Topband: QRSS mode

2014-04-01 Thread Radio KH6O
I know that the 600 Meter Research Group is utilizing QRSS for their experiments; that was the first I'd ever heard of the mode. Note that the 600 meter band was the former MF maritime CW band, with 500 kHz being the international CW calling and distress freq'y for about 80 years. 500 would be

Re: Topband: QRSS mode

2014-04-01 Thread Bill Cromwell
On 04/01/2014 09:06 PM, Radio KH6O wrote: I know that the 600 Meter Research Group is utilizing QRSS for their experiments; that was the first I'd ever heard of the mode. Note that the 600 meter band was the former MF maritime CW band, with 500 kHz being the international CW calling and

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 136, Issue 1

2014-04-01 Thread Dave Olean
Hello Mike I have found that JT65 provides a bit better than 10 dB more than a good cw weak signal (read that as a real weak cw ) contact. I can copy signals by ear that are listed as about -18 dB or more below the noise in JT-65, and the rock bottom detection level for JT65 is about -28 or