Edward R. Cole | 1 Dec 08:39

Re: Linrad and JT65

Joe,

At 10:16 AM 11/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
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>When a full minute of data is available, MAP65 scans the 
>full 90 kHz (or any designated portion) looking for JT65 
>signals, which are easily recognized by the software because 
>of the known pseudo-random pattern of their sync tones.  For 
>each detected JT65 signal, the program "peaks up" to find 
>the best-fit values of frequency, time delay DT, and linear 
>polarization angle.  It then decodes the received message. 
>The results are displayed in the form of a "band map" that 
>looks something like the following (based on a particular 
>segment of recorded data that I have been using for tests):
>
>   Freq    DF   DT   UTC Seq   Message                KV  DS
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>144.114   -4  2.6  1753  2 #  WA4EWV RK3FG KO86  OOO  1   0
>144.127  340  2.7  1753  2 *  CQ KB8RQ EM79           1  10
>144.129  204  2.7  1753  2 *  QRZ W5UN EM23           1   0
>144.131  234  2.6  1754  1 *  CQ S52LM JN65           1  10
>144.133 -281  2.7  1754  1 *  CQ 9H1TX JM75           1  10
>144.145  -14  0.3  1753  2 *  OK1TEH K5GMX FN31       1   0
>144.147 -250  2.7  1754  1 *  CQ EA2AGZ IN91          1  10

I would like display of the peak polarity angle received as my Tx pol is
discrete: H/V and this would help in prediction of best Tx pol.  I have
separate RX and Tx polarity selection.  Perhaps Linrad does this
already...just begining using Linrad.

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Gmane