[CQ-Contest] RBN Map Beta Available

[N4ZR]

Ah, interesting Bjorn. For contesters, that's huge. The RBN's batching 
of spots from each Skimmer typically imposes a delay of only 30 seconds 
or so.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 7/28/2020 1:08 AM, Björn Ekelund wrote:
> There is one HUGE benefit with RBN above PSKreporter and that is latency.
>
> PSKreporter enforces an upload policy on all clients making the average
> spot 6 minutes old when it shows up on the web site.
>
> Björn SM7IUN
>
> Den tis 28 juli 2020 kl 01:12 skrev Michael Adams <mda at n1en.org>:
>
>> One advantage for including the FT/JT modes in RBN: I can monitor the RBN
>> for "needed" band-entities with a single spotting program/utility, rather
>> than requiring multiple tools.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Adams | mda at n1en.org
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Sent: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 9:34 pm
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RBN Map Beta Available
>>
>> Hi Pete,
>> Although I'm an active user of FT8 for weak signal work on 6M and 160M,
>> occasionally on 80, and MSK144 on 6M, I see no need for RBN to include
>> these spots, simply because the WSJT-X universe (and other software to run
>> those modes) is quite well supported by PSKReporter and hamspots.
>> The operating software defaults to feed PSKR, and JTAlert can feed
>> hamspots.
>>
>> The only benefit I see from inclusion in RBN are the statistical and
>> comparative features for station performance.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>
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