[Lowfer] TAG WOLFing

[Bill de Carle]

Took a little longer for the howls to reach this far inland -
2020-10-25 00:52:58 >WOLF10  -r 8100.0714 -f 799.9614 -t 0.2 -d 6 -w 0.0000
t:  24 f: 0.012 a:-0.2 dp: 71.1 ci: 0 cj:154 9AF5C/DC3N.GUBU ?
t:  48 f: 0.010 a:-0.1 dp: 69.9 ci: 7 cj:133 /0WEB3SAVHJ2YDW -
t:  96 f:-0.129 a:-0.3 dp: 65.9 ci: 9 cj:423 6*INUS18CYVNBN* ?
t: 192 f:-0.137 pm:3.785 jm:464 q:-14.9 -9.5 FP9KY D6X1*A9N5 ?
t: 288 f: 0.010 pm:5.554 jm:335 q: -8.2 -8.1 RRXRCQ XO???UQR ?
t: 384 f: 0.010 pm:11.09 jm:335 q: -5.3 -5.4 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
t: 480 f: 0.010 pm:20.40 jm:335 q: -3.6 -4.2 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
t: 576 f: 0.010 pm:33.97 jm:335 q: -2.1 -2.3 TAG RAYMOND ME  -

Nice to receive the old familiar signals,
Bill VE2IQ

On 10/24/2020 3:23 PM, John Andrews wrote:
> 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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