[Dx4win] Nodes

[n4dsp]

I do not think it makes any difference which node one connects to. They are 
all linked using the arc cluster software. Just do a sh/node and you can see 
this. Yes you can go into each node or the node of your choice and set up a 
filter for your station and pass W, K, or strickly the 5 or 6 callsign 
zones. I live in North Carolina and I use the k8smc in michigan and the w4to 
node in tennessee and I receive the same spots on the both of them without 
setting up a filter verifying the nodes are all connected.

john-n4dsp

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
To: <f6exv at wanadoo.fr>
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 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Nodes


> 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 antenna so I may be outdated.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
>>
>