Joe,

Your signals were visible on my QRSS3 screen most of the time, but 
only just detectable by ear with the selectivity very tight. I heard 
the occasional letter, but nothing I could make sense of. I did see 
what appeared to be an unmodulated carrier starting at 0056 and 
ending at 0058UTC - was that you testing your QRSS100 before the 
official end of the CW? 

I missed your announcement of QRSS100 tests and instead tried 
detecting VE7SL with a QRSS60 screen, but nothing seen. The VE7BDQ 
transmission was a non-starter because of the very strong NDB carrier 
on the same frequency.

An interesting test, nevertheless.

de Mike, G3XDV
==============

> Hi Wolf,
> 
> Thanks for taking a listen.
> 
> I do not think you are alone in having trouble hearing the sigs.
> As of 2317 I had 2 calls from local stations.  Since then,
> just QRN on 80 and usb squeaks on 40m.
> 
> I will try for some QRSS100 at 0130 when the event is over.
> Hope this is not too late for you.
> 
> 73
> Joe VO1NA
> 
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, wolf_dl4yhf wrote:
> 
> > Not a trace in the spectrogram on 477.7 kHz here yet ... but that
> > would have been very optimistic, considering the QRN.
> >
> > Only "RP" (beacon) happily beeping away .
> >
> > A minute-long continuous carrier later at night may have the chance
> > to get through and give us an idea about the signal level... and how
> > many dBs are missing for audible copy ;-)
> >
> >
> > 73,
> > Wolf DL4YHF .
> >
> >
> > Am 31.10.2014 23:13, schrieb [email protected]:
> >> Sorry Christian, that should have read 'In 4 minutes'.
> >> The beacon has been on since 2130 and I've been listening
> >> on 80 and 40 metres.
> >> 
> >> 73
> >> Joe VO1NA
> >> 
> >> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, C. Groeger wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Joe,
> >> What do you mean by 4 minutes?
> >> 
> >> Christian Groeger
> >> 
> >> [email protected] schrieb:
> >> 
> >>> Hi Christian, Group,
> >>> 
> >>> Will start the CW at 2130 utc tonight (4 minutes). Good luck. Joe
> >>> VO1NA
> >>> 
> >>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, C. Groeger wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> Hi Joe,
> >>> When will you be qrv in cw tonight?
> >>> Df5qg
> >>> 
> >>> Christian Groeger
> >>> 
> >>> [email protected] schrieb:
> >>> 
> >>>> Merci Andy and all who reported.
> >>>> Happy to hear that the sigs could actually be heard. We will have
> >>>> to try for a 2 way in winter.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Will try some CW tonight on 477.7 kHz in preparation of
> >>>> tomorrow night's event. Reports welcomed.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Best 73's Joe VO1NA
> >>>> 
> >>>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014, Andr Guy wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>>> Hello Joe.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Good cdx OP32 LF this morning. Here some reports I give to your
> >>>>> signal :
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 06:39 136 VO1NA Op32 -18 dB 
> >>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> ----------------- --- - - ---- - -- ---- --| Fade: 18% 06:04 136
> >>>>> VO1NA Op32 -16 dB
> >>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> -------------------------------- -----------------------| Fade:
> >>>>> 1% 05:29 136 VO1NA Op32 -19 dB |---------------
> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> -------------------------- ------------| Fade: 2% 04:54 136
> >>>>> VO1NA Op32 -18 dB |-
> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> ---------------------------- ------------------------| Fade: 2%
> >>>>> 04:19 136 VO1NA Op32 -21 dB
> >>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------- ---| Fade:
> >>>>> 1% 03:44 136 VO1NA Op32 -22 dB |---------------------------- - -
> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> --------------------| Fade: 4% 01:59 136 VO1NA Op32 -25 dB
> >>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> ------------------------- --------- --- -- ---- - -| Fade: 9%
> >>>>> 01:24 136 VO1NA Op32 -33 dB |-- ------- ---------------
> >>>>> ----------- ------------------------- ------ ---- -- --------
> >>>>> -------------------------- ---| Fade: 8% 00:49 136 VO1NA Op32
> >>>>> -40 dB |-- -- -- ---- -------- - ------- ----- --- -
> >>>>> ----------------- ---
> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------| Fade: 13%
> >>>>> *********** 30/10/2014 *********** 23:04 136 VO1NA Op32 -22 dB
> >>>>> |------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> -------------
> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------| Fade: 2%
> >>>>> 22:29 136 VO1NA Op32 -23 dB | ------ ---
> >>>>> -------------------------------
> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> -----------| Fade: 3% 21:54 136 VO1NA Op32 -26 dB
> >>>>> |---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> ----- --------------------------------------------------| Fade:
