Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12995 invoked from network); 13 Dec 2002 14:55:31 -0000 Received: from netmail01.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.219) by mailstore with SMTP; 13 Dec 2002 14:55:31 -0000 Received: (qmail 28267 invoked by uid 10001); 13 Dec 2002 13:54:53 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail01.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 13 Dec 2002 13:54:53 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18MqGF-0007aP-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:53:51 +0000 Received: from [207.155.198.79] (helo=darius.concentric.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18MqGE-0007aG-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:53:50 +0000 Received: from mcfeely.concentric.net (mcfeely.concentric.net [207.155.198.83]) by darius.concentric.net [Concentric SMTP Routing 1.0] id gBDDrkg20589 for ; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:53:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from jka ([208.37.242.34]) by mcfeely.concentric.net (8.9.1a) id IAA16796; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:53:45 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000d01c2a2af$a32b5de0$09dc9384@jka> From: "John Andrews" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:57:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: LF: 136 Friday night, Argo settings Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0tests=REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Markus, >- I would probably prefer a lower speed: 90s-slow has the same resolution as 60s-normal, but shows 2.8 hours in a single screenshot (allowing me to doze away for a while without losing downloads ;-)). < Point well taken, and it also opens up the opportunity for someone to transmit at slower than QRSS60 speeds. >- I am usually avoiding the AGC automatic gain setting as it makes it impossible to distinguish between reduced signal and increased noise. Sometimes when dashes are disrupted to a pair of dots, it would help to see whether there is a burst of QRN in the middle.< I have used it to make things less touchy with my local noise levels, which are both considerable and variable. Particularly on the overnight captures when I am happily asleep, it's nice to have a little protection. I'm in a suburban neighborhood, and it is not very quiet. I'll experiment, though. I will definitely be recording some .WAV files for later processing. John Andrews, W1TAG