Return-Path: Received: from rly-db08.mx.aol.com (rly-db08.mail.aol.com [172.19.130.83]) by air-db10.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB101-adb47b36a7c209; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:09:11 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-db08.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDB081-adb47b36a7c209; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:09:03 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1JPPlU-0004Qc-PT for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:07:40 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1JPPlU-0004QT-2C for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:07:40 +0000 Received: from qmta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.96]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JPPkj-0004FM-1g for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:07:39 +0000 Received: from OMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.43]) by QMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id p9nn1Y00R0vp7WLA904900; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:06:17 +0000 Received: from WarrenPC ([65.96.210.39]) by OMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id pA6k1Y00A0rZ2x58R00000; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:06:45 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=rITDv7nW5hcA:10 a=UeKr-3LZAAAA:8 a=YFjQ5-60BWVOy2-HTowA:9 a=yaIa91sve1q7jxN_3E50LnLL_B8A:4 a=_dQi-Dcv4p4A:10 a=wk6s2zzMB60A:10 a=2uiCRmbCp6AA:10 Message-ID: <68AC360EEDC84785BA7AC8B445D57BEB@WarrenPC> From: "K2ORS" To: References: <47B1D0DE.18046.30EAED@localhost> In-Reply-To: <47B1D0DE.18046.30EAED@localhost> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:06:46 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.046 Subject: Faros (was Re: LF: CW Skimmer) Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 tests=MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : ? Has anyone looked to see if the Faros software by the same author can be adapted to automatically monitor LF beacons (hams, utility stations, NDBs)? Looks like a neat tool especially if you can load stations in place of the NCDXF HF beacons. 73 Warren K2ORS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Dennison" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:01 PM Subject: Re: LF: CW Skimmer > This software is reviewed in the March RadCom which posted to members > today. > > Mike, G3XDV > ========== > >> Not sure if this has been mentioned on this group but an interesting >> piece of software by Alex, VE3NEA, called CW Skimmer has recently been >> made available, see http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/ >> >> Although the software costs $75 one can download a trial version (30 >> days). It's interesting to see that whilst away from the shack this >> evening the program correctly identified G3KEV (501.9 at 19:35) and >> also G0MRF (503.0 at 19:37). The callsign picking routine must have >> been designed for the HF bands, where the protocol is very mature, so >> got a bit confused with the protocol used on 500kHz and eventually >> decided that David callsign was IO91TK! >> >> It seems to need a reasonable S/N, but could be quite useful if one is >> not able to personally monitor the band all of the time. Have others >> tried it? >> >> 73 John, G3WKL >> >> >> >> >> > > > >