From k2ors at verizon.net  Wed May  1 21:06:14 2013
From: k2ors at verizon.net (Warren K2ORS)
Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 21:06:14 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XGJ 137.7798 QRSS 60
Message-ID: <5181BC06.9040707@verizon.net>

WD2XGJ is sending QRSS 60 on 137.7798

Reports Welcome!

73 K2ORS

From lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com  Wed May  1 21:27:51 2013
From: lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com (Neil Klagge)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 19:27:51 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XGJ 137.7798 QRSS 60
In-Reply-To: <5181BC06.9040707@verizon.net>
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Warren, I will qsy to your qrss60 freq after dark here. Thanks for the
notice.

Neil, DN41ac

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Warren K2ORS <k2ors at verizon.net> wrote:

> WD2XGJ is sending QRSS 60 on 137.7798
>
> Reports Welcome!
>
> 73 K2ORS
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From mbdittmar at comcast.net  Wed May  1 22:38:00 2013
From: mbdittmar at comcast.net (Mark)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 20:38:00 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.009 khz QRS30 now
Message-ID: <008c01ce46de$1053bb50$6801a8c0@Scooter>

Part 5 station WG2XNI testing on 186.009 khz QRS30 now for next few hours.  Running about 70 watts input power.

73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI


From lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com  Wed May  1 23:16:07 2013
From: lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com (Neil Klagge)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 21:16:07 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.009 khz QRS30 now
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Nothing yet here Mark.
Neil, w0yse

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Mark <mbdittmar at comcast.net> wrote:

> Part 5 station WG2XNI testing on 186.009 khz QRS30 now for next few hours.
>  Running about 70 watts input power.
>
> 73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI
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From mbdittmar at comcast.net  Wed May  1 23:21:22 2013
From: mbdittmar at comcast.net (Mark)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 21:21:22 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.009 khz QRS30 now
References: <008c01ce46de$1053bb50$6801a8c0@Scooter>
	<CADDtf8OKN2Vv+Y-RSGtK2k9AUF5dasxshHTxv43CR4Nihx2EHw@mail.gmail.com>
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OK Neil.  I'll leave it on for a couple more hours.  Plan to pull the plug 
at 11 pm.

This is the first time I've run QRS30 with the new tx and want to see how 
the FET holds up with the higher power, as well as see how my power supply 
holds up.   I'm running about 1 A of antenna current.  The antenna has got 
quite a bit of snow and ice on it from the precip we had last night, so that 
may be contributing to some losses.

Thanks for listening Neil !

73 Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
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To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp,UK) and MedFer bands" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.009 khz QRS30 now


Nothing yet here Mark.
Neil, w0yse

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Mark <mbdittmar at comcast.net> wrote:

> Part 5 station WG2XNI testing on 186.009 khz QRS30 now for next few hours.
>  Running about 70 watts input power.
>
> 73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI
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From lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com  Thu May  2 07:16:55 2013
From: lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com (Neil Klagge)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 05:16:55 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.009 khz QRS30 now
In-Reply-To: <010601ce46e4$1f6873f0$6801a8c0@Scooter>
References: <008c01ce46de$1053bb50$6801a8c0@Scooter>
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No luck last night, Mark.

Neil

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Mark <mbdittmar at comcast.net> wrote:

> OK Neil.  I'll leave it on for a couple more hours.  Plan to pull the plug
> at 11 pm.
>
> This is the first time I've run QRS30 with the new tx and want to see how
> the FET holds up with the higher power, as well as see how my power supply
> holds up.   I'm running about 1 A of antenna current.  The antenna has got
> quite a bit of snow and ice on it from the precip we had last night, so
> that may be contributing to some losses.
>
> Thanks for listening Neil !
>
> 73 Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Klagge" <lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com
> >
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp,UK) and MedFer bands" <
> lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.009 khz QRS30 now
>
>
>
> Nothing yet here Mark.
> Neil, w0yse
>
> w0yse, Layton Utah
>
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Mark <mbdittmar at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  Part 5 station WG2XNI testing on 186.009 khz QRS30 now for next few hours.
>>  Running about 70 watts input power.
>>
>> 73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI
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From lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com  Thu May  2 07:17:25 2013
From: lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com (Neil Klagge)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 05:17:25 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XGJ 137.7798 QRSS 60
In-Reply-To: <CADDtf8NQ21A6SQ4urqOEycVH-N8Gh6JHVwPDz2XsfT--Est9zA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5181BC06.9040707@verizon.net>
	<CADDtf8NQ21A6SQ4urqOEycVH-N8Gh6JHVwPDz2XsfT--Est9zA@mail.gmail.com>
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No luck last night, Warren.

Neil

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Neil Klagge <lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com>wrote:

> Warren, I will qsy to your qrss60 freq after dark here. Thanks for the
> notice.
>
> Neil, DN41ac
>
> w0yse, Layton Utah
>
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Warren K2ORS <k2ors at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> WD2XGJ is sending QRSS 60 on 137.7798
>>
>> Reports Welcome!
>>
>> 73 K2ORS
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Thu May  2 07:34:20 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Thu, 02 May 2013 06:34:20 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer SIW QRT
Message-ID: <51824F3C.8000009@sbcglobal.net>

Lowfer SIW was shut down for the summer yesterday afternoon. Look 
forward to putting it back on the air next fall. The SIW Hifers are 
still active on 13.5 MHz.

-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From k2ors at verizon.net  Thu May  2 09:52:16 2013
From: k2ors at verizon.net (Warren K2ORS)
Date: Thu, 02 May 2013 09:52:16 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XGJ 137.7798 QRSS 60
In-Reply-To: <CADDtf8MS1f6PcybBuUn+XOo8Z_TDGzxcp31mmcyQJZMv+=EYZQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5181BC06.9040707@verizon.net>
	<CADDtf8NQ21A6SQ4urqOEycVH-N8Gh6JHVwPDz2XsfT--Est9zA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CADDtf8MS1f6PcybBuUn+XOo8Z_TDGzxcp31mmcyQJZMv+=EYZQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <51826F90.5070608@verizon.net>

Hi Neil,

        Thanks for looking but I was only on for a couple of hours until 
11PM EDT, which I guess is only 9PM at your QTH.

73 Warren


       On 5/2/2013 7:17 AM, Neil Klagge wrote:
> No luck last night, Warren.
>
> Neil
>
> w0yse, Layton Utah
>
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Neil Klagge <lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Warren, I will qsy to your qrss60 freq after dark here. Thanks for the
>> notice.
>>
>> Neil, DN41ac
>>
>> w0yse, Layton Utah
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Warren K2ORS <k2ors at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> WD2XGJ is sending QRSS 60 on 137.7798
>>>
>>> Reports Welcome!
>>>
>>> 73 K2ORS
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From k0az at centurytel.net  Fri May  3 10:40:07 2013
From: k0az at centurytel.net (Mike Sanders)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 09:40:07 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer MO off air
Message-ID: <002d01ce480c$1c1f8c00$545ea400$@centurytel.net>

Greetings All, Well it's May 3rd and we have about 3 inches of snow on the
ground here.
I guess it is odd that I am posting that Gordon and I will be taking MO down
probably
today for the Summer? season. We have a lot of work to do on the beacon and
a new
antenna to build for it. We expect to have it back on air by Fall in much
better shape
than it is now. Primarily due to the new antenna. But we are only getting
about 300mw
from the PA. We will investigate that and try to get up to about 900mw input
power.
So everyone enjoy this antenna season and see you next Fall. 73

             K0AZ
       Mike Sanders
EM37cd SW Missouri
     www.k0az.com









From mbdittmar at comcast.net  Fri May  3 20:51:07 2013
From: mbdittmar at comcast.net (Mark)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 18:51:07 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
Message-ID: <002d01ce4861$771956e0$6801a8c0@Scooter>


Part 5 station WG2XNI , Westminster, CO, testing on 186.008 khz QRS30 now for next several hours, to 12 midnite local time.  Running about 70 watts input power.

73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI


From VE7SL at shaw.ca  Fri May  3 21:28:46 2013
From: VE7SL at shaw.ca (Steve)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 18:28:46 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
In-Reply-To: <002d01ce4861$771956e0$6801a8c0@Scooter>
References: <002d01ce4861$771956e0$6801a8c0@Scooter>
Message-ID: <D522A5B9618C47C2BDCC7FFCAC9A6AAD@StevePC>

I've set up to look for you here Mark. It doesn't start to get dark here 
until at least 0400Z, so the longer you can let 'er rip the better.

What's your antenna?

Steve / 73


>Part 5 station WG2XNI , Westminster, CO, testing on 186.008 khz QRS30 now 
>for next several hours, to 12 midnite local time.  Running about 70 watts 
>input power.

73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI

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From mbdittmar at comcast.net  Fri May  3 21:42:57 2013
From: mbdittmar at comcast.net (Mark)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 19:42:57 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
References: <002d01ce4861$771956e0$6801a8c0@Scooter>
	<D522A5B9618C47C2BDCC7FFCAC9A6AAD@StevePC>
Message-ID: <005001ce4868$b4920470$6801a8c0@Scooter>

Steve,

Antenna is approx 30' vertical with top hat, numerous ground radials 
w/chicken wire.  Getting about 1.1 Amps of antenna current.

Thanks for giving it a try !

73 Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <VE7SL at shaw.ca>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands" 
<lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now


I've set up to look for you here Mark. It doesn't start to get dark here
until at least 0400Z, so the longer you can let 'er rip the better.

What's your antenna?

Steve / 73


>Part 5 station WG2XNI , Westminster, CO, testing on 186.008 khz QRS30 now 
>for next several hours, to 12 midnite local time.  Running about 70 watts 
>input power.

73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI

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From VE7SL at shaw.ca  Fri May  3 21:44:07 2013
From: VE7SL at shaw.ca (Steve)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 18:44:07 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
In-Reply-To: <005001ce4868$b4920470$6801a8c0@Scooter>
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	<005001ce4868$b4920470$6801a8c0@Scooter>
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Sounds like enough to do the job Mark assuming we can get some darkness on 
the path.



