[Lowfer] WD2XES QRP WOLF 137.577

[Bill de Carle]

At 11:39 AM 3/22/2008, John wrote:
>I have been working on a Part 15 WOLF transmitter that does not 
>require a computer. This will eventually be installed at the TAG 
>site in Maine, where the likelihood of keeping a computer running 
>unattended 24/7 is low.
>
>At the moment, the transmitter is running on my bench at 1 watt DC 
>input on 137.577 kHz into the regular WD2XES antenna. This is Part 5 
>operation, not Part 15, so the inside PA location and large antenna 
>is not an issue. The frequency is derived from a 10 MHz 
>oven-controlled oscillator, as is the bit timing of the WOLF signal. 
>One unusual feature is that the microcontroller in the exciter 
>controls the voltage to the Class D PA, allowing shaped keying. The 
>rise and fall times for the WOLF bits are presently 5 milliseconds. 
>This is similar to the shaping of the WOLF GUI signal, and it gets 
>rid of a lot of the wideband key-clicks.
>
>I will leave the transmitter running on 137.577 at the 1 watt level 
>until Sunday night. Reports would be appreciated.

Great copy here in grid FN15nt in the middle of the day...
Likewise as expected John:


2008-03-22 17:34:21 >WOLF10  -r 8100.200 -f 799.950 -t 0.1 -w 0.0000
t:  24 f:-0.026 a: 0.1 dp: 70.6 ci: 0 cj:  0 NZ8CX2ACO9.DEGQ ?
t:  48 f:-0.102 a:-0.1 dp: 72.2 ci:14 cj:175 6G7W4I*P0YKMWZ7 ?
t:  96 f:-0.025 a: 0.3 dp: 71.7 ci:12 cj:457 D9W.OP/Q*J8V7I2 ?
t: 192 f:-0.010 pm:3.911 jm:826 q:-13.9 -8.2 .SJOPUAY5JO1DLJ ?
t: 288 f: 0.000 pm:5.925 jm: 45 q: -6.2 -7.6 *RE3K68C2SG1??? ?
t: 384 f: 0.000 pm:6.876 jm: 45 q: -6.0 -8.4 Q2D.6UI9.V6HBW8 ?
t: 480 f: 0.000 pm:8.215 jm: 45 q: -4.6 -8.7 A.XH57QGZS94F2H ?
t: 576 f: 0.000 pm:10.58 jm: 45 q: -3.5 -7.1 NCUF0EXES WOLFA ?
t: 672 f: 0.000 pm:12.90 jm: 45 q: -3.3 -8.3 DE WD2XES WOLFA ?
t: 768 f: 0.000 pm:17.13 jm: 45 q: -3.0 -5.7 DE WD2XES WOLF  -
t: 864 f: 0.000 pm:20.34 jm: 45 q: -2.5 -4.5 DE WD2XES WOLF  -
t: 960 f: 0.000 pm:24.24 jm: 45 q: -1.9 -4.0 DE WD2XES WOLF  -