[CQ-Contest] Answering an age-old question

[k3bu at optimum.net]

uhm ... like....
end to simple tests with live operator?
...test 1 heloooooo radio
...test 2 heloooooo radio   ooover

first, skimmer classified as a person-assistant 
now reverse bacon buddy?

too many no sunspots

Yuri, K3BU


----- Original Message -----
From: mwdink at eskimo.com
Date: Friday, December 5, 2008 12:42 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Answering an age-old question
To: cq-contest at contesting.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.
> 
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