Welcome from WZ7I, Wes Cosand

Greetings to my radio friends around the world.

Thank you for coming to visit.  Please click around and let's get acquainted.

How do I run RCKskimmer and CW Skimmer Server on a QS1R radio at the same time?

Here is a blog on the Reverse Beacon blog that I wrote about skimming for CW and RTTY at the same time

Where can I find RTTY skimmer DX cluster spots?

Know when your RTTY friend comes up on your favorite band or compete more effectively in RTTY contests with RTTY skimmer spots.  Take a look here

Which is the best digital mode for a "rag chew" QSO"?

Take a look at some charts and see what you think.

Which is the best software package for digital communications?

Here are some tests on RTTY and MFSK16 software.

Where is your CW signal reaching today?

Try this experiment:  click on this banner, call "CQ" a few times, and then see which CW Skimmer receivers pick up your signal.

If you don't know much about CW Skimmer read Alex's description.

The above web site is an excellent place to watch propagation. It is also a great way to see how much power you really need or to compare two antennas. Transmit a few CQ calls, note your signal to noise ratio from several receivers, then change antennas, change frequency by a kilohertz or so, and transmit again to obtain new S/N ratios.

You can know every time one of your CW friends calls CQ

(At least if he has a good fist that a computer can copy.)   If you have internet access, use your DX Cluster telnet software to connect to ve7cc.net, port 23 and get a stream of every CQ call from Skimmer receivers around the world. Interested? Click here. If you want to try this out without using special software, just click here.