How the RBN Knows Where You Are
In the aftermath of the roll-out of the new RBN website, this is an attempt to set down, in one place, an explanation of how the RBN locates spotters and spotted stations on its map. The RBN...
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Where to Get RBN Spots – For UsersIn the last few days, it has become apparent that there is some confusion about where users can get RBN spots. This brief note is an attempt to clear this up....
View ArticleHow Skimmer Server Decides What to Spot - Beacons and More
How Skimmer Server Decides What to Spot – Beacons and MoreNote: As changes/additions are made, I will add them in blue text. Why blue? Because it’s my favorite color.I’ve just spent a couple of days...
View ArticleInfo from N6TV on implementing CWSL on a Red Pitaya 122-16
Everything you need to do is explained at the bottom of the CWSL_Tee web site:https://github.com/HrochL/CWSLBut some of the links are broken, and you have to go down one level and click Download to...
View ArticleEditing the start.sh file for 16-bit Red Pitaya on a Windows Computer
Bjorn, SM7IUN has brought my attention to a potentially important caveat in editing the start.sh file to activate two entirely separate receivers on an RP-16.The RP-16 is a Linux device, so the...
View ArticleHow to Post Two Receivers' Output to the RBN under Two Different Receiver Names
As outlined in my post a couple of weeks ago, it is not possible, using a single Aggregator, to post spots from the two receivers in an RP-16 to the RBN under separate receiver names. Fortunately,...
View ArticleEthernet/Internet requirements for 2-receiver Red Pitaya
Ash KF5EYY/3V8 just reminded me of an additional requirement for running both receivers on an RP-16, to cover 8 bands each. Each receiver requires about 75 Mbps of Ethernet bandwidth between the...
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Part 2 - Using the Two Receivers in Your Red Pitaya
The RP-16 has a hidden, bonus capability – it can run a second, 8 bands x 192 KHz receiver alongside but independent of the first. This capability has a lot of potential uses – I often use it for...
View ArticleUsing the Red Pitaya Stemlab 122.88-16 on the Reverse Beacon Network – Part 1
Using the Red Pitaya Stemlab 122.88-16 on the Reverse Beacon Network – Part 1IntroductionThe Red Pitaya STEMlab 122.88-16 (which I will call the RP-16 from here on out) reflects the company’s...
View ArticleAntenna Testing with a Two-Receiver Red Pitaya 122.8-16
Once I had the second receiver running on my 122.8-16 Red Pitaya, I decided to explore methodology for comparing antennas. I hope this may be of interest, and would welcome any critiques of my...
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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 ArticleSkimmer (RBN node) Callsigns Explained by N6TV
There seems to be a lot of confusion about Skimmer callsigns, so let me try to clarify. There are at least FIVE (5) different places where you can enter a callsign, and they are used for different...
View ArticleSetting up the Red Pitaya as an RBN Receiver
Skip to main contentToolbar itemsThis explanation of the process for setting up a Red Pitaya STEMLab 122.8-16 (the latest variant) as an RBN receiver was written by RBN co-founder and server programmer...
View ArticleK3PA Reporting from Kansas
Here's another variation on the equipment used by some of the most prolific RBN nodes, from Drew, K3PA:"As the tradeoff between low band overload and high band sensitivity is so often noted, here is...
View ArticleW3LPL's Solution by Frank Donovan, W3LPL
Somewhat in the same vein as my last post, about WZ7I's RBN node, here is W3LPL's setup, in his own words (warning, this post may trigger severe aluminum-envy):I use an extremely complex system of...
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What It Takes by Wes Cosand, WZ7I
The following article was contributed by Wes, WZ7I, one of the longest-running RBN node-ops at 10 years and counting. As you know if you follow such things, Wes is one of the most prolific spotters as...
View ArticleCQWW CW scores and Stats 2016-18
The following are thanks to Bob, N6TV, who provided all the detailed spot numbers to supplement my summary figures.I thought you'd be interested in summary statistics from the last 3 CQWW CW...
View ArticleRBN Developments October 2017
Recently a friend suggested that FT8 was probably making a dent inactivity on the RBN and taking away from CW in general. Out ofcuriosity, I compared last week on the RBN (weekdays only, to...
View ArticleBeacons Revisited - a checklist
The recent initiative by the beacon folks at the NCDXF to spur competition among RBN nodes to copy all of the NCDXF beacons has prompted me to review our documentation of how to spot these beacons....
View ArticleThe RBN and the Solar Eclipse - Coming August 21
On August 21, 2017, from 1400 to 2200Z, operators of RBN nodes will have a unique opportunity to contribute to scientific understanding of the ionosphere. That time-frame straddles the period when the...
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