>Antenna is approx 30' vertical with top hat, numerous ground radials
w/chicken wire.  Getting about 1.1 Amps of antenna current.



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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Fri May  3 23:05:30 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2013 22:05:30 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
Message-ID: <51847AFA.8070908@sbcglobal.net>

Mark, your signal began coming through here around 0215Z.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From VE7SL at shaw.ca  Sat May  4 02:11:29 2013
From: VE7SL at shaw.ca (Steve)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 23:11:29 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
In-Reply-To: <002d01ce4861$771956e0$6801a8c0@Scooter>
References: <002d01ce4861$771956e0$6801a8c0@Scooter>
Message-ID: <DF154A685E99456B821791C8A14757C5@StevePC>

Very marginal copy here Mark, shortly after my sunset and before you shut 
down.

Steve


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From VE7SL at shaw.ca  Sat May  4 02:13:14 2013
From: VE7SL at shaw.ca (Steve)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 23:13:14 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
Message-ID: <765A30ED4A974A89989795DB26F60E01@StevePC>

...make that "shortly after my sunset up until you shut down"  :-)

Steve / 73


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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Sat May  4 02:22:45 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Sat, 04 May 2013 01:22:45 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
Message-ID: <5184A935.2050403@sbcglobal.net>

Mark, a bit past your local midnight and your signal is strong enough to 
copy using QRSS3.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Sat May  4 06:12:40 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Sat, 04 May 2013 05:12:40 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI testing 186.008 khz QRS30 now
Message-ID: <5184DF18.4060904@sbcglobal.net>

Mark, here's a nice QRSS3 bandwidth capture of your near-local sunrise 
signal centered at 400 Hz tone with Spectrum Laboratory. That maps to 
186.008 kHz as you indicated. My ARGO calibration is a bit off, making 
your frequency appear slightly higher than it really is. The offset from 
exactly 186 kHz is a good thing as I have a strong spur near there 
(covered up by the text insert in the attached capture).
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From mbdittmar at comcast.net  Sat May  4 22:01:18 2013
From: mbdittmar at comcast.net (Mark)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 20:01:18 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI 186.008 Khz QRS30 Tonight
Message-ID: <01bf01ce4934$6f5ebd90$6801a8c0@Scooter>

I'll be running the WG2XNI beacon on 186.008 khz again tonight, starting at 10p mountain time and running until about 7:30 a the following morning.  Mode QRS30.  AT the end of each "XNI" in QRS 30 I will ID for 1 minute at 12 wpm CW.  

73 Mark AB?CW / MBD / WG2XNI

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sat May  4 23:39:56 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 20:39:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI 186.008 Khz QRS30 Tonight
In-Reply-To: <01bf01ce4934$6f5ebd90$6801a8c0@Scooter>
Message-ID: <1367725196.75745.YahooMailClassic@web125306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

I'll be monitoring tonite Mark here in TN. Hope to have some captures
for you in the morning..

73: Andy - KU4XR

From VE7SL at shaw.ca  Sun May  5 01:16:47 2013
From: VE7SL at shaw.ca (Steve)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 22:16:47 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] WG2XNI 186.008 Khz QRS30 Tonight
In-Reply-To: <01bf01ce4934$6f5ebd90$6801a8c0@Scooter>
References: <01bf01ce4934$6f5ebd90$6801a8c0@Scooter>
Message-ID: <12D6CF6D9D264474A042220231F1C0AC@StevePC>

Mark - you have a much better signal here already tonight than you did at 
any point last night. With several solar flares yesterday, things were 
pretty attenuated up this way as the auroral zone always seems to take a 
nasty southerly dip into BC when these things happen.

Steve

WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook":  http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl 


From pbunn at patbunn.com  Sun May  5 15:59:38 2013
From: pbunn at patbunn.com (Pat Bunn)
Date: Sun, 05 May 2013 15:59:38 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Fwd: Re: [600MRG] Testing CW transmitter power supply on
	486.00 KHz
Message-ID: <8726g7wfq5b3usy7ax742km8.1367783978375@email.android.com>



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [600MRG] Testing CW transmitter power supply on 486.00 KHz
From: Pat Bunn <pbunn at patbunn.com>
To: 
CC: 600mrg at w7ekb.com

I am testing a KW power supply today on 468.00 HKz . will run through the night. CW at approximately 8 wpm. Power out at approximately 200 watts 
Working on two KW class transmitters based on W1VD design. Power supply is hopefully complete.

Pat
WG2XCT
WG2XLP
N4LTA

All reports are appreciated. 
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From lloydc6 at gmail.com  Sun May  5 16:29:11 2013
From: lloydc6 at gmail.com (lloyd chastant)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 20:29:11 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] Fwd: Re: [600MRG] Testing CW transmitter power supply
 on 486.00 KHz
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Pat is it 468 or 486 Khz?? :)
lloyd W3NF


On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Pat Bunn <pbunn at patbunn.com> wrote:

>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [600MRG] Testing CW transmitter power supply on 486.00 KHz
> From: Pat Bunn <pbunn at patbunn.com>
> To:
> CC: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
>
> I am testing a KW power supply today on 468.00 HKz . will run through the
> night. CW at approximately 8 wpm. Power out at approximately 200 watts
> Working on two KW class transmitters based on W1VD design. Power supply is
> hopefully complete.
>
> Pat
> WG2XCT
> WG2XLP
> N4LTA
>
> All reports are appreciated.
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From pbunn at patbunn.com  Sun May  5 16:54:47 2013
From: pbunn at patbunn.com (Pat Bunn)
Date: Sun, 05 May 2013 16:54:47 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Fwd: Re: [600MRG] Testing CW transmitter power supply
 on 486.00 KHz
Message-ID: <muc2radm3x37mt1b9wylp1f1.1367787287011@email.android.com>

 Sorry its 468.00 KHz

Pat

lloyd chastant <lloydc6 at gmail.com> wrote:

>Pat is it 468 or 486 Khz?? :)
>lloyd W3NF
>
>
>On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Pat Bunn <pbunn at patbunn.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [600MRG] Testing CW transmitter power supply on 486.00 KHz
>> From: Pat Bunn <pbunn at patbunn.com>
>> To:
>> CC: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
>>
>> I am testing a KW power supply today on 468.00 HKz . will run through the
>> night. CW at approximately 8 wpm. Power out at approximately 200 watts
>> Working on two KW class transmitters based on W1VD design. Power supply is
>> hopefully complete.
>>
>> Pat
>> WG2XCT
>> WG2XLP
>> N4LTA
>>
>> All reports are appreciated.
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From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Mon May  6 09:05:36 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 06:05:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR in Friendsville, TN.
Message-ID: <1367845536.409.YahooMailClassic@web125305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

EAR made a nice showing thru the night in spite of the heavy
static crashes..

Andy - KU4XR
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From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Mon May  6 16:43:29 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 16:43:29 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR in Friendsville, TN.
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Thanks for the report and capture, Andy.  It's nice to know it's still making it despite poorer conditions!

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Mon May  6 23:27:17 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 20:27:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] HELP.. I Need A Relay Keyed By Computer
Message-ID: <1367897237.52205.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Hi all:

I need a simple " something " to use the serial port to engage a 
relay that will be used to key my radio.. I have been keying by
VOX up till this point, but the rig has never been happy doing
that..AND; for it to work, I have to use a bonding wire between 
the case of the computer, and the rig chassis or all it will do
is sit there and chatter the VOX relay.. Pressing the send button
and all works fine.. The problem with the bonding wire is that
it causes almost 2 S-units of computer hash in the receiver when
I connect it to the radio.. I would think that a computer keyed
relay could be used to key the radio " Without " a direct bond
between the computer and the rig, thus hopefully eliminating the
noise problem, and the rig keying issues at the same time..
Thank for any advise on the subject..

73: - Andy - KU4XR

From cls at employees.org  Tue May  7 01:36:58 2013
From: cls at employees.org (Cliff Sojourner)
Date: Mon, 06 May 2013 22:36:58 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] HELP.. I Need A Relay Keyed By Computer
In-Reply-To: <1367897237.52205.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1367897237.52205.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <518892FA.5080209@employees.org>

hi Andy,

the standard, common in most ham radio software that I have seen, seems 
to be use a serial port, RTS (line 7), to control TX.

connect the base of a small signal NPN, like 2n3904 or 2n2222, through a 
resistor, like 1k.  emitter to +12v, collector to the relay coil, to 
ground.  put a reverse biased diode such as 1n4148 across the relay coil 
terminals to eat the back EMF, instead of destroying the transistor.

depending on the RS-232 interface, you may have to ground the base of 
the NPN through a 2k resistor to get it to shut off reliably.

easy & simple.  the most difficult part may be driving the serial port 
RTS line.  what software are you using?

and, does the radio have a CAT or C-IV interface?  connect the serial 
port RXD and TXD lines to the radio's interface.

Cliff K6CLS

On 2013-05-06 20:27, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> I need a simple " something " to use the serial port to engage a
> relay that will be used to key my radio.. I have been keying by
> VOX up till this point, but the rig has never been happy doing
> that..AND; for it to work, I have to use a bonding wire between
> the case of the computer, and the rig chassis or all it will do
> is sit there and chatter the VOX relay.. Pressing the send button
> and all works fine.. The problem with the bonding wire is that
> it causes almost 2 S-units of computer hash in the receiver when
> I connect it to the radio.. I would think that a computer keyed
> relay could be used to key the radio " Without " a direct bond
> between the computer and the rig, thus hopefully eliminating the
> noise problem, and the rig keying issues at the same time..
> Thank for any advise on the subject..
>
> 73: - Andy - KU4XR
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From daveyxm at virginmedia.com  Tue May  7 07:15:32 2013
From: daveyxm at virginmedia.com (DAVE PICK)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 12:15:32 +0100
Subject: [Lowfer] HELP.. I Need A Relay Keyed By Computer
In-Reply-To: <518892FA.5080209@employees.org>
References: <1367897237.52205.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<518892FA.5080209@employees.org>
Message-ID: <CAO19VgPtXSpjT5oLp-Yeux3V3WztaUFEp7BDPL=LM1pNvWbeZQ@mail.gmail.com>

Andy

An opto-coupler would do it without coupling the earths.

