RBN Analytics

Skimmer frequency accuracy

To be a good RBN citizen a skimmer should have a frequency accuracy of 2ppm or better.

VERY IMPORTANT: To use the data below to improve the accuracy of your skimmer, multiply the current value of FreqCalibration in your skimmer software’s settings file with the suggested adjustment factor listed below.

The location of the settings files are:
CW Skimmer Server: %appdata%\Afreet\Products\SkimSrv\SkimSrv.ini
CW Skimmer: %appdata%\Afreet\Products\CwSkimmer\CwSkimmer.ini

The data listed below is based on yesterday’s RBN data, 00:00 to 23:59 UTC. This means that when making adjustments, changes in calibration will typically not have full impact on the listed data until the second day after the change.

The deviation estimates are based on spots on all active bands (40m and higher) from the respective skimmer. If different hardware is used for the different bands, the deviation number may thus not represent the actual deviation for a particular band. It is a good practice to run a separate instance of RBN Aggregator with a unique SSID for each hardware, (SM7IUN-1, SM7IUN-2, etc.)

A link to the software used to produce the tables can be found at the bottom of this page. It runs as a cron job in an Ubuntu container on my Synology server and uploads to this WordPress website shortly after midnight UTC daily.

The deviation estimation is done in two steps. The first step uses a small number of highly accurate skimmers (called “anchors” in the code, typically GPSDO-controlled skimmers) as reference. The whole estimation process is then repeated one more time but using both the anchors as well as all skimmers determined to be the “good” as reference. The “good” skimmers are those with less than 0.15ppm average deviation from the anchors, producing more than 100 qualifying spots (the qualification criteria of spots are outlined below.)

Repeating the analysis with this this extended set of skimmers as frequency references drastically increases the geographical coverage of the analysis thereby increasing the number of qualifying spots which means a much more reliable deviation estimates for all skimmers. The skimmers used as reference skimmers in the second stage (i.e. both anchors and “good”) are marked with an asterisk in the table below.

When looking at the numbers, keep in mind that the deviations estimated by the algorithm are 100 to 1000 times smaller than the 100Hz resolution of RBN frequency data. The input data is thus extremely “noisy” which inevitably leads to statistical variations. This is also the reason for not including spots under a certain frequency. Doing so would skew the statistics and cause underestimation of the frequency error.

Due to propagation characteristics, operator behavior (e.g. small QSY), and just statistical variations due to the 100Hz rounding, some skimmers selected as reference skimmers in the first stage may have more than 0.2ppm deviation in the second stage. This is not an error.

If you do not see your skimmer in the list below in spite of it successfully feeding spots to RBN the most likely reason is that it is off in frequency. The analytics discards all spots from skimmers having more than 0.5kHz frequency error.

if you want to implement an automated calibration of your skimmer you can access the skew data in machine-readable CSV format here https://sm7iun.se/rbnskew.csv

An skimmer calibration automation based on Windows PowerShell can be found here. It scrapes the calibration adjustment from this page and can be configured to update two CW Skimmer Server instances, two RTTY Skimmer Servers, and one CWSL_DIGI instance.

310084 RBN spots between 2026-05-12 00:00 and 23:59 UTC.
116749 spots (37.7%) were from reference skimmers (*).
Average spot flow was 215 per minute from 201 active CW skimmers.

180684 spots from 198 skimmers qualified for analysis by meeting
the following criteria:
 * Mode of spot is CW.
 * Also spotted by a reference skimmer within 1000 spots.
 * Also spotted by a reference skimmer within 10s. 
 * SNR is 3dB or higher. 
 * Frequency is 7000kHz or higher. 
 * Frequency deviation from reference skimmer is 0.5kHz or less.
 * At least 5 spots from same skimmer in data set.

