[Lowfer] WD2XNS in WOLF mode

[Douglas D. Williams]

Syncronizing with an atomic clock standard is easy as pie these days.

Having said that, I would still like to try WOLF. Need to get my sound card
sampling rate calibrated, however.

73, Doug KB4OER.

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
<dexter.mc at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'll place my bet on WOLF by a long shot.  Yes WOLF isn't as easy to get
> running but it's more rewarding to get a decode.  WOLF doesn't require the
> transmit and receive end to be synchronized by a common time source.  Also
> I think when WOLF does show a decode repeated over and over gives more
> confidence about the accuracy of the information being received.
>
> Dex
>
>
>
> Douglas D. Williams wrote:
>
>> WOLF VS WSPR-15 in a direct weak signal receive test would certainly be
>> interesting. Not knowing much of anything about WOLF, it is quite obvious
>> to me that WSPR-15 is easier to get set up and running. All one needs is a
>> decent stability receiver, and an internet connection to set the computer
>> clock with a time standard. Actually, an internet connection isn't even
>> required if you have a $15 Wal-Mart "atomic clock" with a seconds display.
>>
>> For successful WOLF operation, it seems the computer sound card needs to
>> be
>> calibrated with a known frequency source.
>>
>> So, if I understand correctly, WSPR's weak signal detection ability
>> depends
>> very much on both the transmitting station and the receiving station
>> having
>> a highly accurate timebase. This is easily achieved these days.
>>
>> WOLF's weak signal detection ability is dependant on.....I know not what,
>> but I'm guessing extreme frequency accuracy/stability, like QRSS, only
>> more.
>>
>>
>>
>
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