[CQ-Contest] Using the RBN for PR on Field Day

[Gerry Hull]

AWESOME Idea, Pete!  I'm going to do it with a nice, big 24" LCD monitor.
One guy in our club asked "Why not just display the log in real time?"
Yeah, like that means something to non hams.

73, Gerry W1VE
(40M CW - 3 EL Wire Beam - K1BKE/1 4A  Henniker, NH)

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr at contesting.com>wrote:

> Here's an idea for a little PR on Field Day.  Connect a tablet or laptop
> to the RBN web site <http://reversebeacon.net> and use the callsign
> filter to select only spots of your FD call.  The screen will display a
> zoom-able map of where your group's signal is being heard, worldwide.
> "You mean you really can talk to Europe/Australia/Africa?"
>
> --
> 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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