  Skimmer    [ppm]  Spots    Adjustment 
  -------------------------------------
  3D2AG       -0.2    113   0.999999825
  5Z4GO       +0.3     21   1.000000339
  9M2CNC      +0.1    136   1.000000146
  AA4PA       +0.3    544   1.000000284
  AC0C-1*     -0.1   1341   0.999999924
  AK6RI-1*    +0.0    272   1.000000042
  BA6KC       -0.2    241   0.999999809
  BD4UNT      +0.1     87   1.000000137
  BD7JNA      +0.0     61   1.000000000
  BD8CS*      +0.0    612   1.000000035
  BG0AJO/0    +0.6    132   1.000000630
  BG2TFW      +0.3     29   1.000000328
  BH4RRG      +0.5     24   1.000000496
  BH4XDZ      +0.0     44   1.000000000
  BI4MPH      +0.3    107   1.000000318
  BI7JMD      +0.0     18   1.000000000
  CT1EYQ      -0.5   1150   0.999999545
  DC8YZ*      +0.0   1384   1.000000024
  DE1LON      -0.4    529   0.999999616
  DF7GB*      -0.0   1943   0.999999998
  DK0TE       -0.1   1821   0.999999889
  DK3WW*      -0.0   1828   0.999999969
  DL0LA*      +0.0    861   1.000000008
  DL1HWS      +0.7   1552   1.000000749
  DL1HWS-4    +0.7    192   1.000000674
  DL5RCN     +14.1    783   1.000014088
  DL8LAS      +1.2   3307   1.000001216
  DL8LAS-1    +0.0   1919   1.000000043
  DL8LAS-3    +1.3   1646   1.000001255
  DM5GG       +1.0   2068   1.000000991
  DM6EE       +0.2   1726   1.000000156
  DO4DXA*     +0.0   2379   1.000000013
  DP5G        +0.0    248   1.000000011
  DR4W        -2.9   1142   0.999997131
  E28AC       +4.5      8   1.000004549
  EA1DAV*     +0.1   1138   1.000000064
  EA2CW       -0.3     86   0.999999719
  EA2RCF-4*   +0.1    648   1.000000123
  EA5WU*      -0.1    476   0.999999934
  EI4HQ*      -0.1   2159   0.999999949
  ES2RR*      -0.0   2542   0.999999965
  ES5PC*      +0.0   2552   1.000000001
  EY8ZE       -0.2    617   0.999999832
  F1EYG       -1.9   3760   0.999998148
  F4BPO       +0.2    557   1.000000231
  F4GOU*      +0.1    510   1.000000056
  F6IIT       -1.1     40   0.999998932
  F6KGL*      +0.1   1938   1.000000137
  F8DGY       -6.3   1352   0.999993700
  G0KTN       +0.2   1876   1.000000218
  G4IRN       +0.3   2857   1.000000263
  G4ZFE*      +0.1   2262   1.000000091
  GI4DOH*     +0.1   1357   1.000000073
  GX0FRE*     +0.0   1180   1.000000011
  HA1VHF      +0.4   1978   1.000000407
  HA8TKS*     +0.1   1017   1.000000130
  HA8TKS-2    +0.0      9   1.000000000
  HB9BXE      +0.3    837   1.000000298
  HB9DCO*     -0.1   1547   0.999999894
  HB9GVO*     +0.1    353   1.000000121
  HB9YC-SDR   +0.4    354   1.000000362
  HG0Y        +7.9    110   1.000007906
  HG8A        +1.7   1931   1.000001684
  HS0ZGZ      +0.6    153   1.000000557
  IK3STG      +2.9    934   1.000002854
