[Lowfer] WH2XND in EN90xn....

[Jim Davey]

Hi Mike:

Have also heard him last two nights north of Atlanta in EM84aj, a little
closer than you.  Best report shown; most at -21 to -25

2015-01-27 04:38   WH2XND   0.475630   -14   0    DM33xt    1   K8RZ
EM84aj    2578   81


Rx here is SDR-IQ and Clifton Z1501F e-probe with 0.5m whip.


73 Jim K8RZ






On 1/27/15, 1:06 AM, "Michael Sapp" <wa3tts at verizon.net> wrote:

>Hi All: Not sure what his actual ERP is but...
>
>       2015-01-27 05:24   WH2XND   0.475625   -28   0   DM33xt   1
>WA3TTS   EN90xn   2915   66
>
>
>
>I was running two receivers with the IF out from my RAY6 Mini Circuits
>DBM converter split.  The WA3TTS capture was my
>
>FT-847 receiver in USB mode with 1800Hz Collins xtal filter and some
>moderate audio DSP and noise reduction.  ACER Aspire One
>
>(Atom) PC with the internal sound card at 16 bits and 48K sample rate.
>
>
>No copy on WH2XND with my FT-817 and TCXO-9 IF receiver with 500Hz
>Collins CW Mechanical  filter
>
>(~2500Hz wide at 60dB down ) into the Xonar USB external sound card and
>ACER V5 dual core at 24 bits 48K sample rate running as WA3TTS/2.
>
>
>IF Splitter was a Merrimac PBD-20-100 and LF converter LO an Isotemp
>OCXO127-19.  
>
>
> So the better RF front end and audio DSP in the FT-847 and lower quality
>16bit internal sound card and Atom based PC beat the FT-817 and 24bit
>external Xonar sound card with and dual-core PC.....
>
>
>Based on other prior experience, if I had the Xonar 24bit external sound
>card and ACER dual core machine on the FT-847 I might have been able to
>squeak another 2dB SNR into the XND capture....
>
>
>Very neat  630M WSPR2 Capture.... first "1W" 630M station received here
>at that kind of distance, usually 1200 miles or so is about my limit for
>a "1W" 630M station....
> 
>73 Mike wa3tts
>
>
>
>
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