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WD2XSH/17 FN42pb new WSPRX

2013-01-19 07:38 PA0O      0.475778 -28 0 JO33hg 2 WD2XSH/17 FN42pb 5630km only 1 decode last night   but it is the latest I have seen  07:38 I guess that means the low band season has ended. To improve results at this band I will need remote antenna tuning. Wind makes the SWR jumpy and the QTX type TX  can not handle SWR >1:2 Tuning is needed also when QSY  from 0.475700  to the CW  part  0.472200  3kHz lower the SWR already goes up. Then I have to go out, open the freezer ...and tune a C a little plus not very practical. Made a few CW QSO  GI G DL SM6 PA using the Flex1500 with external keyer.   Today I am testing WSPRX   mode -15  V7 r07 r2948  a new program of Joe Taylor. Already  Joe did update to r2960 after some backfeed!  I needed too set T/R switching by CAT command DTR and or RTS  T/R did not work. This version has 2 modes -2 is the normal 2minute TX frame  -15 is the new 15minute TX /RX sequence. This asks for a rock stable TX. The decoding depth is incre

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