Dave


On 7 May 2013 06:36, Cliff Sojourner <cls at employees.org> wrote:

> hi Andy,
>
> the standard, common in most ham radio software that I have seen, seems to
> be use a serial port, RTS (line 7), to control TX.
>
> connect the base of a small signal NPN, like 2n3904 or 2n2222, through a
> resistor, like 1k.  emitter to +12v, collector to the relay coil, to
> ground.  put a reverse biased diode such as 1n4148 across the relay coil
> terminals to eat the back EMF, instead of destroying the transistor.
>
> depending on the RS-232 interface, you may have to ground the base of the
> NPN through a 2k resistor to get it to shut off reliably.
>
> easy & simple.  the most difficult part may be driving the serial port RTS
> line.  what software are you using?
>
> and, does the radio have a CAT or C-IV interface?  connect the serial port
> RXD and TXD lines to the radio's interface.
>
> Cliff K6CLS
>
>
> On 2013-05-06 20:27, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> I need a simple " something " to use the serial port to engage a
>> relay that will be used to key my radio.. I have been keying by
>> VOX up till this point, but the rig has never been happy doing
>> that..AND; for it to work, I have to use a bonding wire between
>> the case of the computer, and the rig chassis or all it will do
>> is sit there and chatter the VOX relay.. Pressing the send button
>> and all works fine.. The problem with the bonding wire is that
>> it causes almost 2 S-units of computer hash in the receiver when
>> I connect it to the radio.. I would think that a computer keyed
>> relay could be used to key the radio " Without " a direct bond
>> between the computer and the rig, thus hopefully eliminating the
>> noise problem, and the rig keying issues at the same time..
>> Thank for any advise on the subject..
>>
>> 73: - Andy - KU4XR
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From listread at lwca.org  Tue May  7 23:13:01 2013
From: listread at lwca.org (JD)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 22:13:01 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] HiFERs in SE Kansas Today
References: <1367897237.52205.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com><518892FA.5080209@employees.org>
	<CAO19VgPtXSpjT5oLp-Yeux3V3WztaUFEp7BDPL=LM1pNvWbeZQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C3FAA36EBF20432FBCCFA0FC3B8CB7D0@HPNOTEBOOK>

This afternoon was not terribly productive.  USC was quite strong; so much 
so, in fact, that the dogbones kind of interacted with the nearly 10 Hz wide 
frequency shift to interfere with itself a bit.  Sal's EH and N beacons shut 
down a minute  or so after I started watching, but returned abruptly about 4 
PM CDT with a lot of downward drift for a while until settling into place. 
NC faded in and out.  There was no sign of MP or the SIW duo, and the only 
audible CW beacon was MTI.  On Argo, I could detect the DAID pattern of AJO, 
but did not hear anything.

Right about sunset, I went out and tried again. This time, MP was visible, 
but with USC straddling it.  No sign of N, but for a little while I thought 
I saw a ramp that could have been part of SIW's ID.  It didn't last long 
enough to be sure.  EH was strong, and NC was much improved from the 
afternoon.  Aural copy of FRC was quite good at times.  Thought I  heard 
SZK, but couldn't be sure...raspy QRM on the frequency.  Same with GNK. 
Lots of codar this evening, too.

Continuous S9 static on 1750 m and a little louder on 2200 m, so I didn't 
see anybody there this evening.

John 

From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Wed May  8 09:52:33 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 09:52:33 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] HiFERs in SE Kansas Today
In-Reply-To: <C3FAA36EBF20432FBCCFA0FC3B8CB7D0@HPNOTEBOOK>
References: <1367897237.52205.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com><518892FA.5080209@employees.org>
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Thanks for reports John - I had changed the antenna from 45 degrees sloping
to vertical - ( so I could mow the grass  :-)  - and assume this had an effect on the
radiation - and time of day you were receiving it.
Back to horizontal this afternoon.
Mitch
On 2013-05-07, at 11:13 PM, JD wrote:



From pbunn at patbunn.com  Wed May  8 11:21:22 2013
From: pbunn at patbunn.com (pat bunn)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 11:21:22 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] HiFERs in SE Kansas Today
In-Reply-To: <C3FAA36EBF20432FBCCFA0FC3B8CB7D0@HPNOTEBOOK>
References: <1367897237.52205.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com><518892FA.5080209@employees.org>
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	<C3FAA36EBF20432FBCCFA0FC3B8CB7D0@HPNOTEBOOK>
Message-ID: <518A6D72.2030400@patbunn.com>

John,

Should I back down the shift a little on USC?  I increased it because it 
was reported that is was too low.

pat
N4LTA

On 5/7/2013 11:13 PM, JD wrote:
> This afternoon was not terribly productive.  USC was quite strong; so much
> so, in fact, that the dogbones kind of interacted with the nearly 10 Hz wide
> frequency shift to interfere with itself a bit.  Sal's EH and N beacons shut
> down a minute  or so after I started watching, but returned abruptly about 4
> PM CDT with a lot of downward drift for a while until settling into place.
> NC faded in and out.  There was no sign of MP or the SIW duo, and the only
> audible CW beacon was MTI.  On Argo, I could detect the DAID pattern of AJO,
> but did not hear anything.
>
> Right about sunset, I went out and tried again. This time, MP was visible,
> but with USC straddling it.  No sign of N, but for a little while I thought
> I saw a ramp that could have been part of SIW's ID.  It didn't last long
> enough to be sure.  EH was strong, and NC was much improved from the
> afternoon.  Aural copy of FRC was quite good at times.  Thought I  heard
> SZK, but couldn't be sure...raspy QRM on the frequency.  Same with GNK.
> Lots of codar this evening, too.
>
> Continuous S9 static on 1750 m and a little louder on 2200 m, so I didn't
> see anybody there this evening.
>
> John
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed May  8 13:02:30 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 12:02:30 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] HiFERs in SE Kansas Today
Message-ID: <518A8526.2070200@sbcglobal.net>

Pat, your shift looks fine to me, about 7 Hz, compared to 5 Hz for NC. 
Don't see EH and NI at the moment but USC is on top of MP, a hifer I 
seldom see because it's so close. MP is sending QRSS3 at 13555380 Hz and 
USC low tone is 13555378 Hz.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From pbunn at patbunn.com  Wed May  8 14:00:09 2013
From: pbunn at patbunn.com (pat bunn)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:09 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] HiFERs in SE Kansas Today
In-Reply-To: <518A8526.2070200@sbcglobal.net>
References: <518A8526.2070200@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <518A92A9.8000300@patbunn.com>

On 5/8/2013 1:02 PM, Garry Hess wrote:
> Pat, your shift looks fine to me, about 7 Hz, compared to 5 Hz for NC. 
> Don't see EH and NI at the moment but USC is on top of MP, a hifer I 
> seldom see because it's so close. MP is sending QRSS3 at 13555380 Hz 
> and USC low tone is 13555378 Hz.


Thanks Garry,

I'll leave things alone for now.

Pat

From listread at lwca.org  Wed May  8 14:51:08 2013
From: listread at lwca.org (listread at lwca.org)
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 11:51:08 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] HiFERs in SE Kansas Today
Message-ID: <7e1c47ab5c654f2426d19186cc139eba.squirrel@chico.spry.com>


>>> Should I back down the shift a little on USC?  I increased it because
it was reported that is was too low.

It might not hurt to reduce it a smidgen.  Yesterday afternoon the shift
was very close to 10 Hz, though it was down to about 8 Hz last night.

IMO, about 5 or 6 Hz is optimal for FSK on an Argo display.  Too little,
and it becomes hard to distinguish with old eyes, especially if there are
dogbones and/or noise.  Conversely, if the shift is very wide, the dogbone
effect on a strong signal becomes exagerrated and looks like overshoot (I
get this a lot on EH); while on a weak signal with wide shift, you lose
the connecting rise/fall intervals, and then either QSB or bursts of QRM
or QRN can break up the marks and spaces in such a way that the extra
spacing between lines causes a sort of visual disassociation and makes it
harder to interpret.  In other words, you end up losing the extra visual
cue that makes FSK a little less ambiguous than plain QRSS in poor signal
conditions.

John


From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Fri May 10 18:15:35 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 17:15:35 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Afternoon Hifers in NE IL
Message-ID: <518D7187.1050205@sbcglobal.net>

Don't copy MP all that often but right now it's coming in strong enough 
to hear the CW ID in SSB audio bandwidth. USC has moved a bit lower in 
frequency and both it and NC are light copy. EH is strong as usual.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Fri May 10 18:40:58 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 18:40:58 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Afternoon Hifers in NE IL
In-Reply-To: <518D7187.1050205@sbcglobal.net>
References: <518D7187.1050205@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP12EA26F124A9601F82A2FEE9A50@phx.gbl>

Thanks for the report Garry. I have switched the antenna from vertical to
horizontal . Running North-South. I bet that has helped.

