[600MRG] goofy band tonight

[Brian, WA1ZMS]

Pat-

Congrats on the Hafler!!!!!! Money well spent!   W1VD lead me to take the
same "plunge" about 18 months ago.   Contact he or I off-list if you need
help with 600m modifications.  Not to steal his thunder, but you will need
to change a critical feedback cap per John's notes. Credit also to W1TAG.
The output xfmr is *very* critical to 600m ops.  Follow instructions per
W1VD & W1TAG. It will be fine.

-Brian, WA1ZMS/4 & XSH/31 in Va.


-----Original Message-----
From: 600MRG [mailto:600mrg-bounces at w7ekb.com] On Behalf Of pat Bunn
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:15 PM
To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: Re: [600MRG] goofy band tonight

Working in the shop tonight with the receiver on and could hear /31 very
loud along with a louder QRSS signal booming in. May have been QRSS3 but may
have been more like QRSS10. I should have paid more attention. 
Didn't tune around.

Also just saw that I  bought a Hafler Trans Nova 9505 power amp at the
minimum price on the auction site. If it turns out to be as listed, my
search for  linear amp for 600 meters and lower is now complete.

Also was playing with WSPR 2.1 using the quadrature output running into my
phasing exciter. Can't get the opposite sideband below about -24dB.  
Not getting a sharp adjustment that I have seen in the past. May be that my
LO signal is not in quadrature - so back to measuring.

Pat
WG2XCT



On 11/13/2013 10:00 PM, John Langridge wrote:
> It almost kinda feels like the band is getting a late start, which I would
not expect getting dark earlier.. or maybe I am expecting too much from it
getting dark earlier, I dont know.
>
> Starting out tonight, Pat /6 had an odd quality to his signal, almost
fluttery.  I had to run down to listen to a local NDB to make sure I was not
having an RX problem.  I do not believe that this was a technical problem on
pat's end or here.  It was atmospherics related for sure.
>
> Rudy /20 was being heard by the very exclusive group surrounding me(KF5JIA
and K5DNL in OK and NR5O in AZ), except for me.  There were a few wispy
traces early on but nothing in a while and no decode either way.
>
> Finally, XJM Eric, who was being reported by others early on but NIL here
suddenly jumped out of the noise audibly and we were hearing each other.  I
don't know if he had been off air for a bit or bumped the power up but it
was like someone flipped a switch...
>
> I am not hearing /12 tonight at all...
>
> 73,
>
> John XIQ
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