  IK4VET      +3.1   2022   1.000003140
  IK7YTT*     +0.0   1779   1.000000025
  IQ9RG*      +0.1   1181   1.000000074
  IT9GSF*     -0.0   3143   0.999999985
  IZ2CPS*     +0.0    254   1.000000028
  JA1CCA      -1.4     90   0.999998623
  JH7CSU1     +1.3    124   1.000001332
  JI1HFJ      -1.9     49   0.999998109
  JJ2VLY      +0.3    166   1.000000262
  JK1QLQ      +0.0      6   1.000000000
  JN1ILK      +2.1    516   1.000002094
  JQ1BVI      +0.0     17   1.000000000
  K1RA        +0.3   1234   1.000000303
  K1RA-4      -0.3   1060   0.999999706
  K3GMQ       +0.2    196   1.000000181
  K3PA-1      +0.4   1051   1.000000394
  K4PP        +0.3    622   1.000000308
  K5EM        +3.8    412   1.000003805
  K5TR        +6.8   1185   1.000006797
  K6FOD       +0.1    225   1.000000119
  K7CO        +1.8    557   1.000001778
  K7EK        -0.2    233   0.999999801
  K9IMM*      -0.0    971   0.999999996
  K9LC        +0.5    781   1.000000535
  KC4YVA      +0.7    560   1.000000742
  KD2OGR      +0.3    414   1.000000327
  KD7EFG      +0.3    372   1.000000337
  KH6LC       +0.1     88   1.000000055
  KM3T-2*     +0.1    403   1.000000141
  KM3T-3      +0.2   1457   1.000000232
  KM3T-5*     +0.0   1281   1.000000036
  KO4BHX      +0.2   1311   1.000000196
  KW7MM       +0.4   1278   1.000000394
  KW7MM-2     +0.5   1162   1.000000517
  KW7MM-3     -3.6     45   0.999996406
  LB9KJ       +1.4    992   1.000001381
  LU6KK       +0.5     15   1.000000476
  LU8XW       +0.0      6   1.000000000
  LZ3CB*      -0.0   1163   0.999999985
  LZ4AE       +0.5   2884   1.000000477
  LZ4UX*      +0.0   1360   1.000000002
  LZ7AA       +0.5   1248   1.000000494
  MM0ZBH*     +0.1   2777   1.000000072
  MM9PSY*     -0.0   2209   0.999999978
  N2CR        +0.8    336   1.000000801
  N2YCH       +1.6   1050   1.000001612
  N5RZ        +1.9   1310   1.000001942
  N6TV        +0.6    463   1.000000574
  N7TUG       +0.6     25   1.000000570
  N8DXE       +1.0    264   1.000001023
  N9CO*       +0.0    786   1.000000027
  ND7K*       -0.2    879   0.999999785
  NG7M        -0.0    316   1.000000000
  NU4F*       +0.1    661   1.000000076
  OE9GHV*     -0.0   2213   0.999999991
  OH4KA       +1.4    418   1.000001439
  OH6BG       -0.3   2440   0.999999712
  OH8KA       -2.6    381   0.999997372
  OK1FCJ*     +0.0   2438   1.000000048
  OK1HRA      -3.6   1802   0.999996364
  ON6ZQ       -0.3   1642   0.999999731
  OZ1AAB*     -0.1    677   0.999999895
  OZ1BZS      +0.3    433   1.000000309
  PA5KT-4     -0.3   1964   0.999999710
  PE5TT*      +0.1   1505   1.000000086
  PI4CC*      -0.0   2456   0.999999984
