[450] Signal reports

[John Foege]

Thanks for the report Rich! S2 should be strong enough for reliable
1200baud afsk packet so long as both tnc's on each end have their levels
set properly! Have fun on your trip!!!! See you when you get back!

On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 12:49 AM Rich Florio <fogmoose at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was getting it about S-2 or a little less on my beam. No copy on the
> vertical. I'll test some more when I get back from my trip. Take care
> everyone and be safe...
>
>
> W2TMA
>
>
>
> There is a fine line between Genius and Insanity.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 5:45 PM John Foege <john.foege at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Correction, 145.030 Mhz
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 5:43 PM John Foege <john.foege at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> For anyone who is interested, listen for the K1MAL to beacon every 16
>>> minutes on 144.030 1200 baud AFSK packet.
>>>
>>> Or try to send it a "c k1mal-1" command and report back S units and how
>>> you are hearing it!
>>>
>>> Rich, how many S units where you getting on it last night?
>>>
>>> Currently it's running a Comet GP-1 @ 20W at about 50 ft AGL from my
>>> location which is approximately 800ft MSL.
>>>
>>> Thanks for amy reports!
>>>
>>> Remember to set the Tx drive levels on your TNCs so that the high tone
>>> (2200hz) deviates +/- 3.5khz for smoothest packet operation. A Txdelay of
>>> 30 tends to work well for most.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> 73 de W1QEX
>>> John
>>>
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