[Lf] [Fwd: LF: QRS CW from Canada]

[Andre' Kesteloot]

Larry Kayser wrote:

> Mike:
>
> >In order for DX beacons to be REALLY useful, ie identifiable on
> >Spectrogram etc, they should ideally transmit continuously with
> >regular hand-speed callsigns for the audio boys, but also have
> >extremely slow CW imposed on it in very narrow FSK for weak
> >signal work. Something like 2 or 3Hz shift would be very visible on
> >a DSP program but inaudible to the listener. It may be that we
> >could have seen the USA beacons by now but it would have been
> >impossible to have made a positive identification in any case.
> >More work for you!!
>
> The Canadian beacon at this time is only for testing antennas, tuners,
> tools, method and processes (RX and TX) and modulation methods to be used on
> the TransAtlantic II effort.  The modulation for the moment will be BPSK and
> then some QRS CW and maybe, if there is a model for it, some FSK.
>
> After a QSO across the North Atlantic is a reality I will do other things
> here from Westport for the duration of the license period in an attempt to
> also get across North Atlantic from here.
>
> I hear your message, and I agree after we have done TransAtlantic II, then
> all things are possible.  For now the focus is not for general listening by
> others, although I have nothing wrong with that, I would really like very
> much to have a good 40 wpm QSO on LF, that would be a lot of fun and might
> get some of my FOC friends interested hi.
>
> Please try and accept my single focus, TransAtlantic II is the only interest
> here until it is done, or I am forced to admit failure.
>
> >Well done on the test licence.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Larry
> VA3LK