  PT2FHC      -0.1    120   0.999999881
  PY2KNK      +2.4    365   1.000002365
  PY2PE       +0.3    143   1.000000268
  RK3TD       +0.2   1260   1.000000241
  RK3TD-2     +0.6   1407   1.000000561
  RN4WA       +1.0    172   1.000001018
  RU9CZD*     +0.0   2018   1.000000007
  S50U*       -0.1   1175   0.999999926
  S53A        +0.7   1738   1.000000653
  S53WW*      -0.1   1943   0.999999893
  S54L        +0.2   2098   1.000000155
  S58W*       -0.0   1109   0.999999994
  SE5E*       +0.0   2752   1.000000049
  SM0TCZ      -0.1     90   0.999999920
  SM1HEV*     -0.1   1568   0.999999891
  SM7IUN*     +0.0   1074   1.000000007
  SP5GQ*      -0.1   1492   0.999999873
  SQ5J        +8.5   1755   1.000008525
  SV1CDN      +0.9     38   1.000000877
  SZ1A        +0.2    639   1.000000224
  TF3Y        +1.5   1533   1.000001450
  TI7W        +1.2   1169   1.000001151
  UA4M        +6.1     18   1.000006074
  UT5R        +0.1    271   1.000000079
  UY2RA       -1.2    335   0.999998785
  V51YJ       +1.3     54   1.000001335
  VE4DRK      +0.6    188   1.000000631
  VE6AO       -0.7    205   0.999999348
  VE6JY       +3.8    862   1.000003843
  VE6WZ       -1.3    712   0.999998729
  VE6WZ-3     -1.3    722   0.999998705
  VE7CC       +1.0    163   1.000000990
  VK2GEL      +0.0     24   1.000000000
  VK2RH       +0.0     26   1.000000000
  VK3RASA     +0.1     41   1.000000067
  VK6ANC      +0.1     52   1.000000092
  VR2FUN-77   +1.3    606   1.000001332
  VU2CPL      -4.5     21   0.999995455
  VU2OY       +0.1    108   1.000000066
  VU2TUM      +0.4    244   1.000000373
  W1NT-2      +0.2   1223   1.000000212
  W1NT-6      +0.2   1591   1.000000219
  W2MV        +0.1     58   1.000000123
  W2NNN       +2.4     60   1.000002398
  W3DAN       +0.0      6   1.000000000
  W3LPL       -0.5    470   0.999999505
  W3RGA       -0.2   1157   0.999999832
  W3UA*       -0.0    746   0.999999965
  W4KAZ       -0.7    598   0.999999298
  W6YX        +0.5    821   1.000000461
  W8WTS       -0.2    416   0.999999812
  WA7LNW      -2.2    796   0.999997773
  WB6BEE*     +0.1   1076   1.000000080
  WC2L        +0.4    692   1.000000356
  WE9V        +0.1   1007   1.000000120
  WF8Z        -0.3     55   0.999999743
  WS2C        +7.8    437   1.000007812
  WS3W        +0.1    280   1.000000051
  WT9U        -0.0    490   1.000000000
  WX7V/5      +0.4    300   1.000000380
  WZ7I        +0.4    963   1.000000381
  YO2CK*      -0.0   1503   0.999999968
  YO2KAR*     -0.2   1352   0.999999815
  ZF1A*       -0.0   1799   0.999999992
  ZF9CW       +0.3   1488   1.000000324
  ZL2KS       -0.2    162   0.999999763
  ZS1NN       -4.6     64   0.999995371

