[Lowfer] K3SIW WSPR15

[Michael Sapp]

Garry & All: Right at the ragged edge... ~:)

 2016-09-10 13:45   K3SIW   0.185185   -39   0   EN51   0.001   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   762   95

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Time for me to head to W3SO for the test.....  73 Mike wa3tts

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MM lowfer beacon update


> Hi Mike, sorry to hear of your noise rise at 75 kHz compared to 137 kHz. I 
> have plenty of 60-Hz picket fence issues much below 75 kHz and choke 
> filters are of no help. Fortunately, the signals are wideband and thus 
> stand out even in a hoard of narrow-spaced spikes. I have a modern furnace 
> (meaning plenty of electronics) and it really sprays junk when the fan is 
> running. So I put it on automatic and that helps a lot. But I still have a 
> band of spurious spikes below NAU on 40.8 kHz here too.
> As winter approaches and storms subside I'm sure you'll do fine decoding 
> WH2XND on 75 kHz. Your reception on 474.2 kHz WSPR is impressive - I saw a 
> decode of XCR in Hawaii the other day.
>
> Sure wish someone would look into what's on 24/7 right on the Navtex mark 
> (high) frequency, 518 kHz + 85 Hz. It's been present for several weeks 
> now.
>
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL