The Reverse Beacon Network (http://reversebeacon.net) has now made a Telnet feed of the aggregated output of all currently active RBN Skimmer receivers available in real time at telnet.reversebeacon.
What hath God wrought! Geo...k5kg George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell The Reverse Beacon Network (http://reversebeacon.net) has now made a Telnet feed of the aggregated output of all c
. . Magic! - just what we need to put the wires back into wireless. 73, Paul EI5DI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.conte
Metaphorical loom-smashing aside, I think that this development will have little impact in the world of single-op contesting, given the rules that have been put in place in the last couple of years.
This development is, in terms of amateur radio contesting, a weapon of mass destruction which, rather than being subject to stringent controls, has been put into the hands of anyone with an internet
Well the same principle holds true for cellphones, Twitter, Skype, Facebook, and other technologies that have displaced hard-wired, centralized switching systems operated by young ladies wielding cor
I took a look and after that I am glad I enjoy contesting as a way to keep my DXing skills honed by using S&P with no cluster assistance (tho if I spot something I always change my entry to "assisted
Good Morning Paul, I am actually curious why this is a problem? What is the underlying harm of this addition to the cluster? "weapon of mass destruction" how? what is it destroying? I look forward to
Well, Paul, nobody is forced to use this technology. Why not take solace in the sailboat/powerboat analogy - sailboat racing is still alive and well, sailboats don't race against powerboats, but they
Agreed! Just like the instant logging on the new contest from the ARRL the Rookie Roundup. Unless you have the internet, too bad, youre not welcome in this contest. Sad when Radio has to have wires t
I dont understand why people are always so negative if someone has another view of life then themselves. Why just live with the changes and adapt yourselves. Or wait what will come from it. Now every
single-op contesting, It will deliver potential users a comfortable excuse when still not finding ALL necessary stations: It then will have nothing to do with individual skill anymore of effectively
And the bug, memory keyer, voice recorders, SO2R and on and on all killed contesting too? RBN is amazing technology like it or not. I will installing an all band QS1R setup in Montana/Colorado. I see
Or maybe you mean taking the "less" out of "wireless"? 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mail
Pete, I just love your figure of speech. LMAO! Rick, WW3DE Metaphorical loom-smashing aside, I think that this development will have little impact in the world of single-op contesting, given the rule
You are right Henk, but somebody mentioned it as a new "DX cluster" experience for contesters. Probably the next step will be the bundling of all web radios worldwide and streaming that it into the I
I think RBN is also a fantastic tool for all amateurs who want to optimized his atennnas, you can see in real time how is your signal in differents parts of the world. I use RBN for this reason in fi
No I agree also, I have no problem with the spotting system of any kind. What I DO have a problem with is a trend that you MUST have the internet to be in a contest if you want to send in the results
Since one or two people disagreed with my remarks on this subject, I've taken the liberty of combining my responses. The difference between the internet, and most other things that are "part of amate
I'm frankly confused. Almost all the major contests have non-assisted categories where any sort of spotting network assistance is not allowed and no real-time internet connection is required, and som