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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #120 on: March 21, 2021, 0246 UTC »
Good signal on the evening of March 20 (UTC 0246 on 21 MAR) here in Denver.
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #121 on: March 21, 2021, 0254 UTC »
Good signal varying between 10 to 25 dB above the noise on the KX3/PX3

BAT  13.0
O TMP   = symbol and three seemingly random digits
I TMP   64 
PV  0
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #122 on: March 23, 2021, 0307 UTC »

Big signal peaking between 20 - 30 dB above the noise on the KX3/PX3

BAT  13.0
O TMP   = symbol and three seemingly random digits
I TMP   60 
PV  1
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #123 on: March 25, 2021, 0352 UTC »
Weak but readable here.

The O TMP is once again reporting normal numbers.

BAT  13.1
O TMP   61
I TMP   65 
PV  0
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #124 on: March 25, 2021, 1534 UTC »
Weak but readable here. Good signal on the SDRs with gain antennas

BAT  14.3
O TMP   57
I TMP   61 
PV  791
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #125 on: March 26, 2021, 0517 UTC »
I've been reading up on propagation and looked up a near real time map of f0F2 and guessed I should try a kiwi SDR in Hawaii.

https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/5

 There was DW with a pretty nice signal whooping away.

Kiwisdr.robinett.us:8073
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #126 on: March 26, 2021, 2242 UTC »
Very cool map, thanks for posting that link up! It shall make for interesting comparisons.
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #127 on: March 27, 2021, 0117 UTC »
Good signal peaks but also deep fades at times

BAT  13.2
O TMP   64
I TMP   69
PV  69
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #128 on: March 28, 2021, 1421 UTC »
Before sunrise the BAT reading was 12.8 and PV was zero. DW seems to quickly recharge the battery starting around sunrise and finishing within a couple of hours

BAT  13.8
O TMP   61
I TMP   61
PV  796
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #129 on: March 29, 2021, 1518 UTC »
The three digit PV numbers are puzzling!

I noticed listening last night that the last whoop before telemetry is now more of a long dit than the normal whoop.  Was that just an anomaly of yesterday?
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #130 on: March 29, 2021, 1607 UTC »
The three digit PV numbers are puzzling!

Hi Syfr!

I've been logging the telemetry from DW for a while now and here is what I have observed.

Most of the day the BAT reading sits at 13.7 with the PV reading a single 4 which is about what a typical PV controller might consume in milliamps while not charging the battery. Once in a while I will catch a three to 4 digit reading as if the charge controller is topping off the battery. Somewhere after 3 PM the BAT reading ramps up to 14.3 (equalization volts) and the PV reading is in the 400 to 600 range. After sunset the BAT reading slowly declines until it hits 12.8 prior to sunrise. During that time the PV reading is 0 although once in a while it reports a 1 (A2D noise I guess). Around sunrise (06:30-ish) the PV reading starts at a couple of digits and as it ramps up so does the BAT reading. Around 07:45 I see the PV reading peak in the 1100 to 1200 range. Within an hour after that it is reading 4 or 5 with the BAT reading sitting at 13.7 or 13.8. Am guessing a couple of amp hours were sent back into the battery so the panel and battery are not small.

I'm convinced PV is reading out in milliamps and correlates well with the BAT readings.

Jim
« Last Edit: March 29, 2021, 1611 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #131 on: March 29, 2021, 1618 UTC »
I noticed listening last night that the last whoop before telemetry is now more of a long dit than the normal whoop.  Was that just an anomaly of yesterday?

I believe it has always been about 2/3 of an upward sweeping whoop. Am guessing it is just a matter of timing as to when the microcontroller decides it needs to send Morse Code rather than analog whoops.

Before "DW' code



Before telemetry
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #132 on: March 29, 2021, 1725 UTC »
Thanks for sharing your observations on the PV telemetry.  I normally don't listen early in the morning as I have the opportunity to  this week, and the sun availability vs PV number correlates well to what you describe. 

I've noticed also, that the battery is pretty stout (especially given the duty cycle of the transmitter) and its recovery time is short, which supports your observation on the capacity of both. It's a well designed system and hopefully will be with us a good long time.

Wish we could send out the Geek Squad to service Windy.

  I had never noticed that last slash before telemetry as being truncated as I heard it yesterday. Perhaps the AGC of whatever radio I was using further shortened it to the "dit" I heard

« Last Edit: March 29, 2021, 1730 UTC by syfr »
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #133 on: March 29, 2021, 2135 UTC »
One of the other nice things about DW is the excellent frequency stability despite today's higher temperatures.
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Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.6
« Reply #134 on: April 01, 2021, 1448 UTC »
Listened to DW last nite and could hear it inside on the whip  antenna on the portable. Really impressive performance for a very marginal receiver.

Windy appears here earlier and disappears earlier than the whooper.
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