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Re: Monitoring 474.200
Hi John....no, EAR remains on 24/7/52 unless it has a problem, which I'll try to fix right away!
73, Bruce
Re: RY On This Week
Posted by John, W1TAG on August 01, 2021 at 13:52:18.
In reply to Re: RY On This Week posted by John Davis on July 31, 2021
JD,
I moved it to .380, plain QRSS3.
JA
Re: RY On This Week
Posted by John Davis on August 01, 2021 at 18:40:49.
In reply to Re: RY On This Week posted by John, W1TAG on August 01, 2021
Thanks, JA. That ought to do the trick, but if it's possible to still do DFCW at .380, that would also be neat.
22 m WSPR at last
Posted by Ed Holland on August 02, 2021 at 03:22:11.
Hi Folks,
Per the usual schedule, I took PVC offline for the weekend listening regime. F very prominent, EH making its steady and consistent appearance, NC and a hint of WSPR. The latter was considerably weaker than anything seen (and missed) last weekend, but I set up WSJT-x anyway, and adjusted receiver tuning. in the last hours, I was rewarded with several instances of EDJ, as follows:
0206 -25 1.0 13.561508 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0210 -21 0.6 13.561508 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0214 -20 1.0 13.561508 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0218 -19 0.3 13.561508 -1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0222 -17 0.9 13.561508 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0226 -14 -2.4 13.561508 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0230 -19 0.5 13.561508 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0234 -21 1.0 13.561508 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0238 -20 0.2 13.561509 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0242 -19 -3.0 13.561509 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0246 -21 -0.5 13.561509 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0250 -19 0.5 13.561509 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0258 -26 -0.1 13.561508 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0302 -27 -2.0 13.561508 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0306 -25 -1.7 13.561509 0 WA1EDJ
Very happy to have copied this modefrom a 22m HiFER.
F was also booming in today, extremely strong and most definitely audible for long periods.
Ed
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Lowfers WM and EAR
Lowfers WM and EAR continue to come through here in daylight, albeit just noticeable in the case of WM and with some QSB on EAR. Impressive for a 576 km path in summer.
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
Re: 22 m WSPR at last
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 02, 2021 at 17:17:01.
In reply to 22 m WSPR at last posted by Ed Holland on August 02, 2021
Thanks Ed! Where exactly is your QTH? I think somewhere in CA? Good DX for me!
There are several other WSPR HiFER's. VA3ROM, SIW, me and SZX. There was one in TX
K5LVB?? maybe wrong call but in TX. So more to copy!
Bob Re: RY On This Week
EDJ
WA1EDJ EM83du
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 02, 2021 at 17:19:30.
In reply to Re: RY On This Week posted by John Davis on August 01, 2021
I think EDJ is just 5 Hz higher in freq WSPRing. Should be room between us. We know
RY won't drift! If problems observed, let me know....
Bob Re: 22 m WSPR at last
EDJ
Posted by Ed Holland on August 02, 2021 at 18:03:17.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 02, 2021
Bob,
We're just 5 miles or so from Palo Alto, CA, and approximately 600 feet above sea level, on the Eastern side of the Santa-Cruz mountains. This seems to be a good location for listening :-). Beacon PVC, on the other hand, does not seem to reach outward with quite the same success.
Last weekend, at least two other WSPR signals were identified from Spectrum Lab screenshots, but I'd not configured WSJT-x. The chase is on!
Ed
Re: 22 m WSPR at last
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 02, 2021 at 19:19:48.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last posted by Ed Holland on August 02, 2021
Ok Ed, that's pretty good haul for me.
I lived in Sunny Vale and Mountain View for a few years a long time ago.
I use WSJT-x and had some problems getting the WSPR band set up for decodes.
I took my sig gen and set it to about 13.555 400. I adjusted my RX to place that right on the 1500 Hz mark on WSJT-x. So that set the center of the WSPR decode band to 13.555 400. I've found that to work well after a lot of fiddling around.
Now if we could figure out who is F?
Bob Re: 22 m WSPR at last
EDJ
Posted by Ed Holland on August 03, 2021 at 00:10:04.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 02, 2021
WSPR seems to like that 1500 Hz range. When monitoring HiFERs, I have typically arranged for spectrum lab to display 500 to 1000 Hz as this is comfortable in the case where the signals reach audibility.
For parallel monitoring with Spectrum Lab and WSJT, I retuned the receiver VFO downward by 800 Hz, and made a new configuration in spectrum lab to capture the watering hole activity in parallel. It works nicely, even on a very budget level Win 10 laptop.
/Ed
Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Monday in KS)
Posted by John Davis on August 03, 2021 at 05:03:11.
In reply to 22 m WSPR at last posted by Ed Holland on August 02, 2021
First ROM* in weeks, one short-hop from SIW, and I imagine EDJ was off until evening because of t-storm risk. (*First ROM with a complete enough WSPR segment to decode, at any rate.)
No sign of SZX here yet from its permanent home...and oddly, no sign of F today in any of the captures I can view from the flash drive. Once again having issues with file transers through the USB port on the notebook mschine, so will hsve to restart hte computer in the morning and re-transfer files afterward.
1810 -25 0.5 13.555340 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 2140 -18 0.4 13.555339 1 VA3ROM EN58 7 2150 -17 0.8 13.555340 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 0030 -25 -0.9 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0130 -18 0.3 13.555339 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 0154 -8 -0.6 13.555387 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0158 -9 -0.5 13.555387 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0200 -19 0.1 13.555338 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 0202 -13 -0.5 13.555387 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7In non-WSPR at the watering hole, early evening was particularly good, with EH, 7P, NC, EDJ eventually, RY, MTI, and ROM, all fair to good 30 minutes after sunset. A band scan at that point turned up ABBY and K6FRC. But an hour after sunset, it was down to only EH and RY with pipeline signals and 7P fair.
Re: Lowfers WM and EAR
Trying for EAR again tonight in Kansas. Slight dips in static roar could give me a little better shot tonight than in recent weeks.
No go with WM lately, day or night.
Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Monday in KS)
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 03, 2021 at 13:33:40.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Monday in KS) posted by John Davis on August 03, 2021
Thanks John! I did catch SZX from EN90 at 980 km a few days ago.
I am seeing RY again. Seems to be maybe 5 Hz below me WSPRing.
F is daily here. I generally QRT for RX from 1800 - 2100 local. Roughly. I plug the antenna back into the TX before bedtime.
I do get occasional appearances of NC around local sunset. Short hop.
I'll try to post some captures today....Do have to appear to be doing some work here...
Bob Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Tuesday AM)
EDJ
Posted by John Davis on August 03, 2021 at 16:31:34.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Monday in KS) posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 03, 2021
Pleased to report EDJ was the first signal heard when I got to the field at 9:30 AM CDT, and brightly visible too. No decodes until after 10:30, though, when I finally completed my band scans, set up the battery charging, and finished other maintenance. Just before I got WSPR-X cranked up, I had a good visual sighting of SIW WSPR, but that didn't last long enough for a repeat...yet. ROM was also fair at 10:30, but has had significant QSB gaps in the WSPR segments since that time slot.
Still, I am hopeful, because conditions already appear better than yesterday at this time.
At the watering hole, EH and NC were in near collision at 554.500, 7P was just becoming visible, bits of RY QRSS showed up, and MTI was regularly visible and sometimes fair aural copy. A chirpy random ditter was malingering around .300. Also seen or heard this morning...WV, a hint of ABBY, and fair copy of FRC.
Re: Lowfers WM and EAR
Posted by John Davis on August 03, 2021 at 16:46:40.
In reply to Re: Lowfers WM and EAR posted by John Davis on August 03, 2021
No EAR through static at QRSS30, but QRSS60 showed a recognizable trace via timing and tilt characteristics for almost two hours. Not enough individual characters to claim reception of an ID, though. Noise was a little less overwhelmingly constant last night, and most everything had disappeared from the lightning map at daybreak except the long old line of storms stretching across the Southeast, looking a lot like springtime. That's enough to remain a problem at this distance.
Will try again tonight. That'll probably be the last opportunity this week, as we may have t-storms locally the following night.
Re: Lowfers WM and EAR
Posted by John Davis on August 04, 2021 at 19:16:40.
In reply to Re: Lowfers WM and EAR posted by John Davis on August 03, 2021
Last night was marginally better...one full ID on EAR, several partials!
Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Tuesday PM Encore)
Posted by John Davis on August 04, 2021 at 19:38:41.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Tuesday AM) posted by John Davis on August 03, 2021
By late afternoon Tuesday, the band had dwindled down to just RY and EH, with a hint of 7P. After coming in all afternoon at SNRr up to -10 dB, even EDJ WSPR dropped into the -20s and stopped decoding after 2038 UTC. Around 5 PM CDT, the only signals away from the watering hole were WV faintly, NHVT visible wandering around 13558.950, and K6FRC visible and faintly audible.
At 8:43 PM CDT, 20 minutes after sunset, I initiated another band scan, netting TON visually, NHVT at 13559.020, ABBY, and a visual trace of FRC. Returning to the watering hole just after the top of the hour, WA1EDJ reappeared and resumed decoding through the 0222 time slot before fading away again roughly an hour after sunset. In the middle of that span, around 0210 UTC, the whole gang was there for a couple of minutes again before also fading: EH, NC, 7P, both SIWs, EDJ, RY, MTI, and ROM (SIW and ROM WSPR were visible only about half the time slot; too little to decode). Only missing were SZX, WM, and F, who hasn't shown up here in recent days. From The Left Coast
Posted by Zeak on August 04, 2021 at 20:35:22.
