Being an avid cw'er this would be my preference too, after all it was my job
to send and receive the stuff for a number of years and it put bread on the
table - but being in the boonies QRSS is really the only mode that is
probable in being received here.
Saying that given another 30 dBs in signal improvement I might have been
able to read Lauries CW signal last year. Never say never.
Beaconing may seem a waste for some but for propagation testing/research its
a big plus for me. 2 Way of course is preferable, but Ill take any signal...
Its coming to that time of year when I welcome any CW or QRSS signal test
from Europe/East Coast - link this with Geo/solar and weather activity it
all adds up to another dot on the graph.
If theres one thing Ive learnt since being here its that LF propagation is
far from boring -
So Ive opened up a few more receive windows and would welcome any activity
before I have to pull down the tower.
Laurence KL1X - Anchorage
From: "James Moritz" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: LF: Activity.
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 19:25:53 -0000
Dear LF Group,
One of the problems of CW operation on 136k is that there are not so
many stations you can work, and after you have worked each of them
several times, you run out of things to say to each other. So to get a
high level of activity really needs new stations taking the plunge to
get QRV on the band. But a sort of intermediate step is to have
cross-band QSOs - between 136k and 80m or 40m (or 20m if you are getting
really ambitious...). So if anyone who currently only has receive
capability on LF would like to try a cross-band sked, please let me
know.
QRSS is not a huge technical leap for those who have never tried
"digital modes" (it isn't really very digital of course) - the computer
you are reading this e-mail on is probably perfectly capable of
receiving QRSS, with the addition of an audio lead and some free
software. Most people would prefer an aural CW signal, but many times
this just isn't possible. QRSS certainly expands your horizons under
these conditions. Having a rather nice audio spectrum analyser attached
to your receiver is quite interesting too!
Cheers, Jim Moritz
73 de M0BMU
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