[Skimmertalk] Using Skimmer with RTL-Dongle SDR?

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Thanks, Bob!  That's exactly what I was hoping to hear.

73,
John
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On 01/11/2018 12:25 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> See http://dxatlas.com/SkimServer/.  The N1GP RTL Dongle is supported by 
> HermesIntf.dll, the same one we use for the Red Pitaya.
> 
> See 
> http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/skimmertalk/2015-March/001481.html .
> 
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
> 
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 6:05 AM, John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com 
> <mailto:jra at febo.com>> wrote:
> 
>     A group of VHF contesters in the Ohio area are looking at the
>     possibility of using Skimmer and RBN (or something like that) to
>     monitor the CW and beacon segments of 2M, 222, 432, etc. to generate
>     propagation information.  We're now looking at the hardware options.
> 
>     It seems as though the inexpensive RTL-Dongle devices would be good
>     for this application.  Has anyone looked into interfacing them to
>     Skimmer?
> 
>     If not, has anyone looked into this issue and come up with a
>     different solution for VHF monitoring?
> 
>     One possibility is using a Red Pitaya with VHF converters in front,
>     but that adds hardware complexity and cost.  We'll take that route
>     if there's no other reasonable alternative.
> 
>     Thanks!
> 
>     73,
>     John N8UR
> 
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