Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW

[Tree]

Alright everyone!!!!

Let's not use words like stupid here - and certainly not suggest using guns.

This is the gentleman's "band".  Education is the way to fix this - not
calling names.

Tree


On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Hardy Landskov <n7rt at cox.net> wrote:

> If anyone has a clear shot, take it. At the transmitter that is.....
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Cunningham" <
> charlie-cunningham at nc.rr.com>
> To: "'Tom W8JI'" <w8ji at w8ji.com>; "'Rick'" <nm3g at triad.rr.com>; <
> topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 8:40 PM
>
> Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW
>
>
>  Amen!!
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom
>> W8JI
>> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 10:33 PM
>> To: Rick; topband at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW
>>
>> What a stupid frequency for a test beacon of any type!
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick" <nm3g at triad.rr.com>
>> To: <topband at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:57 PM
>> Subject: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW
>>
>>
>>  Good evening all,
>>>
>>> Hate to burst the theories, but it appears the "carrier" on 3501.6 MHz
>>> is a QRSS beacon operated by W4HBK.
>>>
>>> I used Spectrum Lab and selected the 1-second dit in the "Quick
>>> Settings" tab, Slow Morse Reception (QRSS) menu selection. The carrier
>>> drops about 6 Hz from the "space" to the "mark" and decode with the eye.
>>> Inter-character spacing is a dit, intra character spacing is a dah ....
>>> both are on the "space", or higher tone. Idle period is also the "space"
>>> tone.
>>>
>>> I dropped W4HBK an e-mail to get further information on this beacon ...
>>> he is also operating a QRSS beacon on 30 meters. His reply was:
>>>
>>> "Hi, Rick.  Tnx for the report.  I am using  an eight second dot period
>>> and transmitting on a frequency of 3500.8 with a frequency shift of 5
>>> Hz.  You can see details of my mept at my blog:
>>> http://pensacolasnapper.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-new-dds-mept.html
>>>
>>> It is built around the DDS VFO kit sold by N3ZI and amplifier kit from
>>> W8DIZ.  Power is 1 W to a 43 foot vertical."
>>>
>>> 73 bill w4hbk
>>>
>>>
>>> Oh, his QTH is Gulf Breeze FL, near Pensacola.
>>>
>>> "And now, back to our regularly scheduled program."
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Rick
>>> NM3G
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