[RTTY] 10 mtr dead band freq?

[Ron Kolarik]

Lots of good suggestions. The RTTY skimmers are still a work in
progress but work well, you can even download the software and
run it locally to spot openings.
The RCK cluster can be found here, just telnet in with your favorite
software:   dl4rck.ham-radio-op.net  Port: 8000
If you want to run the skimmer it's here under software:
http://www.walter-dallmeier.de/
You can also use this to hunt dx and find them before they hit the cluster.

There's yet another possiblity, JT65 on 10m can be found at 28076.
Get JT65-HF software and JT-Alert, you'll get audio warnings if anything
shows up. Be warned that JT65 is a weak signal mode and just because
you hear something on there you may not be able to work the same path
even with power but it is a good indicator the band is open somewhere.
If you need more info or help with any of this just ask. Skimmer and JT65-HF
are very easy to setup.


Ron
K0IDT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KC4HW/Jim" <kc4hw at centurytel.net>
To: "Ken Eigsti" <diverken at chaffee.net>; <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 10 mtr dead band freq?


> Hey Ken, 
> 
> There are a couple of ways to determine IF the 10m band is open and 
> perhap where. 
> 
> First way is the North California DX Foundation (NCDXF) Beacon 
> system.   There is a good bit of information at 
> 
> http://www.ncdxf.org/pages/beacons.html
> 
> which might be help to you to determine what is open. 
> 
> Secondly, you can actually have instant gratification (or 
> disappointment)  with the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN), by going 
> on 10m CW and calling CQ DE YourCall, 3 or 4 times times.  Then 
> point your browser to  http://www.reversebeacon.net/srch.php and 
> enter your call, click the "search" bottom.  This will return those 
> RBN/Skimmers that may have heard your signal and if there is one 
> that does then it will give a report of your CW speed and your signal 
> strength as a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).  I often use this leading up 
> to a contest.  
> 
> I just tried it while point my beam to NE (Europe) and only one RBN 
> (WA7LNW) returned a reported on my signal.  I tried it beaming to NW 
> and the same RBN report but with a stronger SNR signal.  So it 
> appears to me at this moment that 10m may have some sporadic E 
> activity, but very little.  
> 
> But I just looked at the DXCluster spots and see that H44MS, Solomon 
> Islands is very loud.  So go figure.  
> 
> Now if you happen to be up in the middle of the night, you could try the 
> same experiment and see if the band is open somewhere.  BTW, most 
> RBN skimmer don't sleep but they may often be on another target 
> band for the appropriate propagation that may exist at the time that 
> you try it.  
> 
> Now one last thing there is an Skimmer/RBN for RTTY, but I don't 
> really have any first hand experience with it, so I am not sure what it 
> has to offer.  So, you might look around the internet and see what may 
> or may not be there.  
> 
> Hope this helps. 
> 
> Jim/KC4HW 
>