Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 10:59:56 -0230 (NDT)
From: jcraig@mun.ca
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Subject: Re: LF: MF: VO1NA (was: VO1NA de F6CNI : 136K OP32)
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Hi Mike,

I was checking the QRG -- thought I may have been on an OP QRG when
nobody replied!  That was probably the carrier. Thanks for the signal
report.  It seems conditions were not the best last night.  At least
the QRSS gave some gratification.

73
Joe

On Sat, 1 Nov 2014, Mike Dennison wrote:

> Joe,
>
> Your signals were visible on my QRSS3 screen most of the time, but
> only just detectable by ear with the selectivity very tight. I heard
> the occasional letter, but nothing I could make sense of. I did see
> what appeared to be an unmodulated carrier starting at 0056 and
> ending at 0058UTC - was that you testing your QRSS100 before the
> official end of the CW?
>
> I missed your announcement of QRSS100 tests and instead tried
> detecting VE7SL with a QRSS60 screen, but nothing seen. The VE7BDQ
> transmission was a non-starter because of the very strong NDB carrier
> on the same frequency.
>
> An interesting test, nevertheless.
>
> de Mike, G3XDV
> ==============
>
>> Hi Wolf,
>>
>> Thanks for taking a listen.
>>
>> I do not think you are alone in having trouble hearing the sigs.
>> As of 2317 I had 2 calls from local stations.  Since then,
>> just QRN on 80 and usb squeaks on 40m.
>>
>> I will try for some QRSS100 at 0130 when the event is over.
>> Hope this is not too late for you.
>>
>> 73
>> Joe VO1NA
>>
>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, wolf_dl4yhf wrote:
>>
>>> Not a trace in the spectrogram on 477.7 kHz here yet ... but that
>>> would have been very optimistic, considering the QRN.
>>>
>>> Only "RP" (beacon) happily beeping away .
>>>
>>> A minute-long continuous carrier later at night may have the chance
>>> to get through and give us an idea about the signal level... and how
>>> many dBs are missing for audible copy ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Wolf DL4YHF .
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 31.10.2014 23:13, schrieb jcraig@mun.ca:
>>>> Sorry Christian, that should have read 'In 4 minutes'.
>>>> The beacon has been on since 2130 and I've been listening
>>>> on 80 and 40 metres.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>> Joe VO1NA
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, C. Groeger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Joe,
>>>> What do you mean by 4 minutes?
>>>>
>>>> Christian Groeger
>>>>
>>>> jcraig@mun.ca schrieb:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Christian, Group,
>>>>>
>>>>> Will start the CW at 2130 utc tonight (4 minutes). Good luck. Joe
>>>>> VO1NA
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, C. Groeger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Joe,
>>>>> When will you be qrv in cw tonight?
>>>>> Df5qg
>>>>>
>>>>> Christian Groeger
>>>>>
>>>>> jcraig@mun.ca schrieb:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Merci Andy and all who reported.
>>>>>> Happy to hear that the sigs could actually be heard. We will have
>>>>>> to try for a 2 way in winter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will try some CW tonight on 477.7 kHz in preparation of
>>>>>> tomorrow night's event. Reports welcomed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best 73's Joe VO1NA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014, Andr Guy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello Joe.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good cdx OP32 LF this morning. Here some reports I give to your
>>>>>>> signal :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 06:39 136 VO1NA Op32 -18 dB
>>>>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> ----------------- --- - - ---- - -- ---- --| Fade: 18% 06:04 136
>>>>>>> VO1NA Op32 -16 dB
>>>>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> -------------------------------- -----------------------| Fade:
>>>>>>> 1% 05:29 136 VO1NA Op32 -19 dB |---------------
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> -------------------------- ------------| Fade: 2% 04:54 136
>>>>>>> VO1NA Op32 -18 dB |-
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> ---------------------------- ------------------------| Fade: 2%
>>>>>>> 04:19 136 VO1NA Op32 -21 dB
>>>>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------- ---| Fade:
>>>>>>> 1% 03:44 136 VO1NA Op32 -22 dB |---------------------------- - -
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> --------------------| Fade: 4% 01:59 136 VO1NA Op32 -25 dB
>>>>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> ------------------------- --------- --- -- ---- - -| Fade: 9%
>>>>>>> 01:24 136 VO1NA Op32 -33 dB |-- ------- ---------------
>>>>>>> ----------- ------------------------- ------ ---- -- --------
>>>>>>> -------------------------- ---| Fade: 8% 00:49 136 VO1NA Op32
>>>>>>> -40 dB |-- -- -- ---- -------- - ------- ----- --- -
>>>>>>> ----------------- ---
>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------| Fade: 13%
>>>>>>> *********** 30/10/2014 *********** 23:04 136 VO1NA Op32 -22 dB
>>>>>>> |------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> -------------
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------| Fade: 2%
