[ADXA] CW Skimmer question

[Scott Branyan]

Hey, Rory et all. 

I tried it and liked and have a registered version now on my laptop, but don't have it set up for a wide band receiver. I think it only shows about 2.5 KHz on the screen. W5JAY uses it in wideband mode I think. 

Decodes way better "out of the box" than FLDIGI in my opinion. 

73,
Scott/W5AAJ


-----Original Message-----
From: Rory Bowers [mailto:k6cks01 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 2:34 PM
To: Scott Branyan
Cc: Joel Harrison; ADXA
Subject: Re: [ADXA] CW Skimmer question

Hey Scott,
I took interest in your questions about CW Skimmer.  I am trying to increase my CW contacts on 40 and 80.  Are you using the free version of CW Skimmer?
Thanks,
Rory, K5CKS

On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 12:51 PM Scott Branyan <sbranyan at cox.net> wrote:


	Follow-up. I am not sure, Joel (and Jay). Turning the Skimmer software off
	and on, sometimes I think I see an S1 or perhaps S2 difference on the radio
	S-meter, but then it seems to self correct after a second or two but the
	noise is still there. Sometimes the noise is minimal and other times it
	interferes with decoding. I have not been able to correlate it to band or
	other conditions. 
	
	I may be getting some RF. We've had some changes in the electric service out
	here so it may be a reflection of that. But the shack itself is not properly
	grounded yet. We are making some changes (hoping to bury our electric
	service out to the utility pole) and I have to install a ground rod under
	the radio room and bond it to the perimeter ground rods. Hopefully, I can
	complete that in 2022. 
	
	If I leave the radio on for a while, the computer sometimes makes a hiccup
	in the audio sound when I turn the radio on (an extra little ding). When
	this happens, I have noticed WSJT-X sometimes crashes on me during a QSO.
	When I unplug the radio for a while it resets and gives the normal sound
	when I turn the radio back on. Perhaps a new radio to USB shielded cable
	might help on that problem. 
	
	A lot of variables. But thanks for the suggestions. I will keep looking for
	some correlation to the problem and see what I can find and make the planned
	upgrades as soon as I can. 
	
	73,
	Scott/W5AAJ
	
	-----Original Message-----
	From: w5zn at w5zn.org [mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org] 
	Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 9:39 AM
	To: Scott Branyan
	Cc: 'ADXA'
	Subject: Re: [ADXA] CW Skimmer question
	
	When the noise begins do you see an increase on your S meter? That would be
	the "RF path" or do you just hear in in the speakers/headphones (that would
	be the "Audio path)?
	
	73 Joel W5ZN
	
	
	On 2021-12-28 19:36, Scott Branyan wrote:
	> Thanks for the reply, Joel.
	> 
	> Guess I don't know the answer to your question. I hear it in the 
	> headphones. So I assume RX audio.
	> 
	> Radio is IC-7100.
	> 
	> Scott
	> 
	> 
	> 
	> -----Original Message-----
	> From: w5zn at w5zn.org [mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org]
	> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 4:03 PM
	> To: Scott Branyan
	> Cc: ADXA
	> Subject: Re: [ADXA] CW Skimmer question
	> 
	> Scott,
	> 
	> You get "more noise" in the RX audio or in the RX RF path?
	> 
	> I assume you mean in the RX audio. What radio and what audio path are 
	> you using for CW Skimmer
	> 
	> On 2021-12-28 14:57, Scott Branyan wrote:
	> 
	>       Not always, so it seems to be conditions related, but often while I 
	> am listening an otherwise quiet band and hear a faint station, when I 
	> turn on CW Skimmer I get more noise--sometimes enough to wipe out the 
	> station I hear. I've looked at settings in CWS and even experimented 
	> with them but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Any clue as to 
	> what might cause this?
	> 
	>       
	> 
	>       Thanks!
	> 
	>       
	> 
	>       Scott/W5AAJ
	> 
	>       
	> 
	>       
	> 
	> 
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