Good start Luis .. There is a path to night !
73-G,
19:35 477 G8HUH de EA5DOM Op8 889 mi -23 dB F:20% in Albir 1459,0 Hz
19:35 477 EA5DOM de EB3FRN Op8 Deep Search 185 mi -36 dB in MONTBRIO
1523.2 Hz with 5mw + Vert 11+80m
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From: "VIGILANT Luis Fernández" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 10:20 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Done
Added another 3dB atenuator to the already in use 10dB
From the 20dBm output of U3 to 520mV over 50Ohm -> 5mW to the antenna (NOT
ERP)
Power message changed in WSPR and Opera
Reports down 1 to 2dB in my monitor. We are really on the "dummy limit"
right now
PS: The level of power were a MF antenna radiates as good as a dummy load
;-)
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
-----Mensaje original-----
De: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de VIGILANT Luis
Fernández
Enviado el: viernes, 04 de diciembre de 2015 9:00
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Hi Graham, MF
That was just when I went to bed !
-36dB Dynamic decode in Opera. But there was also a G8HUH decode in WSPR
with an amazing -17dB !!
2015-12-04 02:12 EA5DOM 0.475609 -17 0 IM98wn 0.01 G8HUH IO81mg 1430 352
Single spot from Maxi, EA5CV at 60Km
2015-12-04 06:24 EA5DOM 0.475612 -31 0 IM98wn 0.01 EA5CV IM98ol 59 261
I'm going to add 3dB attenuation. Let's see if it is possible with 5mW on
antenna (not 5mW ERP) ;-)
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
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De: [email protected]
[[email protected]] en nombre de Graham
[[email protected]]
Enviado: viernes, 4 de diciembre de 2015 1:17
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Luis ..
22:47 477 EA5DOM de G8HUH Op8 Deep Search 889 mi -36 dB in Somerset
1520.8 Hz with 0.01w + Vert 11+80m
G,
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From: "VIGILANT Luis Fernández" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:40 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Hi Graham, MF
Much worse conditions last night. I even checked the RMS voltage over
50R load to see if the attenuator was not working correctly, but there
were the 11mW
Only two WSPR spots from Andy at limit
2015-12-02 23:24 EA5DOM 0.475610 -32 0 IM98wn 0.01 F1AFJ JN06ht 919 4
2015-12-02 21:24 EA5DOM 0.475610 -30 0 IM98wn 0.01 F1AFJ JN06ht 919 4
I saw the report from G3XKR on PskReporter but nothing via Opera
server Probably due to the old software version used by G3XKR ??
Anyway VERY good Rx there ! :-)
Will keep at 11mW for the moment
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
-----Mensaje original-----
De: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Graham
Enviado el: jueves, 03 de diciembre de 2015 1:12
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Rx at Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:46:11 GMT
From EA5DOM by G3XKR Loc IO70UX
Frequency: 0.477 MHz (600m), OPERA, -31dB
Distance: 1418 km bearing 348°
Using: Opera v1.5.4/Rptr V1.6
Antenna: RX Op8
V 1-5-4 pre dynamic ?
73-G,
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From: "Tony Baldwin" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:25 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
I'm on 477 opera as well as 474.2 WSPR I shall leave it monitoring
both all night 73, Tony, EI8JK
On 02-Dec-15 19:08, Graham wrote:
Still big signals Luis !
We know from the Vampire tests , what should happen, but , there is no
accurate way of telling who is actually running Rx on 477 now,
since the psk-map changed the housekeeping routines ...
Im Rx 477 at the moment , only see your local decode's at the
moment
73-G,
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From: "VIGILANT Luis Fernández" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:51 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
No more DX last night at 11mW
One spot from F5WK and many more from Andy F1AFJ
Maxi, EA5CV got a few at -28dB and being just 60Km away but with a
sub optimal Rx No other EA station got copy
No Opera spots. Monitors were too far, probably
There were few TA spots across north atlantic. So, conditions were
not bad Will keep Txing at this power level untill finishing the PA
install at terrace
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
________________________________________
De: [email protected]
[[email protected]] en nombre de VIGILANT Luis
Fernández [[email protected]]
Enviado: martes, 1 de diciembre de 2015 23:11
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Wellcome to the 11mW challenge, Clemens :-)
F5WK joined the party with just one spot but breaking the distance
mark to 1192km
2015-12-01 20:24 EA5DOM 0.475608 -28 0 IM98wn
0.01 F5WK IN99ef 1192 355
Andy has 8 spots so far. And one as good as -20dB !!
2015-12-01 21:36 EA5DOM 0.475610 -20 0 IM98wn
0.01 F1AFJ JN06ht 919 4
You are at 1515Km. A real edge for such a weak signal ??
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
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De: [email protected]
[[email protected]] en nombre de Clemens Paul
[[email protected]]
Enviado: martes, 1 de diciembre de 2015 22:54
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: RE: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Hello Luis,
I wonder if there is al least 1mW ERP out ! Still a lot of room
for Opera Deep Search spots
Any other taker ?
I'll give it a try tonight.
RX and WSPR are running now.
I know I can compete with DH5RAE and DJ0ABR regarding WSPR spots
(RX-wise).
I'm also quite out in the sticks...
73
Clemens
DL4RAJ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of VIGILANT
Luis Fernández
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:17 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Wow. We have a winner
Congratulations Andy ! Fantastic spots -25dB using only 11mW here
2015-12-01 19:36 EA5DOM 0.475610 -25
0 IM98wn 0.01 F1AFJ JN06ht
919 4
2015-12-01 19:24 EA5DOM 0.475610 -25
0 IM98wn 0.01 F1AFJ JN06ht
919 4
I wonder if there is al least 1mW ERP out ! Still a lot of room
for Opera Deep Search spots
Any other taker ?
