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Scott Dunlavey

WSPR

Hello ...
I seam to have something set wrong... I can rx and tx while doing
PSK/RTTY... BUT doing WSPR I don't seam to be heard and I cant hear...
It acts like it is transmitting.. (red light comes on) and I hear the
packet bursts... what could I be doing wrong

scott
w2ntv
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Tony Estep

Re: WSPR

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 7:13 AM, Scott Dunlavey <[hidden email]>wrote:

> ...I don't seam to be heard and I cant hear...
>
> ==============
Scott, you don't provide any description of what you're doing, so it could
be a lot of things. Here are some possibilities:
Your transmitter must be set to USB and the carrier frequency must be set
to the correct WSPR frequency for the band on which you're operating. And
your computer's internal clock must be within +/- 1 second of the correct
time. If either of these are wrong, you will not decode any signals.

In addition, your audio drive must be set correctly, similar to the way it
is set for PSK. If it is not, you may hear but nobody will hear you.

73, Tony KT0NY

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Dave Van Wallaghen

Re: WSPR

In reply to this post by Scott Dunlavey

Hi Scott,

I'm going to assume you are talking about a K3 here (red light comes
on). I'm successfully running WSPR here on K3 #338. Here is my setup:

- Using DATA A mode (make sure you're not in REV DATA).
- While in TEST mode, I adjusted my sound card output to show a solid 4
bars on the ALC meter with the 5th bar flickering.
- Adjust the CONFIG:LINE OUT so that you see around 0db RX noise
displayed at the bottom of the WSPR application while it is receiving.

I'm currently testing a new antenna on 40m running 1W. I will be around
this morning if you would like me to monitor you or offer any other
suggestions.

Hope this helps.

73,
Dave W8FGU

On 8/13/2012 8:13 AM, Scott Dunlavey wrote:

> Hello ...
> I seam to have something set wrong... I can rx and tx while doing
> PSK/RTTY... BUT doing WSPR I don't seam to be heard and I cant hear...
> It acts like it is transmitting.. (red light comes on) and I hear the
> packet bursts... what could I be doing wrong
>
> scott
> w2ntv
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: WSPR

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Scott,

Which Elecraft radio are you using K2, K3, KX3?
Which mode are you using?
Are you driving the audio sufficiently? With Elecraft gear on digital
modes, you must ignore the "common advice" to set the power to full and
adjust the audio level to get the desired power - that will result in
"power creep" if attempted with Elecraft transceivers - instead set the
audio level to the proper setting and set the power level desired with
the power control knob.
Proper audio levels:
K2 - adjust until you see some ALC in the bargraph and then back off
just until you see none.
K3 and KX3 - drive the ALC meter until you have 4 bars steady with the
5th bar flickering.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/13/2012 8:13 AM, Scott Dunlavey wrote:

Matt Maguire

Re: WSPR

In reply to this post by Scott Dunlavey

When you say you can't hear, do you see signal traces on the WSPR waterfall displays? Did you uncheck the "Idle" checkbox? How many dB does the RX level shoe up as during receive?

73, Matt VK2ACL

On 13/08/2012, at 10:13 PM, Scott Dunlavey <[hidden email]> wrote: