my ($filter, $hops) = Filter::it($dxchan->{spotfilter}, @spot) if $dxchan->{spotfilter};
if ($hops) {
$line =~ s/\^H\d+\^\~$/\^H$hops\^\~/;
+ $routeit = $line;
} else {
$routeit = adjust_hops($dxchan, $line); # adjust its hop count by node name
next unless $routeit;