Mitch
On 2013-05-10, at 6:15 PM, Garry Hess wrote:

> Don't copy MP all that often but right now it's coming in strong enough to hear the CW ID in SSB audio bandwidth. USC has moved a bit lower in frequency and both it and NC are light copy. EH is strong as usual.
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
> <screen_capture1_crop_resize.jpg>___________________________________________________________

From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Fri May 10 18:45:16 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 18:45:16 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Power off this afternoon
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP17D63C40DF4BE9ADC7489FE9A50@phx.gbl>

G'day all 137 listeners.
Lost local power this afternoon - so everything really quiet around here.
Unfortunately the DDS was off - so had to reset.
I have reset reasonably close to  137780.5 I think.
(Looks like a battery backup might be the way to go)
73
Mitch  M P   137780.5 

From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Fri May 10 20:05:46 2013
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 20:05:46 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Power off this afternoon
References: <BLU0-SMTP17D63C40DF4BE9ADC7489FE9A50@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <000401ce4ddb$4a0521f0$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>

Mitch

Frequency check ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2




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Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 6:45 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] Power off this afternoon


> G'day all 137 listeners.
> Lost local power this afternoon - so everything really quiet around here.
> Unfortunately the DDS was off - so had to reset.
> I have reset reasonably close to  137780.5 I think.
> (Looks like a battery backup might be the way to go)
> 73
> Mitch  M P   137780.5 
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From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Fri May 10 22:02:55 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 22:02:55 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Power off this afternoon
In-Reply-To: <000401ce4ddb$4a0521f0$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>
References: <BLU0-SMTP17D63C40DF4BE9ADC7489FE9A50@phx.gbl>
	<000401ce4ddb$4a0521f0$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP913973A243E65925CBC5B2E9A60@phx.gbl>

Jay:
Thanks for the help (agn).... I spent some time after the last
incident with the synthesizer and calibrated ARGO pretty closely -
 so it looked close this evening when I got back on the air.
Your capture confirms that -
Thanks again.
73
Mitch
On 2013-05-10, at 8:05 PM, <jrusgrove at comcast.net> wrote:

> Mitch
> 
> Frequency check ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .
> 
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
> 


From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Fri May 10 22:12:37 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 21:12:37 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Power off this afternoon
Message-ID: <518DA915.5070708@sbcglobal.net>

Mitch, indeed the frequency looks excellent.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Fri May 10 22:20:19 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 22:20:19 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Power off this afternoon
In-Reply-To: <518DA915.5070708@sbcglobal.net>
References: <518DA915.5070708@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP75FFFC0F7075AB5902758DE9A60@phx.gbl>

Good news - thanks Garry.
C U L
 Mitch
On 2013-05-10, at 10:12 PM, Garry Hess wrote:

> Mitch, indeed the frequency looks excellent.
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL


From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Sat May 11 19:11:34 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 19:11:34 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WSPR 2 (old reliable) monitoring
In-Reply-To: <5177F3AB.8050403@woh.rr.com>
References: <5177F3AB.8050403@woh.rr.com>
Message-ID: <ACF4A3B4-1270-4D51-8057-6C36ADAB5AEA@hurontel.on.ca>

VE3EAR will be listening/watching for WSPR 2 on Saturday evening and over-night until Sunday
morning with a dial frequency of 474.200 kHz.  Hopefully someone will be transmitting!

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From jlangridge at sbcglobal.net  Sat May 11 19:44:05 2013
From: jlangridge at sbcglobal.net (John Langridge)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 16:44:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] WSPR 2 (old reliable) monitoring
In-Reply-To: <ACF4A3B4-1270-4D51-8057-6C36ADAB5AEA@hurontel.on.ca>
References: <5177F3AB.8050403@woh.rr.com>
	<ACF4A3B4-1270-4D51-8057-6C36ADAB5AEA@hurontel.on.ca>
Message-ID: <1368315845.19419.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

I should be on in a bit... almost 2 hours to sunset here..

73,thanks for listening and happy hunting!

John KB5NJD/WG2XIQ






________________________________
From: John Bruce McCreath <weazle at hurontel.on.ca>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer bands" 
<lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, May 11, 2013 6:11:39 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] WSPR 2 (old reliable) monitoring

VE3EAR will be listening/watching for WSPR 2 on Saturday evening and over-night 
until Sunday
morning with a dial frequency of 474.200 kHz.  Hopefully someone will be 
transmitting!

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr





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From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Sun May 12 09:40:33 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 09:40:33 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WSPR 2 (old reliable) monitoring
In-Reply-To: <1368315845.19419.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <5177F3AB.8050403@woh.rr.com>
	<ACF4A3B4-1270-4D51-8057-6C36ADAB5AEA@hurontel.on.ca>
	<1368315845.19419.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <575E114D-3D88-4811-8A2C-CD84D97DA466@hurontel.on.ca>

Despite some strong signals seen on the waterfall, I had no decodes of WSPR 2 overnight.
I suspect a timing issue, as I've been having difficulties with getting the PC clock into sync
with the NRC time standard near Ottawa.

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From w1tag at charter.net  Sun May 12 10:23:21 2013
From: w1tag at charter.net (John Andrews)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 10:23:21 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] [Hifer] Sunday morning in ME
Message-ID: <DC1D56A7-DF8A-41D2-81E7-421BF435E5E0@charter.net>

Listening/watching the Hifer watering hole this morning in Maine. Seeing NC, EH (weakly), the SIW's, MP and USC. The last two are in a death match for control of 13555.38. I remember Mitch as being about 10 Hz higher in the past. Screen shot:

http://www.w1tag.com/files/HF12MAY2013.jpg

John, W1TAG
FN43sv

From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Sun May 12 14:37:52 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 14:37:52 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] [Hifer] Sunday morning in ME
In-Reply-To: <DC1D56A7-DF8A-41D2-81E7-421BF435E5E0@charter.net>
References: <DC1D56A7-DF8A-41D2-81E7-421BF435E5E0@charter.net>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP3014D3C8F32C38A7DB7EF8E9A70@phx.gbl>

Hi John:
Glad that you are seeing the epson chip at work. 
Using a 78L05 for VCC - and the frequency hasn't been changed for years.
However, took a look at Lyle's notes - and see that a slight variation is
available - so have changed VCC to 4.5 volts.    DC input is ~50 milliwatts down from 70 mW. 
That's right on the chip - there is no amplifier stage - so the rf output will be down.
I will let it sit there for a day or so and see if there is any change in frequency relative
to USC.
Thanks for the comments.
Mitch.
On 2013-05-12, at 10:23 AM, John Andrews wrote:

> Listening/watching the Hifer watering hole this morning in Maine. Seeing NC, EH (weakly), the SIW's, MP and USC. The last two are in a death match for control of 13555.38. I remember Mitch as being about 10 Hz higher in the past. Screen shot:
> 
> http://www.w1tag.com/files/HF12MAY2013.jpg
> 
> John, W1TAG
> FN43sv


From w1tag at charter.net  Sun May 12 15:37:56 2013
From: w1tag at charter.net (John Andrews)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 15:37:56 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] [Hifer] Sunday morning in ME
In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP3014D3C8F32C38A7DB7EF8E9A70@phx.gbl>
References: <DC1D56A7-DF8A-41D2-81E7-421BF435E5E0@charter.net>
	<BLU0-SMTP3014D3C8F32C38A7DB7EF8E9A70@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <C96E7BFC-521F-4800-A1A6-86D59BFF106B@charter.net>

Mitch,

You're well in the clear, now, just above 400. . You could probably split the difference  and land back on 390. 

JA



On May 12, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Mitch Powell <mitch.powell at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hi John:
> Glad that you are seeing the epson chip at work. 
> Using a 78L05 for VCC - and the frequency hasn't been changed for years.
> However, took a look at Lyle's notes - and see that a slight variation is
> available - so have changed VCC to 4.5 volts.    DC input is ~50 milliwatts down from 70 mW. 
> That's right on the chip - there is no amplifier stage - so the rf output will be down.
> I will let it sit there for a day or so and see if there is any change in frequency relative
> to USC.
> Thanks for the comments.
> Mitch.
> On 2013-05-12, at 10:23 AM, John Andrews wrote:
> 
>> Listening/watching the Hifer watering hole this morning in Maine. Seeing NC, EH (weakly), the SIW's, MP and USC. The last two are in a death match for control of 13555.38. I remember Mitch as being about 10 Hz higher in the past. Screen shot:
>> 
>> http://www.w1tag.com/files/HF12MAY2013.jpg
>> 
>> John, W1TAG
>> FN43sv
> 
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From lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com  Sun May 12 17:28:37 2013
From: lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com (Neil)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 15:28:37 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] WSPR 2 (old reliable) monitoring
In-Reply-To: <575E114D-3D88-4811-8A2C-CD84D97DA466@hurontel.on.ca>
References: <5177F3AB.8050403@woh.rr.com>
	<ACF4A3B4-1270-4D51-8057-6C36ADAB5AEA@hurontel.on.ca>
	<1368315845.19419.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<575E114D-3D88-4811-8A2C-CD84D97DA466@hurontel.on.ca>
Message-ID: <F73F6FB5-623A-482D-AF05-393E60B5E053@gmail.com>

Here is what I use to keep my PC on time

http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/

Sent from Neil's iPhone

On May 12, 2013, at 7:40, John Bruce McCreath <weazle at hurontel.on.ca> wrote:

> Despite some strong signals seen on the waterfall, I had no decodes of WSPR 2 overnight.
> I suspect a timing issue, as I've been having difficulties with getting the PC clock into sync
> with the NRC time standard near Ottawa.
> 
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR
> 
> LowFER Beacon "EAR"
> 188.830 kHz. QRSS30
> EN93dr
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Sun May 12 20:52:15 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 19:52:15 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Sunday morning in ME
Message-ID: <5190393F.6060709@sbcglobal.net>

John, thanks for the nice capture. Will you be putting RY back on the air?
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From w1tag at charter.net  Sun May 12 21:06:41 2013
From: w1tag at charter.net (John Andrews)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 21:06:41 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Sunday morning in ME
In-Reply-To: <5190393F.6060709@sbcglobal.net>
References: <5190393F.6060709@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <93E96378-38B4-462B-B3AB-E5F43D8BC0C7@charter.net>

Garry,

No plans to do it this year. 

John A.

