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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "n4dsp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "dx4win" <[email protected]>; "Paul van der Eijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 antenna so I may be outdated.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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Alan Zack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "n4dsp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "dx4win" > <[email protected]>; "Paul van der Eijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 >> >