WSPR intercepts from the Left Coast:
UTC dB dT Freq dF Call Grid dBm
1448 -24 1.3 13.555415 0 KA9SZX EN40 7
1450 -23 -0.4 13.555388 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7
1454 -21 -0.4 13.555388 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7
1458 -19 -0.4 13.555388 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7
1502 -21 -0.4 13.555388 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7
Zeak,
Receiver KiwiSDR Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Tuesday PM Encore)
Ant: 80m dipole at 15m
location: DM12
Posted by Ed Holland on August 04, 2021 at 21:22:29.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Tuesday PM Encore) posted by John Davis on August 04, 2021
Good report John. PVC seems to struggle compared to FRC, but I know the latter has a great mountain-top location. Still, it might be worth checking all the connections again.
Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Tuesday PM Encore)
Posted by John Davis on August 04, 2021 at 21:33:24.
In reply to Re: 22 m WSPR at last (Tuesday PM Encore) posted by Ed Holland on August 04, 2021
Never hurts to check connections periodically, but many factors figure in. This morning, I thought I saw QRSS around where I last saw PVC, but EH and NC were competing to see who could stomp on the signal most effectively. After a few minutes, it gave up and went elsewhere for the rest of the day.
Re: Lowfers WM and EAR
Posted by Mike N8OOU on August 05, 2021 at 00:48:44.
In reply to Re: Lowfers WM and EAR posted by John Davis on August 04, 2021
Garry / John;
The WM Lowfer antenna is sagging for unknown reasons, leaving the down wire in the shape of a "J". It's not touching the ground yet but I suspect it has altered the radiation pattern, as well as the tuning. Signal strength on my local receiver is down a little. I have a number of higher priority projects but I hope to correct that before the heat returns next week.
Mike 73
Remote KiwiSDR 22 m Results
Posted by Robert, VA3ROM on August 05, 2021 at 01:04:48.
So far, my local 22 m reception has been zip, nada, zero, zilch. Nothing from the U.S. is allowed across the RF border, too!
Anyway, I have been using the K3FEF KiwiSDR in Milford, PA, FN21MH for remote monitoring of my 22m ISM beacon, campsite telemetry and WSPR beacon and also those of several others. Nice to see the congesting of signals in the watering hole. Even with horrid high band propagation these days.
Attached are a 22 m Spectrum Lab single screen grab and 22 m WSPR log for a few hours.
73,
Robert
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File Attachment 2: WSPR_22m_04-Aug-2021.png
Re: 22 m WSPR at last
Wednesday Aug 4, 2021 results... wspr 22m hifer:
210804 1328 -25 13.5554142 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 1348 -28 13.5554139 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 1408 -31 13.5554148 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 1448 -27 13.5554134 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 1508 -26 13.5554145 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 1528 -28 13.5554132 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 2028 -30 13.5554123 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 2048 -29 13.5554115 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 2108 -29 13.5554128 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 2128 -28 13.5554141 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 2154 -29 - 13.5553905 WA1EDJ EM83 7
210804 2308 -26 13.5554129 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 2328 -24 13.5554120 KA9SZX EN40 7
210804 2358 -27 13.5554124 KA9SZX EN40 7
210805 0018 -28 13.5554119 KA9SZX EN40 7
210805 0028 -27 13.5554131 KA9SZX EN40 7
Ray ... N. Central Texas em03rf
Strike Up the Band!
Posted by John Davis on August 05, 2021 at 05:55:35.
Most unusual evening...a reversal of the usual pattern, wherein most of the "usual suspects" at the watering hole fade away around sunset (sometimes with a brief final hurrah 30 or 45 minutes later, sometimes not), generally leaving only 7P from the West and the two Northeast pipeline stations (EH and RY) to jockey for final honors of the day.
Tonight, the pipeline stations were barely present but most others hung around--and were still going strong over two hours after dark! Even more impressive was the short-hop opening that accompanied the surprising late show, All this despite low solar flux and a quiet magnetic field, so it's unclear why the E-layer should be involved so intensely.
The morning started out quite ordinary. WA1EDJ was the primary WSPRer all day, with a couple K3SIWs and one VA3ROM thrown in for variety. But starting at 2108 UTC, KA9SZX began showing up here for the first time since arriving at its new home! And, K3SIW became a regular for a while too, as if someone flipped a switch overhead at 2248 UTC.
Signals at the watering hole after dark: EH fair, NC good, 7P weak one time only, SIW slant, SZX WSPR+CW+QRSS3 and 6, SIW WSPR+QRSS, EDJ, RY, MTI, sometimes a ghost of ROM, and nice copy of WM including audible CW IDs.
Away from the watering hole, NDB2 was remarkably strong, and WV was fair. ABBY and FRC were present at mid-afternoon but totally absent tonight.
Such good short-hop openings from Illinois are often an indicator other short paths, such as from PBJ and MN, might be open also, but no go tonight.
Just a sampling of the afternoon and evening WSPR spots:
1830 -16 -1.1 13.555389 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1830 -30 -1.2 13.555402 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1834 -14 -0.9 13.555388 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1838 -10 -1.1 13.555389 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1840 -26 0.1 13.555339 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1842 -17 -1.0 13.555389 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 etc etc 1958 -20 -1.1 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2002 -19 -1.1 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2006 -17 -1.0 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2010 -14 -1.0 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2010 -23 -1.1 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2038 -9 -1.1 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2040 -22 -1.1 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2042 -10 -1.0 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2046 -14 -1.0 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2054 -19 -1.0 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2058 -17 -1.0 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2100 -30 -1.0 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2102 -7 -1.1 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2106 -20 -1.1 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2108 -22 0.7 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 2110 -18 -1.1 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2114 -19 -1.0 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2118 -18 -1.0 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2122 -14 -1.1 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 etc etc 2214 -24 -1.0 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2218 -22 -1.0 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2222 -22 -1.0 13.555390 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2226 -20 -1.1 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 2248 -21 0.7 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 2250 -29 -1.2 13.555402 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2308 -26 0.6 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 2320 -27 -1.2 13.555402 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2328 -15 0.6 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 2340 -25 -1.7 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2350 -29 -1.0 13.555402 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2358 -20 0.7 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0000 -25 -1.0 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0010 -26 -1.1 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0018 -29 0.5 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0028 -28 0.7 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0030 -26 -1.3 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0050 -29 -1.2 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0108 -17 0.6 13.555413 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0128 -20 0.6 13.555412 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0148 -6 0.6 13.555412 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0158 -11 -1.1 13.555389 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0200 -25 -1.9 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0202 -12 -1.2 13.555388 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0206 -10 -1.2 13.555388 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0208 -12 0.6 13.555412 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0210 -10 -1.1 13.555387 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0210 -27 -1.1 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0214 -10 -1.3 13.555388 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0218 -12 -1.2 13.555387 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0220 -25 -1.2 13.555399 0 K3SIW EN52 7 0222 -9 -1.2 13.555388 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0226 -10 -1.3 13.555388 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 0228 -10 0.5 13.555412 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 0230 -10 -1.3 13.555388 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7(Hint: When pasting WSPR decodes into a message, you can preserve original monospace font spacing, as above, by first typing
Re: Strike Up the Band!
I was seeing SZX WSPR last night too. Got several decodes. Late, 2100 local.
No F though. I'll be watching to see if he, she, it reappears........
Bob Re: Remote KiwiSDR 22 m Results
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by Ed Holland on August 05, 2021 at 17:37:05.
In reply to Remote KiwiSDR 22 m Results posted by Robert, VA3ROM on August 05, 2021
Nice captures!
Re: Strike Up the Band!
Posted by John Davis on August 05, 2021 at 19:38:56.
In reply to Re: Strike Up the Band! posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 05, 2021
WA1EDJ WSPR was present all night, as was NC. The Southeastern pipeline has returned, at least temporarily! The conditions I reported yesterday evening gradually deteriorated for most stations, but by daybreak everyone was back (except for F remaining AWOL). Woke to find decodes of SIW, SZX and ROM already. No WV or NDB2 so far today, and nobody at all above the watering hole by noon time except the newly-returned YSO.
Hope to post some captures this evening.
Re: Strike Up the Band!
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 06, 2021 at 14:38:36.
In reply to Re: Strike Up the Band! posted by John Davis on August 05, 2021
When I went RX at about 1800 local 8/5, band was empty. No one. That's unusual, generally I see EH. Not this time. By 2100 activity did pick up and EH was back.
F has not reappeared though.....
Bob Re: Strike Up the Band!
EDJ
Posted by John Davis on August 06, 2021 at 17:03:25.
In reply to Re: Strike Up the Band! posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 06, 2021
Same results here yesterday around that same time. The 24 hours of miraculous propagation had passed, evidently. I saw no good reason for it to happen in the first place, solar-terrestrially speaking, and apparently it needed no reason to quit either. Nice while it lasted.
22 m band QRSS grabber via Ottawa QRV
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 06, 2021 at 19:31:42.
www.qsl.net/g0ftd/grabber.htm
Active for about 3 or 4 hours via remote.
QRT about 0030 UTC or thereabouts.
Good luck being seen.
73 de Andy
Re: 22 m band QRSS grabber via Ottawa QRV
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 06, 2021 at 19:56:22.
