First, Some Thank-Yous None of this would exist without the Reverse Beacon Network and the people who keep it running. The RBN is operated by a dedicated group of volunteers, and the network itself depends on dozens of skimmer owners around the world who leave their radios and computers on around the clock, quietly listening […]
The Reverse Beacon Network is a global array of software-defined radio receivers called “skimmers” that continuously scan the HF bands and report every CW, RTTY, and FT8 signal they hear. Unlike a traditional spotting network driven by human operators, the RBN runs 24/7 and produces thousands of automated spots per hour. That firehose of data […]