Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23948 invoked from network); 19 Sep 2002 05:18:16 -0000 Received: from marstons.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.223) by mailstore with SMTP; 19 Sep 2002 05:18:16 -0000 Received: (qmail 22664 invoked by uid 10001); 19 Sep 2002 06:22:33 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by marstons.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 19 Sep 2002 06:22:33 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 17rtgu-00056c-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:17:28 +0100 Received: from [210.86.15.144] (helo=mta201-rme.xtra.co.nz) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17rtgs-00056S-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:17:26 +0100 Received: from mta4-rme.xtra.co.nz ([210.86.15.143]) by mta201-rme.xtra.co.nz with ESMTP id <20020919051653.SAM15347.mta201-rme.xtra.co.nz@mta4-rme.xtra.co.nz> for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:16:53 +1200 Received: from bob2l2u6k2n1g3 ([210.86.37.40]) by mta4-rme.xtra.co.nz with SMTP id <20020919051652.OBBI1147.mta4-rme.xtra.co.nz@bob2l2u6k2n1g3> for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:16:52 +1200 Message-ID: <009101c25f9b$e08298e0$efe136d2@bob2l2u6k2n1g3> From: "Vernall" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <003a01c24cb9$a8aa77c0$436152d5@it> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:16:37 +1200 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 test 21 September Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=5.0tests=FROM_NAME_NO_SPACES,DOUBLE_CAPSWORDversion=2.31 X-Spam-Level: * Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group ZL6QH 137.7888 kHz BEACON TEST ON 21 SEPTEMBER ZL6QH will be carrying out beacon tests on 21 September, starting before local sunset and going all night, till after local sunrise. Hours of local darkness for ZL6QH are from nominally 0610 UTC (sunset) to 1813 UTC (sunrise). Dual frequency keying will be used, with 0.4 Hz frequency shift. The coding is for an ID character of Q, sent as hi, hi, lo, hi, key up. This code cycle is sent repeatedly. hi = 137.7890 kHz lo = 137.7886 kHz Each element is 120 seconds (dot length) so sending a Q takes 10 minutes. Each Q will start on the hour, and also keep close to 10 minute cycles, which could be useful for analysis of difficult reception situations during a short lift in propagation. Listening out with a receiver set to 137.7888 kHz centre frequency and using Argo software to process demodulated audio fed to a PC sound card is the recommended way to try for DX reception. As Argo displays only 2.6 Hz bandwidth for 120 second dot lengths, careful setting of receiver and sound card frequency is needed to arrange for 137.7888 kHz to be near the centre of the displayed output. Reception reports can be emailed to vernall@xtra.co.nz or posted to the reflector. Good luck to all listeners. 73, Bob ZL2CA