In reply to 22 m band QRSS grabber via Ottawa QRV posted by Andy G0FTD on August 06, 2021
Already seeing three well known operators on QRSS ;-)
73 de Andy
Reminder: Lowfer net +/- 3927 kHz Saturday morning 0800 California time
Posted by Jerry Parker on August 06, 2021 at 20:04:34.
Reminder: Lowfer net +/- 3927Khz Saturday morning 0800 California time
Jerry Parker
Fri, Jul 30, 8:09 AM (7 days ago)
to Gary, Carl, Clint, WD4PLI, Eb, Ed, Ed, Frank, Jim, Jim, LWCA, Kevin, Kurt, Mark, Mike, Richard, ROBERT, Tori, K7PO
Reminder: Lowfer net +/- 3927Khz Saturday morning 0800 California time
Or listen online at kfs:
http://69.27.184.62:8901/?tune=3927lsb
or
KPH Point Reyes:
http://198.40.45.23:8073/
or
Utah Web sdr:
http://www.sdrutah.org/websdr1.html
If you cannot get into the net on 80 meters you can listen on KFS and participate by sending net control your thoughts to wa6owr@gmail.com
73
Algeria - Chaine 3
Jerry
Posted by Mike Terry on August 08, 2021 at 11:22:53.
Chaine 3 from Algeria on 252 kHz has not been received on 252 kHz for almost a month - bit of a mystery.
SZX
Posted by Mark Garrett on August 08, 2021 at 16:20:51.
Just wanted to stop by and say hello and to test this email as my previous email would be bounced out of this message board.
Currently, SZX is on a Delta loop antenna and I am in the process of building a dedicated 22 meter vertical. As Bill Brown, WB8ELK has reported on these pages, SZX is a modified, ground based Skytracker board. A design that was meant to be ultra lightweight and low power enough to operate off of two solar panels and be flown on a 3' balloon around 27,000 feet, reporting its position and many of the Skytrackers have circumnavigated the world several times. Here is a link to Amateur Logic TV that featured Bill Brown and his Skytracker.
https://youtu.be/9Mb-MjNxBAM?t=3403
Mark Re: SZX
SZX/B
Posted by swlem3 on August 09, 2021 at 19:51:53.
In reply to SZX posted by Mark Garrett on August 08, 2021
Hello Mark,
SZX has been doing well here in N. Central Texas the past few days. You should be seeing the wsprnet uploads from this qth of SZX. FB on your equipment. I assume you're moving off of the loop to the vertical for omni coverage. I'll have a look at the link presented.
73,
Ray ... swlem3
7th and 8th August HiFERs
Posted by Ed Holland on August 09, 2021 at 21:05:26.
Mixed but generally positive listening conditions this weekend. Later afternoon and evening, and earlier morning (Sunday) seemed to be the most fruitful times. Apologies for the rather brief and general nature of this report, but here goes.
Most notably, perhaps was the absence of "F" which seems to have abandoned 22m after it's supernova-like emergence on 22m. Perhaps the mysterious operator achieved his/her objective? We may never know.
EH, NC and EDJ all made good copy at various times, with a proliferation of WSPR decodes from the latter, notably around the UTC hours ~ 0100 to 0200, and 1300 to 1500 as covered by monitoring at PVC. 7P wavered in and out, but also made some overnight appearances before local midnight on the 7th. Nearby to 7P in the watering hole, was a new carrier, perhaps with QRSS keying but not readable at the Spectrum Lab settings deployed.
One other WSPR signal, likely SIW, was observed on the charts but did not decode despite an apparent strength sufficient to do so.
PVCs connections were checked at the signal generator and transmitter end, and some reliability issues found. These were corrected and PVC returned to the air this morning 9 August, ~1700 UTC.
73,
Ed
hifer xe2ity
Posted by swlem3 on August 09, 2021 at 21:26:40.
Hifer XE2ITY pounding into N. Central Texas...
210809 1830 -15 0.96 13.5552903 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 1850 -13 1.09 13.5553093 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 1902 -13 1.09 13.5553309 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 1930 -15 1.09 13.5553139 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 1938 -17 1.05 13.5553007 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 1946 -14 0.96 13.5552782 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 1950 -5 1.09 13.5552447 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 1954 -8 1.01 13.5552232 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2002 -14 0.92 13.5552794 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2006 -13 1.09 13.5552419 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2014 -13 1.05 13.5552563 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2018 -7 1.05 13.5552110 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2034 -2 1.01 13.5552930 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2038 0 1.01 13.5553221 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2046 -4 1.01 13.5553094 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2050 -14 1.05 13.5552141 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2054 -11 0.96 13.5553362 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2058 -12 1.01 13.5552787 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2102 -10 1.35 13.5552274 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2106 -7 1.01 13.5552870 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2114 -14 1.05 13.5552331 XE2ITY DL29 10
210809 2118 -17 1.01 13.5553357 XE2ITY DL29 10
Ray ... swlem3 Re: SZX
Posted by Mark Garrett on August 10, 2021 at 00:30:06.
In reply to Re: SZX posted by swlem3 on August 09, 2021
That is a goal to make it more omni. I have been watching the WSPR reporting stations on 20 and while it has great East-West coverage, there is nothing in Florida and Western Canada. I also feel that the Delta Loop is not a good antenna when Lightning is in the area as I lost two HiFer transmitters that were using this antenna and want to get something less prone to lightning induction.
The link is of Bill Brown, WB8ELK showing the Skytracker, the same board I am using but set up for pico balloon operation. The operation here is not using the solar panels and is programed for operation in 22 and 20 meter bands with WISPR, QRSS 6, QRSS 3, and CW. I am impressed on how well it is running and locked on frequency. The downside is the location it is showing up on WSPR is not near my actual QTH. This Skytracker is the first programmed and set up this way and so it may be something Bill can offer for others wanting a small multi mode transmitter. Probably need to come up with a different name for it as this one will be ground based. This setup will eventually spur a project to develop a DF device that can be made portable to recover 20 meter Pico balloons that come down.
Mark ka9SZX
HiFER RF back?
Posted by John Davis on August 10, 2021 at 05:07:57.
Heard a rumor it has been copied in New England on (or around) 13564.3 or .4 in CW mode. Don't know the actual city, but when it first went on in late 2017, the grid was EM96. The operator went by the handle "Finman," yet never posted any contact info. It was heard widely for several months, then ceased to be reported anywhere for the past few years. For now, it's in the Ephemera list, but I'll move it to the regular HiFER list if more reports start coming in.
UL 248 kHz Longwave Montreal airport Beacon to be turned off August 12
Posted by Mike Terry on August 10, 2021 at 07:41:37.
CYUL 248 kHz Longwave Montreal airport beacon to be turned off August 12th 2021. We are losing so many NDBs. Satellites are taking over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASmevtWCctA
Re: 7th and 8th August HiFERs
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 10, 2021 at 13:30:27.
In reply to 7th and 8th August HiFERs posted by Ed Holland on August 09, 2021
TNX for the report Ed!
Getting XE2ITY WSPR decodes here in EM83du last night. SZX has not been seen lately.
F does seem to be gone here too. Strange....Maybe the Answer Guy can shed some light on this?
Later...
Bob Re: 7th and 8th August HiFERs
EDJ
Posted by John Davis on August 10, 2021 at 14:39:47.
In reply to Re: 7th and 8th August HiFERs posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 10, 2021
F does seem to be gone here too. Strange....Maybe the Answer Guy can shed some light on this?
What would be strange is if Dr. Answer Guy DID manage to shed light on anything.
I called him this morning, just on the off chance he could help, but he seemed preoccupied with other matters. When I got done explaining what we were wanting to know, he asked me "Who is it we're talking about, now?"
I replied, "F, the mystery beacon."
He said that was his philosophy too, and changed the subject.
Re: hifer xe2ity
Posted by swlem3 on August 10, 2021 at 18:44:47.
In reply to hifer xe2ity posted by swlem3 on August 09, 2021
XE2ITY seems to wander quite a bit in frequency between transmissions. I have wspr set for a dial freq of 13.55390 mhz and XIT often wanders out of the wspr passband I have set for other hifer wspr stations. So, I don't catch all the XIT decodes. Had a +6 db decode of XIT at approx 1613km. Kinda seems a tad overpowered but I don't know if US hifer tx power rules apply everywhere else. Btw, caught a few WA1EDJ wspr decodes earlier today... propagation doesn't seem to be too favorable.
Ray ... N. Central TX
linux and wsjt-x
Posted by swlem3 on August 12, 2021 at 19:05:12.
Had a problem crop up after updating linux Ubuntu. It seems that updates caused wsjt-x (which I run in the wine environment) to cease functioning, throwing error codes. In other words, wsjt-x failed to load. This situation has also caused "gamers" grief since numerous games have been affected by the updates. Doing some 'net searching, I found a work-around that "fixes" the problem. I assume that someone will finally get around to addressing the situation in the Linux community. For now, I run this string at the command line before starting wsjt-x:
export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.5
Ray ... swlem3
WM Lowfer QRT
Posted by Mike N8OOU on August 12, 2021 at 22:57:08.
After taking slack out of the Lowfer antenna a few days ago, high winds this evening has broken it again. This time there is no antenna attached to the Helix can, so WM Lowfer is QRT for a few days.
Mike 73
WSJTX Linux versions
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 13, 2021 at 13:22:20.
Just for info, WSJTX is available for Linux and the Raspberry Pi,
but the wspr guys don't seem to make it as easy as it could be to get the files.
