[PVRCNC] w4kaz skimmers during WPX

[W4KAZ]

Just an FYI.  The current functional skimmers at w4kaz currently lack 
only 10m of the contest bands.  These(160m/80m/40m/20m/15m will be 
active intermittently during WPX.  I expect to turn them off while 
operating.  [IF operating.  Should be infrequent and intermittent.]

The reliability of the 15m skimmer seems much improved of late, with 
fewer mirror image spots.  The oscillator is also a wee bit unstable, 
tending to drift about 200-300 hz.  Usually OK when the temps in the 
shack are stable, but the shack is not in a controlled environ.

The spots over the past weekend showed 20m to be open all night 
long(Friday, Sat, and Sunday evenings), and it could be that 15m was 
open too.  Saw some spots slide across with decent SNR's on 15m between 
0300z and 0600z.   20m was also open all of last night.

73 de w4kaz

FWIW, a 10 minute sample from last night......

W4KAZ de SKIMMER 2013-05-22 04:21Z CwSkimmer >
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14019.0  SP2GWH     38 dB  25 WPM @ 0421Z  14019.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14037.0  ES5RY      39 dB  32 WPM @ 0422Z  14037.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14027.2  W6SX       39 dB  25 WPM @ 0422Z  14027.2
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14023.5  G0NXA      10 dB  23 WPM @ 0422Z  14023.5
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14040.4  K7FPU      27 dB  18 WPM @ 0422Z  14040.4
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14016.1  YO5OHO     21 dB  23 WPM @ 0422Z  14016.1
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14021.6  9A2HF      34 dB  20 WPM @ 0422Z  14021.6
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14017.0  LZ1MS      41 dB  23 WPM @ 0423Z  14017.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14031.5  OK2ZO      23 dB  28 WPM @ 0423Z  14031.5
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14004.0  SV2AVP     26 dB  22 WPM @ 0423Z  14004.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14011.5  HA8VV      38 dB  26 WPM @ 0423Z  14011.5
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14048.2  KF7WNS     18 dB  15 WPM @ 0423Z  14048.2
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14015.5  DF2PY      38 dB  29 WPM @ 0425Z  14015.5
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14049.0  WA7ND      26 dB  23 WPM @ 0426Z  14049.0
SETT: vlNormal CQ 14000.0-14140.6
W4KAZ de SKIMMER 2013-05-22 04:26Z CwSkimmer >
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14020.0  RZ3DCJ     14 dB  23 WPM @ 0426Z  14020.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14026.2  OK2RN      29 dB  21 WPM @ 0427Z  14026.2
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14001.0  IQ9SY      26 dB  34 WPM @ 0428Z  14001.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14009.9  OE6NKG     17 dB  19 WPM @ 0428Z  14009.9
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14055.0  F6FAI      26 dB  22 WPM @ 0428Z  14055.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14008.9  II1TLA     28 dB  24 WPM @ 0428Z  14008.9
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14011.9  W9TW       17 dB  21 WPM @ 0429Z  14011.9
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14012.4  ES1TU      25 dB  29 WPM @ 0429Z  14012.4
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14047.4  IK4UNH     15 dB  18 WPM @ 0430Z  14047.4
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14047.4  K4UNH      14 dB  17 WPM @ 0430Z  14047.4
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14041.0  DL2RU/P    28 dB  27 WPM @ 0430Z  14041.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14008.1  OM5MZ      22 dB  26 WPM @ 0430Z  14008.1
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14005.3  G3ZXZ      21 dB  19 WPM @ 0431Z  14005.3
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14018.0  IK2CIO     47 dB  26 WPM @ 0431Z  14018.0
DX de W4KAZ-#: 14020.1  UY5AB      20 dB  27 WPM @ 0431Z  14020.1