Last updated 2026-05-13 00:15:30 UTC

Historical skimmer frequency accuracy

Below you will find historical accuracy data for the past ten days. Do not be concerned over minor daily variations. Since RBN spots only have 100Hz frequency accuracy, the input data is very noisy. Even for a perfectly accurate skimmer, the typical RMS rounding error across all shortwave bands is around 3ppm. This means that for a skimmer with 1000 spots per day the statistical variation is up to 0.2ppm. For skimmers with less than 100 spots per day the statistical variation can be above 2ppm. The content of the table below is based on the historical content of the above table.

Skimmer    0512  0511  0510  0509  0508  0507  0506  0505  0504  0503
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3D2AG      -0.2  +0.0  +0.1  -0.0  +0.1  +0.1  +0.1  +0.1  -0.1  +0.1
5Z4GO      +0.3  +0.0  +0.8  +0.6        +0.3  +0.4  +0.0  +0.0  +0.6
9M2CNC     +0.1  +0.2  +0.3  +0.6  +0.4  +0.2  +0.4  +0.3  -0.0  +0.4
AA4PA      +0.3  +0.4  +0.5  +0.6  +0.3  +0.4  +0.5  +0.3  +0.5  +0.8
AC0C-1     -0.1  -0.0  -0.1  -0.0  -0.0  -0.1  +0.1  -0.2  -0.1  +0.0
AK6RI-1    +0.0  +0.1  -0.1  +0.0                                    
BA6KC      -0.2  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  +0.0  -0.0
BD4UNT     +0.1  -0.1  +0.2  +0.2  +0.2  +0.1  +0.1  +0.1  +0.1  +0.1
BD7JNA     +0.0  -0.1  -0.0  +0.0  +0.0  +0.0  +0.1  +0.2  -0.0  +0.0
BD8CS      +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  +0.0  +0.1  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.1  +0.0
BG0AJO/0   +0.6  +0.7  +0.6  +0.8  +0.3  +0.3  +0.6  +0.4  +0.3  +0.4
BG2TFW     +0.3  +0.5  +1.2  +1.1  +1.3  +0.3  +0.2  +0.7  +0.4  +0.4
BG4GOV                                   +0.1  -0.1  -0.0            
BH4HKZ                                                           -0.0
BH4RRG     +0.5  +0.2  +0.3  +0.7  +0.4  +0.2  +0.1  +0.0  +0.1  +0.2
BH4XDZ     +0.0  +0.2  -0.0  +0.2  +0.1  +0.0  -0.1  -0.1  -0.1  -0.0
BI4MPH     +0.3  +0.2  +0.1  +0.1  +0.2  +0.0  +0.1  +0.1  +0.0  +0.1
BI7JMD     +0.0  +0.2  +0.1  +0.2  +0.2  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.1
CT1EYQ     -0.5  -0.6  -1.0  -0.6  -0.3  -0.6  -0.5  -0.7  -0.5  -0.6
DC8YZ      +0.0  +0.1  +0.2  +0.3  +0.2  +0.2  +0.2  +0.2  +0.0  +0.2
DD5XX                        -1.5              -0.2  +0.0  +0.1  +0.3
DE1LON     -0.4  -0.4  -0.4  -0.4  -0.3  -0.3  -0.3  -0.4  -0.4  -0.4
DF2JP                        +1.2                                    
DF4UE            +0.2                                                
DF7GB      -0.0  -0.0  +0.0  +0.1  +0.0  -0.0  -0.1  -0.0  +0.0  -0.0
DK0TE      -0.1  -0.6  +0.7  +0.8  +0.3  +0.1  +0.1  +0.1  -0.1  +0.8
DK3WW      -0.0  -0.0  -0.1  -0.2  -0.0  +0.0  +0.2  +0.1  +0.2  +0.2
DK8NE                  +0.0                          +0.2            
DK9IP                                                -0.3  +0.1  +0.0
DK9IP-1                                              +0.0  -0.1  -0.0
DL0LA      +0.0  +0.0        +0.0  +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  +0.1  -0.1  -0.0
DL1EFW                                                           -0.6
DL1HWS     +0.7  +0.8  +1.1  +1.1  +0.6  +0.8  +0.8  +0.8  +0.6  +1.1
DL1HWS-3         +1.4  +1.6  +1.8  +1.2  +1.6  +1.5  +1.8            
DL1HWS-4   +0.7  +1.1  +1.0  +0.9  +0.6  +1.0  +1.0  +0.7            
DL5RCN    +14.1       +14.3 +14.3 +13.0                         +13.8
DL5RMH                                                           +4.4
DL8LAS-1   +0.0  +0.0  +0.1  +0.0  +0.1  -0.0  -0.0  +0.1  +0.2  +0.3
DL8LAS     +1.2  +0.9  +0.8  +0.9  +0.6  +0.7  +0.8  +0.8  +1.0  +1.3
DL8LAS-3   +1.3  +1.9  +2.3  +2.4  +1.7  +2.1  +2.2  +2.6  +3.0  +3.5