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
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De: [email protected]
[[email protected]] en nombre de VIGILANT Luis
Fernández [[email protected]]
Enviado: martes, 1 de diciembre de 2015 16:23
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
OK Graham, there we are ! ;-)
0,742V RMS over 50Ohm. That's 11mW
Can see 1dB down in my WSPR monitor at 7Km. Reports from EA5CV
which were about -25dB are nill now
Really challenging for me and for RX stations. Probably will get
some spots from EA5CV and EA2HB during the night, but for >1000Km
paths it will be very hard, depending on propagation conditions
and noise floor
WSPR power message set to 10dBm and Opera info changed to 0,01w
Make your bet ! ;-)
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
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De: [email protected]
[[email protected]] en nombre de Graham
[[email protected]]
Enviado: martes, 1 de diciembre de 2015 14:26
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Getting there Luis !
Your 6 dB in hand with G3XKR , may be more with G8HUH ,
Go for the big 1-0 TEN mW , the stats are not good ,
you need to get a peak aligned with the qsb , but with 8%
fade , but, signal must be holding up ...
73-G,
From: VIGILANT Luis Fernández <mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:23 AM
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Hi MF
Yet some remarkable results with 51mW. May be propagation
conditions lowered extra dBs
Anyway, in Opera got a -30dB decode from G3XKR and Deep Search
-37dB from SV8CS-5 at 1819Km
00:34 477 EA5DOM de EA5DOM Op8 0 km +0 dB F:1%_End in Albir
1519,0 Hz with 0.05w + Vert 11+80m
00:34 477 EA5DOM de G3XKR Op8 -30 dB F:8% in BIDEFORD Devon
01:47 477 EA5DOM de SV8CS-5 Op8 Deep Search 1819 km -37 dB
in Zakynthos 1519.5 Hz with 0.05w + Vert 11+80m
01:46 477 EA5DOM de EA5DOM Op8 0 km +1 dB F:2% in Albir
1519,0 Hz with 0.05w + Vert 11+80m
In WSPR best distance and SNR spots from:
2015-12-01 03:00 EA5DOM 0.475607 -27
0 IM98wn 0.02 DH5RAE JN68qv
1576 39
2015-11-30 22:00 EA5DOM 0.475607 -29
0 IM98wn 0.02 DJ0ABR JN68nt
1556 39
2015-12-01 03:00 EA5DOM 0.475608 -30
0 IM98wn 0.02 G3XKR IO70ux
1419 348
2015-11-30 23:12 EA5DOM 0.475608 -22
0 IM98wn 0.02 F5WK IN99ef 1192
355
Should I get down another 3dB to 25mW and still spotted by F5WK ??
:-O
Congratulations to all this stations for their superb RX !
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
________________________________
De: [email protected]
[[email protected]] en nombre de VIGILANT Luis
Fernández [[email protected]]
Enviado: lunes, 30 de noviembre de 2015 21:03
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Let's go step by step
3db down now: 1,60V RMS 51mW
Same signals on my monitor and some drop on F5WK and EA5CV reports
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
________________________________
De: [email protected]
[[email protected]] en nombre de Graham
[[email protected]]
Enviado: lunes, 30 de noviembre de 2015 19:14
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
.. May be 10 dB at least !
G,
From: VIGILANT Luis Fernández <mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 5:53 PM
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Hi Graham, MF
Yes. The efficiency of this antenna setup is really outstanding
:-O I can clearly see the signal on my monitor waterfall at 7Km
when injecting -33dBm
Just at sunset between EA and DL I got two WSPR decodes from
DH5RAE and DJ0ABR
2015-11-30 16:00 EA5DOM 0.475608 -29
0 IM98wn 0.05 DJ0ABR JN68nt
1556 39
2015-11-30 16:00 EA5DOM 0.475614 -22
0 IM98wn 0.05 EA5CV IM98ol
59 261
2015-11-30 16:00 EA5DOM 0.475607 -31
0 IM98wn 0.05 DH5RAE JN68qv
1576 39
I have the 3dB atenuator ready to be installed. Will do it when I
get home in a couple of hours and will change the WSPR tx power
indicator and Opera info to notice the change
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
________________________________
De: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Graham
Enviado el: lunes, 30 de noviembre de 2015 18:13
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Luis
That's just 'a silly , -18 dB with G8HUH , I thought
you where running QRP, that's close to 20 dB QRO jiji
73-G,
From EA5DOM by G8HUH Loc IO81MG
Frequency: 0.477 MHz (600m), OPERA, -18dB
All OP8 decodes from psk-map
EA5DOM <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> SO5AS
<https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> 600m OPERA
2210 km 18:10:11
EA5DOM <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#>
SV8CS-5 <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> 600m
OPERA 1820 km 18:46:12
SV8CS <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> EA5DOM
<https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> 600m OPERA
1819 km 19:20:11
EA5DOM <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> EI8JK
<https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> 600m OPERA
1633 km 18:46:12
EA5DOM <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> G8HUH
<https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> 600m OPERA
1430 km 18:22:12
EA5DOM <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> G3XKR
<https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html#> 600m OPERA
1420 km 23:10:11
From: VIGILANT Luis Fernández <mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 11:48 AM
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Thank you Tony
That explains the radical propagation change ! :-)
Thank you for keeping your monitor working
73 de Luis
EA5DOM
________________________________
De: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Tony
Baldwin Enviado el: lunes, 30 de noviembre de 2015 9:34
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
Luis, I switched my radio off last night at about 23:30 utc.
I will leave it running opera all night tonight if you want to try
different power levels again.
73, Tony, EI8JK
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