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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Thanks Robert and Graham. ? Being a bit of an "Eigenbroetler" I decided not to use the Opera software from Jose Ros but rather make my own. Thus there is no internet broadcasting when I transmit, and PSK reporter apparently assigns some wrong default QTH to incoming reception reports. ? My little transmit software (including sources) is on ?http://df6nm.bplaced.net/opera/ and Wolf's sound utilities can be found?in ?http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/soundutl/sndutl_e.zip ? If you want to use it, you have to generate an Opera 110... sequence once for your callsign by typing ?opgen df6nm >opera.txt into a DOS box, and expand it to an opera.dat file containing 16 IQ-samples per symbol using ?optxtdat Then to start a transmit session, type ?start sndoutpt /sr=12000 /dec=6144 /fc=2070 which opens a tiny SndOutpt window and waits to be fed with an IQ data file. The upsampling factor dec is 750 times the dash length in seconds, and should be 6144 for Op-32 or 1536 for Op-8 mode. The desired audio frequency fc can also be edited at runtime. Finally?the transmission?is initiated by ?copy opera.dat audio.dat A nice feature on the side is that the dashes will have smooth edges, which minimize keyclicks when used with a linear transmitter. ? I'm still working on the receive side, and the first results using coherent correlation have been very promising. ? Best 73, MArkus [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no trust [64.12.100.31 listed in list.dnswl.org] 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (markusvester[at]aol.com) -0.0 T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay domain -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 T_DKIM_INVALID DKIM-Signature header exists but is not valid X-Scan-Signature: 14522a7d8bfffcae5e92e35059f18ae1 Subject: LF: Re: Reception report from Norway Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CF59911DD61D66_2364_32D43_Webmail-d111.sysops.aol.com" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30, HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNKNOWN,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-AUTHENTICATION: mtain-mb03.r1000.mx.aol.com ; domain : mx.aol.com DKIM : fail x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d601750476e350818 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----------MB_8CF59911DD61D66_2364_32D43_Webmail-d111.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks Robert and Graham. ? Being a bit of an "Eigenbroetler" I decided not to use the Opera software f= rom Jose Ros but rather make my own. Thus there is no internet broadcasting= when I transmit, and PSK reporter apparently assigns some wrong default QT= H to incoming reception reports. ? My little transmit software (including sources) is on=20 ?http://df6nm.bplaced.net/opera/ and Wolf's sound utilities can be found?in ?http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/soundutl/sndutl_e.zip ? If you want to use it, you have to generate an Opera 110... sequence once f= or your callsign by typing ?opgen df6nm >opera.txt into a DOS box, and expand it to an opera.dat file containing 16 IQ-samples= per symbol using ?optxtdat Then to start a transmit session, type ?start sndoutpt /sr=3D12000 /dec=3D6144 /fc=3D2070 which opens a tiny SndOutpt window and waits to be fed with an IQ data file= . The upsampling factor dec is 750 times the dash length in seconds, and sh= ould be 6144 for Op-32 or 1536 for Op-8 mode. The desired audio frequency f= c can also be edited at runtime. Finally?the transmission?is initiated by= =20 ?copy opera.dat audio.dat A nice feature on the side is that the dashes will have smooth edges, which= minimize keyclicks when used with a linear transmitter. ? I'm still working on the receive side, and the first results using coherent= correlation have been very promising. ? Best 73, MArkus Re: Reception report from Norway=20 Tue Sep 4, 2012 5:59 pm=20 "graham787" <g0nbd@...>=20 ? Well, I think DF6NM is also confused as to why he is located in the UK .... all we can ask is that Markus checks the qra locator entered into Oper= a and if this is correct, then ,will have to flag this up to Philip / Jose (P= SK Map)for investigation ? The Phantom (of the opera) Tx spots are to ensure Rx stations are showing= =20 on the psk-map 'before' any decode is made ... a handy check as often you= =20 could be the 'only' station on the band and with 32 mins tx cycle , its=20 nice to know there is someone at the other end ! ? 73 -Graham. ? --- In rsgb_lf_group@..., "robert_la4ana" <la4ana73@...> wrote: > > Thanks to all for last night's TX activity. It was very helpful in ord= er to gain an impression of my new 136 kHz receive set-up. I am currently using a untuned 65 square meter loop antenna (oriented North/South) and a Kenwood TS-590, no seperate pre-amp (yet). > > During my first "night at the Opera" I received the following stations= (data recovery from PSK-reporter): > > sNR mode MHz rxTime Call Loc > -28 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 19:30 PA0A JO33DE > -34 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 20:07 G3XDV IO91VT > -25 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 20:28 PA0A JO33DE > -33 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 20:40 G3XDV IO91VT > -35 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 21:13 G3XDV IO91VT > -38 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 21:45 G3XDV IO91VT > -13 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 21:57 DK7FC JN49IK > -37 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 22:18 G3XDV IO91VT > -14 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 22:29 DK7FC JN49IK > -31 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 22:56 DF6NM IO91UX > -31 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 23:24 G3XDV IO91VT > -37 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 01:10 G3XDV IO91VT > -35 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 01:43 G3XDV IO91VT > -34 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 02:16 G3XDV IO91VT > -30 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 02:48 G3XDV IO91VT > -29 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 03:21 G3XDV IO91VT > -25 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 03:54 G3XDV IO91VT > -35 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 04:27 G3XDV IO91VT > > It puzzles me a bit to receive DF6NM at locator IO91UX instead of in G= ermany, but it seems that some other stations also report that locator. In addition= , PSK-reporter is reporting many decodes of my own call. However, I was not transmitting nor did I activate the Opera beacon function. May be someone c= an explain, as I am relatively new to Opera and PSK-reporter. > > Keep up the good work. I hope to join as a transmitting station as wel= l in the not too distant future. > > 73 de Robert > LA4ANA > ----------MB_8CF59911DD61D66_2364_32D43_Webmail-d111.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Thanks Robert and Graham.=20
 
