[SFDXA] [FCG] Spot Source - What Do You Use?

[Pete Fountain - WD4IXD]

This is a subject I love to comment on...
I have run the WD4IXD DXCluster since the late 80's and have seen many of
you connected through the years!

WD4IXD DXCluster is connected to the megacluster network that includes all
the nodes (AB5K, VE7CC, W9ZRX etc)everyone has listed previously. It can be
accessed for non skimmer spots at dxc.wd4ixd.net    The connection for the
skimmer spots can be accessed at  dxc.wd4ixd.net:7373 
   
It's not unusual during the larger contests that spot rates exceed 1200 per
hour. Of course, you can filter it any way you like with the filter
commands. Personally, I have my filters to only see spots originating from
K, KP4, VE, KH6, and a few of the Caribbean islands. What some people may
not understand is all the spots hit each node at almost the same time and
some of the mega nodes that can have 100 users or more(such as the ve7cc's
etc.) end up being a bit slower processing and distributing the spots
because of the large number of users connected. In the long run, it probably
makes little difference to the users but that's just the way it works. 

Anyway, WD4IXD DXCluster is the one I use exclusively...just because. 
If anyone has any questions about access, filtering, or anything DXCluster
related on WD4IXD, just drop me an email at wd4ixd at wd4ixd.com 

73,

Pete WD4IXD

 

-----Original Message-----
From: fcg-bounces at kkn.net [mailto:fcg-bounces at kkn.net] On Behalf Of Michael
Raskin
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 5:30 PM
To: FCG Reflector; SFDXA
Subject: [FCG] Spot Source - What Do You Use?

I asked this question several years ago, but many things have changed.  I am
taking a poll to see what which Spot Source you are using for DX spots. 
When I was using DXBase, which only allowed of one spot source, I was using
KN4F.  This past January, I switched my logging program to DXLab Suite
(thanks to help from W4QN) which allows for connecting up to four spot
sources simultaneously.  Thus, I am now using KN4F, VE1DXI, VE7CC, and
DXSPOTS.com.  Just wondering what others are usingand what you like or
dislike about it.  Watcha got?

73,
Mike, W4UM
Florida Contest Group
Mid Florida DX Association
South Florida DX Association 

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