Mike,
Thanks for the info on RBN. I am learning how to navigate thru RBN
also. Very helpful.
Bob
K6UJ
On Aug 10, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure if there's a tutorial, but let me see if we call help a
> little. Since I probably have cookies saved from using them, you may
> experience something a little different.
>
> Click http://www.reversebeacon.net/main.php.
>
> NO, better yet, try http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/ instead . You
> should see some radio buttons and drop-down lists in two columns.
>
> 1. Leave the first column, "DX Station" alone. It should have the top radio
> button checked and the drop-down list to its right should say "any".
>
> 2. Under the second column, "DE Station", click the last (4th) radio
> button, and to its right, click the drop down list and chose "NA - North
> America".
>
> 3. To the right of those under "Band", check the 160m checkbox.
>
> 4. Click the Proceed button on the left. (After I do that, the URL
> http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=8014 appears. )
>
> There are other options, such as the Ready Made Filters in the blue box
> there to the right. I forget how those work, but try those too.
>
> You can zoom in on the map, choose grayline display, and other options.
>
> Try calling CQ on CW on a clear freq. and see how strong you are. :-)
>
> See if you can copy the stations there.
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 6:47 PM, <chacuff@cableone.net> wrote:
>
>> I haven’t used the RBN. Guess I need to figure out how so as to quantify
>> the performance of what I have up.
>>
>> Is there a tutorial on the site?
>>
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