>>>>>>> 22:29 136 VO1NA Op32 -23 dB | ------ ---
>>>>>>> -------------------------------
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> -----------| Fade: 3% 21:54 136 VO1NA Op32 -26 dB
>>>>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> ----- --------------------------------------------------| Fade:
>>>>>>> 1% *********** 29/10/2014 ***********
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You see that this morning, 16 dB is great, and 569 by
>>>>>>> ears. I was using my large K9AY as usual, without preamplifier
>>>>>>> and the IC7200 with the common 50 Hz DSP filter. In center of my
>>>>>>> large city, the local QRN is moderate on LF but high on MF..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> About your CW test TM with the two other stations, 478.477 is a
>>>>>>> good QRG. But for the x-band QSO, I am sorry : 3562 is in the
>>>>>>> QRP segment, and 7062 is in the LSB segment. So Ill
>>>>>>> cannot answer you. Sure your signal be audible on MF CW, as
>>>>>>> usual here around 0300 TU.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bet 73 and luck.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andy F6CNI.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Message d'origine-----
>>>>>>> From: jcraig@mun.ca
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 11:50 AM
>>>>>>> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: LF: Re: VO1NA 136K OP32
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank-you Markus. The TX was running about 4 amps to the 100m
>>>>>>> wire. Your summer antenna, rx and opds are working very well
>>>>>>> indeed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Has my oscillator drifted down a bit? The DDS is set for
>>>>>>> 137.477.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>> Joe
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 29 Oct 2014, Markus Vester wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Joe,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> of course we're watching! Think that I actually caught each of
>>>>>>>> your Op transmissions between midnight and 7:33 UT.
>>>>>>>> Average-power SNR's were in the minus fourties; might have
>>>>>>>> really been a bit better but I'm still on the low and noisy
>>>>>>>> "summer" RX antenna.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best 73,
>>>>>>>> Markus (DF6NM)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2014-10-29 07:33:23 VO1NA 4585km 137477.000Hz 2mHz -43.5dBOp
>>>>>>>> 100% 18.1dB 2014-10-29 06:58:22 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz
>>>>>>>> -41.9dBOp 99% 19.5dB 2014-10-29 06:23:23 VO1NA 4585km
>>>>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -40.5dBOp 100% 19.9dB 2014-10-29 05:48:22
>>>>>>>> VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -44.0dBOp 99% 18.6dB 2014-10-29
>>>>>>>> 05:13:23 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -43.2dBOp 100% 18.3dB
>>>>>>>> 2014-10-29 04:38:22 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 3mHz -47.3dBOp
>>>>>>>> 99% 16.8dB 2014-10-29 04:18:06 LA4ANA 1164km 137500.675Hz 3mHz
>>>>>>>> -40.5dBOp 98% 20.9dB 2014-10-29 04:03:21 VO1NA 4585km
>>>>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -41.0dBOp 100% 19.6dB 2014-10-29 03:28:20
>>>>>>>> VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 1mHz -41.3dBOp 99% 18.4dB 2014-10-29
>>>>>>>> 02:53:21 VO1NA 4585km 137477.000Hz 2mHz -42.6dBOp 100% 18.3dB
>>>>>>>> 2014-10-29 02:18:20 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -43.7dBOp
>>>>>>>> 99% 19.4dB 2014-10-29 02:04:46 LA4ANA 1164km 137500.676Hz 3mHz
>>>>>>>> -48.3dBOp 88% 15.2dB 2014-10-29 01:43:21 VO1NA 4585km
>>>>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -40.4dBOp 100% 18.5dB 2014-10-29 01:33:10
>>>>>>>> SM6BHZ 923km 137509.959Hz 2mHz -32.3dBOp 100% 19.2dB 2014-10-29
>>>>>>>> 01:08:20 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -42.6dBOp 99% 19.4dB
>>>>>>>> 2014-10-29 01:00:22 SM6BHZ 923km 137509.959Hz 2mHz -29.7dBOp
>>>>>>>> 100% 21.9dB 2014-10-29 00:42:32 G3XDV 843km 137541.803Hz 2mHz
>>>>>>>> -33.1dBOp 100% 22.2dB 2014-10-29 00:33:19 VO1NA 4585km
>>>>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -46.8dBOp 100% 17.4dB
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: jcraig@mun.ca
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:45 PM
>>>>>>>> To: Graham
>>>>>>>> Cc: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>>>>>>>> Subject: LF: Re: VO1NA 136K OP32 G8HUH 2200m OPERA 3550 km
>>>>>>>> 08:43:23
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Graham,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for this and also the report from SV8RV. I was wondering
>>>>>>>> if anyone was listening to my opera... Anyway, I'm still
>>>>>>>> tinkering with the dds/ttl/cmos stuff and have a carrier on
>>>>>>>> 478.477 which hopefully will be singing on the air after the CW
>>>>>>>> event tomorrow (TX 477.7 RX 3562 7062 starting 2130 utc).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The 2200m Opera is about to begin soon (2045 UTC).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>>> Joe
>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> Ce courrier lectronique ne contient aucun virus ou
>>>>>>> logiciel malveillant parce que la protection avast! Antivirus
>>>>>>> est active. http://www.avast.com
>>>>>>>
>>>
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