[Skimmertalk] Skimmers and no-ip.com

[H Lawrence Serra]

Igor-

I use an SDR-IQ radio with CW Skimmer, fed with a 2-el 20m yagi pointed 045 from San Diego during the day, and an omni-directional active antenna (PA3DRT Mini-Whip) for 40m and 80m at night. I switch the ANTs at dawn and dusk with a lamp timer and an old Dow-Key ANT relay with a 110vac coil, and the skimmer with SkimScan software. [Draft article for NCJ on switching system attached.]

A 045 heading on the yagi is all we need in San Diego to catch openings across NA and into EU. The 2-el yagi has a 180 degree pattern so it is not a narrow beamwidth, but the extra gain in the 045 direction helps a lot.

73, Larry N6NC

--- On Mon, 11/15/10, Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] Skimmers and no-ip.com
To: "Wes Cosand" <wes.cosand at gmail.com>, skimmertalk at contesting.com
Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 6:28 AM

I would like to know what is the collective wisdom
 regarding antenna for six 
band Skimmer based around QS1R.  300m Beverege here brings super results on 
80 and 160 meters. It also hears up to 10m band but not as well as we need. 
What antennas do you, owners of skimmers, use now and what do you think 
would be the best antenna (or antenna system) to use for this application.

73, Igor UA9CDC 

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