Topband: Comparing antennas was: Re: 160m loaded tower

[VE6WZ_Steve]

Further to Don and Steve’s comment about using an on-line KIWI WEBSDR to check your signal, I just uploaded a video I had made that shows how this works.

This is a short 4 min Video, but shows how easy it is to see any changes using the S-meter extension.
In this video I am showing the directivity of my 9 Circle RX array:

https://youtu.be/GzW8Ji49Kt4 <https://youtu.be/GzW8Ji49Kt4>

73, de steve, ve6wz


> On Jan 18, 2023, at 10:32 AM, Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Even better is to use S Meter dropdown in the KIWI extensions menu.... it
> gives a strip chart style presentation that can be configured to easily
> show small differences in signal levels, far easier to watch and more
> accurate  than the S meter display.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 10:27 AM STEVE MCDONALD <ve7sl at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Pete, I’ve found the best way to A/B antennas in real time is to listen on
>> one of the hundreds of online Kiwi SDRs …. You can flip from one antenna to
>> the other instantly and the difference is readily apparent. RBN can never
>> be A/B ‘d instantly.
>> 
>> Steve VE7SL
>>