[Lowfer] 1750 meter frequency for Part 5?

[Paul Daulton]

I have long been a proponent of 187.5 because of the simplicity of 
obtaining that freq. the report
captures I have received show litttle interference at 187.492 +/- 3hz. 
I have only fixed caps in my beacon but with a little tweaking I could 
zero in on 187.5. 

It wouldn't bother me in the least if Warren put the part 5 on 187.5. 
Besides I dont think he would run it 24/7. None of the 137 guys were on 
24/7 were they?

I think there were others on 187.5 in the past. And a couple of beacon 
transmitters like the LF engineering 1750 meter rig came with 187.5 
xtals. 

I have tried narrow bandwidth on Argo with little success. I have rec 
with capability of 50 hz bandwidth, but I seem to do alright with 2 to 
3 khz. some where I read Argo doesnt like anything below 400hz. 

What ever watering hole we pick lets keep in mind the attraction to 
newcomers of a simple way to get on. 

Paul k5wms

Quoting Bill Ashlock <ashlockw at hotmail.com>:
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> Ralph and others,
>
> Why not the old standard: 185.3 and QRSS 30?
>
> I was wondering, however, what the conditions look like these days at 187.5 ?
> Back in the good old days when I zeroed in on 185.3 there was quite a lot of
> extraneous stuff at or near 187.5. This was a common division of many 
> computer
> Xtals so this could have been the problem - but maybe not any more. This freq
> would simplify the design of the exciter because a simple 2^n divider 
> could be
> used. Would even give Warren more latitude for high power sending. 
> I'll do some
> sleuthing but would appreciate if some of the other listeners out 
> there would do
> the same. 
>
> Bill
>
> > From: w5jgv at spectrotek.com
> > To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:40:36 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [Lowfer] 1750 meter frequency for Part 5?
> >
> > > The 185.3 watering hole has not exactly dried up. I plan to
> > > resume 24/7 sending of a 1W (input power) Lowfer signal from
> > > Ellsworth and Andover on 185.300 +/- 0.5 Hz within a month. 
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >
> > What would be the best center frequency and the best mode for a Grabber?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Ralph   W5JGV - WD2XSH/7
> >
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Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 187.492 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
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