[Dxspider-support] Preferred spotter

[Rudy Bakalov]

Hello folks,

I am currently running a CC Cluster node at cluster.n2wq.com:7373 and a skimmer node VE3EID. I am an avid contester and my users are contesters as well.

I quite like how DXSpider distributes spots to include spot quality and the list of zones where the spot has been heard. This is very smart and I am considering migrating to DXSpider to make this feature available to fellow Yankee Clipper Contest Club and Contest Club Ontario contesters.

I have two questions with respect to DXspider capabilities:

1/ When enabled, CC Cluster can send all spots (no 10 min limit) for own call. That is, if I login to the cluster with N2WQ it will send all spots for N2WQ. This feature is incredibly useful to help judge propagation/run frequency on the other side of the path and drive band or frequency change decisions. Does DXSpider do the same?

2/ What is missing from CC Cluster (or I have been unable to figure out) is the ability to designate one or more preferred spotters and make sure all spots from them are passed regardless of any other filters or 10 min limits. That is, in my case, designate my local VE3EID skimmer as a preferred spotter and see all of its spots as I am 100% confident I can hear them.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer my questions!

73, Rudy N2WQ
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