[Lowfer] Name that mode...

Andy - KU4XR ku4xr at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 17 22:21:35 EST 2009


31IS testing MFSK8 ...
WE2XGR/2 Burlington CT FN31IS testing MFSK8 ...
WE2XGR/2 BurlingGn CT FN31IS testing MFSK8 ...
WE2XGR/2 Burlington CT FN31IS testing MFSK8 ...


Just got in on this, been on the phone:

Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
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--- On Sat, 1/17/09, jrusgrove at comcast.net <jrusgrove at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: jrusgrove at comcast.net <jrusgrove at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Name that mode...
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 10:17 PM
> Steve
> 
> John and Lloyd are 'old hands' at this and have
> copied all of the modes so far.
> 
> Mode 1  RTTY 45 baud / 170 Hz shift
> Mode 2  WOLF 10
> Mode 3  MFSK8
> 
> The fact that the signal is audible, albeit in a 6 Hz BW, 
> means that you should be able to decode 
> some of these modes. RTTY would be a stretch but WOLF 10
> should be a piece of cake. Perhaps you 
> aren't interested in the digital modes...but it would
> sure be nice to have a west coast US 
> monitoring station active for the various modes. VE7TIL and
> VE7SL are active but it seems somewhat 
> hit or miss with them.
> 
> Jay
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Ratzlaff"
> <steveratz at wildblue.net>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European,
> &amp;UK) and MedFer bands"
> <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Name that mode...
> 
> 
> > Mode two stopped at 0258 utc; mode 3 began at 0300. No
> clue what mode 2 was,
> > but interesting to listen with 6Hz audio filter. Mode
> 3 has no carrier,
> > harder to copy aurally without a reference, but has
> very interesting
> > varied-frequency tones. Neat!
> > What was mode 2?
> > Steve
> > NE Oregon
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "John Andrews"
> <w1tag at charter.net>
> > To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European,
> &amp;UK) and MedFer bands"
> > <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 6:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Name that mode...
> >
> >
> >> 0200-0230 was 45 Baud RTTY, 170 Hz shift.
> >>
> >> JA
> >>
> >> Steve Ratzlaff wrote:
> >>> Easy aural copy of the carrier here, 0237 utc.
> Can hear occasional
> >>> modulation. Static isn't too bad so far,
> but seems to be building.
> >>> Steve
> >>> NE Oregon
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>> From: <jrusgrove at comcast.net>
> >>> To: "SHMRG at piobaire.mines.ui"
> <SHMRG at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu>;
> >>> <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 5:49 PM
> >>> Subject: [Lowfer] Name that mode...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Been a while since we've played
> 'name that mode'. Frequency is 508.5
> >>>> kHz.
> >>>> Will switch on the half
> >>>> hour as follows:
> >>>>
> >>>> 0200 - 0230  mode 1
> >>>> 0230 - 0300  mode 2
> >>>> 0300 - 0330  mode 3
> >>>> 0330 - 0400  mode 4
> >>>>
> >>>> Obviously stations close in will have an
> advantage. Reports are
> >>>> appreciated.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
> >>>>
> >>>> p.s. TX is up and running now...
> >>>>
> >>>>
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