[Lowfer] LW-MAX support

[Les Rayburn]

At 01:19 AM 10/31/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>Les,
>
> >>Is there anyone out there that has succeeded in getting these boards to
> >>work?
>
> >My LW-MAX worked great for weeks on end...when I checked it during the 
> summer
> >it was still working fine too. The frequency was a little off from the
> >"dial" frequency, but once verified with a frequency meter it was "dead 
> on" for weeks at a time.
>
>I remember this now. This is good! I hope there are more out there that 
>have had good luck with the card and see these postings.
>
>Mike is really confident after making some more measurements that his 
>frequency is close to 185.300. He DID just mention that his new loop 
>position is very close to a metal building so maybe we will learn 
>something about how a loop performs in this kind of environment. Paul C 
>had some problems when he attempted to operate his TX loop next to his big 
>tower having many guys all around the loop.  I think the problem showed up 
>when he tried to tune it to resonance. Not the case with Mike S.
>
>Thanks for the comeback, Les. What are your beaconing plans for the coming 
>season?


Bill,

My beacon plans are uncertain at the moment. Work has been
a disaster since the 9/11 attacks, and lately I'm working a 2nd
job at nights to make ends meet. Not much time for dxing, etc.

The LW transmitter is ready to go, just need to find the time to
reconnect it and tune the antenna.

My experience with the LW MAX is that the "frequency readout" is
ballpark at best. But once I used a frequency meter to establish
the frequency it was accurate to within 1hz over long periods
of time.

Lyle had no trouble copying my Christmas message two
seasons ago in QRSS mode using the LW Max transmitter
at 900+ miles.

It's a shame that more folks weren't interested in the unit.
In general, I think software defined radios are the future
of our hobby, and this early example was very well
made for it's inexpensive price.

There is still the possibility of users writing code to
implement WOLF, or other modulation schemes, but
if he'd sold 50 units or so, we might have encouraged
more software to be written.

Oh well...perhaps if we get the 136khz band, there will
be more demand for something like this.

I'm looking at one of the new WinRadio receivers now
for the same reasons.

73,



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