Sent from my iPad

On May 12, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> John, thanks for the nice capture. Will you be putting RY back on the air?
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Sun May 12 21:59:55 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 21:59:55 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] [Hifer] Sunday morning in ME
In-Reply-To: <C96E7BFC-521F-4800-A1A6-86D59BFF106B@charter.net>
References: <DC1D56A7-DF8A-41D2-81E7-421BF435E5E0@charter.net>
	<BLU0-SMTP3014D3C8F32C38A7DB7EF8E9A70@phx.gbl>
	<C96E7BFC-521F-4800-A1A6-86D59BFF106B@charter.net>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP7956920B4EF6A323E9C230E9A00@phx.gbl>

John:
Just reset the voltage to 4.75 - and will leave for now.
Thanks.
Mitch
On 2013-05-12, at 3:37 PM, John Andrews wrote:

> Mitch,
> 
> You're well in the clear, now, just above 400. . You could probably split the difference  and land back on 390. 
> 
> JA
> 
> 


From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Sun May 12 22:14:37 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 22:14:37 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Dimension4
In-Reply-To: <F73F6FB5-623A-482D-AF05-393E60B5E053@gmail.com>
References: <5177F3AB.8050403@woh.rr.com>
	<ACF4A3B4-1270-4D51-8057-6C36ADAB5AEA@hurontel.on.ca>
	<1368315845.19419.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<575E114D-3D88-4811-8A2C-CD84D97DA466@hurontel.on.ca>
	<F73F6FB5-623A-482D-AF05-393E60B5E053@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C5AD0F12-60B4-4BC9-AB9E-EA1ACCFD7195@hurontel.on.ca>

Hi Neil....that's what I had been using here and it worked perfectly, but it doesn't now!
I guess I need to sit down with it and try to suss out what may have changed.  Seems
to be a connection issue to the NRC site....maybe I should try another one!
Thanks for the input.

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From hellozerohellozero at hotmail.com  Mon May 13 02:24:01 2013
From: hellozerohellozero at hotmail.com (Laurence KL1 X)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 22:24:01 -0800
Subject: [Lowfer] XPQ grant
Message-ID: <BLU404-EAS50A0EA67580121F9CF2626CFA00@phx.gbl>


WE2XPQ grant has been extended for 137 and 505/510 kHz fixed and 250kms radius mobile ops from Palmer Alaska till June 2018

Regards Laurence/Flo KL1X




From pbunn at patbunn.com  Mon May 13 09:13:48 2013
From: pbunn at patbunn.com (pat bunn)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 09:13:48 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] [Hifer] Sunday morning in ME
In-Reply-To: <C96E7BFC-521F-4800-A1A6-86D59BFF106B@charter.net>
References: <DC1D56A7-DF8A-41D2-81E7-421BF435E5E0@charter.net>
	<BLU0-SMTP3014D3C8F32C38A7DB7EF8E9A70@phx.gbl>
	<C96E7BFC-521F-4800-A1A6-86D59BFF106B@charter.net>
Message-ID: <5190E70C.3050200@patbunn.com>

The Epsom chip is sensitive to both Vcc and to temperature and they I 
believe that the two interact.

I shift the frequency on USC by changing the Vcc using a LM317L. When 
the Epson chip failed on USC a few weeks ago, my backup chip was not 
exactly on the original USC frequency so I pulled it into the window 
with adjusting Vcc. ( I have to pots on the board - one for shift and 
one for Vcc) The Chip  seems to be much more sensitive tio frequency 
change now that the original chip which was running at 5 volts with a 
slight change to make the shift happen.

I have two new Epson chips from DigiKey that arrived last week. 
Hopefully these are in the window at 5 V and I can get USC back to the 
original design and more temperature stable. Not sure why the original 
chip failed, but I suspect lightning as I lost my Clifton Labs probe 
about the same time.


Pat
N4LTA




On 5/12/2013 3:37 PM, John Andrews wrote:
> Mitch,
>
> You're well in the clear, now, just above 400. . You could probably split the difference  and land back on 390.
>
> JA
>
>
>
> On May 12, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Mitch Powell <mitch.powell at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi John:
>> Glad that you are seeing the epson chip at work.
>> Using a 78L05 for VCC - and the frequency hasn't been changed for years.
>> However, took a look at Lyle's notes - and see that a slight variation is
>> available - so have changed VCC to 4.5 volts.    DC input is ~50 milliwatts down from 70 mW.
>> That's right on the chip - there is no amplifier stage - so the rf output will be down.
>> I will let it sit there for a day or so and see if there is any change in frequency relative
>> to USC.
>> Thanks for the comments.
>> Mitch.
>> On 2013-05-12, at 10:23 AM, John Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> Listening/watching the Hifer watering hole this morning in Maine. Seeing NC, EH (weakly), the SIW's, MP and USC. The last two are in a death match for control of 13555.38. I remember Mitch as being about 10 Hz higher in the past. Screen shot:
>>>
>>> http://www.w1tag.com/files/HF12MAY2013.jpg
>>>
>>> John, W1TAG
>>> FN43sv
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From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Mon May 13 16:49:21 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 16:49:21 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] [Hifer] Hifer QSY
In-Reply-To: <5190E70C.3050200@patbunn.com>
References: <DC1D56A7-DF8A-41D2-81E7-421BF435E5E0@charter.net>
	<BLU0-SMTP3014D3C8F32C38A7DB7EF8E9A70@phx.gbl>
	<C96E7BFC-521F-4800-A1A6-86D59BFF106B@charter.net>
	<5190E70C.3050200@patbunn.com>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP8964615260A3544DB5B17E9A00@phx.gbl>

Pat:
Tried sending this earlier today - but wouldn't accept the graphic.
Thanks for the tips - I just lowered the VCC until the 78L05 lost "capture" !
I have an LM317 and might just try that.   This rig has been going for over 10 years,
so I have been very lucky.
Original article at Lyle's site    http://lowfer.us/k0lr/

Thanks again Pat.
73
Mitch
On 2013-05-13, at 9:13 AM, pat bunn wrote:

> The Epsom chip is sensitive to both Vcc and to temperature and they I believe that the two interact.
> 
> Pat
> N4LTA
> 
> 

From wa3tts at verizon.net  Tue May 14 02:11:41 2013
From: wa3tts at verizon.net (Michael Sapp)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 02:11:41 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] TAG, MP, lowfers and RFI on 162 kHz
Message-ID: <5AC5066E88FF4B2A93A7D137C3D98D89@MichaelSappPC>

Hi All: Had the PC and RX on 137.78 all afternoon and evening, MP was audible at -39 to -43 for hours, slight fade at sunset dispite the solar condx and spring wx.

Radio France International was coming in well about 0330~0345....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuT4V2vWBNo


Also heard Medi1, Euro 1, Radio Monte Carlo Q5, partial audio on BBC R4, carrier and partial audio on 2523 kHz

TAG came through on QRSS30 185.3 500Hz BFO around 0530~0545 UTC

http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag19/wa3tts/tag51313_zpsfd2b2fbd.jpg


Testing a new binocular common mode choke, seems to work, NAA down several S units from the choke reducing the transmission line snake antenna effect, HWU on 21.7 has better S/N now despite lower overall signal levels.....

73  Mike wa3tts

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Tue May 14 06:46:47 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 05:46:47 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] 518 kHz Kodiak, AK Navtex
Message-ID: <51921617.9070009@sbcglobal.net>

Monitored 518 kHz Navtex overnight and decoded only relatively near area 
4 stations. That is until the 0930Z time slot when surprisingly Kodiak, 
AK came through with 3 messages (JA96, JA68, and JA87).
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From w1tag at charter.net  Tue May 14 07:07:50 2013
From: w1tag at charter.net (John Andrews)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 07:07:50 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] TAG, MP, lowfers and RFI on 162 kHz
In-Reply-To: <5AC5066E88FF4B2A93A7D137C3D98D89@MichaelSappPC>
References: <5AC5066E88FF4B2A93A7D137C3D98D89@MichaelSappPC>
Message-ID: <51921B06.9050306@charter.net>

Mike,

Thanks for the TAG report! I was up there this weekend for the first 
time since last October. The PA current and antenna tuning were 
unchanged. Just keeps on chuggin'...

John, W1TAG

On 5/14/2013 2:11 AM, Michael Sapp wrote:
> Hi All: Had the PC and RX on 137.78 all afternoon and evening, MP was audible at -39 to -43 for hours, slight fade at sunset dispite the solar condx and spring wx.
>
> Radio France International was coming in well about 0330~0345....
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuT4V2vWBNo
>
>
> Also heard Medi1, Euro 1, Radio Monte Carlo Q5, partial audio on BBC R4, carrier and partial audio on 2523 kHz
>
> TAG came through on QRSS30 185.3 500Hz BFO around 0530~0545 UTC
>
> http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag19/wa3tts/tag51313_zpsfd2b2fbd.jpg
>
>
> Testing a new binocular common mode choke, seems to work, NAA down several S units from the choke reducing the transmission line snake antenna effect, HWU on 21.7 has better S/N now despite lower overall signal levels.....
>
> 73  Mike wa3tts
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Tue May 14 10:05:31 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 09:05:31 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Hifer watering hole at 1400Z, NE IL
Message-ID: <519244AB.7030907@sbcglobal.net>

Nice signals coming through from NC, EH, and USC. Nothing seen from MP 
so perhaps Mitch has changed back to a vertical antenna. Long dash (>60 
sec) seen a couple times 20 Hz above EH.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Tue May 14 10:12:29 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 10:12:29 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] 518 kHz Kodiak, AK Navtex
In-Reply-To: <51921617.9070009@sbcglobal.net>
References: <51921617.9070009@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <93BAEF8F-8C74-4B36-9EF5-44442E5CCD8D@hurontel.on.ca>

About the same here, Garry, until around 08:50 UTC when $04W in Greenland decoded nicely.

