Re: LF: What is that effect?

[Markus Vester <markusvester@aol.com>]

Hi Graham,

 

oops, I'm sorry I wasn't aware that the verb "honk" is also used as described as "Sense 4" on

http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/honk.htm

 

Though I do not share the belief that Opera mode is the latest and greatest achievement in weak signal technology, I certainly did not intend to insult it, or anyone working with it.

Best 73,

Markus (DF6NM)

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Von: Graham <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk>
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Verschickt: Di, 14 Aug 2012 12:01 am
Betreff: Re: LF: What is that effect?

As its  a  'Opera'   signal  could be  a little  'VIBRATO' adding  artistic  effect  ?

 

Though,   'HONK Mode'   could  be  misinterpreted  ...............

 

G :0)

From: Markus Vester

Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:15 PM

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Subject: Re: LF: What is that effect?

Stefan

 

which effect do you mean?

 

- the undecipherable garbage in Morse code? Must be toot-toot mode *)

 

- the gap in the middle, between "ts" and "nr"? Must have been a temporary outage on the transmit side, or a SpecLab timewarp at G4WGT.

 

- The weak +- 10 Hz sidelines at the beginning? Probably a spurious modulation from the transmitter or power supply, or perhaps an artifact the receiver AGC, acting on a pair of local signals outside the spectrogram range. Or a Perseid meteor trail, moving at 20 km/s (no, not really).

 

Best 73,

Markus (DF6NM)

 

*) Here in DL (and probably elsewhere), there is a wedding rite that the newly married couple is driving from church in a flower decorated car, followed by their friends and relatives in a convoy of cars. They follow a white chalk line painted on the street **), and usually keep honking their horns in an erratic manner. Listening to one or several instantaneous Opera signals never fails to remind me of that sound - so I privately dubbed it "honk mode".

 

**) Rumour has it that this white line is primarily meant to guide the couple in safe distance around the houses of their former lovers.

 

 

From: Stefan Schäfer

Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:33 PM

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Subject: LF: What is that effect?

LF,

Just seen this on the G4WGT garbber, see attachment. Where does this
frequency spreading effect come from?

Experts: go!

73, Stefan