At sunset/sr about 1730 -1800 I was home and listening 1831.5
for ZL3IX but nothing today only 4L7CW heard cq
Moved to 3500 CW
luxury situation 3 ZL's in CW !
3501 ZL2IFB 419 519
3505 ZL1BYZ new for 80m
3508 ZL3NB 539
Last night after a slow start. After 22:00 no transatlantic decodes at all. Fist decode 01:14 last 06:58 93 decodes in the end.
The "strongest" decodes so far this year. Best time 05:10- 05:30 -15dB "Booming" ;-)
That happens to be the strongest decode in EU but the DL SWR in JO52 was not monitoring last night. He or She? had amazing reception last week.
The main WSPR database can only searched back 1 week.
So history is going back only 1 week
The old database has other restrictions.
Pity that not all data is available but understanding because it grows to big with that many spots like today:
114,234,681 total spots
118,156 in the last 24 hours
6,217 in the last hour
now writing this here I see something strange.
roughly 1 day produces 114.000 spots 0.114 million with 118 million total spots huh that's >1000 days about 3 years, but we see only 1 week. Where is the other 993 days data hiding.
Must be a restriction for downloading, the data is not lost.
WSPR also appends decoded text to ALL_WSPR.TXT
That text file can be opened by notepad(++).
No matter how the option save is checked, decoded text is saved.
But not every decode is written to ALL_WSPR.txt as I found out.
I did not look in the correct file.. so its the age after all..
The save-all option is related to the saving of the received audio in
format 121218_0948.wav yymmdd_hhmm.wav.
Use this option with in mind it takes 2.6Mb per decoded 2 minutes frame. It can stuff your hard disk and the O.S. can crash.
location on disk:
"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\WSPR\save"
To find this file is not easy. It is hidden very deep in the Windows system
The location on my disk:
"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\WSPR\ALL_WSPR.TXT"
crazy isn't it ? why hiding your data like it is a PIN code for your bank..
But not good enough for that purpose either..
The best way to access your own data file is making a short-cut to this exotic location on your desktop.
ALL_WSPR.TXT had all decodes I searched in the wrong file.
I seem to find bugs everywhere lately
.... talking about bugs
an other subject..
buying Rule 1
Before purchasing anything one must always check for reviews on internet..
The following 2 items I bought without doing this..
A Sharp AQUOS LC37LE320e LCD TV bought in 2010 has bugs.
In fact this TV has not finished developing it should never be on the market.
Its back panel of many audio RCA and others is a fake!
It Looks promising there are even more connectors at the left side
1 more HDMI 3 RCA USB rs232 CI and the only functioning headphone plug.
No working external audio out to connect to audio systems except its headphone connector with low impedance hence too low Voltage level to match a common audio input of audio systems.
I has a boot error that makes audio is missing when HDMI is used as source.
After having contacted Sharp EU they confirmed this and there is no solution but to buy a real TV!
It only works a bit using the antique SCART connectors.
I want to get rid of SCART because they are very vulnerable for RFI 1-5W Rf is enough to have severe interference.
HDMI does not have this I can run 400W at least, in an antenna close to the TV at 80m no RFI that is a real good thing about the HDMI type cable.
I remember my old TV could not stand any RF at 80m at all.
HDMI seems to be HAM proof.
Besides CE ( China Export) There should be a HC Ham Certified
sticker.
I would like to compile a list of HC devices.
This why I decided to buy an Satellite tuner using HDMI and have HD picture quality.
the XARIUS COMBO Full HD Receiver
However this tuner has a boot error as well.
ER00 is sometimes on the display and only re-booting will work
This rebooting was done more than usual because of the audio bug with the Sharp TV...
The 2 malfunctioning things work close together to give maximum annoyance ..
The slogan of the Xsarius displayed during the long loading and booting time: "Xsarius made to enjoy"
should be Xsarius made to annoy
Some luck I had that this devices are not advertised as being "Smart TV" or "Smart tuner" I probably would still be busy to get a picture out of it..
Rule 2 : do avoid devices that call them self "smart"
Like a smart phone, some people would say its your age probably..
But does stupid soft or hard ware gets smarter if you turn back the clock?
