Amen!! -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom W8JI Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 10:33 PM To: Rick; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW
What a stupid frequency for a test beacon of any type! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick" <n...@triad.rr.com> To: <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:57 PM Subject: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW > Good evening all, > > Hate to burst the theories, but it appears the "carrier" on 3501.6 MHz > is a QRSS beacon operated by W4HBK. > > I used Spectrum Lab and selected the 1-second dit in the "Quick > Settings" tab, Slow Morse Reception (QRSS) menu selection. The carrier > drops about 6 Hz from the "space" to the "mark" and decode with the eye. > Inter-character spacing is a dit, intra character spacing is a dah .... > both are on the "space", or higher tone. Idle period is also the "space" > tone. > > I dropped W4HBK an e-mail to get further information on this beacon ... > he is also operating a QRSS beacon on 30 meters. His reply was: > > "Hi, Rick. Tnx for the report. I am using an eight second dot period > and transmitting on a frequency of 3500.8 with a frequency shift of 5 > Hz. You can see details of my mept at my blog: > http://pensacolasnapper.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-new-dds-mept.html > > It is built around the DDS VFO kit sold by N3ZI and amplifier kit from > W8DIZ. Power is 1 W to a 43 foot vertical." > > 73 bill w4hbk > > > Oh, his QTH is Gulf Breeze FL, near Pensacola. > > "And now, back to our regularly scheduled program." > > 73 > Rick > NM3G > _________________ > Topband Reflector > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4158 / Virus Database: 3614/6767 - Release Date: 10/20/13 > _________________ Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector