[Lowfer] Basic Argo settings?

Sat Sep 11 18:21:25 EDT 2021

Yes the other one I use to use is Spectran. I think it was written by the same person that made Argo. It’s also very user-friendly and slightly more versatile.

Steve

> are there other options 
that might be worth looking at for lowfer rx?

73,

Frank

On 9/11/21 12:46 PM, STEVE MCDONALD wrote:
> Frank you may want to just try tuning in WWV on any frequency (rx in CW mode) and see where it is displayed on the Argo screen. You’ll probably need to crank the levels down so its strong signal becomes a narrow line on the display.  If your BFO offset is, say 600Hz, then you will see the WWV signal at the 600Hz line. That point, effectively, is ground-zero for signals that are tuned in on the rx. You can also see how far accurate your rx is since you know that WWV is accurate to XX.0000. If you intend to use Argo only on the lowfer band, you can also recalibrate the display so that instead of the waterfall displayed as audio frequencies it will display the radio frequency that you have set the rx dial at. Without touching the rx, you can then scroll up or down in the Argo screen for other signals, but only within the passband of your rx filter (usually set to a wider one in CW mode)
>
> I seem to recall a help menu in the software but may be thinking of another spectrum viewer as it’s been a long time since I used Argo.
>
> Steve 73
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> Thanks, Steve, found the thread in the archive. Will see how it works
> out tonight,
>
> On 9/11/21 11:31 AM, STEVE MCDONALD wrote:
>> Frank ..
>>    I can see it was a thread on the Lowfer forum from Feb 2003. All of their stuff is archived and the complete thread is here. Look for the ‘rx setup’ thread.
>>
>> http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/lowfer/2003-February/thread.html
>>
>> There’s likely a lot of other Argo info there as well but would require searching. I found the quickest way to learn about Argo was to just play with it on HF and see what it does! I love its simplicity and reliable performance but don’t use it much anymore now that QRSS modes are rarely seen on LF.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Steve Ratzlaff <ratzlaffsteve at gmail.com>
>> To: STEVE MCDONALD <ve7sl at shaw.ca>
>> Sent: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:05:43 -0600 (MDT)
>> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Basic Argo settings?
>>
>> And too bad you have to have a paid subscription to see the whole file
>> there.   :(        I guess you're a paid member; I'm not.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On 9/11/2021 11:02 AM, STEVE MCDONALD wrote:
>>> Frank you may find something helpful here:
>>>
>>> https://www.scribd.com/document/205707180/Argo-
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Frank O'Donnell <lfr at inkbox.net>
>> To: LowFER (US European <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:26:25 -0600 (MDT)
>> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Basic Argo settings?
>>
>> Thanks, Steve.
>>
>> Is there any way to get that document without giving a credit card
>> number to scribd.com for a "30-day free trial" account?
>>
>> On 9/11/21 11:02 AM, STEVE MCDONALD wrote:
>>> Frank you may find something helpful here:
>>>
>>> https://www.scribd.com/document/205707180/Argo-Tuning
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Frank O'Donnell <lfr at inkbox.net>
>>> To: LowFER (US European <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:50:40 -0600 (MDT)
>>> Subject: [Lowfer] Basic Argo settings?
>>>
>>> Hi, total LowFER and Argo newbie here.
>>>
>>> I'm interested in setting up a receiver using an SDR controlled by SDR
>>> Console software, virtual audio cable, and a copy of Argo v1 build 149a
>>> newly downloaded from weaksignals.com. I've set SDR Console to 185.3 kHz
>>> in CW mode with a 1 kHz bandwidth. In Argo, I've filled in my callsign
>>> and grid, and set the soundcard input to the virtual audio cable that
>>> the SDR outputs to.
>>>
>>> Anything else I need to configure? I see Argo defaults to QRSS 3 -- any
>>> tweaks to that and/or frequency desirable?
>>>
>>> I'd seen a post to the effect that a basic user guide comes with Argo,
>>> but I haven't been able to find it.
>>>
>>> Thanks much,
>>>
>>> Frank K6FOD
>>> DM04wc
>>> Southern California
>>>
>>>
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