[Lowfer] WOLF!

Fri Jan 1 16:46:45 EST 2016

Thanks John..I like WOLF and good to have someone to practice on.
I am not all tweeked up but did get copy

20:57:44 >WOLF RESTARTED

t:  24 f:-0.494 a:-0.9 dp: 61.0 ci: 1 cj: 15 Q4C7GDXLHF52WXL ?

t:  48 f:-0.492 a:-1.1 dp: 60.7 ci:15 cj:142 ZGD8BBQW1ZNKYLY ?

t:  96 f:-0.494 a:-0.9 dp: 58.3 ci:13 cj:253 A.GPCYUPK AI1TS ?

t: 192 f:-0.898 pm:4.699 jm:913 q:-14.5 -8.3 LXX2W RQGZJR3GC ?

t: 288 f:-0.898 pm:212.5 jm:839 q:  1.1  1.2 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t: 384 f:-0.898 pm:283.8 jm:839 q:  4.2  4.2 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t: 480 f:-0.898 pm:284.9 jm:839 q:  3.1  3.9 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t: 576 f:-0.898 pm:285.3 jm:839 q:  2.9  3.3 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t: 672 f:-0.898 pm:285.5 jm:839 q:  2.4  2.7 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t: 768 f:-0.898 pm:285.7 jm:839 q:  2.1  2.1 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t: 864 f:-0.898 pm:286.5 jm:839 q:  2.0  1.7 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t: 960 f:-0.898 pm:287.1 jm:839 q:  1.9  1.5 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1056 f:-0.898 pm:287.1 jm:839 q:  1.7  1.0 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1152 f:-0.898 pm:287.2 jm:839 q:  1.5  0.8 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1248 f:-0.898 pm:287.6 jm:839 q:  1.6  0.7 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1344 f:-0.898 pm:287.9 jm:839 q:  1.8  0.2 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1440 f:-0.898 pm:288.4 jm:839 q:  1.7  0.1 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1536 f:-0.898 pm:288.7 jm:839 q:  1.4 -0.5 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1632 f:-0.176 pm:323.8 jm:474 q:  1.1 -0.9 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1728 f:-0.176 pm:448.6 jm:474 q:  2.8  1.1 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1824 f:-0.176 pm:534.5 jm:474 q:  3.9  2.6 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:1920 f:-0.176 pm:695.1 jm:474 q:  5.3  4.2 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2016 f:-0.176 pm:768.6 jm:474 q:  6.1  4.9 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2112 f:-0.176 pm:769.0 jm:474 q:  6.1  4.9 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2208 f:-0.176 pm:769.0 jm:474 q:  6.1  4.8 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2304 f:-0.176 pm:769.2 jm:474 q:  6.2  4.8 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2400 f:-0.176 pm:770.4 jm:474 q:  6.1  4.6 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2496 f:-0.176 pm:770.7 jm:474 q:  6.2  4.6 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2592 f:-0.176 pm:770.8 jm:474 q:  6.1  4.6 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

t:2688 f:-0.176 pm:770.9 jm:474 q:  6.2  4.5 WD2XES HNY WOLF -

will continue to  try copy
Lloyd W3NF

On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 8:13 PM, John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:

> As no year should ever go by without someone running WOLF at LF, my 2016
> contribution will be made tonight. WD2XES will run WOLF(10) on 137.350 kHz,
> starting at 2000Z. The setup is rigged to start at the top of each hour,
> and run for 30 minutes. The second half of the hour will be used for
> receiving, and for tuning network cool-down!
>
> For those who are new to the subject, WOLF is a BPSK mode, 10 bits per
> second in this case. It sends a highly error-corrected 15 character message
> over and over, repeating every 96 seconds. The text of the message is under
> the xmit operator's control. If you join the half hour in progress, you
> still probably decode the signal. The point of the repetition is to "build
> up" the copy over a long period of time, allowing weak signal reception on
> the order of QRSS60 detection limits.
>
> WOLF GUI software is available at:
> http://www.qsl.net/d/dl4yhf/wolf/index.html
>
> Do NOT dredge up the earlier command-line version on Stewart Nelson's site
> unless you are a real glutton for punishment.
>
> For casual use with a "big" signal, you may just be able to run the
> program without any frequency or sampling rate corrections. But nailing
> down your actual sampling rate will significantly improve your luck with
> weak signals. Your receiver calibration should be within 1 Hz for best
> results. Due to some changes at this end, the WD2XES frequency is about 5
> milliHertz high, due to DDS synthesizer round-off. The old exciter was more
> accurate, but is now enjoying a well-deserved retirement.
>
> I'd be happy to answer any questions, and of course to get reception
> reports. Have fun.
>
> John, W1TAG/WD2XES
>
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