[Skimmertalk] ET3AA RBN Node Coming Soon

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I'm happy to advise that the equipment for the ET3AA RBN node has 
arrived in Addis Ababa, and we're hopeful that the node will be on the 
air shortly.  Ken Claerbout, K4ZW is there on other business and will be 
helping the club members at Addis Ababa University's Institute of 
Technology to install the node, between business trips in the region.

The project owes its existence to the Yasme Foundation, which provided 
funding for a QS1R receiver, Clifton Laboratories active antenna, and 
preamp, and a Dell i3 PC, which I loaded with Windows 10 and the 
required software and tested end-to-end before packing it up.  Copies of 
Skimmer Server and RTTY Skimmer were donated to the project by the 
author, VE3NEA.

The location near the Equator in East Africa offers a lot of potential 
value for DXers, contesters and SWLs. Recently, there is new scientific 
interest in using the RBN for ionospheric research, and locations like 
this, which fill gaps in the RBN's coverage, add to its utility for 
these purposes.

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73, Pete N4ZR
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