Actually I should say FT8 not wanted.

The dx cluster display in DXLAB rather annoyingly shows FT8 spots as CW. I go to the frequency shown and only hear FT8.

So how do I make the cluster recognise FT8 and not report it as CW.

I have been licenced many years (since 1962) and have 331 DXCC . I have not used HF for sometime and with sun spots increasing and lots of DXexpeditions appearing I though it was time to get back on HF.  I don't ise FT8 and mainly CW for HF.

Neil G3RIR

As I posted the last time this question was asked ...

In Config -> General -> Sub-band Definition make sure the
file specified is BandModes 2022-12-06.txt

That file has significantly finer mode granularity and
properly defines frequencies for FT4, FT8, etc.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

+ AA6YQ comments below

The dx cluster display in DXLAB rather annoyingly shows FT8 spots as CW.

+ As explained in

https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/SpotDatabaseMode

+ the root cause of your annoyance is that DX spots do not convey a mode unless the user takes the time to specify a mode in spot notes. SpotCollector detects mode indications in spot notes, but less than 25% of all spots include them. As Joe W4TV has pointed out, SpotCollector uses a sub-band definition file to determine a spots's like mode as a function of its frequency. An update-to-date sub-band definition file is included with SpotCollector; if desired, you can configure it to your taste.

+ See

https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/SubbandDefinitions

+ SpotCollector is unlike any other application in amateur radio, and delivers great value to DXers; to understand how it works, I suggest that you review

https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/CollectingSpots

      73,

              Dave, AA6YQ

 

Thanks for all the replies I have now upgraded spot collector with the specified file.

I suppose I might have to succumb to using FT8 but CW is still my favorite.

Neil G3RIR