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From: Laurence KL1 X <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:19:24 -0900
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Hi Stefan - no chance over this way - condiitons over the N Pole are more t=
han poot/poor at the moment - As the sun went down last night till dawn thi=
s morning Aurora were visible to the Zenith even covered by a thin cloud ba=
nk. I think I must be adding to Global warning as the Tx appears to be heat=
ing the ground and little is getting thru this disturbance. I did get a DFC=
W report from Jack  down in BC Canada last night which I was very grateful =
for (he was also seeing MP well)  but nothing further. Such are conditions =
up here at the moment.  Still Ive been working on the TS850 to give it a GP=
S referenced master 20MHz source from my 10MHz system and appears good (Eba=
y SMD kit from the UK which I didnt screw up - even tho the components kept=
 on dissapearing - hiding in my morning toast crumbs!)=2C and now the new b=
oard now sits where the SO2 original TXCO would have been installed - quite=
 good really as it switches automatically to the external source if availab=
le or back to the internal 20MHz if not - my first go at SMD Sorted out the=
 defeat the Tx below 1.6MHz logic so it can actually transmit on 500 and 13=
7kHz directly :-) =2C and will finish the logic switching circuit to automa=
tically route the tx drive signal below 500k to "IF" RCA socket on the back=
 - all this courtesy of Bob ZL2CAs notes. Ill need to add a buffer to get t=
o the >5V logic level for the Decca but have the board just about complete =
for that and that will sit in the Decca. So - not wasted time even though I=
 do keep looking out of the window and hoping the Aurora goes a way - it co=
uld be a week or more before we recover on some paths....still it is still =
awe inspiring looking at all them amps flowing about up there.... Laurence =
KL1 X  WE2XPQWasilla Palmer Alaskahttp://kl7uk.com=20
 > Date: Tue=2C 13 Nov 2012 22:53:00 +0100
> From: Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de
> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> Subject: LF: LF WSPR overnight
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> Dear LF group=2C
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> In case someone is interested=2C i'm spending the night in WSPR (until 6=
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> UTC) on 137.44 kHz.
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> 73=2C GL=2C GN=2C Stefan/DK7FC
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Hi Stefan - no chance&nbsp=3Bover this way -&nbsp=3Bcondiitons over the&nbs=
p=3BN Pole are more than&nbsp=3Bpoot/poor at the moment - As the sun&nbsp=
=3Bwent down last night till dawn this morning Aurora were&nbsp=3Bvisible t=
o the Zenith even&nbsp=3Bcovered by a thin cloud bank.<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>I thi=
nk I must be adding to Global warning as the&nbsp=3BTx appears to be heatin=
g the ground and little is getting thru this disturbance. I did get a DFCW&=
nbsp=3Breport from Jack &nbsp=3Bdown in BC Canada last night which I was ve=
ry grateful for (he was also seeing MP well) &nbsp=3Bbut nothing further. S=
uch are conditions up here at the moment. <BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>Still Ive been wo=
rking on the TS850 to give it a GPS referenced master 20MHz source from my =
10MHz&nbsp=3Bsystem and appears good (Ebay SMD kit from the UK&nbsp=3Bwhich=
 I didnt screw up -&nbsp=3Beven tho the components kept on dissapearing -&n=
bsp=3Bhiding in&nbsp=3Bmy morning&nbsp=3Btoast crumbs!)=2C and now&nbsp=3Bt=
he new&nbsp=3Bboard now sits where&nbsp=3Bthe SO2 original TXCO would have =
been installed - quite good really as it switches automatically to the exte=
rnal source if available or back to the internal 20MHz if not - my first go=
 at SMD<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>Sorted out the defeat the Tx below 1.6MHz logic so i=
t can actually transmit on 500 and 137kHz directly :-) =2C and will finish =
the logic switching circuit to automatically route the tx drive&nbsp=3Bsign=
al below 500k to "IF" RCA socket on the back - all this courtesy of Bob ZL2=
CAs notes. Ill need to add a buffer to get to the &gt=3B5V logic level for =
the Decca but have the board just about complete for that and that will sit=
 in the Decca.<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>So -&nbsp=3Bnot wasted time even though I do =
keep looking out of the window and hoping the Aurora goes a way - it could =
be a week or more before we recover on some paths....still it is still awe =
inspiring looking at all them amps flowing about up there....<BR>&nbsp=3B<B=
R>Laurence KL1 X&nbsp=3B WE2XPQ<BR>Wasilla Palmer Alaska<BR><a href=3D"http=
://kl7uk.com">http://kl7uk.com</a><BR>&nbsp=3B<BR><br>&nbsp=3B<BR><div><div=
 id=3D"SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>&gt=3B Date: Tue=2C 13 Nov 2012 22:53:00 =
+0100<br>&gt=3B From: Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de<br>&gt=3B To: r=
sgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org<br>&gt=3B Subject: LF: LF WSPR overnight<br>&gt=
=3B <br>&gt=3B Dear LF group=2C<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B In case someone is int=
erested=2C i'm spending the night in WSPR (until 6 <br>&gt=3B UTC) on 137.4=
4 kHz.<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B 73=2C GL=2C GN=2C Stefan/DK7FC<br>&gt=3B <br></=
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