Topband: RBN and cluster spots

[VE6WZ_Steve]

Hi Mike…

My logic is that I want to see ALL spots…especially those from EU skimmers.

Why?

First of all I want to use my own radio to decide if I can hear them.  My own RBN skimmer will only decode a small fraction of what I can copy with my own ears.  If my RBN skimmer is spotting any EU, then the band has to be REALLY open, but I am often working a lot of EU and my skimmer is spotting nothing.  Also, I can be working EU, and not have any EU skimmers spotting me.

Secondly, when I CQ, I want to know the QRG is clear in EU.  By seeing all EU skimmer spotters, I will know a frequency is clear of CQing.
I really wish more EU ops would do this.  Many times it has happened….I am CQ on 1822.2…..EU station starts calling CQ on 1822.  Well….he cant hear me, but he should know I’m there, and him calling CQ on that QRG is bad for HIM because not many in NA will hear him with me CQing there!  Same with me.  If I start calling CQ right beside LY7M who is CQing, my chances of being heard in EU have been handicapped.

More information is always better in my books.

Especially in DX contests I will turn the NA spot filter on.  I don't want to be flooded with NA spots.  I want DX, non-NA spots.

de steve ve6wz



> On Mar 9, 2020, at 1:12 PM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Every cluster you connect to has very similar filtering, you just have to
> issue the commands.
> 
> On my cluster, va3mw.dxcluster.org:41112, I only share spots that come from
> my zones and neighbour zones which limits the noise of the larger cluster
> nodes.
> 
> So, if you are in the North East of North America, you might find it a bit
> more realistic data unless you want to see the spot of G3 that worked the
> I2.  :)
> 
> Mike va3mw
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 3:03 PM Henk Remijn PA5KT via Topband <
> topband at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am using the VE7CC client software.
>> 
>> It has great filter capabilities.
>> 
>> http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/default.htm#prog
>> 
>> Halfway the page are the install instructions.
>> 
>> 
>>    Install
>> 
>>  * Download CC User Full Version (ver 2.421)
>>    <http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/ve7cc_win7.zip>
>>  * Unzip
>>  * Run "setup.exe"  Do not install the program in the default directory
>>    of "C:\Program Files.."  Install in C:\Ve7cc
>>  * Create a shortcut to "ve7cc.exe"
>> 
>> After installing use the update option to update to the latest version.
>> 
>> 73 Henk PA5KT
>> 
>>  * Click the shortcut
>>  * Press the "Connect" button at the top center of the screen.
>> 
>> Op 9-3-2020 om 18:47 schreef Roger Kennedy:
>>> Steve, I agree about getting response only when you've been spotted on
>> the
>>> DX Cluster (which is why I sometimes resort to spotting myself after
>> endless
>>> CQ DX calls - then suddenly I get lots of calls !)
>>> 
>>> But I only use RBN to check my OWN signals . . . how do you use it to
>> check
>>> ANY DX signals on 160 ?
>>> 
>>> I can't even see how you configure RBN to only show signals from certain
>>> areas (like NA), so I have to put up with all the EU spots on RBN (which
>> I'm
>>> not interested in)
>>> 
>>> I guess you'll tell me there IS a way of doing it . . . but presumably
>> the
>>> reason you only get responses when you've been spotted on the DX Cluster
>> is
>>> because others are the same as me !
>>> 
>>> Roger G3YRO
>>> 
>>> 
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