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Tue May 14 11:34:25 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 11:34:25 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Hifer watering hole at 1400Z, NE IL
In-Reply-To: <519244AB.7030907@sbcglobal.net>
References: <519244AB.7030907@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP14782DB7E43D31242F84CEE9A10@phx.gbl>

Garry:
Nope - still horizontal and keying okay. 
must be propagation at this distance.
Thanks for looking.
Mitch

On 2013-05-14, at 10:05 AM, Garry Hess wrote:

> Nice signals coming through from NC, EH, and USC. Nothing seen from MP so perhaps Mitch has changed back to a vertical antenna. Long dash (>60 sec) seen a couple times 20 Hz above EH.
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL


From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed May 15 15:53:52 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 14:53:52 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR and MP: loop and e-probe comparison
Message-ID: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>

Finally fixed my small loop antenna that had gone deaf over the winter. 
Problem was two-fold. It was easy to identify relatively high resistance 
in the cheap RG58 feedling and replace it with larger 9913 cable. 
Unfortunately, reception was still erratic and nulls appeared then 
disappeared. Finally identified the problem - the mast pipe was slipping 
inside the rotator so the loop wasn't pointing where the readout 
indicated. That was easily fixed with a bolt through the rotator 
clamping plate and the mast pipe. Such a bolt is standard with a 
Tailtwister rotator but was left out because the wind load was so small. 
Didn't figure on the conduit mast pipe being so slippery. It wasn't a 
year ago but that was then. Anyway, lessons learned were don't use cheap 
coax and have a spotter to make sure the rotator is really rotating the 
antenna.

Attached are comparisons between the 3' loop and a Clifton Labs e-probe. 
The loop is run through the auxiliary port of a mdified MFJ noise 
canceller so the gain can be adjusted to match the main e-probe port. 
Both EAR and MP are nice daytime signals.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Wed May 15 18:20:34 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 18:20:34 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR and MP: loop and e-probe comparison
In-Reply-To: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>
References: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <6FB6385F-AB96-488D-A049-D18A65252C06@hurontel.on.ca>

Thanks for the report and captures, Garry.  It's nice when your troubleshooting finds the problem
in a definitive way.  EAR looks great on both antennas!

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Wed May 15 20:33:41 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 20:33:41 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR and MP: loop and e-probe comparison
In-Reply-To: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>
References: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP496A085B9A71277C60CE51E9A30@phx.gbl>

Garry:
Interesting email - First  so see that you got 32kb through - I tried getting several 30K graphics  earlier this week - and kept reducing - but nothing ever did show - wouldn't even take a 16 kB. Gave up .

Had same problem with the loop and rotor - slippage - and eventually used the intercom - with wife upstairs calling
out the directions - resolved the direction problems- and dropped a bolt through the pipe as you describe.
Also replaced cheap RG58/ with some double shielded video cable ( it's amazing what they toss when renovating a lab ! ) and noise level dropped 3-4 S units on the R75 - down to the noise floor.  Amazing results, and quiet.

And finally thanks for the very interesting captures - nice to have both options for different situations and paths.

73
Mitch

On 2013-05-15, at 3:53 PM, Garry Hess wrote:

> Finally fixed my small loop antenna that had gone deaf over the winter. Problem was two-fold. It was easy to identify relatively high resistance in the cheap RG58 feedling and replace it with larger 9913 cable. Unfortunately, reception was still erratic and nulls appeared then disappeared. Finally identified the problem - the mast pipe was slipping inside the rotator so the loop wasn't pointing where the readout indicated. That was easily fixed with a bolt through the rotator clamping plate and the mast pipe. Such a bolt is standard with a Tailtwister rotator but was left out because the wind load was so small. Didn't figure on the conduit mast pipe being so slippery. It wasn't a year ago but that was then. Anyway, lessons learned were don't use cheap coax and have a spotter to make sure the rotator is really rotating the antenna.
> 
> Attached are comparisons between the 3' loop and a Clifton Labs e-probe. The loop is run through the auxiliary port of a mdified MFJ noise canceller so the gain can be adjusted to match the main e-probe port. Both EAR and MP are nice daytime signals.


From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed May 15 22:03:40 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 21:03:40 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Hifer watering hole at 1400Z, NE IL
Message-ID: <51943E7C.8080509@sbcglobal.net>

Mitch, yes, must have been propagation. Tonight (0200Z, 5/14/13) see 
hifer MP nicely about 20 Hz above the USC low tone. Of course EH and NC 
are in there too.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Wed May 15 22:11:08 2013
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 22:11:08 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] T/A alert
Message-ID: <001f01ce51da$a100fd00$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>

Good signals tonight from Stefan ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2

From us66soft at aol.com  Thu May 16 13:29:47 2013
From: us66soft at aol.com (us66soft at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:29:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR and MP: loop and e-probe comparison
In-Reply-To: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>
References: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <8D0207218956546-216C-37BF4@webmail-m234.sysops.aol.com>

>>> I tried getting several 30K graphics  earlier this week - and kept
>>> reducing - but nothing ever did show - wouldn't even take a 16 kB. 
Gave
>>> up

Mitch, did you include the graphics in the message, or attach them to 
the
mail separately?  It makes a difference.  An image embedded in a 
rich-text
message will be stripped out, along with all other HTML/XML code.  A 
file
attachment to a plain text message should get through OK.

JD



From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Thu May 16 15:29:19 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:29:19 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR and MP: loop and e-probe comparison
In-Reply-To: <8D0207218956546-216C-37BF4@webmail-m234.sysops.aol.com>
References: <5193E7D0.7060303@sbcglobal.net>
	<8D0207218956546-216C-37BF4@webmail-m234.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP626B505C6E50816614EA86E9A30@phx.gbl>

Okay - I will make sure that I follow that technique.
Thanks
Mitch
On 2013-05-16, at 1:29 PM, us66soft at aol.com wrote:

>>>> I tried getting several 30K graphics  earlier this week - and kept
>>>> reducing - but nothing ever did show - wouldn't even take a 16 kB. 
> Gave
>>>> up
> 
> Mitch, did you include the graphics in the message, or attach them to the
> mail separately?  It makes a difference.  An image embedded in a rich-text
> message will be stripped out, along with all other HTML/XML code.  A file
> attachment to a plain text message should get through OK.
> 
> JD


From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Thu May 16 22:23:01 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 19:23:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
Message-ID: <1368757381.79798.YahooMailClassic@web125303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Hi all: it's not lowfer, but if you want a challenge; I am running
QRSS-3 at 250 mW to the antenna which has an SWR of about 3.2 with
10 watts applied, so considerable loss from the SWR, the 250 mW is
not getting into the ether.. Look for the signal around 1.999.900
on 160 meters, +/- a few cycles.. If you can see the signal at all
a QRSS-3 window is well wide enough to find it a few cycles each side.
I am getting the 250 mW reading from my power meter.. If you get a
capture; I sure would like to see it..I p[lan to let it run overnight.

73:

Andy - KU4XR

From dsp at hifidelity.com  Fri May 17 13:20:33 2013
From: dsp at hifidelity.com (Steve Dove)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:33 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <1368757381.79798.YahooMailClassic@web125303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1368757381.79798.YahooMailClassic@web125303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <519666E1.2010508@hifidelity.com>

Hi Andy,

Might be a good idea to put this on the (contesting.com) 
Topband reflector, too.  It might foment arm-waving 
mouth-frothing episodes amongst a few of the self-anointed to 
whom 'beacon', 'QRSS', 'science', or 'fun' seem coronary 
trigger-words, but it may well be of interest to others.

          Cheers,

                 Steve


On 5/17/2013 2:23 AM, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> Hi all: it's not lowfer, but if you want a challenge; I am running
> QRSS-3 at 250 mW to the antenna which has an SWR of about 3.2 with
> 10 watts applied, so considerable loss from the SWR, the 250 mW is
> not getting into the ether.. Look for the signal around 1.999.900
> on 160 meters, +/- a few cycles.. If you can see the signal at all
> a QRSS-3 window is well wide enough to find it a few cycles each side.
> I am getting the 250 mW reading from my power meter.. If you get a
> capture; I sure would like to see it..I p[lan to let it run overnight.
>
> 73:
>
> Andy - KU4XR
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From VE7SL at shaw.ca  Fri May 17 13:28:18 2013
From: VE7SL at shaw.ca (Steve)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 10:28:18 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <519666E1.2010508@hifidelity.com>
References: <1368757381.79798.YahooMailClassic@web125303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<519666E1.2010508@hifidelity.com>
Message-ID: <71210AA4D1BE4097B4D4F1E2DC66029F@StevePC>

> On 5/17/2013 2:23 AM, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
>> Hi all: it's not lowfer, but if you want a challenge;


It appears I failed the challenge....nil here on an overnight run but lots 
of great thunderstorm screen caps!

Steve / 73



WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook":  http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl 


From kd7jyk at earthlink.net  Fri May 17 14:05:06 2013
From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK DM09)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 11:05:06 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
References: <1368757381.79798.YahooMailClassic@web125303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<519666E1.2010508@hifidelity.com>
Message-ID: <018a01ce532a$edb7f170$cadaf604@mainframe>

: Might be a good idea to put this on the (contesting.com)
: Topband reflector, too.  It might foment arm-waving
: mouth-frothing episodes amongst a few of the self-anointed to
: whom 'beacon', 'QRSS', 'science', or 'fun' seem coronary
: trigger-words, but it may well be of interest to others.

Sucks to be them...  I'd have loved to watch last night, have in the past, 
but didn't have the time to get stuff set up.  Maybe next time.

Kurt 


From wa3tts at verizon.net  Fri May 17 16:39:50 2013
From: wa3tts at verizon.net (Michael Sapp)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:50 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR @ QRSS60 in EN90xn
Message-ID: <CEF72A05CA8A4D0E84C8A470E395FDF6@MichaelSappPC>

Hi All: Thought I would give a listen to EAR at QRSS60 normal speed in daylight and see where my visual gain needed to be to resolve individual dots & dashes.  Started with visual gain on Low at 40, then reduced to 25, and finally at 15. 

http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag19/wa3tts/ear51713_zpsc2bb7bec.jpg

I have to give a try in the evening and see how the sky noise difference effects the most readable setting....EAR almost dog-boning at 40 though in daylight....

73  Mike wa3tts


From cvest at cox.net  Fri May 17 16:56:57 2013
From: cvest at cox.net (Charlie , W5COV)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:57 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <018a01ce532a$edb7f170$cadaf604@mainframe>
References: <1368757381.79798.YahooMailClassic@web125303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<519666E1.2010508@hifidelity.com>
	<018a01ce532a$edb7f170$cadaf604@mainframe>
Message-ID: <51969999.5040400@cox.net>

I didn't get down here last night to set things up . Hope you do another 
run .

