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Re: Topband: REVERSE BEACON

To: <wa3mej@comcast.net>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: REVERSE BEACON
From: "Rick Kiessig" <kiessig@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:33:46 +1300
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You can download the RBN raw data from:

http://www.reversebeacon.net/raw_data/

After uncompressing the CSV files, you can use a the "find" command at a DOS 
prompt to collect your spots:

find "WA3MEJ" *.csv > wa3mej.csv

After that, it's straightforward to import into Excel and analyze from there.

73, Rick


-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
wa3mej@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 5:17 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: REVERSE BEACON



I am planning a new 160m transmit antenna to be erected in the next few weeks.  
Before I install it however I want to get a good history (over a few weeks) of 
spots from the reverse beacon network.  My problem is that instead of going to 
WWW.DXMAPS.COM   I would like to get the spots from the source.  Is this 
possible?  Is there a utility/program out there that will allow me to plug my 
call into it and collect all of my spots for me... displaying them on my 
computer ready to be archived/plotted.. whatever?  



My new antenna will be a 75 ft Vertical elevated about 8 ft above the ground to 
include 20 1/4 wave radials.  This should be superior to my current Inverted L 
with 4 radials 6 ft above the ground that the deer keep getting into.  



WA3MEJ  


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