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RE: LF: RE: 500 kHz JT4A

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Subject: RE: LF: RE: 500 kHz JT4A
From: Rik Strobbe <Rik.Strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:40:52 +0100
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Gary,
 
the SNR values over the last hour or so varied between -2 and -13dB.
Assuming a -24dB limit and your current power (50W) anything above 5W would provide solid copy and 0.5W occasional copy.
Impressive.
I should get QRV on JT4A, but I blew the transformer of my "straight" 100W PA, and my 250W G3YXM-clone PA needs 1MHz drive (at TTL level), so I cannot use that with my HF/500kHz transverter.
 
73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T

Van: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] namens Gary - G4WGT [g4wgt@tiscali.co.uk]
Verzonden: woensdag 27 januari 2010 22:03
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Onderwerp: Re: LF: RE: 500 kHz JT4A

Rik, & Andy,

Thanks for your report & comments & Andy for answering Rik's query.

Well there has not been any response to my CQ call so I will change the text to beacon & continue to see if there is a report from further afield.

If you want to try for a weak decode I can reduce the power for a short period say 30 minutes, my power is 50 watt RF (200 mW ERP) at the moment so in view of your good report I could take it down to 10 watts RF.

Let me know.

73, Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo

2010/1/27 Andy Talbot <andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com>
-24dB S/N (2.5kHz )  is usually guaranteed

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2010/1/27 Rik Strobbe <Rik.Strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be>

Gary,
 
solid copy here, SNR -5 to -7dB.
But the signal is clearly audible, CW would be armchair copy.
Any idea down to what SNR values JT4A produces a usable decoding ?
 
73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T

Van: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] namens Gary - G4WGT [g4wgt@tiscali.co.uk]
Verzonden: woensdag 27 januari 2010 20:33
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Onderwerp: LF: 500 kHz JT4A

LF,

Running JT4A this evening on 503.600 kHz, dial frequency 502.300 kHz USB.

73, Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo


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