[Lowfer] XGR CHIP64 QSO Tonight

[Steve Sykes]

It was best on USB, frequency shows 507.541.
Here is the log. There seems to some font or character differences, as 
can be seen by the text. The chip64 program also doesn't seem to have a 
very good squelch, or I didn't set it up very well, it rambles when no 
one is transmitting. I also had interference from XGR/6 calling CQ, he 
is quite strong here.

Steve W2SES

ND CLOUDY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HW NOW? 
BKn�jto3o oe Knsxta m�e�4t wety2xgr/2 de we2xgr/3 got most of that. had 
to reset in the middle, though. It seemed to work flawlessly while you 
were beaconing, but it doesn't seem to like stops and starts, I guess. 
there is a veri#sion of thi###CHI{#P by the original programmer, perhaps 
its#'s more stable for decoding. I'm guessing that the encoding side is 
OK. Oh, welll... wx here ifbbout the same, hadn't paid any attention to 
the forecast, but will have to do so, as my commute up to Rte 2 in MA 
i#can be nasty when there's a divisi##ding line in the precip. Tnx for 
the warning! Boy I can't really get ahead of this buffer, no matter how 
fast I type! Is any of this making it thoug###rough? xgr/2 de xgr/3 
kt�ceL0%t yNd8oT e =Pnol: 
rtneWf+duoo)r�Tbs�...........................WE2XGR/3 de WE2XGR/2 R R FB 
copy with a few missed characters. No dropouts even with large amounts 
of QSB on your signal. You may n 7y Owell be the "fading king" on 500 
kHz! Same problem here...I'm a two finger typist so no chance at all to 
stay ahead. Plus the added pressure of knowing the cursor is right 
behind you doesn't help. Not sure whether small or capital characters 
makes a difference in this mode. Glad to get the top had refurbished 
this afternoon out ahead of the weather that is going to be closing in. 
Should make it through the winter...finger crossed. Damn...no possioble 
way to stay ahead...So, what will be the next mode to try...something 
slower I hope HI HI WE2XGR/3 de WE2XGR/2 BKE�ob�f �rQ lcyWE2XGR/2 de 
WE2XGR/3 RR got all of that with a small hit in a t#deep fade. I'm 
guessing that we will have the same problem with PSK31...as I recall, 
its#'s tough to keep typing that fast. I'm actually a touch typist, 
butt# that only works if I'm reading a page while I type. The 
minit#ut###ute I try to focus on what I'm doing, I'm back in th e##e 
klutz class. oh, e#ew##well... I think we should do the PSD#K31/PSKFEC31 
test next, b#maybe 10 minutes of each if we don't wear our hands out in 
the process. the FC#EC mode will be slower, in any case. I'm 
bet#ginninn#g to remember why I liked PSK08 -- no p#trouble staying 
ahear#d of it. WE2XGR/2 de WE2XGR/3 kibmx� �#xzfn�r- *ASndm<q o� � 
snStn.................................We2XGR/3 de WE2XGR/2 R R Solid 
copy on this end. Should go get the wife...she types in excess of 90 WPM 
although she's probably out of practice. Maybe we should just send 
blocks of canned text to test out the high speed modes. Roger on PSK08. 
PSK02 may be more my speed. I'm trying to type my message while reading 
yours so that I have a fighting chance of staying ahead...but it isn't 
long before its right at my heels!!!! Guess QRU...time to strop this 
madness! WE2XGR/3 de WE2XGR/2 73 and GEEoa�
ied .........we2xgr/2 de we2xgr/3 rr nice copy again. OK, so let's say 
that tomorrow night at 9 PM EST we will start with plain old PSK31, nad 
then switch over to PSD#KFEC31 around 9:10 if we're still viable. That 
should provide a c#decent comparison for most of the guys copying, aa#s 
we don't have the really long fading patterns we're used to at 137. 
Anyway, TNC ##X es 73 for tonight. Go soak your hand. WE2XGR/2 de 
WE2XGR/3 ge'�A0 ,(B�t o)C� fg iF�lt�onhVa=v�...........................R 
R okay on tomorrow nights schedule. Will do some warmup exercises before 
9 pm just to make sure all of the ducks are in a row. WE2XGR/3 de WE2XGR/2

Mike Staines wrote:
> Steve:
> What mode (USB, LSB, CW) did you find the best copy on?
> Tnx,
> Mike
> wM1ke
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Sykes" 
> <stevesykes at rochester.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer 
> bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] XGR CHIP64 QSO Tonight
>
>
>> I am receiving XGR/2 right now. I have installed the IZ8BLY Chip64 
>> program and am running it under Wine in Linux. I didn't get it 
>> installed before the short test a few minutes ago. I am showing 
>> 505.506 USB.
>> Steve W2SES
>>
>> John Andrews wrote:
>>> Jay and I will have another QSO tonight at 0200 UTC on 508.500 kHz, 
>>> using the CHIP64 mode found in MultiPSK. This is a spread-spectrum 
>>> type of modulation, with a BW of about 580 Hz, hence the QSY up the 
>>> band. Using MultiPSK, select the CHIP mode, and then the 64 button. 
>>> One or the other of us will be on in advance, so you can play with 
>>> settings. Reports are welcome.
>>>
>>> John Andrews, W1TAG / WE2XGR/3
>>>
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