[Lowfer] First Light

[Douglas Williams]

John, IIRC the R75 has a "reverse" mode that puts it USB mode for CW. Which
filters did you opt for?

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 11:09 PM, JD <listread at lwca.org> wrote:

> The term pertains to newly commisioned telescopes, and can probably be
> borrowed for lower frequency photons as well.  Finally got a chance to
> install filters and the ovenized crystal in my new IC-R75 today and hooked
> it to an antenna for the first time.
>
> Technically, "first RF" was WWV at 10 MHz, but the attachment is the first
> _intentional_ RF.  Didn't have a non-metallic tuning tool to trim the
> oscillator, so that will have to wait.  It was only ~2.5 ppm off anyway,
> but it took some hunting to find my targets...I forgot this thing does LSB
> CW!
>
> MP looked much the same as it did on the Kenwood during the noon hour,
> except not subject to minor frequency drifts as the wind speed increased or
> decreased through the building, while the inverted S of SIW was coming in
> distinctly clearer near sunset than it did in mid-afternoon.
>
> Earlier, on the Kenwood where everything was right-side-up frequency wise,
> I heard XXM testing in WSPR2 mode considerably down the slope of the CW
> filter while I was capturing MP on 2200m. But nonetheless, when I lied to
> WSPR about dial frequency and BFO to fit XXM in, it was able to give -1 to
> +1 dB SNRr at 256 km distance with 0.2W.  He was there later when I got the
> Icom going, but I had to use USB mode then.  Also used the Icom for my
> first spots of XIQ and XXP on 630m about an hour after sunset.  Switched
> back to the Kenwood then, readjusted the audio level to the computer a
> smidgen, and packed the Icom to return it to town.
>
> Heading back out now to see who else I've snagged.
>
> John
>
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