DM5GG      +1.0  +1.2  +1.3  +1.4  +0.9  +1.0  +0.9  +0.9  +1.0  +1.3
DM6EE      +0.2  +0.2  +0.1  +0.2  +0.2  +0.2  +0.2  +0.2  +0.1  -0.0
DO4DXA     +0.0  -0.0  +0.1  +0.1  +0.0  +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  +0.1  +0.0
DP5G       +0.0  -0.1  -0.0  +0.0  +0.0  +0.1  +0.0  -0.0  -0.1  +0.0
DR4W       -2.9  -1.3  -1.9  -1.6  -2.9  -2.6  -2.1  -1.3  -1.0  -1.4
E28AC      +4.5        +0.2  +1.0  +0.5  +0.8  +0.9  +0.5  +0.5  +0.5
EA1DAV     +0.1  +0.0  +0.0  +0.0  +0.0  +0.1  +0.0  -0.0  +0.0  +0.0
EA2CW      -0.3  -0.2  -0.3  -0.5  -0.2  -0.1  -0.4  -0.1  -0.1  -0.2
EA2RCF-4   +0.1  +0.1  +0.3  +0.4  +0.3  +0.3  +0.3  +0.3  +0.3  +0.6
EA5WU      -0.1  -0.1  +0.0  -0.0  +0.0  +0.2        +0.1  -0.0  +0.0
EI4HQ      -0.1  -0.0  -0.1  -0.0                                    
ES2RR      -0.0  -0.1  +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0
ES5PC      +0.0  -0.1  +0.0  +0.0  +0.1  +0.1  -0.0  -0.1  -0.0  -0.0
EY8ZE      -0.2  -0.2  -0.1  -0.1  -0.1  -0.2  -0.2  -0.4  -0.6      
F1EYG      -1.9  -1.6  -2.0  -2.0  -1.4  -1.9  -2.0  -1.5  -1.6  -1.9
F4BPO      +0.2  +0.6  +0.5  +1.6                          +0.0  +0.7
F4GOU      +0.1  -0.0  +0.1  +0.0  -0.1  +0.0  +0.0  -0.0  -0.2  -0.1
F6IIT      -1.1  +0.0  -0.6  -0.2  +0.0  +0.0        +0.0  -1.5  -0.4
F6KGL      +0.1  +0.2  +0.2  +0.4  +0.3  +0.4  +0.1  +0.1  +0.1  +0.2
F8DGY      -6.3  -5.3  -9.8                                          
G0KTN      +0.2  +0.2  +0.4  +0.6  +0.3  +0.3  +0.3  +0.2  +0.3  +0.4
G0TMX                  -0.1                                +0.3  +0.2
G1VWC                        +3.4                                    
G3BJ                               +0.4              +0.1  +0.3      
G3YPP            -0.0  +0.3  -0.2  -0.5  -0.0  +0.3  -0.0  +0.3  +0.0
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G4KCM                                                      -0.2  -0.0
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HA5E                                                 +0.0  +0.1  +0.2
HA5PP                                                +0.2  +0.1      
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HB9YC/RX1                                                  -0.1  +0.4
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HB9YC/SDR                                                  +0.8      
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IZ8EYP                                                           +0.1
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JM8SMO                                                     -5.8      
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K3PA-2                                               +0.0  +0.0  +0.3
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K7RUT                                                      -0.1  -0.4
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KL2R             +0.0                          -1.4                  
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LU6KK      +0.5  +0.0  -0.1  +0.0                                    
LU8XW      +0.0        +0.9  +2.1  +1.0  +0.5  +0.5  +0.4  +0.0  +0.3
LY2XW                                                            +0.5
LY3G                         +0.6                                    
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M1GEO                                                +2.0  +4.7  +5.6
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N0CALL           -0.6        -0.0  -0.0  +0.0                        
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N5RZ       +1.9  +5.1  +2.5  +1.9  +3.3                              
N6TV       +0.6  +0.4  +0.5  +0.6  +0.5  +0.6  +0.5  +0.2  +0.7  +0.8
