[Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 in PSK sounder mode

[jrusgrove at comcast.net]

Lloyd

Should be tune the receiver to 510 kHz ... doh!

Jay



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jrusgrove at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 in PSK sounder mode


> Lloyd
>
> Here's the 'quick start' ...
>
> Open the STANAG.set file (in the same folder as the program) in Wordpad and edit the lines to be
>
> 8000
> 1500
> *leave as is*
> 10
> 1
> *leave as is*
>
> Save the file.
>
> Shut the program down if already running and restart. The program will then access the new
> STANAG.set information.
>
> Tune the receiver to 498 kHz in USB mode.
>
> If you are within groundwave range (or receiving a strong signal via an ionospheric layer) the
> correlation display at the bottom should show a tall peak with smaller peaks on each side. Put the
> cursor on the tall peak and left click the mouse.
>
> A horizontal line should appear in the Correl-O-Gram ... but it may have some tilt. Use the clock
> offset buttons to the right to remove the tilt. You may have to repeat the step above to get the
> horizontal line back to zero.
>
> A station within groundwave distance will see the horizontal groundwave line and possibly a second
> line above that is the reflection from the ionosphere. The time delay to and from the reflective
> layer of the ionosphere is shown on the vertical scale. Chances are you are not seeing any
> groundwave due to the distance between us so you may see only one horizontal line ... unless 
> another
> higher up layer is also reflecting the signal.
>
> Hope this helps get you started.
>
> Jay
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "lloyd chastant" <lloydc6 at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp,UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 in PSK sounder mode
>
>
>> Jay how or what to set to receive in PSK sounder??
>> Lloyd
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:22 PM, <jrusgrove at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> WE2XGR/2 will be transmitting in PSK sounder mode tonight on 510 kHz USB
>>> (dial) from 2300Z for a
>>> couple hours. John, W1TAG, has requested the signal for some measurements
>>> as we normally have a good
>>> groundwave signal between us. Other 'nearby' stations may wish to tune in
>>> and have a look.
>>>
>>> The software can be found at http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/SOFT/PSKSounder.htm.
>>>
>>> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
>>>
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