[Dxspider-support] Observations from spot comparison testing

[Kin]

Hi,

I've conducted several tests as a user, connecting simultaneously to two
different nodes.
The script I used compares the spots received at the same HHMM timestamp and
displays only those that are unique to one of the two nodes under test.

The results were quite surprising - I wasn't expecting such a significant
discrepancy between some of the nodes.
Here's a sample of the data gathered:

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[EA3CV-3] --> 91
[AE5E   ] --> 8

[EA3CV-3] --> 467
[VE7CC-1] --> 38

[EA3CV-3] --> 115
[N2WQ-1 ] --> 11

[EA3CV-3] --> 22
[GB7DJK ] --> 3

[EA3CV-3] --> 7
[WA8PIE-2] --> 5

[EA3CV-3] --> 35
[EA4RCH-5] --> 11

[EA3CV-3] --> 1
[EA4URE-5] --> 0

This clearly dispels the myth - still circulating or believed by some - that
the node with the most users or the most links necessarily receives the most
spots.

As you can see, the tests include both DXSpider and CCCluster nodes.
EA3CV-3, the test node, is identical in configuration to my production node
EA3CV-2. It has no special filters applied, apart from standard
badip/badword filtering and the modifications introduced by Dirk in build
611.

DXSpider partners are:

EA4URE-7    R P  NODE DXSP  
 EA8URL-2    R P  NODE DXSP  
 GB7VAX      R P  NODE DXSP  
 HB9VQQ-2    R P  NODE DXSP  
 HG8PRC      R P  NODE DXSP  
 K1AX-7      R P  NODE DXSP  
 ON3URE-2    R P  NODE DXSP  
 WI3W-3      R P  NODE DXSP  

The user I used to connect to each node also had no filters defined.

Attached you'll find a text file showing the unique spots detected per node,
based on the spot content, not the moment it was received by the node.

73 de Kin, EA3CV-2

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