# Can I filter spots by distance from me?
**URL:** https://forum.hamalert.org/t/can-i-filter-spots-by-distance-from-me/915
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 4, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/can-i-filter-spots-by-distance-from-me/915 "2024-08-04T14:15:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@W8BS](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/W8BS)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/can-i-filter-spots-by-distance-from-me/915/1 "2024-08-04T14:15:20Z")
I’ve imported by DXCC needs from ClubLog. Is there a way to filter the spots that where the spot originates on 400 miles from me? This way I only get alerts for things I might be able to hear.
Jim W8BS
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### Author:  [@HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/HB9DQM)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/can-i-filter-spots-by-distance-from-me/915/2 "2024-08-05T19:04:42Z")
> [@Spotter maximum distance](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/spotter-maximum-distance/321):
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> Hello, I think an useful feauture could be “Spotter maximum distance”, especially for VHF ES propagation, where the path is very localized. The distance could be calculated from the main square. I think the only possible source would be pskreporter. For now, my workaround is to include a lot of particular calls on the radius of interest (for example 100km from me) but this list needs to be revised quite often, new calls becomes active. However, the trigger worked wonderfully for most of ES and…
The problem is where to obtain geographical location data for callsigns in bulk – I haven’t found a solution that works at HamAlert’s scale yet.
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### Author:  [@KD5XB](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/KD5XB)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/can-i-filter-spots-by-distance-from-me/915/3 "2024-08-08T16:13:46Z")
I’ve started looking to see where the spotter is and if I think they’re too far I’ll add their callsign to the “not Spotter callsign” list. Currently, I have 20 callsigns in my list, mostly because they’re around DFW at ~400 miles away or else near Houston which is almost 600 miles.
My main focus is 6 meters from the New England area, and there’s no way to get spotters in just, say, West Texas instead of the whole state of Texas. New Mexico is similar, but maybe not so extreme.