The list can be much longer ...
for ZL3IX but nothing today only 4L7CW heard cq
Moved to 3500 CW
luxury situation 3 ZL's in CW !
3501 ZL2IFB 419 519
3505 ZL1BYZ new for 80m
3508 ZL3NB 539
Last night after a slow start. After 22:00 no transatlantic decodes at all. Fist decode 01:14 last 06:58 93 decodes in the end.
The "strongest" decodes so far this year. Best time 05:10- 05:30 -15dB "Booming" ;-)
| 2012-12-18 05:16 | WE6XGR | 0.499500 | -15 | 0 | FN12 | 50 | PA0O | JO33hg | 5988 | 47 |
The main WSPR database can only searched back 1 week.
So history is going back only 1 week
The old database has other restrictions.
Pity that not all data is available but understanding because it grows to big with that many spots like today:
114,234,681 total spots
118,156 in the last 24 hours
6,217 in the last hour
now writing this here I see something strange.
roughly 1 day produces 114.000 spots 0.114 million with 118 million total spots huh that's >1000 days about 3 years, but we see only 1 week. Where is the other 993 days data hiding.
Must be a restriction for downloading, the data is not lost.
WSPR also appends decoded text to ALL_WSPR.TXT
That text file can be opened by notepad(++).
No matter how the option save is checked, decoded text is saved.
I did not look in the correct file.. so its the age after all..
The save-all option is related to the saving of the received audio in
format 121218_0948.wav yymmdd_hhmm.wav.
Use this option with in mind it takes 2.6Mb per decoded 2 minutes frame. It can stuff your hard disk and the O.S. can crash.
location on disk:
"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\WSPR\save"
To find this file is not easy. It is hidden very deep in the Windows system
The location on my disk:
"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\WSPR\ALL_WSPR.TXT"
crazy isn't it ? why hiding your data like it is a PIN code for your bank..
But not good enough for that purpose either..
The best way to access your own data file is making a short-cut to this exotic location on your desktop.
ALL_WSPR.TXT had all decodes I searched in the wrong file.
I seem to find bugs everywhere lately
.... talking about bugs
an other subject..
buying Rule 1
Before purchasing anything one must always check for reviews on internet..
The following 2 items I bought without doing this..
A Sharp AQUOS LC37LE320e LCD TV bought in 2010 has bugs.
In fact this TV has not finished developing it should never be on the market.
Its back panel of many audio RCA and others is a fake!
1 more HDMI 3 RCA USB rs232 CI and the only functioning headphone plug.
No working external audio out to connect to audio systems except its headphone connector with low impedance hence too low Voltage level to match a common audio input of audio systems.
I has a boot error that makes audio is missing when HDMI is used as source.
After having contacted Sharp EU they confirmed this and there is no solution but to buy a real TV!
It only works a bit using the antique SCART connectors.
I want to get rid of SCART because they are very vulnerable for RFI 1-5W Rf is enough to have severe interference.
HDMI does not have this I can run 400W at least, in an antenna close to the TV at 80m no RFI that is a real good thing about the HDMI type cable.
I remember my old TV could not stand any RF at 80m at all.
HDMI seems to be HAM proof.
Besides CE ( China Export) There should be a HC Ham Certified
sticker.
I would like to compile a list of HC devices.
This why I decided to buy an Satellite tuner using HDMI and have HD picture quality.
the XARIUS COMBO Full HD Receiver
However this tuner has a boot error as well.
ER00 is sometimes on the display and only re-booting will work
This rebooting was done more than usual because of the audio bug with the Sharp TV...
The 2 malfunctioning things work close together to give maximum annoyance ..
The slogan of the Xsarius displayed during the long loading and booting time: "Xsarius made to enjoy"
should be Xsarius made to annoy
Some luck I had that this devices are not advertised as being "Smart TV" or "Smart tuner" I probably would still be busy to get a picture out of it..
Rule 2 : do avoid devices that call them self "smart"
Like a smart phone, some people would say its your age probably..
But does stupid soft or hard ware gets smarter if you turn back the clock?
The list can be much longer ...
Comments
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Merry Xmas & Prosperous 2013 (with some nice DX)
Enno, PF5X