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

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

This is really cool. Somehow I had managed to miss the emergence of the 
Kiwi WEBSDR network.  Clearly, that *is* a better way

73, Pete N4ZR

On 1/18/2023 4:52 PM, VE6WZ_Steve wrote:
> 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
>>>
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