[600MRG] WSPR reception problem

[Pat Hamel]

John,

I have heard your CW ID and seen it on the two-minute cycle ending.

 It is too fast to copy through the static, but your signal is at or near
where it used to be on the WSPR waterfall.

ALL,

We need to start scheduling QSOs with whoever will come up. 

Beaconing is a way to lay claim to the frequency during the summer, but QSOs
are what makes the band a band.

It takes me about five minutes to QSY so I don't know if there are northeast
stations on the air.

WE2XGR/6 in New York had his full 200 watts ERP and we were able to have
QSOs about 8 or 9PM central almost nightly either last year or the year
before. 

It was just the RST and local temperature, but he was able to copy me with
my 10 watts ERP.

 

My local news comes on at 10PM central, but I have been fairly regular to
call CQ at 11PM (0400Z) and midnight (0500Z) central for about 15 minutes.

I am not a clock watcher, when my CWID starts after a QRSS3 sequence I
switch from computer to keyer and call CQ.

 

I don't know if I should move back above 500KC or hope more stations will
listen down here for me and tell me their frequency.

Opinions requested.

73,

Pat /6

 

 

 

 

 

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From: John Langridge [mailto:jlangridge at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:59 AM
To: Pat Hamel
Subject: Re: WSPR reception problem

 

Pat, 

The first thing i see is that there are numerous holes in the transmission,
not associated with my CW ID at the end of each 2 minute cycle.  I will
assume those holes are from noise and static crashes on your end rather than
some intermittence there.  WSPR uses an interleaving process for deep signal
detection but even partial signals in most cases should have enough to
decode.  I am going to have to think about this a bit more.

Yes, i recall decodes from you before.  I've decoded signals that had more
content missing than what is in your screen shot so my earlier theory may
have nothing to do with the problem.  the software is pretty good at doing
its own signal process so any local noise ingress should be handled in the
software.

Just so I am clear - you are seeing this signal at 2 minutes intervals with
a CW ID at the end.  I want to make sure this is not some local carrier and
is actually me. Recently K5DNL, up near OKC, indicated that there was a
carrier that was constantly transmitting very near where I was transmitting.
it was stable and even looked like me in many ways but it was something
else.  I moved away from it and the problem was solved.  i have heard the
same carrier locally before so it seems to get around.  Are you certain that
the signal in the screen shot is me?

Again, I will think about this a bit and get back to you.  It certainly is a
mystery.

Hopefully Rudy will be on soon.  I had hoped for a few more guys to show up
but this thing may die out if some action is not taken soon.  i hope I am
wrong.

73,

john

 

 

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From: Pat Hamel <pehamel at cableone.net>
To: 'John Langridge' <jlangridge at sbcglobal.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 12:55 AM
Subject: WSPR reception problem


John,
I have tried both the WSPR-X and WSPR2 programs with different online
internet-time loading. I deselected all filtering. I created an ARGO capture
of your signal and think the static chopping it up is the problem.
What do you think?
WSPR worked a month or two ago.
73,