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From: "James Moritz" <j.r.moritz@herts.ac.uk>
Organization: University of Hertfordshire
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:07:11 +0000
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Subject: LF: Argo -simplicity, sig strength etc.
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Dear LF group,

I don't think it is possible for any one piece of software to be all 
things to all people - for the person who is trying to copy a QRSS 
signal, Argo is very well "tuned", but the trade-off for this 
specialisation and being simple to use is that it is less versatile. If 
you want to examine the spectrum of a different type of signal, it is 
better to use a program like Spectrum Lab or Spectran, where you 
have greater control over the parameters of the FFT and display. 

Having said that, I still think a signal level/SNR measurement 
function would be a valuable addition to Argo, even if you are only 
using it for QRSS. It is important to be able to get a meaningful 
measurement of signal strength - eg. 3dB down on yesterday, 
10dB above the noise level, rather than just calling it T,M or O.

Cheers, Jim Moritz
73 de M0BMU