Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 147A738000096; Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:29:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RtRcb-0000uV-RA for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:28:45 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RtRca-0000uM-Rc for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:28:44 +0000 Received: from mail-ww0-f41.google.com ([74.125.82.41]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RtRcX-0002Wn-T3 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:28:44 +0000 Received: by wgbdt11 with SMTP id dt11so1578717wgb.4 for ; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:28:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=1V2/hVp7k2imsqPj07sr+0nHgtZ6pa7xDVgdfKiogKw=; b=CgsLurMBe1Nuz8XgGjODnqtyP/wxNlasa01hjRatX3YiWZdw+gARXNYrEFCAnyJ3Lw VQWKNECbySLgly/qO/6QKP2L9CTg/s7W5IGiyoDgQ8VtZw9AuG9/mOIjYOn47I3fj/lu C7se9pxPPKBW2E3qPpuzfrJ7oLdwEL8JM/34U= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.76.235 with SMTP id n11mr22359wiw.11.1328308115821; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:28:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.121.147 with HTTP; Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:28:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <4F2C3915.7010204@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:28:35 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Douglas D. Williams" To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &, UK) and MedFer bands" Cc: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: [Lowfer] OPERA Legal in USA Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d04374abb65556d04b816d5db X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE 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: 0:2:462979744:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d249.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : fail x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d404e4f2c5fd71bec X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none --f46d04374abb65556d04b816d5db Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 That's amazing. Pretty soon we will have DXCC on any band that we can erect a 30' dipole.....all without ever having to actually be present in our "shack". Progress? Not for me to judge. Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33457409/image001.png Doug - KB4OER On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Dick Goodman wrote: > I loaded OPERA for the first time yesterday to copy Bob WE2XGR/6 ... > which worked great. Then this morning I looked at the program more > closely. > I was using it with my SDR/IQ to copy Bob but saw it was being used to > actually make QSO's on all of the HF bands. I have a Flex-5000 and > installed > OPERA on that machine. It runs with the Flex just great. It keys the > transmitter, talks to the Virtual Comm Ports, and completely controls the > Flex in frequency. On 14.065 Mhz this morning, I started copying a lot of > Europeans with it. I got brave and hit the "TX" button. The Flex went into > the transmit mode and about 2 minutes later about 7 stations who copied me, > all DX, scrolled down the screen. I was running a power of 5 watts to an > Inverted Vee. > I put it into the "Auto QSO" mode and within an hour, I had 30 DX > QSO's automatically logged complete with real signal reports both ways. I > sat with it so it was not unattended!! I'm sure that this will be quite > controversial but is sure was fun! > > 73 > Dick, WA3USG > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lowfer-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto: > lowfer-bounces@mailman.qth.net] > On Behalf Of Dexter McIntyre W4DEX > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:44 PM > To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands > Subject: Re: [Lowfer] OPERA Legal in USA > > OPERA needs a CW ID option with a selectable timer. > > Dex > > Bob Raide wrote: > > As far as I know yes. OPERA was really designed for 137-500 kHz as a > > program to fit the high noise low freq bands but most of the OPERA > > users are on HF and just a few of us on the LW bands. It seems to be > > very popular in Europe however, as it was developed by a ham in > > Spain-I am thinking the Europeans now have a European program that > > works and they use it allot. Bob > > > > > > > >> From: wa3usg@verizon.net > >> To: lowfer@mailman.qth.net > >> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:34:42 -0500 > >> Subject: [Lowfer] OPERA Legal in USA > >> > >> I don't want to sound really super dumb but is OPERA legal to > >> transmit on the HF bands in the United States .... I hope so! > >> > >> 73 > >> Dick, WA3USG > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Lowfer mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:Lowfer@mailman.qth.net > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Lowfer mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Lowfer@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Lowfer mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Lowfer@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Lowfer mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Lowfer@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > --f46d04374abb65556d04b816d5db Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That's amazing. Pretty soon=A0we will have DXCC on=A0any band that= we can erect a 30' dipole.....all without ever having to actually be p= resent in our "shack".
=A0
Progress? =A0Not = for me to judge.
=A0
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto.
=A0
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=A0
Doug - KB4= OER
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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:4= 8 PM, Dick Goodman <wa3usg@verizon.net> wrote:
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0I loaded OPERA for the first time yesterday to copy Bob WE2= XGR/6 ...
which worked great. =A0Then this morning I looked at the program more close= ly.
I was using it with my SDR/IQ to copy Bob but saw it was being used to
actually make QSO's on all of the HF bands. I have a Flex-5000 and inst= alled
OPERA on that machine. It runs with the Flex just great. It keys the
transmitter, talks to the Virtual Comm Ports, and completely controls the Flex in frequency. On 14.065 Mhz this morning, I started copying a lot of Europeans with it. I got brave and hit the "TX" button. The Flex = went into
the transmit mode and about 2 minutes later about 7 stations who copied me,=
all DX, =A0scrolled down the screen. I was running a power of 5 watts to an=
Inverted Vee.
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0I put it into the "Auto QSO" mode and within an h= our, I had 30 DX
QSO's automatically logged complete with real signal reports both ways.= I
sat with it so it was not unattended!! I'm sure that this will be quite=
controversial but is sure was fun!

73
Dick, WA3USG


-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces@mail= man.qth.net [mailto:l= owfer-bounces@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:44 PM
To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer bands<= br> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] OPERA Legal in USA

OPERA needs a CW ID option with a selectable timer.

Dex

Bob Raide wrote:
> As far as I know yes. OPERA was really designed for 137-500 kHz as a > program to fit the high noise low freq bands but most of the OPERA
> users are on HF and just a few of us on the LW bands. It seems to be > very popular in Europe however, as it was developed by a ham in
> Spain-I am thinking the Europeans now have a European program that
> works and they use it allot. Bob
>
>
>
>> From: wa3usg@verizon.net=
>> To: lowfer@mailman.qth.n= et
>> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:34:42 -0500
>> Subject: [Lowfer] OPERA Legal in USA
>>
>> I don't want to sound really super dumb but is OPERA legal to<= br> >> transmit on the HF bands in the United States .... I hope so!
>>
>> 73
>> Dick, WA3USG
>>
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