Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dl04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 1195738000083; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:12:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Rn60s-00059A-Jj for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:34 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Rn60s-000591-6i for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:34 +0000 Received: from mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.47]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Rn60r-0002HR-OT for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:34 +0000 Received: from aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20120117101125.PFMV28756.mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:25 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (really [82.5.252.56]) by aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.3.00.04.00 201-2196-133-20080908) with ESMTP id <20120117101124.IFEU23925.aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.2.2]> for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:24 +0000 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:21 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4F154949.10262.2B953A@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=JvdXmxIgLJv2/GthKqHpGJEEHukvLcvELVXUanXFreg= c=1 sm=0 a=uObrxnre4hsA:10 a=9YlaCzn6_68A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=OXgkE0iv2XTrFu5G0YkA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Opera reception Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT 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-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:368108448:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d4ad24f1549992844 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Having found a battered old laptop running XP and with a COM port, I started to set up my Opera station yesterday. I could see a good signal but spent hours messing about with sound card settings trying to get it to decode. Finally I discovered that Opera had changed yet again and new (incompatible) modes had been introduced. Grrr! After reluctantly joining the Yahoo group (yet more emails to read), I downloaded yesterday's version (1.1.1) and decoded G4JNT (-4dB), PA0A (-14dB) and RN3AGC (-35db at 2120, and all night peaking -21). What do those dBs represent? Presumably some kind of SNR. I am trying hard to support this mode as it suits my station very well, but there are many aspects which are very frustrating, which is a pity. I now need to find an adaptor to convert my Tx system's 25-way D plug into a 9-way for the laptop. Then I will be transmitting. 73 de Mike ========