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ViewProp - Innovative Partner with the RBN
For those who may have missed it, ZL2HAM's ViewProp is now available free in a public beta test. Before you yawn and dismiss ViewProp as just another propagation program, hear me out. This thing is...
View ArticleThe RBN at Dayton
In addition to N6TV's presentation in the Contest University, the RBN will have a fairly large presence at Dayton this year. Members of the RBN team planning to attend are Felipe, PY1NB, Dave, KM3T,...
View ArticleA Low-Cost Specialized Skimmer Computer
I thought others might be interested in the specs and design criteria of my new Skimmer computer. First, I should say that my old Skimmer computer, running an E2200 dual-core Pentium, was distinctly...
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6 Meters and the Power of the Reverse Beacon Network
by Paul Carreiro, N6EV The Reverse Beacon Network has evolved to become a powerful tool with quite a few Amateur Radio applications, mostly on the HF bands. Antenna comparisons; spotting contest and...
View ArticleTesting Spot Quality Filters
It's been a busy and rewarding couple of weeks. Sometimes, I'm quite overwhelmed by the willingness of hams to invest large amounts of time and intelligence in advancing our hobby, not for any...
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Using the Funcube Dongle Pro+ with CW Skimmer
by Gabriel Sampol, EA6VQreproduced with permission of the author fromhttp://www.dxmaps.com/funcube.html Editor's note: The Funcube Dongle Pro + is a tiny and relatively inexpensive receiver that plugs...
View ArticleCrunching the Numbers
One of the potential benefits of the RBN has been the use of our archive for studies of propagation, but a barrier to that has been the difficulty of importing and managing all that data. Now Stephen,...
View ArticleCQWW CW 2013 - RBN Stats by N6TV
Once again, Bob, N6TV has compiled statistics on the RBN during the 2013 CQWW CW contest. But as seems to happen a lot to us, the infrastructure isn't up to the task. In this case, it's the blogspot...
View ArticleFinding Your Spots
Want to find spots of your callsign on a particular day, like during the 2 days of CQWWCW?Bob, N6TV has come up with an easy .cmd script for use under windows, as well as a version for Linux. you can...
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A New Tutorial on Using the RBN
It has been over three years since I last wrote a tutorial for users of RBN spots, and I was amazed when I read the old one to discover how much things had changed. Here's the current word.There are...
View ArticleWant to Spot Beacons? Here's How.
Note - new information below in bold, since this was initially posted. From time to time, people ask me how to spot more beacons, or why RBN nodes don't spot more.For many beacons, the question has a...
View ArticleNCDXF Beacon Spotting Redux
Today, VE3NEA released Version 1.40 of Skimmer Server, which incorporates the Watch List feature. Why do we care? Because with this feature, any listed call is automatically treated as valid. This...
View Article2014 ARRL DX CW - RBN Spot Stats by N6TV
2014 ARRL DX CWActive SkimmersSkimmer Spots Mean S/N--------- ------- --------HA6PX-# 98372 52.3KM3T-# 96662 36.9K8ND-# 94130 48.4AA4VV-# 91251 36.6W3OA-# 88590 55.2KB9AMG-# 81679 38.1DL1EMY-# 81497...
View ArticleUnderstanding Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
One of the most frequently asked questions about the RBN has to do with the meaning of the SNR that is included in each spot. I've been answering these questions, and, as I learned yesterday,...
View ArticleNew User Manual for Aggregator Available for Download
Dick Williams, W3OA has pulled together a myriad of bits and pieces on using his Aggregator software, and added a lot of original work, to produce a user manual for Aggregator 3.0. The manual is...
View ArticleRBN Statistics for WPX CW 2013 by Bob Wilson, N6TV
2013 WPX CWActive SkimmersSkimmer Spots Mean S/N--------- ------- --------S50ARX-# 81544 39.4DL1EMY-# 80724 40.6EI6BT-# 78290 41.6OL5Q-# 77702...
View ArticleRBN Statistics for WPX CW 2014 by Bob Wilson, N6TV
2014 WPX CWActive SkimmersSkimmer Spots Mean S/N--------- ------- --------ON5KQ-# 99149 43.8HA6PX-# 96213 39.3GW8IZR-# 91129 39.1HB9DCO-# 90366...
View ArticleNews: First RBN Node in North Africa operational; RTTY Skimserv nearing release
Ash, 3V/KF5EYY, who is an operator at 3V8SS and 3V8BB, put the first RBN node in North Africa on the air today (November 19), from his home. He is using an SDR-IQ receiver, CW Skimmer by VE3NEA,...
View ArticleRunning RTTY and CW SkimServs On the RBN at the Same Time
I'm embarrassed by the delay but relieved to report that RBN contributors (current or prospective) can now get everything they need on line to be able to send CW and RTTY SkimServ spots to the RBN...
View ArticleNews: Big Changes Under the Surface of the RBN
I'm pleased to report that there have been some big changes at the RBN mother ship over the past month. We've gone from one server, which was heavily tested during major contests, to two faster ones,...
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