[1]
On most Linux distro's there should be a copy in the repository.
From the command line you can search for it by using these commands:
sudo apt-cache search wsjt
and you'll probably get the response:
$ wsjtx - WSJT-X - Digital Modes for Weak Signal Communications in Amateur Radio.
So we can see that the package exists as "wsjtx" lower case.
Install it by the command:
sudo apt-get install wsjtx
and then let it do it's stuff.
[2] Depending upon your Linux distro, there's often some kind of "app store" where
you can use a GUI to browser for these programs.
[3] Official and latest wsjtx packages are here -
https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html
Usually the only keep the latest files and that usually means having the most upto date
version of your Linux.
[4] I keep a copy of some older versions that should work for any LINUX distro
in the last three or four years. Might be worth trying them and if they install then
great. https://qsl.net/g0ftd/other/linux-x86/
All versions contain WSPR and versions 2.2 upwards are the ones that have the better
wspr decoder engine.
The only other additions in the latest versions are really for FT8 / FST and some other
exotic modes, probably not relevant to any experiments with most Hifer ops.
Hope this helps.
73 de Andy
https://sites.google.com/view/andy-g0ftd/home
Re: WSJTX Linux versions
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 13, 2021 at 13:32:29.
In reply to WSJTX Linux versions posted by Andy G0FTD on August 13, 2021
Forgot to add that many Linux distros include the synaptic GUI.
At the command line type sudo synaptic (all lower case).
It's not the best of GUI's to be honest, but it can also search for software
and install it.
RTÉ fails to resume LW 252
Posted by Mike Terry on August 13, 2021 at 18:03:25.
The RTE website said back on June 11th that 252 was off "until Saturday 14th August (estimated)". (a couple of days later than the date 2rrn mentioned).
Also: "However, through carrying out these essential works now RTÉ can continue to broadcast on LW 252."
So the intention was to return to LW I think?
https://about.rte.ie/2021/06/11/essential-maintenance-of-rte-longwave-transmitter/
(Alan Pennington on the BDXC group.io)
Re: 7th and 8th August HiFERs
Posted by Ed Holland on August 13, 2021 at 19:58:15.
In reply to Re: 7th and 8th August HiFERs posted by John Davis on August 10, 2021
Indeed. My reaction to the sudden disappearance was, Where the F?, such was the ineffable change to the band.
Re: RTÉ fails to resume LW 252
Posted by John Davis on August 13, 2021 at 19:59:12.
In reply to RTÉ fails to resume LW 252 posted by Mike Terry on August 13, 2021
Was Alan P. complaining that they haven't returned PRIOR to the estimated date?
Re: WSJTX Linux versions
Posted by swlem3 on August 13, 2021 at 21:12:15.
In reply to WSJTX Linux versions posted by Andy G0FTD on August 13, 2021
Thanks Andy. I was aware of the earlier versions in the repositories, but they aren't updated very often. I wanted the later versions because I am interested in decoding FT8 as well as the FST modes. I'm active (rx) on 2200m and use the FST modes for some trans-continental decodes on that band. That's why I download the newer versions outside of the repositories and use wine to run them in linux.
Cheers and 73,
Ray
Re: WSJTX Linux versions
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 14, 2021 at 04:14:35.
In reply to Re: WSJTX Linux versions posted by swlem3 on August 13, 2021
Hi Ray,
All understood.
I can see how it could sometimes be easier to run the latest Windows version of WSJTX
in WINE then the latest Linux version in Linux.
Sounds crazy but when they release the Linux versions, they seem to assume that
you have the VERY latest Linux updates / distros.
For example I have a perfectly good Mint 19.3 set up here, yet the wspr dev team
expects me to upgrade to Mint 20 just to run the latest wsjtx.
(You'll get unmet dependency messages otherwise). That to me is nuts.
Kind regards,
Andy
Iceland 207 kHz - old antenna system removed
Posted by Mike Terry on August 14, 2021 at 10:25:22.
Google Translated:
On August 11, 2021, an old antenna system from AM broadcasting disappeared from the scene again. This time the long wave masts on the southeastern outskirts of Reykjavík, in the Vatnsendi district, were eliminated.
The two masts (they bundled the transmission energy according to the geographic extent of Iceland to the northeast) are said to have been built when radio operations began in 1930.
The transmitter system that was last used is a bit more recent and is also shown in a relevant article. It comes from Brown Boveri (Switzerland), had an output of 100 kW and was probably installed between 1950 and 1960.
The operation from Vatnsendi ended in the 1990s. It was replaced in 1997 by the 300 kW strong, now still operated with 100 kW transmitter Gufuskálar near Helissandur, in the far west of Iceland. A 412 meter high mast is used there, which was previously used by the Loran-C (100 kHz) navigation system, which was shut down here in 1994.
This move was associated with a frequency change. Instead of the old Reykjavík channel 207 kHz, the transmitter Gufuskálar operates on the frequency 189 kHz, as the only station in the world on this frequency.
A single wave operation once ran on 207 kHz – which was also the reason for the frequency change: The Eiđar transmitter worked in conjunction with Reykjavík-Vatnsendi, in the east of Iceland near Egilsstađir.
[….]
All the article here in German with some nice photos from the Icelandic LW transmitting sites..
Radio Eins Radio-News (2021-08-13)
via Ydun's Medium Wave Info Re: Iceland 207 kHz - old antenna system removed
https://mediumwave.info/news/
Posted by Mike Terry on August 14, 2021 at 10:51:43.
In reply to Iceland 207 kHz - old antenna system removed posted by Mike Terry on August 14, 2021
Article and photos here:
https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/medienmagazin/radio_news/beitraege/2021/island.html
Re: Iceland 207 kHz - old antenna system removed
Posted by Mike Terry on August 14, 2021 at 12:39:18.
In reply to Re: Iceland 207 kHz - old antenna system removed posted by Mike Terry on August 14, 2021
"Longwave masts demolished"
Iceland state broadcaster RUV report with video
https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/08/12/ruv-longwave-radio-masts-demolished
22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 14, 2021 at 13:51:49.
Currently running a remote QRSS grabber until about 1800 UTC.
73 de Andy
Re: WSJTX Linux versions
Posted by swlem3 on August 14, 2021 at 14:24:39.
In reply to Re: WSJTX Linux versions posted by Andy G0FTD on August 14, 2021
Andy, I suppose that the wsjtx team doesn't have the time to devote to tying up every "loose end" for the linux platform, and so we just do the best we can on our end. I'm nowhere near proficient at linux, and had trouble trying to install the latest wsjtx directly into linux. I just found it easier (for me) to run it in WINE. Perhaps when I take more time to learn linux, I can do it the right way. I'm always concerned that I'll wreck my Linux install by doing something wrong (I have previously), and then have to start over from square one.
Have a good weekend Andy and 73
Ray
Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 14, 2021 at 18:05:32.
In reply to 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV posted by Andy G0FTD on August 14, 2021
What a daft old sausage I am, I forgot to include the live URL.
So I've condensed just under 4 hours of listening into about 1 minute
and made a movie of it.
https://qsl.net/g0ftd/other/temp/hifer-band-22m-14-aug-2021-via-remote-rx-ottawa.mp4
Some excellent signals seen, congrats to all the ops.
73 de Andy
Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV
Posted by Mike N8OOU on August 14, 2021 at 23:12:15.
In reply to Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV posted by Andy G0FTD on August 14, 2021
Andy,
Thanks for putting the mp4 together, that works quite nice. I saved the file and your message to my machine and will get it included on the WM beacon page. (I must confess I am a little behind on updates.)
Thanks for listening.
Mike 73 WM Beacons.
Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV
Posted by John Davis on August 15, 2021 at 04:31:59.
In reply to Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV posted by Mike N8OOU on August 14, 2021
Quite nice, Andy. All sorts of folks show up there...from high to low I see: EH briefly around 1616, NC's square wave most of the time, SIW slant mode (the seeming flat line with the occasional kink), snippets of SZX, K3SIW WSPR+QRSS, WA1EDJ QRSS, VA3ROM, and WM. Pretty thorough collection.
Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 15, 2021 at 05:09:38.
In reply to Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV posted by John Davis on August 15, 2021
I'm pleased the data is of use guys ;-)
73 de Andy
https://qsl.net/g0ftd/grabber.htm SIW in Ca
https://sites.google.com/view/andy-g0ftd/home
Posted by Ed Holland on August 15, 2021 at 05:15:41.
Hi Folks,
Today, along with 7P, EH and NC, Station PVC was successful in decoding 8 to 9 instances of the SIW WSPR signal, around 2000 UTC, and a single instance at 2300 UTC.
More details later on the day's monitoring.
Ed
Re: SIW in Ca
Posted by Ed Holland on August 15, 2021 at 16:30:35.
In reply to SIW in Ca posted by Ed Holland on August 15, 2021
Good conditions later on in the day brought EDJ and SZX along to the WSPR party, with good decodes from both.
Re: SIW in Ca
Posted by K3SIW, Garry on August 15, 2021 at 21:56:58.
In reply to Re: SIW in Ca posted by Ed Holland on August 15, 2021
Thanks for the report Ed. Glad you are copying so many wspr signals. Sure helps when it can decode 30 dB or so below SSB noise bandwidth.
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
RTÉ 252 kHz longwave reactivated
Posted by Mike Terry on August 16, 2021 at 10:05:16.
Now back on air.
Re: RTÉ 252 kHz longwave reactivated
Posted by Vic GW4JUN on August 16, 2021 at 20:08:19.
