Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

[Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

Nick:


If you listen to  a second or two every minute or two, wouldn't you agree the needed time is a percenrt or two of what it was?

And many channels won't need attention at all.

And bad or normal nights quickly become obvious and the files don't need to be studied.


Nothing earth shattering here.


Chuck


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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

If I'm using my ears, should I then be listening to one channel at a
time Chuck?   That seems a very lengthy way to check the morning's
files. Less expensive than buying a hundred R8's and pulsing through
audio recordings certainly.    Perhaps I am being more obtuse than usual.....

Nick



At 16:57 2018-09-22, Chuck Hutton wrote:
>Nick -
>
>
>I'm referring to the simple method of clicking on the Perseus
>playback bar to advance about a minute, then playback a few seconds
>and use your ears to tell you if anything is there.
>
>
>No science needed.
>
>
>Chuck
>
>
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>Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?
>
>As this thread was about methods of TP DXing, Chuck, could you please
>explain further the "advance a Perseus file a minute at a time"   Are
>you talking about getting the results from the 1024 point full band
>display?   If so, perhaps I need to talk to your optometrist, as I
>sure can't pick out carriers within 1 or 2 kHz on that display very
>easily.  If I expand the display out to just a portion of the MW
>band, yes, even my old eyes can do it, but then doesn't it take a
>long time to pick through the recording of the entire band?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Nick
>
>
>At 02:02 2018-09-21, Chuck Hutton wrote:
> >....
> >
> >
> >As for the Fish Barrel: what's the value to SDR owners? I'm not seeing it.
> >
> >
> >For doing checks to see if a channel is strong enough to bother
> >listening to, I'd suggest the Data File Analyzer in SDR Console.
> >That;s it's job. But I don't think that is much of a problem.
> >Advancing a perseus file playback a minute or so at a time will
> >catch most anything.
> >
> >
> >
> >Chuck
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> >From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Bruce
> >Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:19 PM
> >To: ken brookner; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> >Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?
> >
> >Ken
> >
> >My morning listening is usually done by programming the SDR to record
> >the AM band from about an hour before to a half hour after local sunrise
> >(sometimes longer).  I can then either listen in real time or play back
> >the recording later in the day   The main advantages of this approach:
> >- I don't miss anything if I oversleep or have to leave before the DX
> >fades out (the latter is less relevant now that I'm retired)
> >- If conditions are rotten, I haven't wasted much time
> >- I can listen at my own speed and find the stations that fade up for
> >only a short amount of time
> >- I can check many frequencies for IDs at the top of the hour
> >- I can multitask while the recording is being made and not worry about
> >missing an ID because I was only half-listening while exercising,
> >reading the news, or eating breakfast
> >
> >I keep forgetting to check the fish barrel in the morning, but I agree
> >it's a valuable tool.  That's a habit I should start.
> >
> >When I play back the files, I usually setup the SDR software to display
> >200-300 kHz (such as 531-830 , 830-1030, etc) worth of spectrum and then
> >look for 9 kHz carriers on the display.  I'll check the signals one at a
> >time and gradually move through the files in chronological order until
> >the DX fades out or the recording ends.  Then I move onto the next chunk
> >of spectrum and repeat the process.  Eventually I reach then end of the
> >AM band and can then get on with my life again.  All the while, I'm
> >jotting my notes into an email which is eventually cleaned up and sent.
> >
> >Bruce
> >
> >On 9/20/2018 13:09, ken brookner wrote:
> > > Hi Everybody...
> > >
> > > I enjoy reading everyone's logs during the week and I've been curious
> > > about what your routine is...   Are you up and doing this real time,
> > > SDR catches?
> > >
> > > Are you scanning up the band from the bottom or tuning the splits? How
> > > much time are you spending?
> > >
> > > When I was a kid, I used to turn my days and nights around during the
> > > summer school breaks so I could tune for stations during darkness.
> > > Not possible for me now and I don't expect anyone does that here,
> > > though maybe you guys are very early risers..
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Ken
> > > Lummi Island, WA
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