Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-df04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 658023800009A; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:48:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1SCYdZ-00078v-Pw for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:48:45 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1SCYdZ-00078m-9r for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:48:45 +0100 Received: from mail-vb0-f43.google.com ([209.85.212.43]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SCYdX-0003jm-0y for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:48:45 +0100 Received: by vbbfq11 with SMTP id fq11so73470vbb.16 for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:48:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=/RKTVK/GWO4UDPxq6pskwUZKLWdphVlirGA0a1bI0mI=; b=OP2GXz79h9srg4fRVNi6g+nfOw2pr5aprgHPPhTBBRSVM7F7kOzLWUea5mfzJsz2fA 6auyHxN01+NwYZZ/FewEOmSZFnhYDJ5jsJSSkicV60JXKdQ42qnIqaoKL9tKMP1vdApr 0kxIh9eQuMKUtnzIv4sneKSdYYR4AfN25i1kmYvLE7vz5e6KjgA4Gvd4IQRiDP7MOqC3 q/0nRW/IS4746wiqnqMzD1PIpXc/S4Gn6DNbuhL9zLOemmpomafmIRiUdCUqIeK+Zqlp HdvbjEmRYc7D2M+kFQlo6MnIeD0pZ6U0C0+VY1M0MqRagl6ThktWrOZfjEm2uX93Bn+K nYdw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.107.79 with SMTP id a15mr12165603vcp.61.1332863316848; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:48:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.4.212 with HTTP; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:48:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [132.185.240.120] In-Reply-To: <4F6F7394.000017.01436@BOB-PC> References: <4F6F7394.000017.01436@BOB-PC> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:48:36 +0100 Message-ID: From: DAVE PICK To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnKfHZuZe/iDzP9KLa70PraZBocxqzdrJtJc9c2gN0nK0xf3abDhg0ZWygCBykd484q+Y38 X-Spam-Score: 1.6 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,HTML_TAG_EXIST_TBODY=0.126,HTML_TINY_FONT=1.425 Subject: Re: LF: where do I start Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=f46d0435bfd888ee9304bc3b6c7d X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.4 required=5.0 tests=CLICK_BELOW,HTML_50_60, HTML_LINK_CLICK_HERE,HTML_MESSAGE,HTML_TAG_EXISTS_TBODY 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-VSS-INFO: 5400.1158/79575 X-AOL-VSS-CODE: clean X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 1:2:455013760:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 1 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m248.2 ; domain : No domain found DKIM : none x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40d84f71ef575b11 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none --f46d0435bfd888ee9304bc3b6c7d Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0435bfd888ee9004bc3b6c7c --f46d0435bfd888ee9004bc3b6c7c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bob It's not just the sound card that needs calibrating, have you checked that the converter is on frequency? It needs to be within 10Hz or so to give you a chance of decoding. Listen on a carrier frequency of 138.83kHz and see if you have the carrier with regular data bursts from Germany. It should be S9 whilst the rest of the band is, hopefully, quiet. If it's not on 138.83 your cal is wrong, if it's weak your aerial needs tuning and if it's covered in noise you have real trouble! Good luck! Dave G3YXM On 25 March 2012 20:35, bob@halkirk.org.uk wrote: > Hello > I have got a down converter from 10.000 to 136-1ghz. > I have Wolf and Argo , I followed the calibration instructions for the > soundcard > but all I see to get is corrupt data the odd letter and lots of ?. > My antenna is a 80 40 butternut. Can anyone point me in the right > direction. > > regards bob MM0RJR > FREE Animations for your email - by IncrediMail Click > Here! > =E2=96=BA > > --f46d0435bfd888ee9004bc3b6c7c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bob

It's not just the sound card that needs calibrat= ing, have you checked that the converter is on frequency? It needs to be wi= thin 10Hz or so to give you =C2=A0a chance of decoding. Listen on a carrier= frequency of 138.83kHz and see if you have the carrier with regular data b= ursts from Germany. It should be S9 whilst the rest of the band is, hopeful= ly, quiet. If it's not on 138.83 your cal is wrong, if it's weak yo= ur aerial needs tuning and if it's covered in noise you have real troub= le!

Good luck!

Dave G3YXM

<= div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 25 March 2012 20:35, bob@halkirk.org.uk <bob@halkirk.org.uk> wrote:
Hello
I have got a down converter from 10.000 to 136-1ghz.
I have Wolf and Argo=C2=A0, I followed the calibration instructions fo= r the soundcard
but all I see to get is corrupt data the odd letter and lots of ?.
My=C2=A0 antenna is a 80 40 butternut. Can anyone point me in the righ= t direction.
=C2=A0
regards bob MM0RJR
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