[Skimmertalk] comparison (K1TTT)

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Not a bad thing at all, Dick - I have been using SkimScan since last 
spring, 24/7.  It has been flawless.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/23/2009 3:39 PM, W3OA wrote:
> I was able to connect to the Skimmer at port 7301 with no problem
>
> Excuse the shameless plug but you could also use Skimmer Scanner to
> rotate the Skimmer's frequency.  It's available at
> http://home.roadrunner.com/~w3oa/SkimScan/
>
> 73 - Dick, W3OA
>
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>> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:36:22 +0000
>> From: "K1TTT"<K1TTT at ARRL.NET>
>> Subject: [Skimmertalk] comparison
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>> At least for a while I am running two skimmers off the same antenna to allow
>> comparison of decoding.  Both of them are feeding spots to the reverse
>> beacon network now.  I will keep them running as much as I can, but won't
>> guarantee availability of both.  The equipment/software is:
>>
>> K1TTT: QS1R and skimmer server v0.94 (available at k1ttt.net port 7300)
>> monitoring 48khz starting at 1800, 3500, 7000, 14000, 21000, 28000,
>> 50091khz.
>>
>> K1TTT-1: SDR-IQ and cw skimmer 1.4 (maybe available at k1ttt.net port 7301
>> please let me know if this works) set for 96khz sample rate, using wd5eae
>> scheduler to rotate between 1825, 3525, 7025, 14025, 21025, 28025khz
>> depending on time of day.
>>
>> Both are on a 25-30' vertical.  Both are set to minimal validation.
>>
>> On my first quick look it seems that the sdr-iq is more sensitive and
>> generates more spots.  Though sometimes the qs1r gives better snr values.
>>
>>
>> David Robbins K1TTT
>> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
>> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
>> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>>
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