[Lowfer] WG2XCT beacon. QRSS30 on 470.20 KHz

pat bunn pbunn at patbunn.com
Thu Feb 21 09:12:24 EST 2013


Doug,

That really you and your Iguana?

Pat
N4LTA




On 2/20/2013 6:01 PM, Douglas D. Williams wrote:
> And here is you full "Dogboned" callsign (see attachment), now that
> everything has gotten all toasty warm, like my pet Iguana (see link).
>
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/33457409/doug%20%26%20Ig.JPG
>
> Your signal is doing very well in Tennessee.
>
> 73, Doug KB4OER
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Douglas D. Williams <kb4oer at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> My R75 is quite stable once it warms up. It, even used with Todd's
>> upconverter, can hold frequency well enough for QRSS120. I have it
>> calibrated well enough to be sure it is within 0.5 Hz once it warms up,
>> which takes about an hour for best stability.
>>
>> But yes, I would like to link it to a GPS standard, just so I don't have
>> to deal with "warmup drift", etc. Let us know when your board is done, as I
>> plan to have a GPS standard by next October, Good Lord willing.
>>
>> 73, Doug KB4OER
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Pat Bunn <pbunn at patbunn.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Doug
>>>
>>> We need to both get Jays disciplining mod done . I get tired of messing
>>> with calibration   my R75 is about 14 Hz low . It is fairly stable when
>>> warm though. I'd like yo get it so it is stable and on frequency all the
>>> time. I thought I'd finish the board before I open it up. The board gives a
>>> 30 MHz output but not a nice clean sine wave - instead a series of three
>>> waves of different amplitudes which may be what is expected. Filtering
>>> would clean it right up. That may be OK but I want to work on it a little
>>> more.
>>>
>>>
>>> Pat
>>> N4LTA
>>>
>>> "Douglas D. Williams" <kb4oer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pat your signal is coming in "dogbones" in TN. Drift is mine, as I just
>>>> turned the R-75 on. I really should just leave it on all the time, from
>>>> October until March.
>>>>
>>>> I'll post another screenshot when I get the full call.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Doug KB4OER
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Pat Bunn <pbunn at patbunn.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Running qrss30 beacon until tomorrow morning on 470.2 KHz  testing
>>>>> transmitter FETs
>>>>>
>>>>> Pat
>>>>> WG2XCT
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