Closed down, Static peaking +20 dB
21:59 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -7 dB - .5 Watts - 5 pm local time
21:49 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -11 dB |
21:39 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -21 dB |
21:28 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -17 dB | Static now S-7, Peaking
S-9
21:18 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -20 dB |
21:08 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -18 dB |
20:58 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -24 dB | - 2 hours before local
sunset
20:47 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -19 dB | - 3:47 pm Skywave affects
20:37 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -26 dB | starting
to show
20:27 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -28 dB |
19:56 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -30 dB |
19:46 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -29 dB |
19:36 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -31 dB | Static resting S-3,
Peaking S-5
19:26 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -33 dB - .5 Watts - Storm system moving in
18:36 to 19:22 was at .25 Watts, as seen; No Decodes
18:34 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -27 dB - .5 Watts - 1:34 pm local time
18:24 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -30 dB |
18:14 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -21 dB |
18:04 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -20 dB |
17:53 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -19 dB |
17:43 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -11 dB |
17:33 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -21 dB |
17:23 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -20 dB |
17:12 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -30 dB |
17:02 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -22 dB - .5 Watts - 12:02 pm local time
16:52 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -19 dB - 1.25 Watts
16:42 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -9 dB - 2.5 Watts
16:31 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -9 dB - 5 Watts
16:20 1836 KU4XR de W4DEX Op8 336 km -4 dB - 10 Watts - 11:20 am local time
Started OPERA Daytime Groundwave test on 1.836 MHz
Thank you Dex - W4DEX for the use of your equipment today !!!
I am not a data analyst, so the data above is what it is..The day started
relatively quiet here.
I'm not sure about the noise level at Dex's QTH. His grabber did show some "
grunge " on the
display, but appeared to be typical for 160 meters.. I was using my Kenwood
TS450S in VOX mode,
and the 160 Meter OCF Windom - Apex at 40' AGL, and the ends at 20" AGL.. The
power output
is as stated in the data. I stayed on the air till the storm system got too
close for comfort..
WSPR mode has amazed me at how well it can get thru, But I have never seen a
decode of a
signal that at least a very weak trace in the waterfall was seen... no trace;
- no decode...
OPERA mode had me with my " mouth hanging open ", as the data shows; there were
repeated,
and consistent decodes while running .5 Watts over the 210 mile path which is
also over the Great
Smokey Mountain range.. What astonished me most was looking at Dex's grabber
shot of OPERA
during the test; There were NO Signal Traces showing, but the software was
still decoding !!!
I have read all the claims of " decoding under the noise level " but never
could find any program that
actually did that without a trace being seen, or a sound being heard... The
test I tried today with
OPERA in OP-8 mode from all indications I have; did just that !! Nothing Seen !
; Nothing Heard ! ,
Solid Decodes !! During the middle of the day, on 160 meters... During the time
I was at .25 Watts;
I had a phone call that kept me away from the rig.. I believe that .5 Watts
would have decoded
All Day.....
My emperial observations have also shown that if WSPR loses signal; it can take
2 or 3 transmissions
for the program to " rebuild " the data.. OPERA seems to " grab the signal "
right away as soon as it is
detectable by the software...And Decode ..
I have NO interests of any kind in this software, as a matter of fact this is
the first time I have used it
for transmit purposes.... My thoughts about OPERA's possibilities are really in
the form of a question;
If this were developed beyond beaconing, into a communications software; " How
Low Can You Go ??? "
Binary type coding, narrow CW type Bandwidth, single frequency occupancy ..
I could really get to like this program.
73 all, and happy hamming:
Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
Coordinates: N: 35º 43' 54" - W: 84º 3' 16"
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