[Elecraft] Boldly OT: 6 meter Sporadic-E season and the FT-8 microjuggernaut

[Scott]

Hi Lynn,

True and a very nice map it is indeed.  The issue I was trying to point 
out and not doing a very good job is that with gab or twitter the band 
opening data could be "pushed out" to subscribers in near real time, 
something needed for quick openings on 6m.  Besides who doesn't own a 
smart phone?  I suspect a large percentage of hams do and if they want 
basic band opening data that surely is one way to "get it out" quickly 
unless there is some huge server delay.   There may be something already 
out on the internet that does something like this I'm just not aware of it.

I could be wrong, but a quick look around WSPRnet.org did not show me 
anyway to get data except for me going there and digging it out. 
Nothing wrong with that, just not what I thought Wayne was looking for. 
I had thought I might help out WSPRnet in the near future as the idea of 
running a low power beacon has peaked my interest of late.

All the best and 73.

Scott
AD5HS

On 6/2/2018 1:07 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
> Take a look at wsprnet.org.
> 
> No twitter, nothing funky, just a map showing stations that are 
> transmitting and who hears them.
> 
> 73 -- Lynn
> 
> On 6/2/2018 10:28 AM, Scott wrote:
>> 3)  Now to beat up the computer geeks.  Someone could set up a twitter 
>> or gab account and advertise it to the ham community at large via 
>> reflectors and use the account specifically for reporting band 
>> openings.   Then you could get notified on the ubiquitous smart phone 
>> and who knows maybe there is or will be soon a rig remote control app 
>> for your phone.