[600MRG] XSH/20 and VK

[William E. Isakson]

John, I think that if you cannot read more than 9 characters you do not
really have a communication path.
Bill

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Bill Isakson     AC6QV
Roseburg, Oregon USA
bill.isakson at gmail.com




On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:45 PM, <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:

> Rudy,
>
> Just a topic for conversation here...
>
> A long callsign like WD2XSH/20 requires some labor from WSPR. I believe
> that two reception periods are necessary to get the complete call. You
> might want to think about whether the complete callsign is really necessary
> to identify you without ambiguity. I'd imagine that the FCC has absolutely
> no interest in the issue...they only want a CW ID every 30 minutes. Should
> the FCC take an interest in your signal, I doubt that they would think to
> run WSPR software.
>
> On a very long and thready path like you are attempting, you just might
> get a signal peak for the requisite 2 minutes. Asking for a couple of those
> peaks to parse the callsign may be difficult. Think about trying something
> 6 characters long, and see what happens.
>
> John, W1TAG
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Rudy Severns wrote:
>
>  I sent this note to David VK2DDI.  73, Rudy
>>
>> "Thanks very much David for the report of what may be my signal in VK.
>> I've
>> been transmitting at 475.680 kHz +/-.  I'll make it a point to transmit
>> every night  possible and  run with my allowed max radiated power of
>> 20W.  I
>> can also increase the frequency of transmission from 20% to 50% if that
>> would help??  I usually keep the frequency of transmission low so I have
>> more time to listen for other stations since the rx is blanked during
>> transmission.  Of course I can also change my transmission frequency if
>> that
>> would fit your grabber settings better?
>>
>>
>>
>> It will be very interesting to explore the path from W7 to VK on 630m. If
>> it exists with any regularity perhaps after the US gets authorized a QSO
>> with WSQ or JT9 might be possible.  That would be something but it's too
>> early to speculate much.
>>
>> 73, Rudy N6LF, WD2XSH/20"
>>
>>
>>
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