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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Gil,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>I am only a mile or less away and probably closer than Roger so will lock mine on 30M and take a listen and let you know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:black'>Dennis H. Cody WR5DC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>dhcody@att.net<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>281-844-0985<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gilbert Franke<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> SFAustin Radio Club<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [W5SFA] Some WSPR tidbits<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Roger, thanks for these tidbits. Recently I noticed my beacon is not being reported. I went through set up again, maybe not real thoroughly, but all looks good. I hear myself on my hf rig, but not through wspr software. It could be some problem with protocol. I plan to check my antenna today. Can you see if you hear me on 30M? Maybe I have lost my power out transistor and am only hearing the driver power. Your report would give me an indication.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p>-- Gil<br>[<a href="http://www.gilbertfranke.com">www.gilbertfranke.com</a>]<br>sent from my Dell tablet<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 15, 2017 9:44 PM, "Roger Klein" <<a href="mailto:rwklein@katyweb.net">rwklein@katyweb.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>W5SFA Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>For those of you who are interested in WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporting), I wanted to share a few tidbits I've discovered. Read on if interested..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1. The map view on <a href="http://www.wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map" target="_blank">http://www.wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map</a> shows you spots: what stations are hearing your beacon, or the beacons that your receiver is hearing). But if you are both transmitting and receiving, you can't separate the spots in map view. Here's the fix: go to <a href="http://wspr.aprsinfo.com" target="_blank">http://wspr.aprsinfo.com</a> and you'll get a map view that allows you to separate the transmit spots from the receive spots.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>2. If you're into excessive statistics, KB9AMG has a site that shows the top station spots, spotters, two way spots and reports by grid square. And if you really have nothing else to do, you can look up your ranking in the spots/spotters lists. See <a href="http://mardie4.100webspace.net/index.html" target="_blank">http://mardie4.100webspace.net/index.html</a> Remember, the person who dies with the most spots, wins!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>3. <a href="https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/wsprlite-classic" target="_blank">SOTABeams</a> sell a small transmitter called the WSPRLite. It's kind of pricey at $80, but you can select the transmitter output level up to 200mW. There is a pretty god video on that page that explains WSPR and their device. They have a web site, <a href="http://www.dxplorer.net" target="_blank">http://www.dxplorer.net</a>, where you can do comparisons of antenna performance if you've purchased the WSPRLite device. However, the basic DXplorer.net site is available for anyone to use in Standard Mode (e.g. without the comparisons) and has some useful displays and stats.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>4. I've set up a WSPR receiver using a Raspberry Pi and a $20 RTL-SDR dongle and some free software. It runs continuously, listening for a couple of cycles on each band, and uploads any spots it picks up to <a href="http://wsprnet.org" target="_blank">wsprnet.org</a> using the Pi's wifi connection. The setup is totally automated, and I don't have to keep my expensive rig running to pick up WSPR spots. If you're interested in more details, let me know.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>73,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Roger N5RWK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>w5sfa mailing list<br><a href="mailto:w5sfa@w5sfa.org">w5sfa@w5sfa.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org" target="_blank">http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>