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 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul van der Eijk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "n4dsp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "dx4win" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 7:23 AM > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] (no subject) > > >> John, >> >> You are misinterpreting what was said. A while ago, we checked with a >> number of >> node operators, and found that a 'keep alive' ability was no longer >> an issue. Before that, >> keeping a connection alive was seen as bad practice. >> >> Since version 7.02, DX4WIN has a keep alive feature (not well >> documented): >> >> In the dx4win.tcp file, add a vertical bar at the end of the line >> followed by an integer. >> The integer field is the number of minutes set for the timer. When >> the user types >> a character in the packet window, the timer is reset to start over >> again. >> >> From the dx4win.tcp file, the following entry: >> 25 spots OH2AQ,http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/dx25.html?|3 >> >> This download the last 25 spots every 3 minutes. >> Same field can be added to telnet addresses. >> >> --Paul >> >> At 08:06 AM 4/9/2007, n4dsp wrote: >> >>> He has addressed this. About three years ago I asked about this and >>> was told this was not considered an important issue! >>> >>> john-n4dsp >>> >>>> How many years have users been complaining about this Jim? (rhetorical >>>> question) It's strange that Paul never addressed it... >>>> Mel... >>>> VE2DC >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Dx4win mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Paul van der Eijk (KK4HD) >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.dx4win.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dx4win mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus > mail. Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Texte ins?r? par Platinum 2007: > > S'il s'agit d'un mail ind?sirable (SPAM), cliquez sur le lien suivant > pour le reclasser : http://127.0.0.1:6083/Panda?ID=pav_14283&SPAM=true > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >
