[Lowfer] First decode of the night!

[Bob Raide]

JD;
I have noticed any time I have fired up here on 73 band with this mode I see some stations showing up in the LF activity box.  These stations never seem to come up with any decodes.  Any stations that show decodes in the database LF box never show in the activities box.  First, How do they even get their calls into the activities section without decoding any station?  On 500 if you don't decode anyone in a ten minute period your call is deleted from activities section.  Or it is that way if you are transmitting.  You get no decodes within ten minutes your deleted from being shown until you transmit and get at least one decode. I think it's same on receive if I am not mistaken.  What are your thoughts?
 
From: rjraide at hotmail.com
To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Lowfer] First decode of the night!
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:31:29 -0500




I plan on giving WSPR a run for a few nights.  Got to give time to some stations to get the wrinkles worked out.  I am sure there are some ops out there trying to get the WSPR to decode.  It can be finicky like most of these digi modes.
The cold causes my PC's to slow down and take longer to respond to commands. 
Sounds like you enjoy going out to the farm for couple hours and relax. Am sure you will get some decodes and call it a night-Bob 
 
> From: listread at lwca.org
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:22:09 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] First decode of the night!
> 
> >>>It is 18 and snowing to beat hell here.
> 
> Wow, you don't need that!  It'll be 18 here before long, I imagine...made it 
> just above freezing prior to sunset, but it's only 25 right now and dropping 
> fast.  Thankfully, our next precip isn't due until Friday.
> 
> My first thought was to pack up the gear about 0100 UTC, but instead I've 
> decided to load up the generator to take down there for a while.  Not 
> planning to stay too many hours beyond that anyway, but the computer and 
> maybe even the radio battery are going to need a charge pretty quickly.  The 
> cold seems to be affecting them both.  Since this is my first chance to play 
> with WSPR in any mode other than 2 thus far, I'd like to make the most of 
> the opportunity this evening.  I'll keep my toes near the little electric 
> heater, though, so I expect all will be well for a couple of hours.
> 
> John 
> 
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