In reply to RTÉ 252 kHz longwave reactivated posted by Mike Terry on August 16, 2021
Well over 40dB over S9 here in North Wales ugh !!!!
There goes any hope of my hearing Algeria again on 252kHz again anytime soon.
Good music on RTE tonight though.....makes up for the dreary & heavy daytime talk programming.
73 Vic
USC Back??
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 18, 2021 at 19:41:25.
I think I'm seeing USC on 13.555 420 on Dave WA5DJJ's grabber.
I think it's Pat Bunn's HiFER which has been off for a while.
Can anyone confirm?
Bob
EDJ
EM83du
Re: USC Back??
Posted by Ed Holland on August 18, 2021 at 20:19:37.
In reply to USC Back?? posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 18, 2021
Perhaps, but to me it looks more like NC, which does drift around the watering hole.
It would be nice to see USC again, it was a frequent visitor to the West Coast, but not seen for well over 18 months.
Ed
Re: USC Back??
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 18, 2021 at 20:27:03.
In reply to Re: USC Back?? posted by Ed Holland on August 18, 2021
TNX Ed. I'm distinctly seeing NC up at 555 450, above USC. I went back an checked DJJ grabber on the QRSS compendium and older grabs show both distinctly separate.
I do hope Pat is back too. I visited him a year or so back and saw the USC TX.
He was not sure it was working at that time due to antenna issues.
I'd post my screen capture but a JPEG comes out too big to post. ARGO captures work though. If I had a way to compress a JPEG into a smaller file I'd try it.
I'm sure there is something out there to do that!
I'm going to look at my RX tonight and see if I can catch him in EM83du.
Bob Re: USC Back??
EDJ
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 18, 2021 at 20:34:06.
In reply to Re: USC Back?? posted by Ed Holland on August 18, 2021
Just got a note from Pat. He is indeed back on.
Bob Re: USC Back??
EDJ
Posted by Ed Holland on August 18, 2021 at 20:59:52.
In reply to Re: USC Back?? posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 18, 2021
Great! will keep an eye out for the signal :-)
Thanks for the tip-off,
Ed
Re: USC Back??
Posted by Pat Bunn on August 19, 2021 at 02:03:53.
In reply to Re: USC Back?? posted by Ed Holland on August 18, 2021
Been working on several FSK QRSS 3 beacon designs using the newer Epson SMT chips.
I have a test version on the air as of yesterday. Hopefully will have a permanent one on the air soon in a suitable frequency space.
I had a house fire and am just getting things put back together. USC was one of the victims of the fire.
Pat Bunn Re: USC Back??
N4LTA
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 19, 2021 at 14:23:44.
In reply to Re: USC Back?? posted by Pat Bunn on August 19, 2021
I am seeing USC on the WA5DJJ grabber now. Good signal. Several great signals today!
WA1EDJ is WSPRing on 555 385.
Bob Re: USC Back??
EDJ
Posted by Ed Holland on August 19, 2021 at 22:34:55.
In reply to Re: USC Back?? posted by Pat Bunn on August 19, 2021
Good to see you back on 22 m Pat,
I'll check in with any reports of USC, most likely the upcoming weekend if conditions permit.
Ed
Re: USC Back??
Posted by swlem3 on August 19, 2021 at 22:45:08.
In reply to USC Back?? posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 18, 2021
USC hifer's been looking good the past couple days in N. Central Texas. Propagation is fair, could be better:
www.dropbox.com/s/qrj9v3ue0drrv3n/usc.jpg?dl=0
Ray ... swlem3
wspr2 hifers today
Posted by swlem3 on August 19, 2021 at 22:52:51.
Seems to be just the mid-USA today for hifer wspr2 copy:
1608 -24 1.4 13.555401 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 655 1648 -30 1.3 13.555402 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 655 1740 -24 -0.4 13.555393 0 K3SIW EN52 7 827 1750 -23 -0.4 13.555394 0 K3SIW EN52 7 827 1810 -27 -0.4 13.555393 0 K3SIW EN52 7 827 1928 -29 1.4 13.555402 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 655 2050 -30 -0.4 13.555392 0 K3SIW EN52 7 827 2210 -27 -0.4 13.555393 1 K3SIW EN52 7 827
Ray ... swlem3 N. Central Texas
Is F back?
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 20, 2021 at 13:48:39.
I thought I saw F again around 2100 local in EM38du. I could not stay and confirm but it looked like F.
Same freq, around 13.555 420ish.
I'll try to confirm this weekend.
Strange....
Bob Reminder: Lowfer net +/- 3927 kHz Saturday morning 0800 California time
EDJ
Posted by Jerry Parker on August 20, 2021 at 14:46:46.
Reminder: Lowfer net +/- 3927Khz Saturday morning 0800 California time
Or listen online at kfs:
http://69.27.184.62:8901/?tune=3927lsb
or
KPH Point Reyes:
http://198.40.45.23:8073/
or
Utah Web sdr:
http://www.sdrutah.org/websdr1.html
If you cannot get into the net on 80 meters you can listen on KFS and participate by sending net control your thoughts to wa6owr@gmail.com
73
Jerry
USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 20, 2021 at 14:51:46.
www.qsl.net/g0ftd/grabber.htm
Re: Is F back?
Posted by swlem3 on August 20, 2021 at 16:03:51.
In reply to Is F back? posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 20, 2021
Bob, F is definitely back with a "rock crushing" signal in N. Central Texas.
www.dropbox.com/s/ab36aa1yoe0myou/f.jpg?dl=0
Ray ... swlem3
Re: Is F back?
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 20, 2021 at 16:31:25.
In reply to Re: Is F back? posted by swlem3 on August 20, 2021
Thanks for confirming Ray. I did not have time last night to get a solid ID.
Well, the mystery continues....
Bob Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by John Davis on August 20, 2021 at 16:37:56.
In reply to USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 20, 2021
Wow. At 1550 UTC, USC was the strongest of the seven signals visible on the band! (See attachment.) Half an hour later, everybody else had come up in level except WM. Maybe a very faint trace of "F the mystery beacon," which could be a significant clue as to its location, given its relative strength at other sites.
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File Attachment 1: hf1-20aug1550.jpg
Re: Is F back?
The quiet was too good to last. It's in your neighbor's yard, Ray, or else he's discovered a new power source!
I had begun to suspect from the call sign that it might be the final initial of He Who Must Not Be Named, the bane of 630 meters. But that would not be consistent with a dearth of signal in Ottawa...unless F is now using a highly directional array.
Re: SIW in Ca
Posted by Mark Garrett on August 20, 2021 at 17:03:09.
In reply to Re: SIW in Ca posted by K3SIW, Garry on August 15, 2021
Nice to know SZX is also working well on its temporary antenna. I have been watching it on WSPR mode on 20 meters and pretty consistent. Will be working on the 1/4 wave vertical this weekend and will post when we get it moved over.
73, Mark KA9SZX, Macomb, IL
Re: Is F back?
Posted by swlem3 on August 20, 2021 at 17:22:02.
In reply to Re: Is F back? posted by John Davis on August 20, 2021
I'm going with your suggestion of a directional transmit antenna John. At the time of this writing, F's signal has dropped off roughly 20 db or so, but it's still hanging in there.
Ray
SAQ Reports “an Incredible Number” of Listeners for July 4 Transmissio
Posted by Mike Terry on August 20, 2021 at 19:00:16.
[Excerpted by Moderator] (See Posting Guidelines)
August 8, 2021
The Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association reports “an incredible number” of listener reports — 524 in all — for its July 4 Alexanderson Day transmissions from SAQ, the Alexanderson alternator very-low-frequency (VLF) station in Sweden. SAQ transmits on 17.2 kHz.
“The weather on Alexanderson Day was sunny, with temperatures around 25 °C. Some approaching thunderstorms could be seen on the horizon,” the report said.
Amateur station SK6SAQ "reached 169 QSOs with 21 countries, mostly in Europe and a few from the US.”
Jay Rusgrove, W1VD, in Burlington, CT, was among the US listeners who submitted a report. “The first transmission was a washout due to high QRN,” he recounted. “The second transmission had somewhat lower QRN levels. Reception was not as good as some years’ summer transmissions, which turn out to be unexpectedly good.”
www.w1vd.com/SAQ070421.mp3 (from the second transmission tune-up and message)
www.arrl.org/news/saq-reports-an-incredible-number-of-listeners-for-july-4-transmissions
Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 20, 2021 at 19:11:29.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by John Davis on August 20, 2021
I've just swapped to a New York feed for a few hours.
Sorry there's no description in the grabber text, just a generic 10 min grab vs audio
freq at this time.
Already seeing good signal on the feed.
https://qsl.net/g0ftd/grabber.htm
73 de Andy
Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 20, 2021 at 19:28:12.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by Andy G0FTD on August 20, 2021
Thanks Andy! Nice group on there now. Amazed how strong USC is. I'll have to get some details from Pat on the new TX.
