Re: LF: First TA decode in MF Opera 8 ?

["Graham" <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk>]

 

First TA attempt  on 500 KHz  to  KU4XR , by Andy G4JNT ,  running a  modified  key  for the  5 meg  beacon  project ,  beacon  s/n recording , coded by  G3PLX

 

Sending  on the   'RED'  channel produced , what could be a  first  detection , Luis -36 dB spot , could be seen as  confirmation, that  g4jnt  was   detected by ku4xr ,

prior to this, there was a  partial  wspr-2 decode ,[ date   2009 , was it  that  long ago ..]

 

73-G,

 

 

 

 

 

Same beacon  , showing the  path to  G4WGT  <>G4JNT

 

Last 24Hrs Op8

 

Op8 decodes  from  psk-map  [ dynamic spots  only available  via the  opera app , after central  vetting]

 

2 way exchanges , opera data  decodes

 

VE7BDQ	WE2XPQ	600m	OPERA	2147 km	14:28:20
WE2XPQ	VE7BDQ	600m	OPERA	1334 miles	06:53:20

 

 

VK3XHM	VK3ELV	600m	OPERA	215 km	17:07:09
VK3ELV	VK3XHM	600m	OPERA	215 km	17:24:05

 

 

VE7BDQ	KU4XR	600m	OPERA	3478 km	11:48:24
EA5DOM	RX3DHR	600m	OPERA	3410 km	03:10:11
VE7BDQ	K3SIW-2	600m	OPERA	2783 km	09:08:20
WE2XPQ	W0YSE	600m	OPERA	1533 miles	06:53:20
WE2XPQ	WG2XSV	600m	OPERA	1533 miles	06:38:20
EA5DOM	LA3EQ/1	600m	OPERA	2247 km	04:34:11
EA5DOM	LA3EQ	600m	OPERA	2247 km	22:58:11
VE7BDQ	WE2XPQ	600m	OPERA	2147 km	14:28:20
WE2XPQ	VE7BDQ	600m	OPERA	1334 miles	06:53:20
EA5DOM	SV8RV-3	600m	OPERA	1826 km	17:34:12
EA5DOM	SV8RV	600m	OPERA	1826 km	02:46:11
EA5DOM	SV8RV	600m	OPERA	1826 km	17:22:12
EA5DOM	PA0ING	600m	OPERA	1688 km	00:58:11
EA5DOM	G4WGT	600m	OPERA	1684 km	23:10:11
EA5DOM	G6AVK	600m	OPERA	1451 km	06:58:12
G6AVK	LA3EQ/1	600m	OPERA	827 km	04:16:19
LA3EQ	G6AVK	600m	OPERA	827 km	04:50:21
LA3EQ	G4WGT	600m	OPERA	753 km	23:22:20
VE7BDQ	W0YSE	600m	OPERA	372 km	15:48:20
VE7BDQ	WG2XSV	600m	OPERA	372 km	15:48:20
G6AVK	G4WGT	600m	OPERA	312 km	23:20:38
VK3XHM	VK3ELV	600m	OPERA	215 km	17:07:09
VK3ELV	VK3XHM	600m	OPERA	215 km	17:24:05
VE7BDQ	VE7CNF	600m	OPERA	30 km	06:08:20

 

 

One opera monitor , but only  spotted by one wspr  station ?  

 

 NC3Z  , is on the  coast ,  KU4XR is   440 miles inland 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: VIGILANT Luis Fernández

Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:43 AM

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Subject: LF: First TA decode in MF Opera 8 ?

Hi MF

 

Very interesting night !

 

Combining WSPR and Opera8 transmissions I have been able to get decodes in both modes from USA last night

Mainly because now we have a US station using Opera

 

There was just two stations and three decodes in WSPR. Interesting to note that the best path was at lower latitude

to NC3Z in North Carolina

 

2017-01-26 01:24	EA5DOM	0.475610	-28	0	IM98xn	1	NC3Z	FM15qd	6619	293
2017-01-26 01:12	EA5DOM	0.475610	-28	0	IM98xn	1	NC3Z	FM15qd	6619	293
2017-01-26 01:00	EA5DOM	0.475609	-25	0	IM98xn	1	WD2XSH/17	FN42pb	5829	298

 

The Opera decode was reported by Andy KU4XR in East Tennessee, not far way from NC3Z

 

01:23  477 EA5DOM de KU4XR Op8 Deep Search 4455 mi -36 dB in Friendsville, TN. USA 1465.1 Hz

 

The Opera 8 transmission matches time and frequency and also decodes by few other stations

It started at 01:14 just after the WSPR transmission decoded by NC3Z and ended at 01:22

The deep search decoder takes one minute so it was time stamped at 01:23

 

Always woth to try Tx and even more interesting to alternate different modes :-)

 

73 de Luis

EA5DOM

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