MNWis Fusion Technical Net
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Month: February 2023

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The other day I was working my Fusion repeater with my FT70D. Since I was “DX” I had the HT on high power. Although it looked like I was getting into the repeater just fine, I couldn’t enter the WiRES-X control mode. However when I switched to low power I WAS able to control the repeater. What gives? Why could I control the repeater (node) on high power, but not on low power? Back at the house where my repeater Read more…


Link Site Notes https://time.is/ Verify the time settting on your computer. Essestial for HF digital modes. http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/ Tool to automatically and accurately set your computer time. Essential for digital modes. http://www.timebie.com/std/utc.php Calculate time zones. https://www.timeanddate.com/ Outstanding and fun site for anything to do with dates and time. Last Updated on February 6, 2023 by K9EQ Visits: 75


Site Purpose Notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSJT_(amateur_radio_software) About the WSJT software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hooton_Taylor_Jr. About the Author http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html Home Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSJT_(amateur_radio_software) Source Code http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/Moonbounce_at_Arecibo.pdf Running Moonbouce! http://www.g4ilo.com/wspr.html Article http://www.qrp-labs.com/ WSPR kits and other cool stuff http://wsprnet.org/drupal/ Montor WSPR signals around the world https://www.n1rwy.org/?p=157 Set up the FT-991 to run digital modes. Date and Time Check here for tools to set your PC’s time. Essential for these modes. Last Updated on February 6, 2023 by K9EQ Visits: 142


Photos show the waveform capture from an FT5 during a MNWis net. Note that they are not symmetrical around zero. The 2nd image has more detail and you can see that the waveforms are not symmetrical. The clipping sound is heard when the audio level hits the limits even though it is still not at 100%. Odd. Last Updated on February 5, 2023 by K9EQ Visits: 241