Alright everyone!!!! Let's not use words like stupid here - and certainly not suggest using guns.
This is the gentleman's "band". Education is the way to fix this - not calling names. Tree On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Hardy Landskov <n...@cox.net> wrote: > If anyone has a clear shot, take it. At the transmitter that is..... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Cunningham" < > charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com> > To: "'Tom W8JI'" <w...@w8ji.com>; "'Rick'" <n...@triad.rr.com>; < > topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 8:40 PM > > Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW > > > 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 >> > > _________________ > Topband Reflector > _________________ Topband Reflector