Bob Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
EDJ
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 20, 2021 at 20:22:30.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 20, 2021
Hi Bob,
So strong that I'm having AGC issues here ;-)
73 de Andy
Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by Pat Bunn on August 20, 2021 at 23:20:57.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by Andy G0FTD on August 20, 2021
It is running about 13- 17 DBm to a dipole about 50 feet high 25.That equates to 25--50 mW. The fed is LMR 400 at about 55 feet of line - My normal 20 meter dipole. I can drop the power but it is probably closer to 5 mW
Pat Bunn Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by Pat Bunn on August 20, 2021 at 23:21:35.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by Andy G0FTD on August 20, 2021
It is running about 13- 17 DBm to a dipole about 50 feet high 25.That equates to 25--50 mW. The fed is LMR 400 at about 55 feet of line - My normal 20 meter dipole. I can drop the power but it is probably closer to 5 mW
Pat Bunn Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by Pat Bunn on August 20, 2021 at 23:21:43.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by Andy G0FTD on August 20, 2021
It is running about 13- 17 DBm to a dipole about 50 feet high 25.That equates to 25--50 mW. The fed is LMR 400 at about 55 feet of line - My normal 20 meter dipole. I can drop the power but it is probably closer to 5 mW
Pat Bunn Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by Pat Bunn on August 20, 2021 at 23:22:31.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by Pat Bunn on August 20, 2021
Mean't to to say 25 mW
Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by J D on August 21, 2021 at 04:33:34.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by Pat Bunn on August 20, 2021
Why so much power?
Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday.
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 21, 2021 at 09:04:28.
I made two small movies of the grabs.
One is of the signals received via Ottawa.
The other is via a New York feed.
https://qsl.net/g0ftd/other/temp/
Feel free to use the data anyway you want.
73 de Andy
22 m band grabber via Norway
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 21, 2021 at 12:42:52.
Started at 1240 UTC.
Will run for a few hours.
73 de Andy
Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD
Posted by Pat Bunn on August 21, 2021 at 15:40:30.
In reply to Re: USC spotted on Ottawa grabber via G0FTD posted by J D on August 21, 2021
Dropped the power to 5 DBM
Pat Bunn EM83du activity this morning
N4LTA
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 21, 2021 at 16:39:18.
Seeing EH strong
SIW slant.
F is there, indentifiable but not strong.
Looking for USC but Pat is a little close. Shows up breifly sometimes around sunset.
WA5DJJ HiFER1 grabber seems broke. Not seeing any updates on grabber compendium. Generally the DJJ grabber is where I spot USC.
I'll keep looking and will go to TX when we leave for shopping today.
Bob Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday.
EDJ
Posted by John Davis on August 21, 2021 at 16:51:17.
In reply to Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. posted by Andy G0FTD on August 21, 2021
On the NY feed, any ideas who was at 1670 Hz from time to time? Would correspond to 13555.570, apparently, and looked like an attempt at QRSS6...but it was so infrequent that it might only have been EH's idle frequency.
Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday.
Posted by Andy G0FTD on August 21, 2021 at 18:48:08.
In reply to Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. posted by John Davis on August 21, 2021
I've stacked those images to see if what else can be brought out of the noise,
but no ID on the .570Mhz
https://qsl.net/g0ftd/other/temp/new-york-stack-20-aug-2021.png
73 de Andy
Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday.
Posted by John Davis on August 21, 2021 at 20:06:05.
In reply to Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. posted by Andy G0FTD on August 21, 2021
Interesting experiment, Andy. Stacking helps most if one can match the repetition rate of the signal, of course. The ten minute periodicity of SIW and ROM make them really stand out, for instance, as does the alternating 10 minute match of EDJ. And MTI, whom I didn't notice before, now stands out at the top of each minute.
Re: wspr2 hifers today
Posted by swlem3 on August 21, 2021 at 22:17:37.
In reply to wspr2 hifers today posted by swlem3 on August 19, 2021
Today's wspr hifers. Aug 21, 2021. Propagation only so-so.
1430 -30 0.1 13.555389 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1736 -27 0.7 13.555322 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1748 -27 0.6 13.555380 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1808 -32 1.9 13.555401 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1816 -26 0.5 13.555380 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1828 -26 1.6 13.555402 1 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 2012 -30 0.4 13.555382 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2116 -28 0.6 13.555382 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449
Ray ... N. Central Texas
Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday.
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 22, 2021 at 02:18:16.
In reply to Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. posted by Andy G0FTD on August 21, 2021
Thanks Andy! Good job. Yes, my WSPR is easily visilble. Re-synced my RTC this morning so should be right on. I run a non GPS disiplined RTC on my WSPR TX, so needs a re-sync every week or so.
Thanks for your efforts watching us on 22M!
Bob Re: wspr2 hifers today
EDJ
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 22, 2021 at 02:19:01.
In reply to Re: wspr2 hifers today posted by swlem3 on August 21, 2021
Thanks for the report Ray! I appreciate it.
Bob WSPRS
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by Ed Holland on August 22, 2021 at 22:15:44.
EDJ and SIW logged as shown below. Please disregard the frequency, as I have the software setup with 13,650 kHz. Actual reciever VFO is 13,553.90 +/-10 Hz or so, judging from accuracy against WWV at 10 and 15 MHz.
F has made brief bus strong appeareaces fading in for minute or so around local dawn (22nd Aug). No hint of USC yet but we are still logging.
1936 -29 -0.1 13.561506 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652 Re: WSPRS
2124 -27 -0.2 13.561505 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0044 -27 -1.3 13.561507 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0048 -25 0.1 13.561506 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 3652
0450 -27 -0.2 13.561519 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2962
0500 -25 -0.8 13.561519 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2962
2040 -30 -3.1 13.561519 0 K3SIW EN52 7 2962
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 23, 2021 at 16:37:03.
In reply to WSPRS posted by Ed Holland on August 22, 2021
Thanks Ed! Good to know I'm making it to you. I have also seen F on occasion.
Mostly later in SE, like 2100 local.
I am seeing USC show up around 1500 UTC on DJJ grabber in NM.
Bob SZX moved to new antenna
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by Mark Garrett on August 23, 2021 at 22:05:10.
Today I moved the SZX HiFer to a ground mounted 22 meter antenna. I am hoping to have a more omni pattern and some increased lightning protection. I am hoping it will perform well but if not I will move it back to the Delta loop. Will keep an eye on this page for comments and any performance change you note.
Mark Garrett Re: SZX moved to new antenna
SZX
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 24, 2021 at 00:31:53.
In reply to SZX moved to new antenna posted by Mark Garrett on August 23, 2021
Mark,
So you are still WSPRing on 22M? I don't remember the frequency, please refresh my fading memory. I am listening with WSJT-X now.
Bob Re: SZX moved to new antenna
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by John Davis on August 24, 2021 at 00:33:04.
In reply to SZX moved to new antenna posted by Mark Garrett on August 23, 2021
Thans for the update, Mark, and good luck. I hope to finally get to the field again tomorrow to look for you.
Re: SZX moved to new antenna
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 24, 2021 at 13:49:29.
In reply to SZX moved to new antenna posted by Mark Garrett on August 23, 2021
No sign of you last night Mark. I was RX all night till this morning and only ROM and SIW WSPR were decoded.
I did not see much last night in general activity. F did show back up - strong.
I'm TX for the day until 1800 ET local.
Bob Re: SZX moved to new antenna
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by swlem3 on August 24, 2021 at 16:07:45.
In reply to SZX moved to new antenna posted by Mark Garrett on August 23, 2021
FB on the new antenna Mark. I've had no wspr2 decodes for the past two days. Hopefully, I'll have some propagation today so maybe have decodes to post by the end of the day.
Ray ... N. Central Texas
W7IUV FST4W on 2200 m
Posted by John Bruce McCreath on August 25, 2021 at 13:51:30.
Despite a lot of QRN from T-storms to my south-west, I managed to get 5 decodes of W7IUV running FST4W-300 mode overnight, August 24/25 2021.
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73, J.B., VE3EAR Re: SZX moved to new antenna
Posted by Bill WB8ELK on August 25, 2021 at 18:12:05.
In reply to Re: SZX moved to new antenna posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 24, 2021
Hi Bob,
KA9SZX on WSPR and also CW, QRSS3 and QRSS6 (SZX) is currently around 13555.410. I've been listening to it via a UTAH KiwiSDR and had good copy on KA9SZX, WA1EDJ and K3SIW on WSPR and other modes today. - Bill WB8ELK
P station on 13555.100 CW ?
Posted by Bill WB8ELK on August 25, 2021 at 18:13:52.
I was copying a station sending P this morning on 13555.100 MHz while listening to a Utah SDR radio. Any idea where that one is? - Bill WB8ELK
Re: wspr2 hifers today
Posted by swlem3 on August 25, 2021 at 23:23:55.
In reply to wspr2 hifers today posted by swlem3 on August 19, 2021
Not sure what's going on with propagation. Haven't seen any US wspr2 hifers for a few days now. XE2ITY today... very strong with poor frequency stability.
2146 -19 1.0 13.555379 0 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2150 -21 1.0 13.555350 -1 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2154 -24 1.0 13.555379 -1 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2202 -18 1.0 13.555368 0 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2210 -17 1.0 13.555396 -1 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2214 -20 1.0 13.555338 0 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2222 -16 1.0 13.555348 -1 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2230 -20 1.0 13.555295 -1 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2234 -23 0.9 13.555397 -1 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2238 -23 1.0 13.555360 0 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2246 -20 1.0 13.555357 0 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2254 -28 1.0 13.555347 -1 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2302 -14 1.0 13.555293 0 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2306 -15 1.2 13.555328 0 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613 2314 -23 1.0 13.555334 -2 XE2ITY DL29 10 1613
Ray ... N. Central Texas
Re: W7IUV FST4W on 2200 m
Posted by swlem3 on August 25, 2021 at 23:33:31.
