Rick, Thanks for the detective work!
What is the recommended frequency on 80 meters for beacon operation? I could not find it on any bandplan. http://www.hamuniverse.com/arrlbandplan.html Mike N2MS ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Aycock <billayc...@centurytel.net> To: Tom W8JI <w...@w8ji.com>, Rick <n...@triad.rr.com>, topband@contesting.com Sent: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 04:07:04 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW You think the frequency selection is stupid? Take a look at their objective. --Super Slow CW. 10 hours for a QSO. A QLF contest has more Pizazz and makes more sense. Bill--W4BSG -----Original Message----- From: Tom W8JI Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 9:32 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 - _________________ Topband Reflector