[Dx4win] Nodes

[Alan Zack]

Hi Paul,
Well, my logic may be flawed but I am thinking if I use a node close to me 
and filter it so I only receive spots from other W (USA) stations I will 
only receive spots that are useful to me.  Yes, I could use an East Coast 
node with the same filters but am not sure if the same spots made by W6 and 
W7 stations closer to me will flow to that node.  I am thinking if a station 
is logged into the same node as I am and makes a spot useful to me I will 
see it right away.  But then my logic goes back to the days when PACKET was 
done on VHF links and your range was limited by your VHF antenna so I may be 
outdated.
______________________________________
Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "F6EXV" <f6exv at wanadoo.fr>
To: "Alan Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
Cc: "n4dsp" <n4dsp at triad.rr.com>; <ve2dc at videotron.ca>; "dx4win" 
<dx4win at mailman.qth.net>; "Paul van der Eijk" <pvandereijk at cox.net>; 
<k7vc at arrl.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Nodes


Hi !
I wonder what influence distance to the node (over the internet) has ,
if any....
73
Paul F6EXV

Alan Zack wrote:

> Along this line, how can I find a Node near Las Vegas, NV?
> In my drop down internet address list I only find N7OD in Hemet, CA, as 
> being the closet to me but still some distance away.  Next would be N7TR 
> in Reno, NV, but that is about twice as far away as Hemet, CA.  I also 
> find N7US in Mesa, AZ, but it is no longer in use.  Looks like N7US moved 
> to Ill.
>
> I really like this feature and have just started using it with the N8S 
> operation.  It shows me where N8S is working.  I go to his freq and if I 
> work him he is added to the log by just clicking on his spot.  I hadn't 
> used it before because I could not find a node closer to Las Vegas.
>
> TIA & 73
> ______________________________________
> Alan Zack
> Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
> Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station
> Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
> Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired
> Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast Guard, Retired
>