[CQ-Contest] Summarizing the Skimmer Accuracy Thread

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

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73, Pete N4ZR
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On 2/27/2013 5:25 PM, Marijan Miletic, S56A wrote:
> N4ZR wrote: The two QS1Rs (out of over 60 regulars contributing to the RBN)
> continue to baffle us.
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> I spent some Excell time with 150K RBN raw spots from quiet Feb. 26th.  I
> didn't find any harmonics error.
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> Other obvious error examples within first 5000 QSO included:
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> ON5KQ ON         EU          7033,7   40m       2E0VMT               G
> EU          CQ          27           26.2.2013 19:52 40m
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> ON6ZQ ON         EU          7022,3   40m       2E0VMT               G
> EU          CQ          20           26.2.2013 19:52 40m
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> DF7GB  DL           EU          7033,7   40m       2E0VMT               G
> EU          CQ          16           26.2.2013 19:52 2E0VMT
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> This is probably classic QSD case?
Hard to say - he evidently is running Skimmer Server and a QS1R, but on 
only one band - perhaps another supported receiver?
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> OL5Q     OK          EU          14020,5 20m       4S7WI   4S           AS
> CQ          40           26.2.2013 16:21 20m
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> OL5Q     OK          EU          14005,0 20m       4S7WI   4S           AS
> CQ          24           26.2.2013 16:22 20m
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> RU9CZD                AS           14005,1 20m       4S7WI   4S           AS
> CQ          7              26.2.2013 16:22 20m
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> I guess OL5Q has too much gain although image seems to be 16 dB stronger
> than real signal.
That really cannot happen with an image, so I have no explanation for this.
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> SV8RV   SV           EU          7046,1   40m       5E5ET    CN          AF
> CQ          14           26.2.2013 15:44 40m
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> F5VLY    F              EU          7046,0   40m       5E5ETT  CN
> AF           CQ          23           26.2.2013 9:16    40m
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> F5VLY    F              EU          7046,0   40m       5E5ETT  CN
> AF           CQ          20           26.2.2013 10:13 40m
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> TF3Y       TF           EU          7046,0   40m       5E5ETT  CN
> AF           CQ          19           26.2.2013 20:18 5E5ETT
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> Dots artifact but always on 7046 kHz at various times and places.  It might
> be SSB signal.
Or RTTY
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> S52AW  S5           EU          14081,5 20m       A5TN     A5           AS
> CQ          20           26.2.2013 10:05 20m
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> S52AW  S5           EU          14081,5 20m       A5TN     A5           AS
> CQ          19           26.2.2013 10:08 A5TN
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> Others spoted UT5MD at 14080 kHz at the first case, second 3 minutes later
> is misterious as UT5MD moved to 18 MHz.
Well, it probably wasn't an A5.