for more information about the 'midlat-aurora' list.

Will I receive any other email via this mailinglist?

No. Only the DXrobot can post warning messages to the mailinglist, and no one else. So you won't receive any spam either.

Can I use my mobile phone to receive the aurora warnings?

The warning message that is sent is very short. This makes it possible to be handled as a SMS message. Most modern mobile phones can receive short emails via SMS. In this way you can receive the aurora warnings at any time, even when your computer is off-line! Contact your telephone network provider for details on setting up your mobile phone's email account. Then subscribe your phone's emailaddress to the mailinglist as described above.
Note: The DXrobot itself is free, but your telephone provider may charge you a small amount for each email received on your mobile phone.

What happens to the emailaddress(es) I supply?

Almost nothing, they will only be placed on the mailinglist. Your emailaddress will not be given away to anybody. Even other DXrobot users have no access to the list.