[Lowfer] TAG WOLFing

[John Andrews]

Bill,

I KNEW you would show up!  Never could resist the call of the Wolf, eh?

John, W1TAG

> On Oct 24, 2020, at 9:22 PM, Bill de Carle <bill at ve2iq.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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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