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Subject: Re: Topband: Comparing antennas was: Re: 160m loaded tower
From: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:19:43 -0500
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This is really cool. Somehow I had managed to miss the emergence of the Kiwi WEBSDR network.  Clearly, that *is* a better way

73, Pete N4ZR

On 1/18/2023 4:52 PM, VE6WZ_Steve wrote:
Further to Don and Steve’s comment about using an on-line KIWI WEBSDR to check 
your signal, I just uploaded a video I had made that shows how this works.

This is a short 4 min Video, but shows how easy it is to see any changes using 
the S-meter extension.
In this video I am showing the directivity of my 9 Circle RX array:

https://youtu.be/GzW8Ji49Kt4  <https://youtu.be/GzW8Ji49Kt4>

73, de steve, ve6wz


On Jan 18, 2023, at 10:32 AM, Don Moman VE6JY<ve6jy.1@gmail.com>  wrote:

Even better is to use S Meter dropdown in the KIWI extensions menu.... it
gives a strip chart style presentation that can be configured to easily
show small differences in signal levels, far easier to watch and more
accurate  than the S meter display.


On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 10:27 AM STEVE MCDONALD<ve7sl@shaw.ca>  wrote:

Pete, I’ve found the best way to A/B antennas in real time is to listen on
one of the hundreds of online Kiwi SDRs …. You can flip from one antenna to
the other instantly and the difference is readily apparent. RBN can never
be A/B ‘d instantly.

Steve VE7SL

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