[Lowfer] DK7FC Opera32 deep search

[Garry Hess]

DK7FC again decoded using the deep search opera software, as soon after 
local sunset as ever. Unfortunately, the TA propagation disappeared 
quickly after 0130Z, rather than building:

sdr-iq1, eprobe2
2013-12-08 01:31:13 DK7FC   7041km 137572.916Hz   6mHz -46.3dBOp 100% 16.2dB
2013-12-08 00:56:11 DK7FC   7041km 137572.915Hz  12mHz -44.2dBOp  88% 19.7dB
^
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restart opds2h5
2013-12-08 00:56:12 DK7FC   7041km 137572.915Hz   3mHz -43.3dBOp  58% 15.3dB

The opds software errored out after the first decode and spit out some 
German text. A Google translation of it after the fact indicated that 
hitting any key might initiate a print and continue operation. So 
perhaps hard restart isn't needed. Will query Markus, DF6NM to see what 
the problem is.

Recently bought a HP3500 Windows 7, 64 bit PC. This is to replace an old 
DELL Windows XP SP2 PC that has been showing it's age. Unfortunately, 
the opds code won't run on a 64 bit machine (trying all the 
compatibility mode choices doesn't help). As a workaround, Windows XP 
mode was loaded and the opds code was run inside an XP virtual machine. 
That did allow the SDR-IQ SpectraVue software to run, along with Spec 
Lab and Virtual Audio Cable. However, the USB connection to the SDR-IQ 
froze fairly quickly (that had been a problem even running XP but 
version 3 of SpectraVue had solved it) so it's not really a solution 
unless some other receiver is used. Hopefully a 64 bit version of the 
opds DOS code will be developed.

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73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL