[Lowfer] WSPR at FN12gx, Victor, NY

[John Andrews]

Pete,

> Can someone explain the printout?  What software is it?

I can't really explain the output, as Joe Taylor doesn't describe it in 
his docs. I'll be emailing him, and will ask.

Here's the original message I sent yesterday:

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WE2XGR/3 will experiment tonight with the newly-released WSPR-JT 
software by Joe Taylor, K1JT. This program implements a narrow-band FSK 
mode called MEPT, currently being used for propagation beacons at 30 meters.

WSPR-JT receives audio signals from 1400 to 1600 Hz, and logs any MEPT 
signals found in a given 2-minute period. It handles multiple signals, 
so many beacons can be run in that 200 Hz segment, as each signal only 
takes up about 6 Hz.

WSPR-JT is presently a command-line program. You open a "DOS box" from 
Windows and type the setup instructions. To receive the tests tonight, 
type "WSPR Rx 0.507". Set your receiver to 507.0 kHz, USB. WE2XGR/3 will 
be at 508.5 kHz, which is a 1500 Hz audio output from the receiver. If 
any other Part 5 stations participate, we should stay 20 Hz or so apart. 
Joe Taylor recommends that transmitting and receiving computers be set 
within 1 second of actual time. Jay and I have been using the Dimension 
4 software to keep the clocks in line. Download from:
http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/

I will try to be on the air at 2300 UTC, and keep it running until 0200 
UTC. For tonight, I will stick with the usual 300 watts or so from the 
transmitter. Since the program will not presently accept the WE2XGR/3 
callsign, I may use something shorter, perhaps W1TAG. There will be a 
legal Part 5 CW ID every 29 minutes.

Instructions may be downloaded at:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/WSPR_Instructions.TXT

The WSPR program may be downloaded at:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/WSPR.EXE

John Andrews, W1TAG / WE2XGR/3