Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13822 invoked from network); 15 Dec 2003 19:32:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO netmail01.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.219) by ptb-mailstore02.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Dec 2003 19:32:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 10079 invoked by uid 10001); 15 Dec 2003 19:32:54 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.20) by netmail01.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Dec 2003 19:32:42 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1AVySD-0008OD-AE for rs_out@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:32:29 +0000 Received: from [210.86.15.147] (helo=mta204-rme.xtra.co.nz) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AVySC-0008MX-0D for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:32:28 +0000 Received: from web1-rme.xtra.co.nz ([210.86.15.143]) by mta204-rme.xtra.co.nz with ESMTP id <20031215193151.BQRL12454.mta204-rme.xtra.co.nz@web1-rme.xtra.co.nz> for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:31:51 +1300 X-Fake-Domain: quaycustomer Received: from quaycustomer ([219.89.180.146]) by web1-rme.xtra.co.nz with SMTP id <20031215193150.BLJV22869.web1-rme.xtra.co.nz@quaycustomer> for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:31:50 +1300 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (quaycustomer) Message-ID: <007101c3c343$e0814820$c401a8c0@quaycustomer> From: "Vernall" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <000001c3c33b$32d4a7b0$fce8c593@rsch15> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:44:32 +1300 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: LF: ZL6QH beacon 26, 27 & 28 December Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 2 Hi all, ZL6QH will carry out LF beacon transmission during ZL hours of darkness on Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 December. The same format as previous beacon tests will be used, with 120 second dot length, 0.42 Hz FSK, with transmission code repeated QQQQQ.... with each Q coded as [hi hi lo hi off] : hi = 137.7890 kHz lo = 137.7886 kHz Timing will be such that the start of a Q coincides with the hour. It takes 10 minutes per Q, so there are six Qs per hour. The DDS exciter has a frequency shift of 0.42 Hz, and the tones should be within 0.1 Hz of the declared frequencies. If the SSB backup exciter needs to be called upon, the frequency shift would be 0.4 Hz. The ZL hours of darkness in late December are nominally 0750 UTC (sunset) till 1655 UTC (sunrise). The beacon will be transmitting from before sunrise till after sunset each night, and close down during daytime (summer holidays downunder ...). 73, Bob ZL2CA