[VHFcontesting] Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) on VHF

[Mike Metroka via VHFcontesting]

Phil is right.  The reverse beacon network is really a great tool to see
current band conditions from your location.  I like RTTY on the HF bands but
outside of contests, there are few stations on RTTY.  To quickly determine
band conditions I just send a CQ or two and within seconds, the reverse
beacons light up giving me my SNR.  I can see if a path is open to EU or to
various places in the USA.  It would be fantastic to have several of these
reverse beacons on six or two meters!

73
Mike WB8BZK


-----Original Message-----
Phil Theis Sent:

This is a separate thread that I'd like to start on this topic alone.
Wouldn't it be great to tap into the hugely popular skimming adventure that
is going on in the cw realm?
If you don't know about it, check out: http://www.reversebeacon.net/   
go to the about tab and read all of the history.
What I'm thinking is that we need to add some 50MHz (and higher) skimmers to
the system.  This would give us some positive feedback on activity and even
data on openings.
Other bands?
Thoughts please?
73,
Phil K3TUF