> >>>>> 1% *********** 29/10/2014 ***********
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> You see that this morning, 16 dB is great, and 569 by
> >>>>> ears. I was using my large K9AY as usual, without preamplifier
> >>>>> and the IC7200 with the common 50 Hz DSP filter. In center of my
> >>>>> large city, the local QRN is moderate on LF but high on MF..
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> About your CW test TM with the two other stations, 478.477 is a
> >>>>> good QRG. But for the x-band QSO, I am sorry : 3562 is in the
> >>>>> QRP segment, and 7062 is in the LSB segment. So Ill
> >>>>> cannot answer you. Sure your signal be audible on MF CW, as
> >>>>> usual here around 0300 TU.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Bet 73 and luck.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Andy F6CNI.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> -----Message d'origine-----
> >>>>> From: [email protected]
> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 11:50 AM
> >>>>> To: [email protected]
> >>>>> Subject: Re: LF: Re: VO1NA 136K OP32
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Thank-you Markus. The TX was running about 4 amps to the 100m
> >>>>> wire. Your summer antenna, rx and opds are working very well
> >>>>> indeed.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Has my oscillator drifted down a bit? The DDS is set for
> >>>>> 137.477.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Cheers
> >>>>> Joe
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> On Wed, 29 Oct 2014, Markus Vester wrote:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>> Hi Joe,
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> of course we're watching! Think that I actually caught each of
> >>>>>> your Op transmissions between midnight and 7:33 UT.
> >>>>>> Average-power SNR's were in the minus fourties; might have
> >>>>>> really been a bit better but I'm still on the low and noisy
> >>>>>> "summer" RX antenna.
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Best 73,
> >>>>>> Markus (DF6NM)
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 2014-10-29 07:33:23 VO1NA 4585km 137477.000Hz 2mHz -43.5dBOp
> >>>>>> 100% 18.1dB 2014-10-29 06:58:22 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz
> >>>>>> -41.9dBOp 99% 19.5dB 2014-10-29 06:23:23 VO1NA 4585km
> >>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -40.5dBOp 100% 19.9dB 2014-10-29 05:48:22
> >>>>>> VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -44.0dBOp 99% 18.6dB 2014-10-29
> >>>>>> 05:13:23 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -43.2dBOp 100% 18.3dB
> >>>>>> 2014-10-29 04:38:22 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 3mHz -47.3dBOp
> >>>>>> 99% 16.8dB 2014-10-29 04:18:06 LA4ANA 1164km 137500.675Hz 3mHz
> >>>>>> -40.5dBOp 98% 20.9dB 2014-10-29 04:03:21 VO1NA 4585km
> >>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -41.0dBOp 100% 19.6dB 2014-10-29 03:28:20
> >>>>>> VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 1mHz -41.3dBOp 99% 18.4dB 2014-10-29
> >>>>>> 02:53:21 VO1NA 4585km 137477.000Hz 2mHz -42.6dBOp 100% 18.3dB
> >>>>>> 2014-10-29 02:18:20 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -43.7dBOp
> >>>>>> 99% 19.4dB 2014-10-29 02:04:46 LA4ANA 1164km 137500.676Hz 3mHz
> >>>>>> -48.3dBOp 88% 15.2dB 2014-10-29 01:43:21 VO1NA 4585km
> >>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -40.4dBOp 100% 18.5dB 2014-10-29 01:33:10
> >>>>>> SM6BHZ 923km 137509.959Hz 2mHz -32.3dBOp 100% 19.2dB 2014-10-29
> >>>>>> 01:08:20 VO1NA 4585km 137476.999Hz 2mHz -42.6dBOp 99% 19.4dB
> >>>>>> 2014-10-29 01:00:22 SM6BHZ 923km 137509.959Hz 2mHz -29.7dBOp
> >>>>>> 100% 21.9dB 2014-10-29 00:42:32 G3XDV 843km 137541.803Hz 2mHz
> >>>>>> -33.1dBOp 100% 22.2dB 2014-10-29 00:33:19 VO1NA 4585km
> >>>>>> 137476.999Hz 2mHz -46.8dBOp 100% 17.4dB
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> From: [email protected]
> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:45 PM
> >>>>>> To: Graham
> >>>>>> Cc: [email protected]
> >>>>>> Subject: LF: Re: VO1NA 136K OP32 G8HUH 2200m OPERA 3550 km
> >>>>>> 08:43:23
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Hi Graham,
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Thanks for this and also the report from SV8RV. I was wondering
> >>>>>> if anyone was listening to my opera... Anyway, I'm still
> >>>>>> tinkering with the dds/ttl/cmos stuff and have a carrier on
> >>>>>> 478.477 which hopefully will be singing on the air after the CW
> >>>>>> event tomorrow (TX 477.7 RX 3562 7062 starting 2130 utc).
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> The 2200m Opera is about to begin soon (2045 UTC).
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 73
> >>>>>> Joe
> >>>>>> ...
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> ---
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> >>>>> 
> >
> >
> >