[Skimmertalk] VHF RBN spotter in Portugal
Pete Smith N4ZR
pete.n4zr at gmail.com
Fri Dec 27 07:29:25 EST 2024
Hi Joao, and thank you for your work on this new RBN VHF node. I am
unfortunately ignorant when it comes to VHF, so I am putting this
question out to a broader audience in the hope that someone can assist.
73, Pete N4ZR
On 12/27/2024 5:41 AM, ct1eyq at gmail.com wrote:
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> HelloPete!
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> 😊
>
> Hope you are doing fine, together with your family, in this jolly season.
>
> Sorry to coming to you like that but, you are an OM with great
> experience and knowledge ang you might give a hand!
>
> 😊
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> I’m taking my holidays time trying to establish “decent” VHF spotter
> in this part of Europe.
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> My QHT is 1 mile from Atlantic and I might allow some surprizing data
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> 😊
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> Thanks to the Bob’s N6TV good help I have a nice HF spotter running
> (Bob did all Red Pitaya configuration, together with Skimmer Server,
> Aggregator, etc).
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> He is really good doing that!
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> Now, I’m diving into the VHF part (started with an unexpensive
> RTL-SDR) to explore the existing possibilities and I have a spotter
> running in VHF but, only for the Beacons part of the band.
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> It’s running with HDSDR + Skimmer + Aggregator (Skimmer is sending the
> frequency as 944xxxxx and Aggregator is adding 50MHz to it)
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> Skimmer server would allow to cover the CQ and the Beacons parts of
> the VHF but it seems to be ready to work only to the 6m band. Nothing
> to 2m, 70cm or others.
>
> Rico (DF2CK) told me that a good option could be “ELAD FDM-S2” but I’m
> not sure if there are dll for the Skimmer server and, if it is
> possible to configure the Server to proper work in VHF.
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> I’ve already sent an email to eladit at eladit.com asking if they know if
> there is a dll available
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> I might spend the money and end up like I am, with RTL-SDR…
>
> Do you know who could give me a hand on that matter?
>
> From sunny Portugal, my best 73 to you and your family!
>
> Merry Christmas
>
> CT1EYQ – Joao Pires
>
> *De:* ct1eyq at gmail.com <ct1eyq at gmail.com>
> *Enviada:* 22 de agosto de 2023 15:44
> *Para:* 'Pete Smith N4ZR' <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
> *Assunto:* RE: RBN - contact from website
>
> HelloPete,
>
> I glad to meet you (via email) and I hope to make QSO with you, one
> day (I’m a lousy CW operator. Still learning)
>
> 😃
>
> Glad to know I’m not the only one thinking that way Pete. UN should be
> UN and that’s it.
>
> Good that those clever guys were not “on the other side of the fence”
> from our blue helmets…
>
> ☹
>
> Wish you all the best, from Atlantic Alentejo!
> CT1EYQ - Joao
>
> *De:* Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
> *Enviada:* 21 de agosto de 2023 22:13
> *Para:* ct1eyq at gmail.com
> *Assunto:* Re: RBN - contact from website
>
> Thank you, Joao - I actually operated from 4U1UN and 4U1A (then
> 4U1VIC), back in the 1980s when I was attending international meetings
> for NASA (now long since retired). For a time I actively argued for
> giving 4U1VIC the same status as 4U1ITU, but to no avail.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> On 8/21/2023 11:49 AM, ct1eyq at gmail.com wrote:
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> Hello Pete!
>
> 😊
> Thank you very much for your good information.
>
> Bright minds from ARRL, no doubt.
>
> The ITU gave the same “country prefix”: “*4U1*” but… why to follow
> international guidance? Let’s make it under our own criteria!
>
> 😂😂😂
>
> My question was just really under curiosity, because I don’t
> belong to UN neither have anything to do with that organization.
>
> Only that, by chance, both calls appeared in my log, in the same
> page and drawn my attention
> 😊
>
> Again, thank you very much and wish you good DX!
> Keep up the good work you are doing in RBN!
>
> CT1EYQ - Joao
>
> *De:* Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
> <mailto:pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
> *Enviada:* 21 de agosto de 2023 14:20
> *Para:* CT1EYQ - JOAO <ct1eyq at gmail.com> <mailto:ct1eyq at gmail.com>
> *Assunto:* Re: RBN - contact from website
>
> This reflects a decision by the ARRL, which administers DXCCC, and
> which does not recognize the separate status of 4U1A. I have not
> been able to find a detailed description of the reasoning behind
> this decision, and many people disagree with it, but it remains
> policy - 4U1UN and 4U1ITU are considered separate DXCC counties,
> while 4U1A is considered to be Austria.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> On 8/21/2023 7:43 AM, CT1EYQ - JOAO wrote:
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> Hello dear colleagues.
