[Lowfer] Lowfer TAG Frequency -- 185.302?

[N8OOU]

John,

I think your selection of 185302 will work just fine. There should be 
plenty of cushion around our signals.


73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek

On 10/15/21 6:30 PM, John Andrews wrote:
> All,
> 
> I'm planning to put TAG back on the air from Maine at the end of the 
> month, to run over the winter, alone, cold and unattended. Last season, 
> I had it up on 185.800 running WOLF, and got a few reports, including a 
> number of unsuccessful tries. It was fun to monitor the signal from 130 
> miles on a daily basis, noting the variations in SNR.
> 
> This winter, I'd like to move back to the "watering hole" near 185.300. 
> My old 185.297 frequency is NG for copy at my MA home QTH, due to a 
> neighbor's TV. Trying to avoid the other stations that might be on, I'm 
> thinking about using 185.302 kHz. With the 10 MHz OCXO, the frequency 
> would be very stable.
> 
> Does anyone see a conflict in this? My problem is in reprogramming the 
> exciter -- this rig was not designed with my usual display and keypad, 
> and I have to modify the assembly language code to move it. Worse yet, I 
> will likely have to bring the rig home to MA next week to do the actual 
> programming. So, once chosen, the frequency will be unchangeable for the 
> winter.
> 
> John, W1TAG
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