Re: LF: T/A OPDS DK7FC

[<jrusgrove@comcast.net>]

OPDS T/A enthusiasts

Stefan, here's my copy from last night. Missed the first transmission not knowing you were on the 
air. John managed to snag the earliest transmission and one more decode late in the morning.
2013-10-18 04:29:01 DK7FC   6099km 137559.915Hz  14mHz -41.7dBOp  39% 15.2dB
2013-10-18 03:49:18 DK7FC   6099km 137559.915Hz   4mHz -41.7dBOp  99% 16.0dB
2013-10-18 03:09:15 DK7FC   6099km 137559.915Hz   4mHz -39.2dBOp  69% 16.0dB
2013-10-18 02:29:23 DK7FC   6099km 137559.915Hz   2mHz -46.0dBOp 100% 16.8dB

Yes, I have the same question as to why OPDS32 s/n levels were so low ... as compared to WSPR15 the 
night before with essentially the same conditions. One never knows if conditions are identical or 
not  ... that is why John and I ran our OP vs. WSPR tests last season 'heads up' both modes 
transmitted and received simultaneously. If you recall WSPR won.
Might be interesting to try OPDS8. On the WSPR15 captures the night before I noticed a fair amount 
of QSB on many of the 15 minute time slots.
The only true test of competing modes would be a 'heads up' competition with both modes transmitted 
and received simultaneously on the same setups.
Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2 WG2XRS/2