>
> This is just "curiosity".
>
> Why 4U1UN appears as "UN flag" and 4U1A does not show "UN
>
> flag"?
>
> I understand they are not in the same place/country but, they
>
> are both UN entities ...
>
> Greetings
>
> CT1EYQ - Joao
>
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> IP: 77.54.203.169
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> AGENT: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 OPR/101.0.0.0
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> REFERER:www.reversebeacon.net <http://www.reversebeacon.net>
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> skimmer information:
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> id: 15924
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> callsign: CT1EYQ
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> name: JOAO PIRES
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> qth: ST ANDRE PORTUGAL
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> grid: IM58OB
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> obs:
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> last_seen: 2023-08-21 11:40:52+00
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> id_dxcc: 85
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> id_cq_z: 14
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> id_itu_z: 37
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> cont: EU
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> de_info: CT - Portugal - EU - cq zone:14 - itu zone:37
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> sk_ver:
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> ag_ver: 6.3
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> info: Skimmer Server v. is operated by JOAO PIRES, CT1EYQ
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> first_seen: 2023-07-01 20:46:23+00
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> lat: 38.0625
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> long: -8.7917
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> last_id_band:
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> last_ip: 77.54.203.169
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> last_port: 7300
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> show_ip: t
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> skimmer_accessible: f
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> last_id_bands: {22,32}
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> last_bands: {15m,20m}
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> sk_validation: normal
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> sk_cq: t
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> agg_filter: f
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> telnet_data:
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> last 25 posted spots:
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> DX de CT1EYQ 4X6TU 21150 2023-08-21 11:38:50
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> DX de CT1EYQ IT9ATQ/B 21149 2023-08-21 11:35:38
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> DX de CT1EYQ SK6CD 14018.6 2023-08-21 11:33:21
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> DX de CT1EYQ SM3FBS 14030.6 2023-08-21 11:30:59
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> DX de CT1EYQ YU4EWW 21015 2023-08-21 11:30:54
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> DX de CT1EYQ F4CZV 14020.3 2023-08-21 11:29:59
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> DX de CT1EYQ DO1VK 21011.8 2023-08-21 11:29:54
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> DX de CT1EYQ SP9DC 21020 2023-08-21 11:29:43
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> DX de CT1EYQ IT9ATQ/B 21149 2023-08-21 11:25:30
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> DX de CT1EYQ 4X6TU 21150 2023-08-21 11:23:49
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> DX de CT1EYQ DJ4DY 14035.1 2023-08-21 11:20:13
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> DX de CT1EYQ OK2BVX 21050.1 2023-08-21 11:18:56
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> DX de CT1EYQ DF4XX 21023.1 2023-08-21 11:18:36
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> DX de CT1EYQ SP9DC 21020 2023-08-21 11:18:26
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> DX de CT1EYQ DL0CB 14033 2023-08-21 11:15:30
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> DX de CT1EYQ IT9ATQ/B 21149 2023-08-21 11:15:23
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> DX de CT1EYQ IU0HSP/8 21020.9 2023-08-21 11:14:33
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> DX de CT1EYQ OV1CDX 21015 2023-08-21 11:12:52
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> DX de CT1EYQ LY2PX 21029 2023-08-21 11:11:31
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> DX de CT1EYQ 4U1A 21016 2023-08-21 11:09:29
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> DX de CT1EYQ 4U1UN 21150 2023-08-21 11:06:47
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> DX de CT1EYQ KP4TF 21010 2023-08-21 11:06:17
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> DX de CT1EYQ IT9ATQ/B 21149 2023-08-21 11:05:16
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> DX de CT1EYQ LY2PX 21029 2023-08-21 11:01:23
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> DX de CT1EYQ OY1CT 14020.1 2023-08-21 10:58:09
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> last 25 spots as DX:
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> DX de IK4VET CT1EYQ 14051.1 2023-08-21 06:13:13
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> DX de DF2CK CT1EYQ 14051.1 2023-08-21 06:12:53
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> DX de IK4VET CT1EYQ 14051.1 2023-08-21 06:05:35
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> DX de OE6TZE CT1EYQ 14051 2023-08-20 06:14:04
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> DX de DL0PF CT1EYQ 14051 2023-08-20 06:11:18
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> DX de OE6TZE CT1EYQ 14051 2023-08-20 06:05:24
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