Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1102; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id s9MGM4WP003987 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:22:05 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1XgyYH-0004h2-2E for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:14:21 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1XgyYG-0004gt-Pf for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:14:20 +0100 Received: from nina.ucs.mun.ca ([134.153.232.76]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1XgyYE-0001uD-9S for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:14:19 +0100 Received: from plato.ucs.mun.ca (plato.ucs.mun.ca [134.153.232.153]) by nina.ucs.mun.ca (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id s9MGECIk009834 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:44:12 -0230 Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:44:12 -0230 (NDT) From: jcraig@mun.ca X-X-Sender: jcraig@plato.ucs.mun.ca To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <15A01213EC1F407896E69F7871909E98@AGB> Message-ID: References: <6BF0F1135DB44D52AFFF0448CE54FD98@eplwin764i3> <6CE5DBDE1EBF4CAA9A3B3F612F772E13@AGB> <15A01213EC1F407896E69F7871909E98@AGB> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scan-Signature: 34d483c57c7a6bf26c25db3c8765d5fc Subject: Re: LF: 136 Khz opera 32 deep search last night km07ks Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 842 Thanks, G.. I have changed my tune. It seems one gets more attention when singing in key! Thanks to GW0EZY for the report and the other OP32 grabbers and to you G. for your help and the new OP bands. Is 478.477 a good choice for OP8? 73 Joe VO1NA On Mon, 20 Oct 2014, Graham wrote: > Ok Joe , > > I wondered why you where missing from the map , for last nights sing > along ! > > 600 mtrs mid band qrg now 478.500 with +/- 50 Hz pass band > , > still 477.000 USB . but the pass band has been centred on 1500 Hz > > 73-G, > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 1:01 PM > To: > Subject: Re: LF: 136 Khz opera 32 deep search last night km07ks > >> Hi Markus and Graham, >> >> Thanks for the info on op. I'll look for a lower QRG in >> the passband for 2200m OP32. Hopefully 478.65 is still OK for OP8. >> >> It is planned to add 630m to the 2200m exciter by replacing the >> CMOS 4020 (divide by 16) with a faster 74LS161. The DDS output is >> set at 16f and then divided to improve the resolution and square the >> output, but 16x479 kHz is too fast for the 4020. >> >> Thank-you to IZ7SLZ and SV8RV for their reception reports. >> >> 73 >> Joe VO1NA >> >> >> On Sun, 19 Oct 2014, Graham wrote: >> >>> Hi Joe , >>> >>> Quite possibly , >>> >>> One of the unintended consequences of NED ! >>> >>> [ Never Ending Development] >>> >>> The last major upgrade to Opera , saw the removal of dual speeds >>> for each band and the audio being centred on 1500 Hz >>> >>> That put the mid band Rf-QRG at 137.500 with decoder pass band >>> +/- say 45 Hz >>> >>> However , decode threshold and false decodes are improved , with >>> some decodes showing with fade losses of 60% >>> >>> 477K is now set at OP8 478.500 KHz >>> >>> >>> 73-Graham >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: >>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 7:26 PM >>> To: >>> Subject: Re: LF: 136 Khz opera 32 deep search last night km07ks >>> >>>> Thanks Dionysios and Terry GW0EZY for the reports of the OP >>>> transmissions. >>>> Thanks also to DF6NM for his grabber and accurate freq measurements. >>>> It seems many OP stations have migrated down about 50 Hz. Did I miss >>>> something? >>>> >>>> The TX was running 240 watts 2.2 amps to the 100 m wire. Will be QRV >>>> & QRO again tonight. >>>> >>>> 73 >>>> Joe VO1NA >>>> >>>> On Sun, 19 Oct 2014, Dionysios Vlachiotis wrote: >>>> >>>>> sv8rv km07ks Opera-32 correlation >>>>> >>>>> date time call distance frequency bandwidth snr correlation >>>>> >>>>> 2014-10-19 03:54:24 VO1NA 5905km 137554.746Hz 2mHz -47.6dBOp 92% >>>>> 15.1dB >>>>> 2014-10-19 01:34:22 VO1NA 5905km 137554.746Hz 2mHz -47.0dBOp 84% >>>>> 16.7dB >>>>> 2014-10-18 22:58:33 DF6NM 1510km 137507.749Hz 2mHz -29.9dBOp 97% >>>>> 20.0dB >>>>> 2014-10-18 22:50:32 G3XDV 2266km 137529.800Hz 4mHz -39.3dBOp 100% >>>>> 20.3dB >>>>> 2014-10-18 20:34:20 G3XDV 2266km 137529.800Hz 2mHz -41.7dBOp 92% >>>>> 19.9dB >>>>> 2014-10-18 19:55:44 DF6NM 1510km 137507.749Hz 2mHz -33.0dBOp 88% >>>>> 19.7dB >>>>> 2014-10-18 18:24:46 G3XDV 2266km 137529.797Hz 9mHz -46.7dBOp 91% >>>>> 17.7dB >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 73 de SV8RV >>>>> Dionysios Vlachiotis >>>>> Zakynthos (Zante) island GREECE >>>> >>> >>> >> > >