[HFbeacons] BEACONS: Using Spectran 2 To Monitor Solar Noise
- From: "W. Keith Hibbert" <wkhibbert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: 10mprop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:08:40 -0400
Hi, Keith here in Amherst, NY
Rambling on here while waiting for the bands to do something...
I am seeing a distinct rise & fall of solar noise here. According to
Spaceweather.com, sunspot 1193 is being mostly quiet but is also
producing numerous small Class C flares.
I am running the Spectran Version 2 (Build 216) software. It's being
fed from the digital data jack on the Yaesu FT-450AT (isolated from the
volume control). I am using the 3/2-wave 10 meter antenna up 20 feet so
I have a relatively good 'view' of the sky, hi!
It would be better if I could disable the AGC, my old Ten Tec allowed me
to do so. I am contemplating putting an SDR on here and couple it with
suitable software to log full-time (more or less). I have a bunch of
older computers, PC and Mac, available here. The time to build the
system is the issue. There's a substantial learning curve to conquer first.
Years ago there were a couple of off the shelf setups for home radio
astronomy, the HF setups were running in the 21 - 22 MHz range. That
spectrum sounds pretty noisy to me with SWBC and utility stations.
Maybe something above 10 meters would be better for a 'window' on the
sky. It's worth doing as solar activity directly affects 10 meter
propagation and beacons logging.
It's something to think on...
73, Keith, WB2VUO
Amherst, NY: Grid FN02ox
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