As this thread was about methods of TP DXing, Chuck, could you please
explain further the "advance a Perseus file a minute at a time" Are
you talking about getting the results from the 1024 point full band
display? If so, perhaps I need to talk to your optometrist, as I
sure can't pick out carriers within 1 or 2 kHz on that display very
easily. If I expand the display out to just a portion of the MW
band, yes, even my old eyes can do it, but then doesn't it take a
long time to pick through the recording of the entire band?
Thanks.
Nick
At 02:02 2018-09-21, Chuck Hutton wrote:
....
As for the Fish Barrel: what's the value to SDR owners? I'm not seeing it.
For doing checks to see if a channel is strong enough to bother
listening to, I'd suggest the Data File Analyzer in SDR Console.
That;s it's job. But I don't think that is much of a problem.
Advancing a perseus file playback a minute or so at a time will
catch most anything.
Chuck
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?
Ken
My morning listening is usually done by programming the SDR to record
the AM band from about an hour before to a half hour after local sunrise
(sometimes longer). I can then either listen in real time or play back
the recording later in the day The main advantages of this approach:
- I don't miss anything if I oversleep or have to leave before the DX
fades out (the latter is less relevant now that I'm retired)
- If conditions are rotten, I haven't wasted much time
- I can listen at my own speed and find the stations that fade up for
only a short amount of time
- I can check many frequencies for IDs at the top of the hour
- I can multitask while the recording is being made and not worry about
missing an ID because I was only half-listening while exercising,
reading the news, or eating breakfast
I keep forgetting to check the fish barrel in the morning, but I agree
it's a valuable tool. That's a habit I should start.
When I play back the files, I usually setup the SDR software to display
200-300 kHz (such as 531-830 , 830-1030, etc) worth of spectrum and then
look for 9 kHz carriers on the display. I'll check the signals one at a
time and gradually move through the files in chronological order until
the DX fades out or the recording ends. Then I move onto the next chunk
of spectrum and repeat the process. Eventually I reach then end of the
AM band and can then get on with my life again. All the while, I'm
jotting my notes into an email which is eventually cleaned up and sent.
Bruce
On 9/20/2018 13:09, ken brookner wrote:
> Hi Everybody...
>
> I enjoy reading everyone's logs during the week and I've been curious
> about what your routine is... Are you up and doing this real time,
> SDR catches?
>
> Are you scanning up the band from the bottom or tuning the splits? How
> much time are you spending?
>
> When I was a kid, I used to turn my days and nights around during the
> summer school breaks so I could tune for stations during darkness.
> Not possible for me now and I don't expect anyone does that here,
> though maybe you guys are very early risers..
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ken
> Lummi Island, WA
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