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Dave Sublette
Thu, Jul 20, 2017 12:16 PM

Good morning,

The humidity is higher this morning and the signal is 20 dB higher.  I will watch this and see if there is any correlation.  I suspect there is.  The measured maximum signal level is -97 dBm this morning.  My K2 says S9+20 dB.  the S-meter on the Softrock says S-4  :-)  Take your pick.  I will rely on the dBm values because I calibrated the SDR with the Signal generator.

The signal has some QSB, but has been slowly increasing strength since 6:30 this morning when I started listening.

It’s a good day in this area for 1296 QSOs.  I haven’t heard K8TQK on 144 MHz yet.  I don’t know who else in this esteemed group might have 1296 capability.  I’m sure I could make a QSO with any in the area this morning.

Dave, K4TO

Good morning, The humidity is higher this morning and the signal is 20 dB higher. I will watch this and see if there is any correlation. I suspect there is. The measured maximum signal level is -97 dBm this morning. My K2 says S9+20 dB. the S-meter on the Softrock says S-4 :-) Take your pick. I will rely on the dBm values because I calibrated the SDR with the Signal generator. The signal has some QSB, but has been slowly increasing strength since 6:30 this morning when I started listening. It’s a good day in this area for 1296 QSOs. I haven’t heard K8TQK on 144 MHz yet. I don’t know who else in this esteemed group might have 1296 capability. I’m sure I could make a QSO with any in the area this morning. 73. Dave, K4TO