[Skimmertalk] Telnet access to CWS cluster

Thu Nov 28 07:46:56 EST 2019

Andy,
That is an excellent report, congratulations
If you are like me, I am looking forward to upcoming ARRL 160 and other
contests in Jan and Feb 2020.
73, Jack, WA7LNW / W7CXX

On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 1:02 PM Andrew O'Brien <k3ukandy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Max/Jack . I’m all set now . I’m accessing NC7J , have Skimmer spots
> turned on and have set filters to report from 3 regularly skimming stations
> close to my QTH. Works fine .
> Thanks for your suggestions .
>
> Andy  k3uk
>
>
> On Nov 27, 2019, at 8:09 PM, Andrew O'Brien <k3ukandy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Max and Jack , I will check those sources .
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Nov 27, 2019, at 12:40 PM, M. George <m.matthew.george at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi Andy, I finally joined SkimmerTalk and should have done so long ago
> (this is my first post).  Jack WA7LNW mentioned the AR Cluster I run, NC7J
> at my QTH.  There are many others that have skimmer spots of course and
> they are perfectly good options.  The key for the AR6 cluster nodes like
> NC7J is that by default they do not have skimmer spots on by default.  You
> will need to set your DX Filter after connecting for your call / ssid
> combination.
>
> A number of years ago I created a YouTube Video that speaks directly to
> your question and should help you out if you are connected to an AR6
> cluster.  It's very detailed and you can jump forward and back using the L
> and J keys on your keyboard... or use the left and right arrows for smaller
> forward and backward jumps.  I hope you find the following videos useful as
> you tune your filters to send you skimmer spots that meet your needs while
> operating:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=084V6_PNwMQ (2016 DX Telnet / Skimmer
> spots, what you hopefully are looking for)  I never made part 2!  I guess
> it's probably time.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpiku5xr_7A (focused on using the
> spots... in the ARRL DX 2017 CW contest, a good follow on for the previous
> video)
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE7Pm45Q_M690wC0oLa6qUQ (my channel with
> several other live operating videos where I'm using Skimmer spots)
>
> And thumbs up to WA7LNW, Jack is a good friend and runs a excellent
> Skimmer server down near St George Utah.  His skimmer hears really well.
>
> Another skimmer feed you will want to take a look at is the dedicated AR
> cluster W9PA has setup for FT8/FT4.  If you are into the FT modes.  Dave
> does a great job with his cluster nodes too... CW/RTTY etc... here is his
> connect info for the FT skimmer spots: dxc.w9pa.net 7374 (make sure you
> connect to port 7374 and be prepared for the firehose of FT spots... you
> will want to set a filter to make the spots relevant for your QTH)  W9PA is
> another great source for a regular CW/RTTY AR Cluster telnet feed.  Dave
> (along with many others) work hard to keep things up and reliable.  W9PA
> CW/RTTY/Human Spot telnet addresses port: dxc.w9pa.net 7373
>
> Max NG7M
>
>
>> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:34:45 -0500
>> From: Andrew O'Brien <k3ukandy at gmail.com>
>> To: SkimmerTalk Reflector <skimmertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [Skimmertalk] Cluster that provides CW Skimmer spots ?
>> Message-ID: <D01852D4-CC2B-4737-A75A-6598D9DBBDCB at gmail.com>
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>>
>> Can someone provide me a working Telnet link to a DXcluster  that
>> provides spots fed from CW Skimmer sources ?  I am planning to set up so
>> that I can get CW Skimmer spots from my state and a couple of nearby states
>> . However a couple of clusters I accessed today do not provide skimmer
>> spots .  One cluster?s web site said they provider skimmer spots but their
>> example of how to turn this off/on did not work.
>> Andy K3UK
>>
>>
>>
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>> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:43:54 +0100
>> From: Jack Reed <wa7lnw at gmail.com>
>> To: "Andrew O'Brien" <k3ukandy at gmail.com>
>> Cc: SkimmerTalk Reflector <skimmertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] Cluster that provides CW Skimmer spots ?
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>> Hi Andy,
>>
>> Google NC7J for a lot of information regarding telnet cluster and state
>> filtering, etc.  NC7J is my go to spot source for N1MM logging during
>> contests.
>>
>> Also here is a list of telnet links.
>> https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cluster.html
>>
>> 73 Jack, WA7LNW
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 4:34 PM Andrew O'Brien <k3ukandy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Can someone provide me a working Telnet link to a DXcluster  that
>> provides
>> > spots fed from CW Skimmer sources ?  I am planning to set up so that I
>> can
>> > get CW Skimmer spots from my state and a couple of nearby states .
>> However
>> > a couple of clusters I accessed today do not provide skimmer spots .
>> One
>> > cluster?s web site said they provider skimmer spots but their example of
>> > how to turn this off/on did not work.
>> > Andy K3UK
>> >
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