I was receiving Marco's carrier during the night tests at 20 - 30dB above noise in a 2mHz bandwidth at a distance of 927km. Daytime was 10 - 15dB lower. In a Spectran bandwidth of 0.03 Hz that will c
If using milli-Hz resolution don't foxus only on TX stability but also on RX stability ! An example : last weekend I installed Spectran in order to monitor Marco's signal. Monday evening QRN was far
I think most modern transceivers derive all their internal frequencies from one master oscillator. The IC746 uses a 30 MHz device which at extra cost can be replaced by a small 1-2ppm ovenned oscilla