W4KAZ Softrock Based CW Skimmer Station – 00) Skimmer Schedule

Down Time Schedule(d):

10m,15m,20m down from 2013/10/30 thr 2014-04-08

Skimmer for 10m,15m,20m unavailable.  Skimmers for 160m, 80m, 40m are now up after pre-amp rebuild.

Regular Schedule, Summer 2014:

1. 160m Skimmer up 24/7
2. 80m Skimmer up continuously over weekends only,  starting Friday night thru Sunday afternoons
3. 40m Skimmer up 24/7
4. 20m Skimmer up continuously over weekends only,  starting Friday night thru Sunday afternoons
5. 15m skimmer up 24/7
6. 10m skimmer –  NOT ACTIVE.

extended down times will be noted here or above.

last schedule change 2014-04-08, 1200z, de w4kaz

Known issues:

• 15m skimmer is showing frequency drift/instability of +/-300hz.  This is likely due to a crystal of questionable reliability being forced into service.

Downtime Log

• 2013-12-22 thru 2014-04-08  10m/15m/20m skimmers down due to damage
• 2013-12-22 thru 2014-02-15 All skimmers down, damaged
• 2013-07-30 thru 2013-08-15  All skimmers down, hiding from Thunderstorms
• 2013-01-01 thru 2013-05-01.  20m skimmer and 10m skimmers were broken.  20m skimmer has been replaced.  10m skimmer is probably down until fall 2013.
• 2012-09-24, 1200z thru 2012-10-05.  All skimmers were down and in storage for shack re-model. Regular schedule resumed on 2012-10-05.
• 2012-08-20, 2100z thru 2012-08-22 1700z  All skimmers were down for system reconfiguration. 160m and 40m  resumed schedule.  80m skimmer up temporarily.
• 2013-10-29 thru present  All skimmers are DOWN indefinitely.