The beauty of Opera is that it is really easy to set up as it simply
uses on-off keying. If you can run QRSS you can run Opera. Other digi
modes can be useful but require additional complexity. It also
provides instant comparison reports with other stations so it can be
a great incentive to improve both transmit and receive performance.
I also officially retire this year (hooray!), though I have been self-
employed / part-time / work from home for a decade now.
de Mike
> You're quite right and QRM is a real killer especially on the lower
> frequency bands.This Christmas break I was plagued with QRM even up to
> 20m from neighbour's festive lighting. I'll be retiring from work soon
> so will have to get QRV on LF digi modes as that seems the way to go.
> 73Chris
>
>
> On Saturday, 3 January 2015, 13:38, Mike Dennison
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Chris.
>
> You are 599 here of course.
>
> As for activity, I think CW is much harder now because the noise
> floor in Europe from DCF and HGA is much greater than ten years ago.
> Plus local TVs, wall-warts etc, create much QRM to 'wideband' modes
> like CW. I used to work DL quite easily using much less power than I
> run now, but have recently failed to be heard by several DLs calling
> CQ.
>
> However there is still a lot of activity on narrower modes. One of my
> transmissions on Opera32 last night resulted in 10 reports, 5 of which
> were greater than 1000km away and a couple more than 2000km away. A
> few nights ago I received Op32 reports from 18 stations in 9
> countries, including Russia. Just think how long it would have taken
> to work them all on QRSS3 or 10.
>
> 73 de Mike G3XDV
>
> > Thanks again Joe and Markus for the great screen shots.
> >
> > I'm trying 137.635 kHz now to clear that QRM.
> > I'm just looking at my old LF logbook of ten years ago - January
> > 2005 (in date order) There was a lot of activity then, both on CW
> > and QRSS: OH5UFO PA0BWL F6CWA OK2BVG DF0WD M0FMT YU7AR
> > G3XDV M0BMU F6BWO HA6PC DL2HRE Z38AV G3YXM SM6BHZ
> > DF6NM G3AQC S57A HF7VPM IK5ZPV G3OLB DK1IS G3WCB
> > G3LDO F6CHT Happy days. 73Chris G3XIZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, 3 January 2015, 12:51, Markus Vester
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Chris, very nice! Here's your last over, with the NB switched off
> > after the first quarter. You're nicely put in the middle of the
> >gap now. There seems to be a weak QRM line exactly on 630, so
> >finetuning up or down by a couple of Hz would help even
> >more. 73, Markus
> > From: Chris Osborn Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 1:30 PMTo:
> > [email protected] Subject: Re: LF: AW: G3XIZ CQ 137.7 kHz
> > Many thanks Marcus for the useful screen shot.My next few
> > transmissions will be on 137.63 kHz to clear your QRM. 73Chris
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, 3 January 2015, 12:14, Markus Vester
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi Chris, also well readable in Nuernberg JN59NJ. Unfortunately
> > DCF39 bursts are big here, attached screenshot is without noise
> > blanking. Normally I have the SpecLab blanker engaged with short
> > (1.5 ms) ramps, which reduces the splatter but also tends to render
> > the signal a bit choppy. Note that there is a clear frequency range
> > around the null in the splatter spectrum at 137.63 kHz. Best
> > 73,Markus (DF6NM) From: Chris Osborn Sent: Saturday, January 03,
> > 2015 12:49 PMTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: LF: AW:
> > G3XIZ CQ 137.7 kHz Many thanks for the report Joe.It's lashing down
> > with rain here and the aerial current is low so I'm pleased to be
> > getting out. 73Chris
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, 3 January 2015, 11:36, Joe <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
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> > #again... Von: [email protected]
> > #[mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Chris
> > #Osborn
> > Gesendet: Samstag, 3. Januar 2015 12:13
> > An: LF Group
> > Betreff: LF: G3XIZ CQ 137.7 kHz HNY LF, I'll be QRV on 137.7 using
> > QRSS / DFCW for the next hour or so.Reports / QSO's welcome. Anyone
> > (within range) who'd like a QSO / sked please let me know. Set
> > up: 120 watts RF, inverted 'L' 43m @ 9m 73Chris G3XIZ
> >
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