[Lowfer] FMT Doppler

[Denis Cote]

Say John, what did you measure for a frequency on 80? I concur with your
finings as far as band condx.

Denis Cote, W1WV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Andrews" <w1tag@charter.net>
To: <Lowfer@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:43 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] FMT Doppler


> Had a glorious time with Doppler shift last night when trying to do the
> ARRL Frequency Measuring Test. I can usually copy W1AW on all bands, but
> last night was an exception. 80 meters was good as always, but I never
heard
> them on 40. The signal was smeared over +/- 2 Hz on 20 meters, so I just
> guessed at an average. 15 meters was a riot. I could HEAR the Doppler
shift
> on the rare pings of strong signal. The result was spread over at least
+/-
> 5 Hz, and there was no concept of a center. The darn thing was even making
> "WA"-style sloping lines on the screen!
>
> Last year's test was fairly easy here. Too bad that this is now only an
> annual activity.
>
> John Andrews, W1TAG
>
>
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