Being a bi= t of an "Eigenbroetler" I decided not to use the Opera software from Jose R= os but rather make my own. Thus there is no internet broadcasting when I tr= ansmit, and PSK reporter apparently assigns some wrong default QTH to incom= ing reception reports.
 
My little = transmit software (including sources) is on
 http://df6nm.bplaced.net/= opera/
and Wolf's sound utilities can be found in
 http://ww= w.qsl.net/dl4yhf/soundutl/sndutl_e.zip
 
If you wan= t to use it, you have to generate an Opera 110... sequence once for your ca= llsign by typing
 opgen df6nm >opera.txt
into a DOS box, and expand it to an opera.dat file containing 16 IQ-samples= per symbol using
 optxtdat
Then to st= art a transmit session, type
 start sndoutpt /sr=3D12000 /dec=3D6144 /fc=3D2070
which opens a tiny SndOutpt window and waits to be fed with an IQ data file= . The upsampling factor dec is 750 times the dash length in seconds, and sh= ould be 6144 for Op-32 or 1536 for Op-8 mode. The desired audio frequency f= c can also be edited at runtime. Finally the transmission is init= iated by
 copy opera.dat audio.dat
A nice feature on the side is that the dashes will have smooth edges, which= minimize keyclicks when used with a linear transmitter.
 
I'm still = working on the receive side, and the first results using coherent correlati= on have been very promising.
 
Best 73, MArkus

Re: Reception report from Norway
Tue Sep 4,= 2012 5:59 pm
"graham787" <g0nbd@...>
 
Well, I th= ink DF6NM is also confused as to why he is located in the UK
.... all we can ask is that Markus checks the qra locator entered into Oper= a
and if this is correct, then ,will have to flag this up to Philip / Jose (P= SK
Map)for investigation
 
The Phanto= m (of the opera) Tx spots are to ensure Rx stations are showing
on the psk-map 'before' any decode is made ... a handy check as often you <= br> could be the 'only' station on the band and with 32 mins tx cycle , its nice to know there is someone at the other end !
 
73 -Graham= .
 
--- In rsg= b_lf_group@..., "robert_la4ana" <la4ana73@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for last night's TX activity. It was very helpful in ord= er to
gain an impression of my new 136 kHz receive set-up. I am currently using a=
untuned 65 square meter loop antenna (oriented North/South) and a Kenwood TS-590, no seperate pre-amp (yet).
>
> During my first "night at the Opera" I received the following stations= (data
recovery from PSK-reporter):
>
> sNR mode MHz rxTime Call Loc
> -28 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 19:30 PA0A JO33DE
> -34 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 20:07 G3XDV IO91VT
> -25 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 20:28 PA0A JO33DE
> -33 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 20:40 G3XDV IO91VT
> -35 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 21:13 G3XDV IO91VT
> -38 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 21:45 G3XDV IO91VT
> -13 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 21:57 DK7FC JN49IK
> -37 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 22:18 G3XDV IO91VT
> -14 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 22:29 DK7FC JN49IK
> -31 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 22:56 DF6NM IO91UX
> -31 OPERA 0.136000 03.09.2012 23:24 G3XDV IO91VT
> -37 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 01:10 G3XDV IO91VT
> -35 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 01:43 G3XDV IO91VT
> -34 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 02:16 G3XDV IO91VT
> -30 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 02:48 G3XDV IO91VT
> -29 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 03:21 G3XDV IO91VT
> -25 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 03:54 G3XDV IO91VT
> -35 OPERA 0.136000 04.09.2012 04:27 G3XDV IO91VT
>
> It puzzles me a bit to receive DF6NM at locator IO91UX instead of in G= ermany,
but it seems that some other stations also report that locator. In addition= ,
PSK-reporter is reporting many decodes of my own call. However, I was not transmitting nor did I activate the Opera beacon function. May be someone c= an
explain, as I am relatively new to Opera and PSK-reporter.
>
> Keep up the good work. I hope to join as a transmitting station as wel= l in the
not too distant future.
>
> 73 de Robert
> LA4ANA
>
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