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Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment

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Subject: Re: LF: EA5DOM back to MF, but QRP at the moment
From: "Graham" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 19:43:16 -0000
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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
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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
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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

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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

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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

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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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