Yep Rick, I was agreeing, but apparently didnt know who I was agreeing
with. hehe
Danny Douglas N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
DX 2-6 years each
.
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use that - also pls upload to LOTW
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----- Original Message -----
From: "KV9U" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Establishing digital calling/beacon frequencies
?
> It is possible that I misread Andy's suggestion, but what you wrote
> below should be in agreement with what I wrote. My position is that the
> frequency should be the actual frequency and not the dial frequency.
>
> 73,
>
> Rick, KV9U
>
>
> Danny Douglas wrote:
>
> >"Very basic math of course, but unless
> >everyone has identical center frequencies, quite necessary."
> >
> >Not at all! It doesnt matter if you set your rig at whatever freq (take
> >3581.5 your example) and the audio you have is at 1.500 on the
waterfall.
> >The signal we are talking about is the one on 3583. If you spot 3.583,
and
> >the rest of us see it, and click on it our rigs will qsy to whatever
> >frequency will give us that same exact spot on our waterfall. I. E,
since
> >my offset is 1000, the correct waterfall position (sweet spot of my sound
> >card) will show as 3583 exactly 1000 cy from the edge of the waterfall-
and
> >my rig has QSYd to its correct positon for that to happen (3.582).
> >
> >Your Rig VFO readout 3.5815 - plus waterfall 1.500 equals 3.583
> >My Rig VFO readout is 3.582 - plus waterfall 1.000 still equals 3583
> >
> >Each and every rig out there does the same thing, but with different
> >numbers, if the offsets are not the same as ours.
> >
> >The rig freq, plus the offset freq is still going to equal 3.583 - which
> >should be the spotted freq.
> >
> >This is why every one should use, not the rigs BFO, but the actual Rig +
> >Offset when we are spotting stations.
> >
> >No manual addition/subtraction is necessary. If we have done our tuning
> >correctly, and the signal is set exactly on that "sweet spot" (the offset
> >position) in the waterfall window, the signal should be smack-on and the
> >software immediately copying the station. It is always disconserting to
see
> >someone who has spotted another station on : say 14069, or 14070, or
14.071,
> >because 9 chances in 10, that person has simply set his rig on that freq,
> >and is ignoring the waterfall audio frequency readout. (Unless of course
the
> >spotted station IS actually 1 KC above that freq) Some software doesnt
even
> >have a freq readout on the waterfall, but just 0 to 1000 or 2 or 3000,
but
> >that should not matter, since the RF plus AF(offset) is known. Some
> >software may not spot using the additive freqs, but I have yet to use one
> >that didnt.
> >
> >I was quite confused about all this at first and also spotted people
> >incorrectly with just the rigs VFO freq. until I figured out what my
> >software was doing, and where people were actually reading the signals
on
> >the waterfalls.
> >
> >
> >Danny Douglas N7DC
> >ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
> >SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
> >DX 2-6 years each
> >.
> >QSL LOTW-buro- direct
> >As courtesty I upload to eQSL but if you
> > use that - also pls upload to LOTW
> > or hard card.
> >
> >moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
>
>
>
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