Charlie , W5COV
> : Might be a good idea to put this on the (contesting.com)
> : Topband reflector, too.  It might foment arm-waving
> : mouth-frothing episodes amongst a few of the self-anointed to
> : whom 'beacon', 'QRSS', 'science', or 'fun' seem coronary
> : trigger-words, but it may well be of interest to others.
>
> Sucks to be them...  I'd have loved to watch last night, have in the past,
> but didn't have the time to get stuff set up.  Maybe next time.
>
> Kurt
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From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Fri May 17 17:15:38 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <51969999.5040400@cox.net>
Message-ID: <1368825338.74702.YahooMailClassic@web125306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Hi all: And thanks to those who saw the message and tried to pick
the tiny signal from the noise.. I ran on Wed. un-announced just to 
see if anyone happened to monitor the " supposed " Beacon portion of
160 meters..No reports of course.. I don't expect much success at
250 mW into high SWR, and at QRSS-3, but that's the purpose, a very
weak signal, " Slightly Similar " to 1750 meters ( I Hope ).. 
I am not sure what speed 160 meters propagation will support.. 
I figured from experience that QRSS-3 would " possibly " be the best
rate.. I will run again tonite, but it will be late again.. 
Same frequency: 1.999.900 MHz, +/- a few cycles.. Using MultiPSK to
generate the QRSS-3 Beacon signal..

73 to all for now:

Andy - KU4XR

--- On Fri, 5/17/13, Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net> wrote:

> I didn't get down here last night to
> set things up . Hope you do another run .
> 
> Charlie , W5COV


From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Fri May 17 17:51:37 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:37 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR @ QRSS60 in EN90xn
In-Reply-To: <CEF72A05CA8A4D0E84C8A470E395FDF6@MichaelSappPC>
References: <CEF72A05CA8A4D0E84C8A470E395FDF6@MichaelSappPC>
Message-ID: <4E782CD4-8EC3-4924-8091-C7FCAC637126@hurontel.on.ca>

Hi Mike....Thanks for the report and capture of EAR.  I leave it on 24/7/52 just for guys like you!

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From n8tl at woh.rr.com  Fri May 17 21:35:28 2013
From: n8tl at woh.rr.com (n8tl)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 21:35:28 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <1368825338.74702.YahooMailClassic@web125306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1368825338.74702.YahooMailClassic@web125306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5196DAE0.1030602@woh.rr.com>

On 13-05-17 05:15 PM, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> Hi all: And thanks to those who saw the message and tried to pick
> the tiny signal from the noise.. I ran on Wed. un-announced just to
> see if anyone happened to monitor the " supposed " Beacon portion of
> 160 meters..No reports of course.. I don't expect much success at
> 250 mW into high SWR, and at QRSS-3, but that's the purpose, a very
> weak signal, " Slightly Similar " to 1750 meters ( I Hope )..
> I am not sure what speed 160 meters propagation will support..
> I figured from experience that QRSS-3 would " possibly " be the best
> rate.. I will run again tonite, but it will be late again..
> Same frequency: 1.999.900 MHz, +/- a few cycles.. Using MultiPSK to
> generate the QRSS-3 Beacon signal..
>
> 73 to all for now:
>
> Andy - KU4XR
>
> --- On Fri, 5/17/13, Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I didn't get down here last night to
>> set things up . Hope you do another run .
>>
>> Charlie , W5COV
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Andy....just a suggestion.....you might try 160M WSPR and see if you are 
heard.

Cheers,

Tom N8TL

From lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com  Fri May 17 22:02:46 2013
From: lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com (Neil Klagge)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 20:02:46 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <5196DAE0.1030602@woh.rr.com>
References: <1368825338.74702.YahooMailClassic@web125306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<5196DAE0.1030602@woh.rr.com>
Message-ID: <CADDtf8NhyqAS2rfbtpipLGXcdngx0c2VFCQUChjtWyuvZRv_Fw@mail.gmail.com>

Andy, I agree with Tom's wspr suggestion. I think you will have much better
chance of success with wspr.

Neil Klagge, w0yse


w0yse, Layton Utah


On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 7:35 PM, n8tl <n8tl at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> On 13-05-17 05:15 PM, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
>
>> Hi all: And thanks to those who saw the message and tried to pick
>> the tiny signal from the noise.. I ran on Wed. un-announced just to
>> see if anyone happened to monitor the " supposed " Beacon portion of
>> 160 meters..No reports of course.. I don't expect much success at
>> 250 mW into high SWR, and at QRSS-3, but that's the purpose, a very
>> weak signal, " Slightly Similar " to 1750 meters ( I Hope )..
>> I am not sure what speed 160 meters propagation will support..
>> I figured from experience that QRSS-3 would " possibly " be the best
>> rate.. I will run again tonite, but it will be late again..
>> Same frequency: 1.999.900 MHz, +/- a few cycles.. Using MultiPSK to
>> generate the QRSS-3 Beacon signal..
>>
>> 73 to all for now:
>>
>> Andy - KU4XR
>>
>> --- On Fri, 5/17/13, Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>  I didn't get down here last night to
>>> set things up . Hope you do another run .
>>>
>>> Charlie , W5COV
>>>
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From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Fri May 17 22:54:05 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <1368757381.79798.YahooMailClassic@web125303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1368845645.61283.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Hi all:  For all you die-hard QRSS monitors, I have the KU4XR
160 meter beacon up as of 10:30 pm EDST.. I decided to bump the
power to 1/2 watt to the antenna.. As mentioned earlier, QRSS-3,
on or about 1.999.900 MHz.. Been " WSPR-in " till the throat is
sore, just wanting to do, and offer something a little bit
different, thus the extremely low power QRSS Beacon.. If anybody
does try to receive it, it will be interesting to see where it 
goes.. 73 to all, and have a great night:

Andy - KU4XR

From cvest at cox.net  Fri May 17 23:23:59 2013
From: cvest at cox.net (Charlie , W5COV)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 22:23:59 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <1368845645.61283.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1368845645.61283.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5196F44F.7040000@cox.net>

Conditions were better earlier . But I am going to leave it on your 
frequency overnight and see if we see anything here .

Charlie , W5COV

> Hi all:  For all you die-hard QRSS monitors, I have the KU4XR
> 160 meter beacon up as of 10:30 pm EDST.. I decided to bump the
> power to 1/2 watt to the antenna.. As mentioned earlier, QRSS-3,
> on or about 1.999.900 MHz.. Been " WSPR-in " till the throat is
> sore, just wanting to do, and offer something a little bit
> different, thus the extremely low power QRSS Beacon.. If anybody
> does try to receive it, it will be interesting to see where it
> goes.. 73 to all, and have a great night:
>
> Andy - KU4XR
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From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Fri May 17 23:32:10 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 20:32:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <5196F44F.7040000@cox.net>
Message-ID: <1368847930.25550.YahooMailClassic@web125305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Thanks Charlie: That would be a nice long haul to your QTH..
Hope you are feeling OK, nice to see a post from you..

73 OM: - Andy

--- On Fri, 5/17/13, Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Friday, May 17, 2013, 11:23 PM
> Conditions were better earlier . But
> I am going to leave it on your 
> frequency overnight and see if we see anything here .
> 
> Charlie , W5COV
> 


From no3m at no3m.net  Fri May 17 23:40:13 2013
From: no3m at no3m.net (Eric NO3M)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 23:40:13 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <1368845645.61283.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1368845645.61283.YahooMailClassic@web125302.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5196F81D.1090801@no3m.net>

Copy in EN91, signal is reasonably audible, about 339 rst.  I'll forward 
some captures after it runs a while.

73 - Eric NO3M, WG2XJM

On 5/17/2013 22:54, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> Hi all:  For all you die-hard QRSS monitors, I have the KU4XR
> 160 meter beacon up as of 10:30 pm EDST.. I decided to bump the
> power to 1/2 watt to the antenna.. As mentioned earlier, QRSS-3,
> on or about 1.999.900 MHz.. Been " WSPR-in " till the throat is
> sore, just wanting to do, and offer something a little bit
> different, thus the extremely low power QRSS Beacon.. If anybody
> does try to receive it, it will be interesting to see where it
> goes.. 73 to all, and have a great night:
>
> Andy - KU4XR
>    


From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sat May 18 23:39:58 2013
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 20:39:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] KU4XR QRSS-3 - ( Off Topic ) NOT lowFER
In-Reply-To: <5197ECEC.5030406@no3m.net>
Message-ID: <1368934798.24872.YahooMailClassic@web125301.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Hi all: Just a quick drop in to say thanks to all who tried to
copy my 1/2 watt QRSS-3 beacon on 160 meters.. Eric - NO3M got
some nice captures, and Charlie - W5COV got some traces that fall
into the " it might have been " category.. Hope everyone is doing well..

73: - Andy - KU4XR

From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Sun May 19 11:25:41 2013
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:25:41 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Mid dayTAG
Message-ID: <000701ce54a5$1fe56f30$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>

Decided to give check  in on TAG ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2

From w1tag at charter.net  Sun May 19 11:39:40 2013
From: w1tag at charter.net (John Andrews)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:39:40 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Mid dayTAG
In-Reply-To: <000701ce54a5$1fe56f30$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>
References: <000701ce54a5$1fe56f30$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>
Message-ID: <5198F23C.1050005@charter.net>

Jay,

Thanks. MP is burning up my screen this morning.

John, W1TAG

On 5/19/2013 11:25 AM, jrusgrove at comcast.net wrote:
> Decided to give check  in on TAG ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .
>
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
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From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Sun May 19 11:50:28 2013
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:50:28 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Mid dayTAG
References: <000701ce54a5$1fe56f30$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>
	<5198F23C.1050005@charter.net>
Message-ID: <000601ce54a8$966603b0$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>

MP usually the same here ... heading there next. 

