[Lowfer] Running WG2XCT CW beacon on 471.80 KHz all weekend

[Pat Bunn]

Thanks for the captures and reports. I may crank it up late tonight or tomorrow night to 1 KW and test the transmitter at full design output for a few hours and then get back to some weak signal work. 

Pat

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On Apr 27, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Michael Sapp <wa3tts at verizon.net> wrote:

> 
> Pat: After midnight your 471.8 kHz signal was moving the S-meter along with the background QRN crashes last nite to about S2~S3 at times with the RX pre-amp on. Rapid fade/recover on CW characters continued.
> 
> http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag19/wa3tts/capt00004_zpsa6f6d14f.jpg This capture made with rx preamp off.
> 
> That being the case you could likely turn the power down 30dB (or more) for a solid QRSS60 capture over the 400mi path.
> 
> 195 degree heading to EM94bw about 35 degrees off the main heading of my SW EWE pattern, perhaps 1 dB or so down from it's
> 
> 230 degree main heading in EN90xn.   Output of my ZLW-1 mixer & OCXO converter was split at the time to also copy WSPR2 on a second receiver.
> 
> 
> Woke up briefly around 1100Z and your signal was just copyable by ear with narrow filters.
> 
> Tnx for the beaconing.  73, Mike wa3tts
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Bunn" <pbunn at matrixei.com>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 8:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Running WG2XCT CW beacon on 471.80 KHz all weekend
> 
> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> Thanks for the capture and report.
>> 
>> Pat
>> WG2XCT
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Apr 26, 2014, at 11:01 PM, N8OOU <n8oou at meekfarm.us> wrote:
>> 
>>> Argo captures of 471.8 received by my kenwood ts-480 and 5 band trap vertical. Early evening nothing was audible or visible in argo at qrss3
>>> After local sunset argo started showing a line but again nothing audible. At 02:24 utc the signal strength improved as shown in the capture. Was able to decode the cw id by ear, and a switch to cw/ndb mode in argo.
>>> 
>>> Good Luck N8OOU M.Meek
>>> On 04/26/2014 09:58 AM, Pat Bunn wrote:
>>>> Running CW beacon at about 400 watts all weekend letting transmitter burn in. 471.8 KHz CW. All reports appreciated especially ground wave.
>>>> 
>>>> Pat
>>>> WG2XCTo
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>> 73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek
>>> 
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