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NU4F       +0.1  -0.1  -0.0  +0.1  +0.1  +0.0  +0.2  +0.1  +0.7      
OE9GHV     -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.1  +0.0  -0.0  -0.1  -0.0  -0.0
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PA8MM                                    +0.2                        
PE5TT      +0.1  +0.4  +0.4  +0.5  +0.4  +0.1  +0.4  +0.4  +0.7  +0.8
PI4CC      -0.0  -0.1  +0.0  +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.1  -0.0
PT2FHC     -0.1  +0.0  -0.0  +0.1  +0.1  +0.0  -0.1  -0.2  -0.0  +0.0
PY2KNK     +2.4  +4.4        +4.5  +4.9  +5.5  +5.1  +4.7  +4.4  +3.9
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R4NCU            -0.1  -0.1  -0.2        -0.3  -0.2              -0.0
RK3TD      +0.2  +0.2  +0.5  +0.8  +0.5  +0.7  +0.7  +0.4  +0.4  +0.6
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SM0ECF           -0.2                                                
SM0FPR                                                     +0.3  +0.3
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SP5GQ      -0.1  +0.0  +0.1                                          
SQ5J       +8.5  +8.4  +8.3  +8.3  +8.6  +8.5  +8.6  +9.0  +8.9  +8.4
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UA4M       +6.1                                                      
UT5R       +0.1  +0.1  +0.2  +0.1  +0.4  -0.1  -0.0  +0.2  +0.2  +0.0
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VE6AO      -0.7  -0.3  -0.3  -0.6  +0.1  -0.4        -1.1  -0.7  -0.6
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VR2FUN-77  +1.3  +1.0  +1.1  +1.2  +0.8  +0.9                        
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VU2OY      +0.1  +0.5  +0.1  -0.5  -0.9  +0.0  +0.2  +0.0  +0.2  +0.3
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W2MV       +0.1  +0.3  +0.5  +0.6        +0.4  +0.8                  
W2NNN      +2.4  +2.6  +1.3  +1.5  +0.9  +2.0  +1.9  +1.7  +1.3  +1.5
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WS2C       +7.8  +8.6  +7.9  +7.8  +8.3  +9.1  +9.0  +8.2  +7.4  +7.4
WS3W       +0.1  +0.3  -0.1                                          
WT8P             -0.0  +0.0  +0.0  -0.1  +0.2  +0.1  -0.1  +0.1  -0.3
WT9U       -0.0  -0.0  -0.5  -0.2  -0.2  -0.3  +0.1  -0.2  +0.0  +0.2
WX7V/5     +0.4  +0.6  +0.8  +0.7  +0.6  +0.4  +0.5  +0.5  +0.5  +1.0
WZ7I       +0.4  +0.4  +0.5  +0.5  +0.2  +0.3  +0.4  +0.2  +0.2  +0.4
YO2CK      -0.0  -0.1  -0.0  +0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.1  -0.1  -0.0  +0.0
YO2KAR     -0.2  +0.0  +0.1  +0.2  +0.0  -0.0  +0.1  -0.0  -0.1  +0.0
ZF1A       -0.0  -0.0  -0.0  -0.2  -0.0  -0.2  +0.0  -0.1  -0.0  -0.0
ZF9CW      +0.3  +0.4  +0.6  +0.5  +0.4  +0.5  +0.4  +0.2  -0.1  -0.5
ZL2KS      -0.2  -0.3  -0.0  -0.1  -0.1  -0.1  -0.0  -0.1  -0.1  -0.3
ZL3X                                                       -0.5  -0.6
ZL4YL                                    +0.8  +0.5  +0.3  +0.4  +0.6
ZS1NN      -4.6  -4.2  -4.6  -4.1  -3.1  -5.6  -5.2  -4.0  -4.2  -4.2

Last updated 2026-05-13 00:15:37 UTC

Anchor skimmers

The below skimmers use external frequency references and are confirmed to have continuous, high accuracy. Their accuracy is also confirmed against each other on a daily basis.

DF7GB ES2RR KM3T-5 LZ3CB LZ4UX OE9GHV WB6BEE 

Last updated 2026-05-13 00:15:37 UTC

It is the owners of these skimmers who make this web page possible. Thank you.

To get good geographic coverage and a good size dataset, a two-step method is used for the analysis shown above. Since the second step also relies on spots from skimmers with slightly lower accuracy the displayed error for the anchor skimmers may not always be 0.0, even though they are perfectly accurate.

Software

The software powering this page can be found on github.