In reply to W7IUV FST4W on 2200 m posted by John Bruce McCreath on August 25, 2021
Thanks for the mention of FST4W decodes from IUV, that's a good distance for you to copy him, especially through QRN.
Looks like I may have to set up my rx for FST4W besides wspr2 J.B. I've been rx'ing XND on 2200m but haven't checked for other modes being used.
Ray
Re: wspr2 hifers today
Posted by Bill WB8ELK on August 26, 2021 at 00:15:37.
In reply to Re: wspr2 hifers today posted by swlem3 on August 25, 2021
Today I received XE2ITY, KA9SZX and K3SIW in EM64 Alabama on HiFer WSPR. Using a remote SDR in Utah this morning I also heard WA1EDJ on WSPR with strong signals as well as WA1EDJ and KA9SZX.
- Bill WB8ELK
WA1EDJ Copied In Maui
Posted by Zeak on August 26, 2021 at 04:05:29.
As copied tonight from AI6VN/KH6's KiwiSDR in Maui (http://kiwisdr.robinett.us:8073/):
UTC dB dT Freq dF Call Grid km dBm
0242 -20 0.3 13.555301 0 XE2ITY DL29 4261 10 (10 mW) Re: WA1EDJ Copied In Maui
0244 -24 -0.5 13.555383 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7258 7 (5.0 mW)
0246 -21 0.4 13.555274 -1 XE2ITY DL29 4261 10 (10 mW)
0248 -23 -0.5 13.555380 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7258 7 (5.0 mW)
0250 -17 0.3 13.555300 0 XE2ITY DL29 4261 10 (10 mW)
0252 -24 -0.6 13.555388 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7258 7 (5.0 mW)
0254 -15 0.4 13.555298 -1 XE2ITY DL29 4261 10 (10 mW)
0258 -14 0.4 13.555303 0 XE2ITY DL29 4261 10 (10 mW)
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 26, 2021 at 14:16:44.
In reply to WA1EDJ Copied In Maui posted by Zeak on August 26, 2021
Wow! Thanks Zeak! That's quite a haul. Appreciate the report.
Bob Lots of WSPRing today
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 26, 2021 at 21:31:33.
I see 4 or 5 WSPR stations at this time in the watering hole. Must go to RX mode to decode
some of them.
Bob Re: Lots of WSPRing today
EDJ
Posted by swlem3 on August 27, 2021 at 03:41:58.
In reply to Lots of WSPRing today posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 26, 2021
Bob, today I saw just a couple of yours and SZX. That's it other than the XE2 powerhouse.Been a real dearth of wspr2 hifers decoded here in Texas lately.
Ray
Re: P station on 13555.100 CW ?
Posted by John Davis on August 27, 2021 at 05:27:18.
In reply to P station on 13555.100 CW ? posted by Bill WB8ELK on August 25, 2021
Caught P around 1545 UTC Thursday here in SE Kansas on 13555.000 kHz. Seemed to have erratic spacing of IDs, or else might have been undergoing random and frequent deep fades...but nobody else had that problem at the time. As for who or where, I'm afraid that's another of those "F the mystery beacon" situations. Typically it's on for a short while every summer until the op gets his jollies, then goes away again for months at a time, leaving baffled listeners feeling used and unfulfilled.
Re: Lots of WSPRing today
Posted by John Davis on August 27, 2021 at 05:45:05.
In reply to Re: Lots of WSPRing today posted by swlem3 on August 27, 2021
My results were very different. Amazing how positionally dependent the WSPR stations are. I haven't seen SZX in quite some time but WA1EDJ, K3SIW, and XE2ITY were regulars here today...when the latter bothered to be inside the WSPR2 decode bandwidth, anyway. Saw VA3ROM a few times, but never complete enough transmissions to decode; always rather long gaps in the signal.
As for SZX, Macomb IL is much closer to me than either SIW or WM, so I seldom expect to see it anyway--only under really exceptional short-hop conditions. I thought I saw it briefly early yesterday afternoon, but "F the mystery beacon" stomped it. (No sign of the latter today, but XE2ITY landed on the spot several times, as if to add insult to injury.)
Re: Lots of WSPRing today
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 27, 2021 at 13:21:07.
In reply to Re: Lots of WSPRing today posted by John Davis on August 27, 2021
No SZX or XE2 here in EM83du. SIW and ROM are decoded generally at some point in the evening. Daytime till 1800 local is all TX from here since I'm not home to listen.
QRM-W still getting in the way....for now.
Bob Re: P station on 13555.100 CW ?
EDJ
EM83du
Posted by John Davis on August 27, 2021 at 19:26:36.
In reply to Re: P station on 13555.100 CW ? posted by John Davis on August 27, 2021
Here are a couple files of yesterday's P reception. While it's clear from the MP3 clip that there were wild fluctuations in level that may have caused one or more IDs to be missed at the receive end, it's also clear from the timing of those which remain that the spacing of IDs is highly variable, even though the timing of individual elements of each "P" seems nicely consistent.
The recording begins in the middle of the first dash of a strong "P" a few seconds before 1549 UTC and ends 60 seconds later. Two weaker IDs commence at 11 and 18 seconds in, then there's an ear-blaster at :28, then two more barely audible specimens at 39 and 57 seconds.
Hifer LCSC
Posted by Pat Bunn on August 27, 2021 at 22:52:59.
I just put a new Hifer on this afternoon - LCSC (low Country South Caroline. The antenna is a dipole up about 50 feet at the high end and about 45 feet at the low end.
The frequency measures 13.555618 and shifts about 4 Hz when keyed, It is located about 200 yards from the Atlantic ocean in the town of Edisto Beach, SC and points NE - SW, pointing NE at about 28 degrees. I put the antenna up today and had a bad feedline connector so had to rig up a temporary solution that I think will be OK until I get back down here in a few weeks.
Reports would be appreciated
Pat Re: Hifer LCSC
N4LTA
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 27, 2021 at 23:58:41.
In reply to Hifer LCSC posted by Pat Bunn on August 27, 2021
Great Pat! I'll be looking for it. I may be off the side of the antenna pattern though.
We'll see.
Later....
Bob Re: Lots of WSPRing today
EDJ
Posted by swlem3 on August 28, 2021 at 00:35:18.
In reply to Lots of WSPRing today posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 26, 2021
Had a much better day with wspr2 hifers. Looks like Bob had most of the propagation here. Edited out all XE2's, so this is the stateside effort. Files are not dated because decodes were copied out of the wsjtx program field instead of the "all_text" file. Regardless, these are today's decodes... Aug 27, 2021.
1748 -26 1.9 13.555387 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1828 -26 -0.2 13.555368 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1832 -22 -0.1 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1836 -29 -0.2 13.555370 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1840 -28 -0.2 13.555370 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1844 -27 -0.2 13.555370 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1852 -28 -0.2 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1856 -28 -0.1 13.555371 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1900 -24 -0.2 13.555371 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1908 -26 -0.2 13.555369 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1910 -23 -0.0 13.555382 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1916 -27 -0.1 13.555369 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1920 -29 -0.3 13.555370 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1920 -20 0.0 13.555383 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1924 -28 -0.4 13.555371 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1932 -28 -0.2 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1936 -26 -0.2 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1940 -25 0.0 13.555369 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1944 -28 -0.1 13.555369 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1948 -26 -0.1 13.555371 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1956 -25 -0.1 13.555369 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2000 -25 -0.2 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2000 -28 0.2 13.555380 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2004 -25 -0.1 13.555370 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2008 -27 -0.1 13.555370 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2012 -29 -0.2 13.555370 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2020 -23 -0.2 13.555369 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2028 -23 -0.1 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2030 -27 -0.3 13.555323 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877 2032 -22 -0.1 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2040 -27 -0.2 13.555371 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2044 -23 -0.1 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2052 -26 -0.1 13.555369 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2056 -25 -0.3 13.555370 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2100 -24 -0.1 13.555371 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2104 -24 -0.1 13.555370 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2108 -29 -0.2 13.555369 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2112 -25 -0.2 13.555370 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2116 -23 -0.1 13.555371 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2120 -24 -1.0 13.555325 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877 2124 -28 -0.2 13.555372 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2128 -26 -0.0 13.555371 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2130 -27 0.5 13.555324 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877 2132 -28 -0.1 13.555370 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2136 -27 -0.1 13.555371 2 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2140 -26 0.0 13.555372 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2144 -25 0.0 13.555372 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2148 -25 0.0 13.555372 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2150 -23 -0.3 13.555325 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877 2152 -23 -0.1 13.555371 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2204 -24 0.1 13.555373 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2208 -23 -0.1 13.555373 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2210 -25 -0.3 13.555326 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877 2340 -23 -0.8 13.555324 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877
Ray... swlem3 ... working conditions ... Elad FDM-S2 fed with random wire vertical.
WSPR(s) From The Left Coast
Posted by Zeak on August 28, 2021 at 05:44:22.
