Hi David,
Thanks for
the info. I still need to install the QRSS software and see if
it will key my radio through the USB to serial interface I use
with N1MM contest software.
Meanwhile as
noted in a previous message I hope to be calling CQ on JT9
tonight. More on this later.
I spent the
better part of three days working in freezing temperatures, wind
and snow to put up temporary antennas in hope of working Bouvet.
Well, at least I got some good exercise ! :-) I'm sure the Bouvet
team is far more disappointed than we are. If DXing were easy
and without possibility of failure the reward would not be
nearly as sweet.
I see I am
going to have a problem getting LF, MF and HF to play well in
the space available. The only place I can support wires high
enough for real DXing on 80, 40, 30m is to hang them from one of
my two towers. Unfortunately this puts them extremely close to
the LF/MF Marconi which is hanging between the same towers and
this seems to cause massive problems. I believe the solution may
be a vertical of some sort for these bands, which can be
somewhat further removed from the LF/MF antenna. That will
involve laying down many more radials and is clearly a project
for summer ! I have half a meter of snow on the frozen ground
now with more coming !
73,
Paul N1BUG FN55mf
waiting for sunrise so I can see what conditions on the towers
are after last night's winter storm
On 02/04/2018 06:46 PM, David Bowman
wrote:
Hi Paul
I had a similar exchange with Bob WA1OJN a couple of
weeks ago.
Here's what I said about QRSS, but I agree, JT9 should be
possible although I think you probably need -26.
If you want to let me know when you are calling CQ, I can
certainly switch the receiver to look for JT9.
It sounds easy, but I have let the RX run for a few hours on
different nights after 01.00 ....but have only seen 1 station
from Europe.
Sorry about Bouvet, there's a lot of people here who have spent
the last few weeks upgrading equipment just to make 1 QSO !
WA1OJN: How does the ability of QRSS compare to WSPR
and JT9 as far as weak
signals? I see it is dependant upon the speed - looks
like it should be able to be comparable to WSPR at the
very slow speeds. What speeds do
you "normally" use?
G0MRF: 3 second or 5
second dots is a good place to start. To speed up
the process, you give your full call in a CQ, then
when called reduce your ID to just the last 3
characters.
So a QSO would go something like this:
CQ de WA1OJN WA1OJN k
WA1OJN N1BUG OO K
N1BUG OJN R MM K
OJN BUG R 73
Note the use of moonbounce reporting rather than 599
etc. Strong sigs are an O report. M is equivalent
to an S4 or 5. T is weak and barely readable.
WA1OJN: Can you advise what carrier frequencies are
generally used for QRSS on 630M?
G0MRF: (I think I said just above WSPR so people stand a
chance of seeing your CW)
73
David
--
Paul
N1BUG 160m-2m DXCC Honor Roll
WI2XTC 2200m-630m Experimental license
FN55mf ME Piscataquis County
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