Thanks Scott... often times the cluster doesn't catch all that is there and it is easy to miss a good one.  I read that the IC-7610 can be used to collect the CW calls over several hundred kc.  That might beat the heck out of the DX cluster that relies on someone spotting the station.  I have seen several instances when a "good one" was on the band but was never spotted.  It is like the band's "best kept secret".  I am willing to try anything that would give me a leg up on a good QSO!
73,
Rory, K5CKS

On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 5:18 PM Scott Branyan <sbranyan@cox.net> wrote:
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@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@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@w5zn.org [mailto:w5zn@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@w5zn.org [mailto:w5zn@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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