There is one HUGE benefit with RBN above PSKreporter and that is latency.
PSKreporter enforces an upload policy on all clients making the average
spot 6 minutes old when it shows up on the web site.
Björn SM7IUN
Den tis 28 juli 2020 kl 01:12 skrev Michael Adams <mda@n1en.org>:
> One advantage for including the FT/JT modes in RBN: I can monitor the RBN
> for "needed" band-entities with a single spotting program/utility, rather
> than requiring multiple tools.
>
> --
> Michael Adams | mda@n1en.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Sent: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 9:34 pm
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RBN Map Beta Available
>
> Hi Pete,
> Although I'm an active user of FT8 for weak signal work on 6M and 160M,
> occasionally on 80, and MSK144 on 6M, I see no need for RBN to include
> these spots, simply because the WSJT-X universe (and other software to run
> those modes) is quite well supported by PSKReporter and hamspots.
> The operating software defaults to feed PSKR, and JTAlert can feed
> hamspots.
>
> The only benefit I see from inclusion in RBN are the statistical and
> comparative features for station performance.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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