Like most DXers, I like to check DX Cluster spots to see if there are
any stations or entities I need being reported.
So, while I am typing the log entry for VE2/WA1Z, I fire up
the DX Spot Checker™ and let it run in the background.
As each spot arrives, the DX Spot Checker checks my Station Log
database and lets me know — by text and audio — whether
I need a QSO with the
station for a new or verified
DXCC entity or band-entity.
The descriptive audio announcements are great when I can't see the DX Spot Checker
window — like when I'm working on my novel and my word processor is filling
the entire screen.
I get so involved with my writing that I forget to Alt-Tab to the DX Spot Checker
often enough to see what's going on. I've missed many entities that way.
Now I don't have to remember to Alt-Tab! The DX Spot Checker tells me when
there's something on that I need. No more missed DXCC entities for me!
But when I crave silence, I can click 
on the DX Spot Checker toolbar to
turn the audio announcements off. I can click the button again when I want to turn
them back on.
What's more, I can customize the text and audio messages so they look and sound
the way I want them to.
The DX Spot Checker also displays the mode status of each entity.
Using this information, I can determine whether I need
to work the spot for a new or verified mode-entity.
With the click of a button or two, the DX Spot Checker also lets me :
a)
Recall spots in a separate window — perfect for when the spot has scrolled out of view.
b)
Send DX spot announcements to others by e-mail — what are friends for?
c)
Perform Web-based, callsign lookups on stations spotted — to get an address or other information.
d)
Access my favorite Propagation Web page — to obtain the latest propagation numbers.
e)
Send DX Cluster and DXSpider commands to the server — such as sh/dx 20.
The DX Spot Checker also has a separate Options dialog box that lets me specify server
addresses, standard server commands, custom DXCC text messages,
custom DXCC audio WAV files, and font attributes.
