[SADXA] 40m DAY DX - BASIC METHOD TO FIND K07SS *or ANY" CW Skimmer Real Time Log

Tue Dec 3 21:22:32 EST 2019

Hi Dick,

Bill, K6WSC, as a contester, is accessing and using CW skimmers in a much
more sophisticated way than I. The sorting techniques he employs can be
powerful. 

More basically, I simply log into the RBN Network and search for the CW
skimmer of choice. You first will see the log of all the CW skimmers in real
time. You will also see an alphabetical listing of the CW skimmers on-line
on the right, and bands being skimmed.  Note KO7SS should be on the list. 

The RBN network is:

http://www.reversebeacon.net/main.php

You will initially see all skimmers reporting real time on main page. 
If you click on "Search Spots by Call Sign"
Put in KO7SS and select DE then click SEARCH
It will find all the spots and list them for KO7SS real time. 

OR, the KO7SS Mount Lemon Log LINK is below. Just click on the link below. 

http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=0&c=KO7SS&t=de

Hope this helps you and others to find KO7SS TUCSON Spots.

Happy 40m DAY DX!!  

73's
Bill W7EXG

-----Original Message-----
From: sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Richard Solomon
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2019 6:17 PM
To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector
Subject: Re: [SADXA] 40m DAY DX of a Yagi vs K07SS CW Skimmer on a Dipole -
Dec. 2nd

How does one access the KO7SS
Skimmer ?

73 es HH, Dick, W1KSZ

On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 5:46 PM Bill Clark <bill.clark.jr at outlook.com> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> I agree totally with your KO7SS CW Skimmer analysis. My experience mirrors
> yours.
>
> When I am contesting, I set up the AR-Cluster to only give me spots from
> AZ and UT. This usually means spots from KO7SS. WA7LNW, or NC7J. I can
work
> everything I see spotted.
>
> There are CW Skimmers all over the world. You will have no trouble finding
> one in your new location.
>
> 73, Bill K6WSC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of w7aqk at cox.net
> Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:14 PM
> To: 'Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector' <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [SADXA] 40m DAY DX of a Yagi vs K07SS CW Skimmer on a Dipole
> - Dec. 2nd
>
> Bill and All,
>
> That may be true.  However, I have been very surprised at the similarity
> between what KO7SS could hear and what I could hear with my R8 vertical.
> Surely not 100%, but close enough that it has been a real benefit for me
as
> to what's on/workable and what isn't!  Perhaps the more important thing
was
> that if KO7SS could NOT hear a station, then I almost certainly could not
> either!!!  When a DX station was reported on one of the DX Clusters I
would
> often check to see if KO7SS could hear it, and if not, I would waste a lot
> of time trying to hear it myself.  It was pretty accurate!  I'll miss
being
> able to use that skimmer.  Hope I find another one in my new QTH that is
as
> reliable.
>
>  Dave W7AQK
>
> P.S.  Hitting the trail for Oregon this morning!
>
> D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Jim Wysocki
> Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 9:31 PM
> To: sadxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [SADXA] 40m DAY DX of a Yagi vs K07SS CW Skimmer on a Dipole
> - Dec. 2nd
>
> Bill, you'll need to take the KO7SS skimmer spots with a grain of salt.
> Just because they log a call doesn't mean that some of our members will be
> able to hear it.
>
> I recently was over to Bill's place on Mt. Lemmon where he has the skimmer
> and the dipoles. The antennas are near the top of the mountain, about 45
> feet above the terrain, and with the one I saw having a clear view towards
> Europe.  I don't recall seeing a second antenna but it could have been
> there.  The net effect of the extra work is that Bill's skimmer can hear
> some of the stations that he can't copy down at his QTH in the city.  So
if
> somebody is well-situated, i.e., far enough away from the mountains that
> the low angled signals can be received, he should be able to hear some DX
> that others of us who are too close to the mountains can't even detect.
>
> 73, Jim  W9FI
>
> On 12/2/2019 6:45 PM, W7EXG (Bill) wrote:
> > The following 40m DAY DX was heard CALLING CQ in Tucson Dec. 2nd, from
> > about 2145z to 2245z on my DB42 3 ele 40m Yagi on a 42 foot boom.
> >
> > ON4YOTA
> > ON6DC
> > F6BII
> > R7DC
> > CT9/DL5AXX
> > CT1ZQ
> > SP9FV
> >
> > The following 40m DAY DX was heard CALLING CQ in Tucson Dec. 2nd, from
> > 2145z to 2245z on KO7SS CW skimmer dipoles.
> >
> > NONE of the above.
> >
> > Although K07SS did not record the above 40m DX, it has recorded in the
> > past 40m DAY DX in this time frame. Thus, 40m DAY DX is still quite
> > possible with a dipole. Such 40m DAY DX has already been recorded here
> > on dipole type 40m antennas.
> >
> > 73'S
> > BILL W7EXG
> >
> >
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