With the news that the Russian DX Contest will want additional information from QRP and LP entrants so that a comparison between signals can be made using the Reverse Beacon Network, I decided to com
There are some other key words that would have worked the same way, but Alex has asked me not to talk about CW Skimmer details. However, I don't believe "NA" is on the list, and it should be. As it i
That is of course assuming you want the skimmers to spot you. There are some other key words that would have worked the same way, but Alex has asked me not to talk about CW Skimmer details. However,
...and not put 'TEST' in our CQ for those of us who prefer to stay out of the RBN... There are some other key words that would have worked the same way, but Alex has asked me not to talk about CW Ski
Indeed. But why wouldn't you? 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.
Because it is the very best way to get callers quickly after you start CQing on a given frequency. If you choose not to take the opportunity presented, as a matter of some sort of principle, that's y
You took me too literally Pete, and missed my point. You are operating under the assumption that RBN and spotting is the best way to move contesting forward. What I was driving at is that not everyon
RBN data are stored in one-day chunks, and are available for download from <http://reversebeacon.net/raw_data/>. One day's .csv file is almost always more than my Excel, at least, can handle, so I ge
Did you know that there is a group of amateurs who are spotting & storing PSK stations -- and harvesting the calls, and finding their email addresses? I didn't... But if someone is going to take the
I think you're getting all worked up over nothing, or at the very least focusing on the spec of dust and ignoring the mountain. I was interested one day in trying to grab the latitude and longitude f
So, lots of guys say 'so what?' Then why does everyone get so upset when a website puts a cookie on our computer to track what we do? Isn't it the same thing? We spend money for software to keep the
I don't think there's anything even closely similar between those two examples. Every time that we go on the air we deliberately and specifically identify ourselves, and when we send a general CQ or
snr, but I'm confused as to what the numbers are telling me! Low numbers = low sig? Or is it Low numbers = loud sig? Thanks, OK, back in my hole, Ron, KU7Y SOWP 5545M Arizona Outlaws Contest Club Bre