Re: LF: Re: QRSS by PA0SE

["Dick Rollema" <d.w.rollema@freeler.nl>]

To All from PA0SE

Tnx to Alan and Jim for their comments.

I intend to do so beaconing and as a compromise will use QRSS10.  I
will try to stick to 135.922kHz, the frequency K1LX is monitoring (hope
the receiver is on during his stay in London).
I will start at 2200 UTC on Saturday and perhaps continue till 0800 UTC
on Sunday. 

I can check the frequency with a counter having 1 Hz resolution at ten
times the transmit frequency. But It is unrealistic to expect I can 
maintain  frequency to that accuracy, especially during sleeping
time.
Text will be PA0SE repeated. 
Keeping my fingers crossed....

73, Dick, PA0SE

At 10:51 13-12-03, you wrote:
> Dear
> Dick,
>  
> It depends what sort of operation you
> are going for - most random 2-way QSOs take place between about 137.650
> and 137.750kHz at a speed of 3s/dot. At this speed, a few Hz drift is not
> a serious problem, and VFOs are quite practical, provided you monitor the
> frequency. The easiest way to do that is to watch your TX frequency on
> the RX spectrogram display - that way it is easy to see if your QRG is
> drifting across someone else's signal. At most QTHs there are
> fixed-frequency spectral lines visible in the display which make
> convenient calibration markers when you get to know them. Most operation
> seems to take place after dark and before midnight, but it is not unusual
> to see QRSS during the day.
>  
> For the transatlantic or other
> long-distance beacon-type operations, longer dot lengths are needed,
> usually 30s or more, with consequently better stability. The choice of
> frequency varies according to prevailing activity - at the moment, the
> trend is for non-european stations to use frequencies around 137.78kHz,
> while the Europeans use around 135.92, to avoid causing blocking to
> nearby stations - but this varies between individual operations. For
> transatlantic beacons, propagation normally starts to open up about 2300
> or so, and to fade out when it gets light, about 0800utc.
>  
> Good luck - not sure if I will be QRV
> today or not, but will try to be tomorrow evening, so might see you
> then.
>  
> Cheers, Jim Moritz
> 73 de M0BMU
> > As I am new
> > to QRSS I have some  questions:
> >
> > 1. What frequency to be used.
> > 2. What speed to be used.
> > 3. At what times transmission to be started and finished.
> >
> > 73, Dick, PA0SE