# Ambiguous trigger error message

**URL:** <https://forum.hamalert.org/t/ambiguous-trigger-error-message/1612>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** done\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/ambiguous-trigger-error-message/1612 "2025-07-21T19:38:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![N9GB](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@N9GB](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/N9GB)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/ambiguous-trigger-error-message/1612/1 "2025-07-21T19:38:10Z")

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I get error message saying trigger is too ambiguous and will get over 10000 spots. I just don’t see how possible. Band is 6m, I am spotting 200 countries on DXCC, my spotting DXCC is 291 and there is no mode condition. What am I doing wrong? If the spotting DXCC is too large, can I restrict the area to “x” miles or 3 states, or something like that?

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**Author:** ![HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/user_avatar/forum.hamalert.org/hb9dqm/32/5_2.png) [@HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/HB9DQM)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/ambiguous-trigger-error-message/1612/2 "2025-07-22T15:20:46Z")

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It looks like you’ve already figured it out and changed your trigger. The “Spotter state” condition is a good way of reducing the number of spots to a selection where you actually have a chance of hearing the spotted station at your QTH.