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From: "DTX" <dtx@wood.tzo.com>
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:08:56 -0800
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Subject: LF: Fw: ZL6QH tests 27, 28 & 29 Dec
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>From yesterday....
WA6DTX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vernall" <vernall@xtra.co.nz>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 5:52 PM
Subject: LF: ZL6QH tests 27, 28 & 29 Dec


>
> Hi all,
>
>  ZL6QH will be sending LF beacon transmissions overnight (New Zealand
time)
> on 27, 28 and 29 December.
>
> Transmission will start about 0720 UTC (ZL6QH sunset is nominally 0752
UTC)
> and end about 1730 UTC (ZL6QH sunrise is nominally 1655 UTC).
>
> A new DDS exciter constructed by Andrew ZL2BBJ will be tried this time,
with
> long dot FSK beacon format very similar to that used previously for ZL6QH
> beacon tests.  The identifier QQQQ.... is sent as hi/hi/lo/high/gap ....
> with 120 second dot length for each element.  The DDS frequency shift is
> 0.424 Hz, so transmitted frequencies are (rounded to 0.1 Hz):
> hi = 137.7891 kHz
> lo = 137.7887 kHz
>
> Each Q takes 10 minutes, so there are conveniently six Qs per hour.  To
> assist with weak signal identification the timing will be arranged so that
> the first element of a Q starts on the hour.  The DDS exciter is confirmed
> to have accurate timing.
>
> There is no email access at the remote Quartz Hill station, but there will
> be daily trips to Wellington, so private and reflector email can be read.
> If there are particularly good beacon results for Friday, we will be happy
> to make skeds for attempted two-way DX contacts using Jason.  Any change
to
> the ZL6QH schedule will be posted to the RSGB reflector site.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Bob ZL2CA
>
>