[Lowfer] IDing

[N8OOU]

Dave,

You make a good point about the CW ID. I do have that mode incorporated 
in my WM Hifer beacon. Since I implemented it a while back, I have had 
at least an equal number of CW reports to Digital reports.  With the 
Hifer sending the digital ID at FSK-3 it switches fairly quickly between 
the two.

Incorporating CW into my Lowfer beacon is not hard. I do have a question 
about the timing which is the main reason I don't have it implemented.

I currently send an analog looking graphic ID on the Lowfer followed by 
the digital FSK ID. That takes about 35 minutes to send, then that 
sequence gets repeated.....  A CW ID would occur about 35 minutes apart.

Would a listener know to hang on that long to catch an ID? Did the 
propagation window last that long?

With older beacon technology adding an additional mode would be very 
hard to do. With today's hardware it is much easier. I have gotten more 
reports on my Hifer sending CW. Would that also apply to the Lowfer???

What say the group?


73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek

On 12/16/2017 07:43 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> Last night here near Dallas, I was working on my bench doing a repair.  As a "morale radio," I have a WWII RAF R1155 on the shelf.  Freq calibration is non-existent, of course.  I used a ferrite tuned-loop to listen around 180-190 KC.  Conditions were excellent.  I heard half a dozen carriers, most with the tiny warble that would indicate a digital comm mode.  One very strong carrier appeared near the top end for a few seconds as someone tuned-up.  I was hoping for an ID, but nope.   I respectfully suggest that once in awhile, drop an old-fashioned CW ID in there.  Some of us still use the "squishy computer" between our ears.  You never know who is hearing you.  TNX OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
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