[Skimmertalk] Using Skimmer with RTL-Dongle SDR?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

See http://dxatlas.com/SkimServer/.  The N1GP RTL Dongle is supported by
HermesIntf.dll, the same one we use for the Red Pitaya.

See http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/skimmertalk/2015-March/001481.html
.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 6:05 AM, John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com> wrote:

> A group of VHF contesters in the Ohio area are looking at the possibility
> of using Skimmer and RBN (or something like that) to monitor the CW and
> beacon segments of 2M, 222, 432, etc. to generate propagation information.
> We're now looking at the hardware options.
>
> It seems as though the inexpensive RTL-Dongle devices would be good for
> this application.  Has anyone looked into interfacing them to Skimmer?
>
> If not, has anyone looked into this issue and come up with a different
> solution for VHF monitoring?
>
> One possibility is using a Red Pitaya with VHF converters in front, but
> that adds hardware complexity and cost.  We'll take that route if there's
> no other reasonable alternative.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 73,
> John N8UR
>
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