[Lowfer] XIL and XNI data

[Warren K2ORS]

Andy,
          Many thanks for your efforts and listening for over 3 hours at 
night to put together all the geographical info - sounds like a sure 
cure for insomnia :-)

Sorry for the delayed response!

73 Warren K2ORS


On 10/25/2014 7:23 PM, KU4XR wrote:
> I thought I would keep this short, so here's the basics..I re-oriented
> power cords, and
> antenna wires inside to minimize noise as much as possible.. I have found myself
> coupling to the AC wiring and increasing noise.. Outside, I
> disconnected, cleaned, and
> reconnected my grounding wires and I was a bit surprised at how big a difference
> that made to my noise level.. Those wires have been there a few years,
> and that was
> a much needed effort that really paid off..
>
> I set audio into SpecLab for a baseline noise of -65dB.. No special
> reason, that's just
> the value I chose, and adjusted settings for.. I had the rig in CW
> with 2.4 KHz BW,
> NB turned On.. The NB really helps with static bursts on the TS450S.. I had the
> IF Shift slightly on the high side to help minimize low frequency noise..
> I used SpecLabs programmable filter, set for 2400 BW, and centered at 1200 Hz..
> The main use of the filter is the DeNoiser, and the Auto-Notch
> filtering.. I also use
> Black Box #1 for the Hard Limiter - Clipper stage, and set for an
> average of 7dB ..
> The AGC of both Black Boxes are set to fast, and used for level
> adjustment only..
> That's it for the setup..
>
> Link to XIL stitched grab :
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49203948/WH2XIL%20Full%20Sequence%2010-25-14.bmp
>
> The overall peak signal of WH2XIL hit -26dB at 05:13 UTC.. Warren was CW copy
> audible quite a few times thru the night.. I did not hear any of the
> CW Id sequences,
> but probably would have in a narrow BW, AND, if I had been
> specifically listening for them..
> Distance to WH2XIL is 821 miles ..
>
> Link to XNI stitched grab :
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49203948/WG2XNI%2010-25-14.bmp
>
> The overall peak signal of WG2XNI hit -52dB at 00:50 UTC.. It is very
> easy to see
> when Mark started transmitting.. An " XNI " sequence came thru, and you can see
> the frequency drift as the Osc. was warming up.. He then faded for a
> couple of hours
> before rising out of the noise for 2 more hours until he shut down..
> Distance to WG2XNI is 1182 miles ..
>
> 73 for now:
>
> Andy - KU4XR
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