Saturday 28 2021
With the Solar Flux up to 90, prior to sunset was a bit more exciting today:
UTC dB dT Freq dF Call Grid km dBm
0108 -27 1.3 13.5553645 0 KA9SZX EN40 2477 7
0120 -23 -0.4 13.5553675 0 K3SIW EN52 2692 7
0128 -24 1.3 13.5553755 0 KA9SZX EN40 2477 7
0130 -24 -0.4 13.5553675 0 K3SIW EN52 2692 7
0140 -25 -0.6 13.5553685 0 K3SIW EN52 2692 7
0200 -26 -0.5 13.5553805 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0210 -25 -0.7 13.5553805 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0220 -26 -0.4 13.5553795 1 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0228 -27 1.3 13.5553885 0 KA9SZX EN40 2457 7
0230 -22 -0.6 13.5553805 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0240 -23 -0.5 13.5553795 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0248 -22 1.3 13.5553225 0 KA9SZX EN40 2457 7
0250 -17 -0.6 13.5553145 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0300 -19 -0.5 13.5553155 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0310 -23 -0.4 13.5553165 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0320 -25 -0.5 13.5553165 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0328 -28 1.3 13.5553245 0 KA9SZX EN40 2457 7
0340 -27 -0.4 13.5553155 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0350 -25 -0.4 13.5553155 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0420 -27 -0.5 13.5553155 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0428 -26 1.3 13.5553245 0 KA9SZX EN40 2457 7
0430 -26 -0.5 13.5553155 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0440 -25 -0.4 13.5553155 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
0450 -23 -0.4 13.5553155 0 K3SIW EN52 2669 7
Zeak,
Receiver KiwiSDR
Ant: 80m dipole at 15m
location: DM12
Re: wspr2 hifers today
Posted by swlem3 on August 29, 2021 at 01:00:07.
In reply to wspr2 hifers today posted by swlem3 on August 19, 2021
Propagation change from Eastern direction yesterday to more Central US. Aug 28, 2021
wspr2 hifer. Also, no XE2 decodes to be seen.
1630 -30 -0.3 13.555382 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1728 -31 1.4 13.555389 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1808 -25 1.0 13.555398 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1828 -28 1.1 13.555399 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1848 -28 1.2 13.555400 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1908 -29 1.2 13.555401 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1928 -23 1.2 13.555402 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 2030 -28 -0.7 13.555395 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2050 -23 -0.7 13.555396 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2100 -25 -0.8 13.555395 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2130 -31 -0.7 13.555395 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330
Ray ... N. Central Texas
Saturday 28th Hifers
Posted by Ed Holland on August 29, 2021 at 16:44:05.
Quick report on the Weekend monitoring so far:
SIW recorded in WSPR and QRSS
SZX via WSPR
Non confirmed, but likely a snippet of the new USC FSK
NC.
EH, seemingly via it's usual steady pipeline
WSPRS were received around 1500 to 1600 hours PDT
Conditions were a bit choppy, but overall some good pickings. At times there were two or three signals overlaid, including NC which made it harder to disambiguate for an ID.
More later
Cheers
Ed
Re: Saturday 28th Hifers
Posted by Garry, K3SIW on August 30, 2021 at 13:53:02.
In reply to Saturday 28th Hifers posted by Ed Holland on August 29, 2021
Thanks Ed and others for wspr and QRSS reports on hifer K3SIW. Interesting how wildly the wspr SNR varies in just 10 minutes. If the transmission rate was 100% (no QRSS) the variation would be less but my copies of other signals show it's still often suprisingly significant. The MUCH slower slash code signal up about 35 Hz is matched in power level and summed to the same vertical antenna.
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
Re: Saturday 28th Hifers
Posted by Ed Holland on August 30, 2021 at 17:41:34.
In reply to Re: Saturday 28th Hifers posted by Garry, K3SIW on August 30, 2021
SIW appeared again yesterday, although I saw the most decodes by far from EDJ
At least propagation is getting more interesting again.
Re: wspr2 hifers today
Posted by swlem3 on August 31, 2021 at 01:44:53.
In reply to wspr2 hifers today posted by swlem3 on August 19, 2021
Aug 30, 2012 ... Today started with wspr2 hifer propagation from N. Central US. SIW was all being received for a good part of the day. Prop then shifted to Bob EDJ to the East of me.
1430 -29 0.1 13.555384 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1440 -28 0.0 13.555382 -1 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1450 -29 -0.0 13.555379 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1500 -31 -0.2 13.555380 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1520 -28 -0.0 13.555379 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1540 -25 -0.1 13.555380 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1600 -29 -0.1 13.555382 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1620 -29 -0.1 13.555379 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1730 -26 -0.4 13.555382 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1740 -23 -0.4 13.555381 -1 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1750 -27 -0.2 13.555381 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1810 -26 -0.7 13.555382 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1820 -24 0.0 13.555382 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1830 -27 -0.1 13.555383 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1840 -27 0.0 13.555382 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1850 -28 -0.7 13.555382 1 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1900 -27 -0.6 13.555388 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1910 -21 -0.6 13.555391 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1920 -24 -0.5 13.555393 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1930 -21 -0.4 13.555394 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1940 -25 -0.3 13.555393 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1950 -24 -0.4 13.555394 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2000 -27 -0.3 13.555395 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2120 -28 -0.3 13.555332 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877 2210 -26 -0.1 13.555332 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877 2256 -24 -0.4 13.555381 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2300 -27 -0.2 13.555379 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2304 -26 -0.2 13.555380 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2308 -24 -0.2 13.555382 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2312 -27 -0.3 13.555383 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2316 -23 -0.2 13.555382 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2320 -24 -0.2 13.555381 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2324 -21 -0.3 13.555381 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2328 -22 -0.2 13.555382 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2332 -26 -0.4 13.555383 3 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 0030 -21 -0.0 13.555394 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 0110 -28 -0.7 13.555332 0 VA3ROM EN58 7 1877
Ray ... swlem3
Re: wspr2 hifers today
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 31, 2021 at 15:25:58.
In reply to Re: wspr2 hifers today posted by swlem3 on August 31, 2021
Thanks Ray! Love to see your reports. I'm seeing EDJ well on the WA5DJJ grabber this morning too. I occasionally see something up around .555 580 - 600 that looks like FSK but not really. I have not seen Pat's new LSC beacon yet. His USC beacon was doing well into DJJ grabber a week or so ago. Have not seen lately.
Bob Re: Hifer LCSC
EDJ
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Posted by John Davis on August 31, 2021 at 15:51:49.
In reply to Re: Hifer LCSC posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 27, 2021
Is this a replacement for or in addition to USC, Pat?
Re: wspr2 hifers today
Posted by swlem3 on August 31, 2021 at 16:38:12.
In reply to Re: wspr2 hifers today posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 31, 2021
Bob, your welcome. Always good to see EDJ decoding here in Texas. I haven't seen USC for awhile either. Still trying for LSC too.
Sunday HiFERs in KS
Posted by John Davis on August 31, 2021 at 17:05:05.
Now, the late news...Normans invade England. Film in 850 years.
Not especially good conditions here; no WSPRs and few other regulars. Starting just before 1530 UTC, the watering hole featured (from top to bottom) EH, 7P, NC and ROM. EH eventually faded out, and then also switched off at some point, because I both heard and saw its sudden return at 1540 + :30, initially below 7P in frequency, but drifting upward over several minutes. 7P and ROM became increasingly fragmentary over time. MTI showed up during the noon hour, then left again. During the hot part of the afternoon, EH hovered around 13555.520, while NC drifted down below .430 for a time. For a while in mid afternoon, a steady flat line appeared where I'd expect to see SIW slant, but it carried no modulation and faded away by 2000.
Away from the watering hole, WV was faintly visible on 13554.100 at 1530, ABBY was visible and partially audible, and at 13564.590 there was an unknown signal that I couldn't quite hear but appeared to have a badly tilted dash after some number of IDs. Wondering if perhaps that's the return of beacon RF from "Finman" in the EM96 vicinity? Also saw it around the same time last Wednesday morning, but it seems to always be gone by noon.
By late afternoon Sunday, nearly everyone was gone, but K6FRC was gradually improving by 2230, when I quite for the day with storms approaching.
Re: Hifer LCSC
Posted by WA1EDJ Bob on August 31, 2021 at 19:41:47.
In reply to Re: Hifer LCSC posted by John Davis on August 31, 2021
Not to speak for Pat but my understanding is LSC is in addition to USC. USC in in Spartanburg, SC and LSC is down by the coast.
Pat can fill in the details. Have not seen USC showing up on DJJ lately.
Bob What's this ... hifer band
EDJ
Posted by swlem3 on August 31, 2021 at 22:44:13.
I keep seeing this trace at '590 and am wondering if it's just "crud" (most likely) or if it's a hifer. Anyone else see this?
www.dropbox.com/s/kxw4vswv1fbvn1t/590.jpg?dl=0
I checked the freq on the hifer list and can't match it with anything on the list near that freq.
Btw, todays wspr2 hifers Aug 31, 2021:
1450 -25 0.2 13.555404 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1510 -27 -0.0 13.555400 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1550 -26 -0.1 13.555401 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1608 -28 1.9 13.555410 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1610 -30 0.2 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1650 -32 0.1 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1728 -27 1.9 13.555411 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 1750 -29 0.1 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1800 -28 0.1 13.555404 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1828 -25 -0.5 13.555390 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 1930 -29 0.1 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 1948 -30 1.8 13.555411 0 KA9SZX EN40 7 1054 2010 -31 -0.0 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2020 -25 0.0 13.555405 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2030 -28 0.2 13.555404 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2040 -22 -0.1 13.555405 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2044 -30 -0.5 13.555393 0 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2100 -27 -0.1 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330 2112 -29 -0.7 13.555391 1 WA1EDJ EM83 7 1449 2220 -29 -0.2 13.555403 0 K3SIW EN52 7 1330
Ray... N. Central Texas Elad-FDM-SW2 w/ random vertical wire
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