Scott,
You may want to take a look at http://www.websdr.org/
There are other similar resources out there also like airspy servers
https://airspy.com/directory/
They even allow you to make recordings of your signals. It's a great
resource for hearing/seeing your signal at remote locations.
--
Rob Campbell
KG6HUM
On Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 11:55 AM Tox wrote:
> I've started sending discreet emails to ft8 ops who are overdriving
> and including screenshots, trying to make clear "it isn't the power,
> you're overdriving". There isn't a well-known public resource to
> provide that kind of feedback today. I've considered setting up an sdr
> dongle and toolchain for 20m as a resource for stations in the San
> Jose area.
>
> (Ideally, I'd set up a second one at someone else's place so I can
> clean up my own output!)
>
> Scott
> AD6YT
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:18 AM David Gilbert
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > A few years ago I was working NAQP SSB and came across this guy who was
> > really loud but had such an overdriven signal nobody could copy him. He
> > kept calling CQ but nobody answered. I finally threw my callsign out
> > there and when he came back I told him he needed to back off on the mic
> > gain if he wanted to make any contacts. It took three steps of backing
> > down his gain to get him to reasonable copy. He was over 10 db weaker
> > but suddenly started running stations.
> >
> > Cranking the knob to 11 is, as you say, totally counterproductive.
> >
> > 73,
> > Dave AB7E
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/14/2019 10:52 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
> > > One of my major pet gripes for net control operators and contest
> operators is the fact they believe turning things up a bit with the
> thinking they will be heard a bit betterWhen in fact they are making
> their signal more difficult to copy. If their station sounds good during
> SSB rag chew QSO's the the same settings should also be good for contests,
> Field Day, and when a net control. The mentality of turning things up a
> wee bit is just pure B. S.
> > >
> > > Bob, K4TAX
> > >
> > >
> >
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