[Lowfer] I'm going back to WSPR, and here's why

[Douglas D. Williams]

Excellent! I'm already receiving so turn on the transmit whenever
you're ready. The "K4" prefix should shut up the complainers, and, if
not.....awwww, too bad.

-Doug KB4OER

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> A paragraph portion from the WSJT user guide:
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> Be sure to read the rest of this document as you start to make WSPR mode
> QSOs! Please send comments and suggestions to k1jt @ arrl.net.
>
> Background: WSPR mode was created in March 2008. The name is
> pronounced “whisper,” which seems appropriate for a mode designed for
> extremely weak signals; it is an acronym for “Weak Signal Propagation
> Reporter,” and has come to be used for both the protocol and a computer
> program that implements it. The protocol was developed for beacon-like
> signals originating from QRP transmitters on the LF, MF, and HF bands,
> but also with an eye toward its possible use for making QSOs with very
> weak signals.
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>
> I was told recently that Joe - K1JT was an advocate of QRP on Low
> Frequencies, and seeing this paragraph in the user manual of the WSJT
> program that includes the WSPR QSO Mode; convinced me to go back to
> what was working...An out of country ham recommended that I add a US
> ITU prefix to the front of the " made up " call. That sounds like a
> reasonable idea, so I'll change the call in the WSPR program to show:
> K4/XR4TN... Already tried it, and it works OK, you just have to decode
> the callsign twice for it to read out in the WSPR window or all you'll
> see is the <...> hash code. That in itself is no big deal, because the
> frequency readout will let anyone know they received my signal anyway.
>
> Also; I was surprised with, and pleased by, the performance of WSPR on
> 1750 meters so far this winter..Looking at other digimodes modes,
> there dosen't seem to be any, other than WOLF, that will readily
> outperform WSPR.. Those that can, all require extreme frequency stability
> which I don't have at the moment... WSPR is a turn it on, and let it go
> program. The software does all the work for you. Could it get any easier than that ?? As far as WSPRnet is concerned; I'm not going to worry about
> it. If the " DATA Scrubber " deletes the spots of my signal; no biggie !!
> Everyone posts their reception reports on the list, and that's enough
> for me...
>
> Barring any problems, I'll have the beacon back on tonite in WSPR mode.
> And other than a test of another mode, that's what I'll stick with for
> this DX season... The usual info: Dial: 184.200 KHz - USB, Operation is
> planned for every night - TFN.
>
> Thanks everyone, and a happy, and prosperous New Year to all:
>
> ** If it works ! It don't need to be fixed ! **  73 !!
>
>
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
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