[CQ-Contest] Reverse Beacon Network News - hopefully of generalinterest

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Like any technological tool, the Reverse Beacon Network must be used 
properly to be effective.  Proper use requires the techniques as 
traditional packet, which is subject to exactly the same clumping 
phenomenon.  We're simply putting out 20X as many spots, with higher 
copying accuracy and an absence of annoying "announcements."

73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com
The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000

On 8/11/2012 1:45 PM, Jim Neiger wrote:
> Indeed.  Let's make sure everyone in the pile-ups are calling on 
> exactly the SAME FREQUENCY !!  That will undoubtedly help our rates, 
> and the number that ultimately make it into the log.
> Packet was bad enough.  Your skimmer is a night-mare.
>
> Jim Neiger  N6TJ
>
> p.s.  I will be listening up 2 to 5 from 9Y4W in November.  Pete, 
> please call me exactly on my frequency; that will help clear out the 
> pile-up above.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Pete Smith N4ZR" <n4zr at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 5:49 AM
> To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Reverse Beacon Network News - hopefully of 
> generalinterest
>
>> We've just fielded the latest release of the Aggregator - the software
>> that forwards spots from RBN contributors' CW Skimmers to the RBN web
>> server.
>>
>> I normally wouldn't announce this on a general forum like this, but the
>> new Aggregator has one important breakthrough feature.  Each connected
>> Aggregator now receives a report every 5 minutes indicating how its
>> receiver's frequency calibration is. This should be an important aid to
>> keeping the frequency calibration of RBN spots as good, we hope, as the
>> callsign accuracy.  Please let us know what you think.
>>
>> -- 
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com
>> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at 
>> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
>> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
>> arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>>
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