Hello Chris,
It seems WSPR-X is "conditionally stable". We had a fair bit of
discussion about it on this side of the pond last winter. It works
for some, but for others it doesn't. For me it stops doing anything
after a few minutes and just idly sits there. I am not alone. There
are others with the same issue and some for whom the program
silently self terminates at seemingly random intervals. In my case
it's on Windows 10 64 bit. I suppose there are too few of us
interested in WSPR-15 to carry any weight with the developers. :-(
I run into the shack every few minutes in my evenings to see if I've
heard 2E0ILY yet! Eventually I go to sleep but the first thing I do
in the morning is check to see if I've heard 2E0ILY overnight! (or
anyone else across the pond)
The new tower is complete now. I feel the need to resurrect or
replace the missing 80/40/30 meter antennas before I build the LF/MF
transmitting antenna, but I am getting closer. I regret that my
power will probably be too low to be heard on your side. The only
good thing about it is I probably won't be setting many things
alight. :-D
73,
Paul N1BUG WI2XTC
On 10/26/2017 06:42 AM, Chris Wilson wrote:
Hello Paul,
I am surprised you have had issues with WSPR-X and WSPR15 I often
forget I have it running in tandem with WSPR2 on WSJT-X and it is
still sound and solid after a few days. PC is Windows 7 pro 64 bit.
But it was also fine on Windows XP which I still run on another PC and
on a laptop. The developers were very none receptive to adding WSPR15
to WSJT-X :( I keep trying to get over to Maine most nights, but
conditions or Lady Luck have not obliged so far. There don't seem to
be THAT many more US stations on LF after the licence change, I was
expecting far more to be honest. Good luck Paul, don't let Mr.
Beveredge down :)
Thursday, October 26, 2017, 11:23:31 AM, you wrote:
I wish it were possible to have more WSPR-15 activity on LF. It
seems like a very promising mode and would be much more interesting
to me than Op32. Unfortunately for many of us the old WSPR-X
software needed to decode it is too unstable to run unattended.
Unless there are MANY requests to the developers that WSPR-15 be
included in the stable WSJT-X software, I am afraid we have seen the
death of this sub-mode. If I could have a stable WSPR-15 decoder I
would definitely monitor that mode alongside WSPR-2.
I'm struggling with my U3S assembly. All went well until I got to
the coils in the LF and MF low pass filters. Those are giving me
fits. The supplied wire came with many pre-installed sharp kinks,
plus I seem to have no skill whatsoever at this "scramble winding"
to get the required turns on the cores. I'm waiting now for a new
spool of wire to arrive before I try again. I've thought about
substituting a different core to allow a single layer winding. A
FT-37-61 would be lovely with 31 turns on LF. However I fear the Q
would be too low and losses high. Best to stick with what is proven,
if I can only learn to wind the devils!
I have the GPS with my U3S and also the OCXO (which I plan to
assemble later, after getting everything working with the standard
synthesizer).
73,
Paul N1BUG
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