www.gooddx.net

Home of the DXrobot - Gouda - The Netherlands

What is the DXrobot?

• The DXrobot is a free service to the VHF radio amateur society. On request by the user, it can deliver emails with following DX info:

latest 100 DX spots on 6 metres
latest 100 DX spots on 4 metres
latest 100 DX spots on 2 metres

This can be especially usuful for people who can send/receive email, but have not WWW access (e.g. at QRL). Also for mobile users the DXrobot can be useful, as the information is very compact (flat ASCII text) compared to what most web sites offer (HTML, images, etc.).

Click here to see a typical email sent by the DXrobot.

When does the DXrobot send this email?

• You can activate the DXrobot by sending an empty email to dxrobot@gooddx.net  The robot will then instantly return an email with the latest DX info. You will receive the reply within a minute or so. Put the email address in your addressbook now!

Do I  need to write anything in the email, or in the 'subject'?

• No, there is no need to write anything in the email body or subject field. In fact, the DXrobot is only interested in your email address (or your 'Reply-To' address) so that it knows where to send the reply to. After this, your email will be deleted immediately.

I hate getting emails all the time. Will the DXrobot keep sending me emails all the time?

• Don't worry. Modern robots are lazy. Each time you send an email to dxrobot@gooddx.net,  the DXrobot will return only 1 (one) email with the DX info.

How often can I request DX information from the DXrobot?

• You can use the DXrobot as often as you like. However, the DX info is updated every 5 minutes. If you send several emails within 5 minutes to the DXrobot, it will reply only once.

I hate spam. What happens with my email address?

• The DXrobot hates spam too (you see, also machines have emotions). Besides, the DXrobot is strictly non-commercial. Your email address will not be given away to anybody. Occasionally your email address may be used by the DXrobot itself, for example to inform all users about news or updates.

From where does the DXrobot retrieve the DX spots?

• The DX spots and WWV info come from the world wide DX Cluster.

I send emails to dxrobot@gooddx.net, but I never get a reply. What's wrong?

• There are several possibilities:

1. Your email address is incorrect. Check the settings of your email program.
2. Your "Reply-To" address is incorrect. Check the settings of your email program. The "Reply-To" field should only be filled in when it is different from your normal email address.
3. There is a problem with your mail server. Try to send an email to yourself. If this also doesn't work, then there is perhaps a problem with your mail server. Contact your ISP or network administrator for help.
4. Your email was rejected by the DXrobot. This can happen when your mailserver is on one of the blacklists run by RBL, RSS or ORBS because it is a known relay for spam emails. See http://www.mail-abuse.org/rss/enduser or http://www.orbs.org/blocked for more details. If your mailserver is blacklisted, please contact your ISP. Please note that if this is the case, the DXrobot cannot solve this problem, only your ISP can.
5. The DXrobot has taken a day off.

It takes very long before I receive a reply from the DXrobot. Why?

• When the DXrobot receives an email, it will immediately send a reply back. Normally you will receive the reply within a minute. However, some users may see some delay between sending an email and receiving the reply. This is usually caused by certain mail servers that are only updated at certain intervals. Also the Internet is sometimes congested resulting in delayed email delivery.

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