[Lowfer] Chirped Hell QSO Tonight

[John Andrews]

Several comments have been made on the hauntingly beautiful Hell signals 
that Jay has been sending on 506.50. They are nicely visible on an Argo 
NDB screen (or something similar in Spectran or Spectrum Lab). Realizing 
that we have never actually had a 2-way contact in this souped-up mode, 
we will give it a try tonight at 0100 UTC. Jay will be on his usual 
506.500, and I will be 100 Hz higher so that the stations may be easily 
identified.

For the curious, this signal is generated with the "QRSS 1 Chirped Hell" 
mode in Spectrum Lab. By jacking the symbol rate up to 10.5, 
good-looking text results on the Argo NDB screens. Note that the Chirped 
Hell modes require linear PA's, and the power output swings considerably 
as the characters are shaped by amplitude (as well as the usual 
frequency) modulation.

John Andrews, W1TAG / WE2XGR/3