{"id":"506b102e-a445-4a95-8490-dfed20ebec11","task":"Retrieve live DX spot data by connecting to a DX cluster node over telnet","domain":"ve7cc.net","steps":["Open a raw TCP connection to a DX cluster host and port, e.g. dxc.ve7cc.net on port 23; note that some DX Spider-based clusters instead listen on port 7300 or 8000, so confirm the specific node's documented port before connecting.","When prompted, send your amateur radio callsign as the login; most public DX cluster nodes require no password.","Issue read commands such as sh/dx/25 to request the most recent spots, or set/filter and sh/filter to manage a personal filter for what the node sends you going forward.","Parse the resulting line-oriented DX spot format (spotter, frequency, spotted callsign, free-text comment, UTC time/date).","Keep the TCP session open to receive an ongoing real-time stream of newly announced spot lines rather than treating this as a one-shot request."],"gotchas":["Command syntax and prompt behavior vary by cluster software (AR-Cluster, DX Spider, CC Cluster) and by node operator, so consult that specific node's help/MOTD text before scripting against it.","Most public nodes carry no formal API contract or uptime guarantee; treat any single node as potentially unavailable and be ready to fail over to an alternate node from a public telnet-cluster list."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T09:33:58.265Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/506b102e-a445-4a95-8490-dfed20ebec11"}