Re: [IRCA] KXTO Quasi-QRSS Response

[Brandon Jordan <brandon@xxxxxxxx>]

I'm reposting the original message from March 19 titled "A idea for 
future DX Tests....." which was published to a few lists suggesting this 
quasi-QRSS mode for future DX tests. Some may be interested to see the 
Spectrum Lab screenshot of the results I had monitoring the normal speed 
1 kHz tone generated morse ID's during the KTMI-650 test that morning, 
along with my brief explanation of the receiver set-up I used then.

And please note, anywhere I mention CW below, what I really mean is 
audio-tone generated morse code :)

73,
Brandon

Brandon Jordan wrote:

 > I sent a suggestion to Les for the next round of tests that I think
 > would be pretty awesome, and that is very slow morse. I thought I would
 > bring it up here to get other folks opinions. Lets say a station sent
 > out a few 1 kHz tone-generated CW IDs during the DX Tests,  say with 2
 > second-long dots and 6 second-long dashes. Maybe even switch between 1
 > kHz and 2 kHz tone CW. This would allow DXers, with minimal equipment,
 > to run their receiver audio through a program such as Spectrum Lab and
 > actually see the morse code in the waterfall display. Here is a dump
 > that I took from Spectrum Lab from this mornings KTMI DX Test:
 >
 > http://www.dxtests.info/KTMI.jpg
 >
 > I had my receiver set to 649 kHz, USB mode with 3 kHz bandwidth. You can
 > plainly see the traces 1 kHz above the carriers on 650 kHz, these are
 > the CW ID's KTMI ran during the test. These traces were even visible
 > when I could not audibly hear the morse code. Now imagine if the morse
 > code was really slow, per my suggestion above. The long dots and dashes
 > of the "DE KTMI KTMI KTMI" would easily be visible on the waterfall even
 > if too weak/QRM'd to get by ear.
 >
 > Seems like this would also do wonders for foreign DXers monitoring these
 > tests. I really think it is something worth considering that would
 > provide a lot of 'bang for the buck' for DXers with minimal effort on
 > either the BTC or the station to implement.
 >
 > 73,
 > Brandon Jordan
 > Memphis, TN
 > www.bcdx.org
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