[Lowfer] Re: ARGO for WA/VD/TAG march 18

[John Andrews]

Mitch,

As I mentioned in the other email, the 0215 - 0245 segment from this morning
shows the TAG signal. The least clear part is the vertical part of the "T",
which is represented by four dots, none of which are on the same horizontal
line. If you compare your screen shot to:
http://webpages.charter.net/w1tag/FART1.JPG ,
you can see that Argo emphasizes the parts of the letters that are strung
out horizontally. This all makes sense... in copying QRSS, the dashes are
frequently easier to spot than the dots.

And for those who have been following the saga, this mode does not seem to
be the same as any of the variants of "Hell" modes I have seen. Only one dot
can occupy each vertical column, and the entire letter is printed in one
horizontal pass. If you study the screen shot at the URL above, you will see
that Argo is stretching the dots somewhat.  There is no vertical overlap in
the transmitted signal. Each character therefore consists of a maximum of 12
dots.

John Andrews, W1TAG