[Lowfer] TAG WOLFing

Sat Oct 24 18:15:30 EDT 2020

This is bringing back real good memories! howl away....

Laurence

> On Oct 24, 2020, at 14:14, "jrusgrove at comcast.net" <jrusgrove at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> JA
> 
> Looking good here ... frequency right on and stable. Thanks for the WOLF signal!
> 
> 21:56:55 >WOLF RESTARTED
> t:  24 f:-0.342 a: 1.0 dp: 16.3 ci: 2 cj:312 ???8G*??????TSF -
> t:  48 f:-0.898 a: 1.3 dp: 22.2 ci:14 cj: 24 VHE86F14OLLWXQ* ?
> t:  96 f:-0.660 a:-0.9 dp: 18.4 ci: 2 cj:454 B.NR859TD23.NXE ?
> t: 192 f: 0.000 pm:0.017 jm:372 q: -8.2 -9.6 Z7*GYDVS30V4AUY ?
> t: 288 f: 0.000 pm:0.038 jm:372 q: -4.3 -9.2 ZV4*GS*0QXVQ**F ?
> t: 384 f: 0.000 pm:0.056 jm:372 q: -2.4 -4.6 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> t: 480 f: 0.000 pm:0.072 jm:372 q: -3.0 -4.5 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> t: 576 f: 0.000 pm:0.092 jm:372 q: -2.0 -3.3 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> t: 672 f: 0.000 pm:0.116 jm:372 q: -1.3 -2.0 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> t: 768 f: 0.000 pm:0.141 jm:372 q: -0.3 -0.7 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> t: 864 f: 0.000 pm:0.167 jm:372 q: -2.7 -0.7 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> 
> Jay W1VD
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net>
> Reply-To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp, UK) and MedFer bands <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: 10/24/2020 3:23:47 PM
> Subject: [Lowfer] TAG WOLFing
> ________________________________________________________________________________
> 
> Lowfer TAG on 185.800 kHz from Raymond, ME is on the air in WOLF mode. I 
> may need to play with it some more, but it should basically be on the 
> air for the winter (unless Mother Nature intervenes).
> 
> Good news/bad news: The WOLF part of the equation appears to be running 
> solidly, with the transmitter within 0.01 Hz of 185.800, and the keying 
> timing is close to perfect. The bad news is that I gave up some 
> efficiency by using #12 wire for the loop antenna. If this new setup 
> survives the winter, I will try putting up the old RG-8 next year, and 
> using the shield as the antenna conductor. That stuff is pretty heavy, 
> and the big pine that holds up one corner is right on the lake edge, and 
> sways a lot in the breezes.
> 
> My guess is that this will be a dead-of-winter thing for those outside 
> of New England, but radio is full of surprises. Reports are always welcome.
> 
> For those new to WOLF, the program remains available at:
> https://www.qsl.net/d/dl4yhf/wolf/index.html
> I can offer advice on determining your actual receiver frequency and 
> your computer's sound-card sampling rate. For the folks who were 
> successful with EbNaut, this ought to be duck soup.
> 
> John, W1TAG
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