[SOC] Advanced SOC operating techniques for dead bands

[John Raynsford via SOC]

On 1 Aug 2015, at 04:15, "Ray Day" <rayday at cox.net> wrote:

> Me thinks whoever is listening
> will soon be tightening his PL-259's, checking coax and preamps, and asking
> for a lot of signal reports as he tries to figure out why he can't hear "the
> other half of the QSO." 

 Its 2am and this discussion is still keeping me awake at night 8 weeks later :)

Question:Shouldnt the official observers use BNC connectors instead of PL-259'sif they intend to constantly check the integrity of their equipment ?
Myself, I receive signal reports wheter I want them or not. Several ofmy homemade transmitters do indeed sound like junk, folks go outtatheir way just to let me know about it. Wonderful way to make Qso's.
 Hopefully this discussion wont provoke more hacking of theSecond Class Operators www site. 

Sleepless in Alaskade AL7JK, John
 
 


     On Saturday, August 1, 2015 10:49 PM, John Bache G7JMZ <johnpbache at hotmail.com> wrote:
   

 The qso's where you can only here one side of the conversation are great, you can make up the overs that are missing from your own imagination :-)

Regards

John.

On 1 Aug 2015, at 04:15, "Ray Day" <rayday at cox.net> wrote:

> Whoo-hoo! Now we're cookin'! The next step would be to have fictitious QSO's
> with yourself - only one-sided, of course. Methinks whoever is listening
> will soon be tightening his PL-259's, checking coax and preamps, and asking
> for a lot of signal reports as he tries to figure out why he can't hear "the
> other half of the QSO." You could tell him it was a loooooooong delayed LDE,
> perhaps cubically polarized. 20 years delayed..and hey. you, with your
> sidetone set to 528 hz, might even really work yourself as a youngster!
> Better get a bigger eQSL inbox, though, and be prepared!
> 
> 
> 
> And for sure, listen to the video, as least as much as you can stomach. Gets
> really strange pretty quick. And don't leave the rig on unattended with it
> set for a sidetone of 528 hz. I did, once, and according to LoTW, now have a
> 8-Band DXCC (for each of SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31, and PACTOR)on record and the
> first EME QSO on 500 Hz spark, well, OK, the 500 Hz - 2.5 Ghz "spark" band.
> Eat your heart out, WSPR!
> 
> 
> 
> Oh, Nicola, if you could see us now..
> 
> 
> 
> Ray N6HE
> 
> 
> 
> *******ORIGINAL MESSAGE******
> 
> With the 528 hz sidetone going mainstream now (I haventwatched the video)
> wanted to ask other members of the SOCabout how they cope with poor or
> non-exsistant propagation ontheir favorite bands. 
> 
> Me I like to call stations I havent heard from in more than 20
> years.Consulting my hand written logbooks from back then, pick a favorite
> out and start calling for them. Interspersed with a numberof CQ's. It amazes
> me just how many people are tuning aimlesslyabout through static only to
> listen to me call for someone .......Station's with the fancy panoramic
> displays of the spectrum arethe worst, they instantly tune to the "spike" on
> their display. Onlyto discover ... its me again via groundwave. I'm not
> trying to derail the current focus on 528 hz sidetonediscussions in way. 
> 
> 
> 
> de AL7JK
> 
> 
> 
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