[CQ-Contest] New RBN Server Debuts

[Rich NU6T]

Hi Pete.  I've discovered a difficulty as a little pistol using the RBN 
spots via VE7CC's CC User.  The problem is that many spots are for 
stations I can't hear.  I ran assisted with N1MM, and found that I 
typically jumped to a spot (SS CW and CQ WW SSB) and then spun the dial 
to the station to the side of the spot and to the station I could hear.  
I'm guessing that a number of RBN sources are stations with great 
locations and antennas.  (I did limit sources to those near my QTH).

I'm thinking that I may have not really been "assisted".  The value of 
the spots to me was that if provided a convenient quick way to jump to 
new S&P search location.

Rich
NU6T

On 11/16/2011 5:27 AM, Pete Smith wrote:
> I'm happy to announce that the new RBN database and web server is now up
> and running.  It is about twice as powerful as its predecessor, and our
> testing so far indicates that it should be able to handle even the
> unprecedented activity we expect for CQWWCW.  Both of the RBN's telnet
> servers are available for connection to your logging programs, at the
> addresses below.  See you there?
>