[CQ-Contest] Answering an age-old question

[mwdink at eskimo.com]

Now THAT would be cool (and the first interesting thing I've
heard regarding skimmer technology). That would be the
proverbial "killer app" for me (I assume I wouldn't need a
skimmer myself to do this).

dink, n7wa


>
> In the meantime, here's another possible use of the capability.  Say you
> want to compare two antennas at a given time to a given area of the
> world.  You can check at http://skimmer.dxwatch.com to find out what
> reverse beacons are active in your target area, and assuming there is one,
> simply call CQ on antenna A, change frequency slightly, and call CQ on
> antenna B.  If you're being heard at all by the reverse beacon, it will
> report the signal-to-noise ratios of the two CQs, and you can find them
> with a simple query on the site using your call-sign.