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Andrews" <w1tag at charter.net>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Mid dayTAG


> Jay,
> 
> Thanks. MP is burning up my screen this morning.
> 
> John, W1TAG
> 
> On 5/19/2013 11:25 AM, jrusgrove at comcast.net wrote:
>> Decided to give check  in on TAG ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .
>>
>> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
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From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Sun May 19 15:08:09 2013
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 15:08:09 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] MP
References: <000701ce54a5$1fe56f30$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>
	<5198F23C.1050005@charter.net>
Message-ID: <000601ce54c4$3397c270$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>

MP in CT ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Andrews" <w1tag at charter.net>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Mid dayTAG


> Jay,
> 
> Thanks. MP is burning up my screen this morning.
> 
> John, W1TAG
> 
> On 5/19/2013 11:25 AM, jrusgrove at comcast.net wrote:
>> Decided to give check  in on TAG ... http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .
>>
>> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
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From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Sun May 19 19:38:38 2013
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:38 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] OT alert ... Dayton flea BA pix
Message-ID: <001101ce54e9$fd4713d0$6401a8c0@JAYDELL>

Gleaned from another list ... not quite as good as being there but worth a look if you like boat 
anchors. Note there are several pages.

http://www.virhistory.com/ham/dayton-13.htm

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2 


From wa3tts at verizon.net  Mon May 20 02:36:07 2013
From: wa3tts at verizon.net (Michael Sapp)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 02:36:07 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] NA in En90xn
Message-ID: <C3E63B006DDC4929A7C9358C1E3A5ED2@MichaelSappPC>

Hi All: Bits and pieces of NA coming in all night, here is a complete capture. Interesting, with the high A index & all....and antenna wire support trees in full bloom....

http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag19/wa3tts/na52013b_zpscebc173d.jpg'

WinGrid sez 1420.9 miles from EN90xn to the center of GN37

Many thanks to Mitch, MP, for a decent reference signal....

No LW BC tonite or last nite.......a few weak LW BC carriers from 162, 171, 183 kHz etc....

73  Mike wa3tts

From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Mon May 20 14:04:53 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:53 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] NA in En90xn
In-Reply-To: <C3E63B006DDC4929A7C9358C1E3A5ED2@MichaelSappPC>
References: <C3E63B006DDC4929A7C9358C1E3A5ED2@MichaelSappPC>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP97BEC88EC9A52BC5A0233CE9AF0@phx.gbl>

Hi Mike:
Thanks - always nice to know that the band is still open somewhere.
Pretty constant 250 watts and no change in the loop tuning even as the trees 
really fill out now.
I always checking Jay's grabber - and appreciate the signal check there also - thanks Jay.

C U L

Mitch
> 
> 
> Many thanks to Mitch, MP, for a decent reference signal....
> 
> No LW BC tonite or last nite.......a few weak LW BC carriers from 162, 171, 183 kHz etc....
> 
> 73  Mike wa3tts


From k5wms at centurytel.net  Tue May 21 09:08:58 2013
From: k5wms at centurytel.net (Paul Daulton)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:58 GMT
Subject: [Lowfer] Eric kd5uwl status
Message-ID: <20130521090858.xyxbdpcdowg8g48o@webmail2.centurytel.net>

Has anyone heard from kd5uwl in Edmond OK . I wonder how he is doing with the storms and all. 

Our prayers go out to the people of Oklahoma. 

Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 185.302 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
em34wu

From esmithmail at gmail.com  Tue May 21 09:34:23 2013
From: esmithmail at gmail.com (Eric Smith)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:23 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Eric kd5uwl status
In-Reply-To: <20130521090858.xyxbdpcdowg8g48o@webmail2.centurytel.net>
References: <20130521090858.xyxbdpcdowg8g48o@webmail2.centurytel.net>
Message-ID: <-8027597408538702966@unknownmsgid>

I'm ok, thanks for asking.  Tornado of two days ago started near us
then spun up worse as it moved east.  Yesterday's largest tornado
destroyed the areas south of us .. many neighborhoods and some schools
are gone several miles to our south in the town of Moore, a suburb of
south Oklahoma City. Dozens of elementary school children still
trapped, feared dead.

It was quite a tragedy.

Thanks for asking - sorry for the ot post.

Eric KD5UWL


On May 21, 2013, at 8:09 AM, Paul Daulton <k5wms at centurytel.net> wrote:

> Has anyone heard from kd5uwl in Edmond OK . I wonder how he is doing with the storms and all.
>
> Our prayers go out to the people of Oklahoma.
>
> Paul Daulton K5WMS
> beacon WMS 185.302 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
> Jacksonville,Ar 72076
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Sun May 26 14:03:42 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 13:03:42 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Daytime EAR and MP
Message-ID: <51A24E7E.30306@sbcglobal.net>

Storms just to the west made for a very noisy night on LF. Following 
sunrise the noise floor dropped a bit easing daytime capture of lowfer 
EAR. The signal was barely detectable using an e-probe so a new 10' 
shielded loop was used instead. The higher-powered MP was copyable with 
the e-probe but the large loop does better even with it's null pointed 
away from the storms. Before the noise floor climbed last night several 
NDBs in the Caribbean decoded quite well (CBC, 415 kHz and ZIY, 344 kHz 
in the Cayman Islands; ZIN, 376 kHz, Bahamas; UJM, 339 kHz, Cuba; and 
ZDX, 369 kHz, Antigua).
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From mitch.powell at sympatico.ca  Sun May 26 14:58:12 2013
From: mitch.powell at sympatico.ca (Mitch Powell)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 14:58:12 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Daytime EAR and MP
In-Reply-To: <51A24E7E.30306@sbcglobal.net>
References: <51A24E7E.30306@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP6810236B287C86DC05EC7E9950@phx.gbl>

Thanks for taking the time Garry: very stable loop tuning here.
Had frost on the grass and some flowers this morning though.
73
Mitch

On 2013-05-26, at 2:03 PM, Garry Hess wrote:

> Storms just to the west made for a very noisy night on LF. Following sunrise the noise floor dropped a bit easing daytime capture of lowfer EAR. The signal was barely detectable using an e-probe so a new 10' shielded loop was used instead. The higher-powered MP was copyable with the e-probe but the large loop does better even with it's null pointed away from the storms. Before the noise floor climbed last night several NDBs in the Caribbean decoded quite well (CBC, 415 kHz and ZIY, 344 kHz in the Cayman Islands; ZIN, 376 kHz, Bahamas; UJM, 339 kHz, Cuba; and ZDX, 369 kHz, Antigua).
> -- 


From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Sun May 26 18:39:34 2013
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 18:39:34 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Daytime EAR and MP
In-Reply-To: <51A24E7E.30306@sbcglobal.net>
References: <51A24E7E.30306@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <CFC71950-4EE1-47AE-9069-76BED2DA6BEF@hurontel.on.ca>

Thanks for the report and capture, Garry!  That new loop of yours sure is working great!  I have a ten
foot across rx loop here too, but it's just for 137 kHz.  I was listening / watching Navtex overnight
24-25-26th. with good decodes from "the usuals" along with R from Puerto Rico, but alas no real
DX like Greenland.  Not bad for this time of year I suppose. 

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Tue May 28 12:12:39 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 11:12:39 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] DGPS daytime DX
Message-ID: <51A4D777.7010802@sbcglobal.net>

Storms nearby today raising the noise floor but nonetheless the DGPS 307 
kHz station in Pueblo, CO over a 1360 km path is decoding with just an 
e-probe. Apparently the station in Hagerstown, MD at 937 km is either 
off the air or sufficiently weaker. Decodes are easier with a 10 ft loop 
aimed at 257 degrees. Rotating to 167 degrees to null the Pueblo station 
allows the Hackleburg, AL station to decode over an 861 km path. 
Captures can be viewed through 
http://lwca.org/community/YaBB.pl?num=1369756675/2#2.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From k2ors at verizon.net  Tue May 28 12:26:48 2013
From: k2ors at verizon.net (K2ORS)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 12:26:48 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] DGPS daytime DX
References: <51A4D777.7010802@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <4F1FD42ACD464C6F96BA34BACD3F7AB6@warren7451549c>

Garry,
   Cool,   I will fire up WD2XGJ on 137.7798 QRSS 60 to see if it makes the 
trip!

73 Warren


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry Hess" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
To: "lowfer list" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:12 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] DGPS daytime DX


> Storms nearby today raising the noise floor but nonetheless the DGPS 307 
> kHz station in Pueblo, CO over a 1360 km path is decoding with just an 
> e-probe. Apparently the station in Hagerstown, MD at 937 km is either off 
> the air or sufficiently weaker. Decodes are easier with a 10 ft loop aimed 
> at 257 degrees. Rotating to 167 degrees to null the Pueblo station allows 
> the Hackleburg, AL station to decode over an 861 km path. Captures can be 
> viewed through http://lwca.org/community/YaBB.pl?num=1369756675/2#2.
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Tue May 28 16:50:57 2013
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 15:50:57 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Daytime WD2XGJ and MP
Message-ID: <51A518B1.7000607@sbcglobal.net>

Warren, attached are separate ARGO captures of an e-probe and the 10' 
loop reception around 137.78 kHz. The gain settings are comparable and 
the lightning racket is more evident from the loop as the source is to 
the east (same direction it was aimed). XGJ is more robust with the loop 
as well. Thanks for the extra signal to monitor.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From k2ors at verizon.net  Tue May 28 19:15:30 2013
From: k2ors at verizon.net (K2ORS)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 19:15:30 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Daytime WD2XGJ and MP
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Message-ID: <AAD412ECEF7043D9A058AD6A6D0012C4@warren7451549c>

Thanks Garry!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry Hess" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
To: "lowfer list" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 4:50 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] Daytime WD2XGJ and MP


> Warren, attached are separate ARGO captures of an e-probe and the 10'
> loop reception around 137.78 kHz. The gain settings are comparable and
> the lightning racket is more evident from the loop as the source is to
> the east (same direction it was aimed). XGJ is more robust with the loop
> as well. Thanks for the extra signal to monitor.
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
>


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