Return-Path: Received: from rly-da05.mx.aol.com (rly-da05.mail.aol.com [172.19.129.79]) by air-da09.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.6) with ESMTP id MAILINDA093-a6f49a0776559; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:51:48 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-da05.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDA057-a6f49a0776559; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:51:35 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Lazkp-0002Yo-12 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:51:23 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Lazko-0002Yf-JF for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:51:22 +0000 Received: from cavuit01.kulnet.kuleuven.be ([134.58.240.43]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Lazkn-0004KI-FC for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:51:22 +0000 Received: from smtps02.kuleuven.be (smtpshost02.kulnet.kuleuven.be [134.58.240.75]) by cavuit01.kulnet.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7628D7B8047 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:51:11 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtps02.kuleuven.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtps02.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D6CAF3864 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:51:11 +0100 (CET) Received: from webmail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (webmail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.242.4]) by smtps02.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47126F3863 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:51:11 +0100 (CET) Received: by webmail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (Postfix, from userid 65534) id BFF665A47; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:51:11 +0100 (CET) Received: from 63.109-136-217.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be (63.109-136-217.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be [217.136.109.63]) by webmail4.kuleuven.be (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:51:11 +0100 Message-ID: <20090221225111.lnqiykdjl20c84kc@webmail4.kuleuven.be> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:51:11 +0100 X-Kuleuven: This mail passed the K.U.Leuven mailcluster From: Rik Strobbe To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.2) X-Originating-IP: 217.136.109.63 X-KULeuven-Information: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven X-KULeuven-Scanned: Found to be clean X-KULeuven-Envelope-From: rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Ultra pico-low-power WSPR beacon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Andy, I am monitoring and uploading eventual spots. I will leave the RX / PC on overnight, so whoever want to give it a try ... 73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T Quoting Andy Talbot : > Just for a bit of novelty, I'm running probably the lowest power WSPR > signal seen on this band. Frequency 503.87kHz (set the usual USB > carrier 502.4) RF power is -2dBm, so ERP is in the region of -27dBm. > Duty cycle 33% (well, actually, 34.375%, but who's counting) > > Judging by some of the WSPR reports on my signal when runing 100 Watts > in the past, a few local stations may just be able to decode it. > > As for PN sequences, I admited defeat and just wrote down a series of > ones and zeros then played with them till they looked right and had > the correct numbers of each in a 32 bit pattern (which is why 33% and > 20% duty cycle values aren't spot-on) > On the assumptuin that its not random at all, why try to generate > other than by eye? > > Interesting to know Joe had a similar headache over this issue, Scott. > Clearly it isn't a 'mountain out of a molehill' problem after all. > > > Andy G4JNT > www.g4jnt.com > > Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm