K5CM FMT Nov 25 and 26, 2015
Comments
| Call | Section | Grid | Comments |
| WB4HIR | NC | EM95OB | my 2nd FMT. strong 80 m signal, very weak on 160. Using K1JT measuring tools. |
| WA4FJC | VA | FM08lf | much QRM from am signal on 40 M. 20 M booming at -55 Db.Tnx Connie |
| W9ZB | IN | EM69xp | 160, 80 good. 40 weaker, but ok. 20 East in the noise, but got a reading; West, no copy. |
| W4JLE | SC | EM93HV | Thanks for the Thanksgiving FMT. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Gud signals all bands including the west beaming on 20. |
| W7PUA | ORE | CN84io | Thanks much. Interesting to do a morning run. |
| WB4HIR | NC | EM95OB | my 2nd FMT, Using K1JT tools. strong signals for all tests. (sorry for 2nd submission) |
| N9YKE | WI | EN62ax | On 20 M S9 pointed East, S5-6 pointed West. Nice beam. Thanks for the retry! |
| KD5MMM | STX | EL19ds | 20m was weak here, 40m better. 80 and 160 came in very good. hope to be close thanks and happy thanksgiving. 73 |
| AB2UW | NLI | FN30lu | 80m, -96dBm; 160m, -110dBm; 40m, -112dBm, heavy QRM on freq; 20m, -91dBm, local QRN at S8 w/o noise blanker, when beaming W, freq 'shifted' down 0.16Hz & signal decreased 4 dB; Tnx for running this! |
| AB4RS | VA | FM18hw | All signals readable into northern VA, some very strong. 160m (-110 dBm), 80m (-72 dBm), 40m (-90 dBm), 20m East (-68 dBm), 20m West (-94 dBm). Enjoyable as always. Thanks for the run. |
| K5RKS | OK | EM15gj | Connie: Thanks for running this FMT. All sigs OK here. 160m S2; 80m S1; 40m S9 + 20 dB; 20m east S3; 20 west S2. I had glitch with sound card on 40m reading so only was able to use about 30 sec of key down. |
| W3DAD | MDC | FM19od | OCXO + K3/TCXO & Spectrum Lab. Weak signals on 160 and 40 Meters. SSB net on 40M, but signal seemed to come through okay. Good signals on 80 and 20 Meters. Thanks, 73 Kevin |
| K1GGI | EMA | FN41 | |
| WA2USJ | NLI | FN30BQ | TNX Connie |
| VE3GSO | ON | EN92ix | 80m was 599 + 15 with some QSB, 160m was S3 with some band noise, 40m was in the middle of the active TransProvincial Net on 7055 LSB, S4 in S9+10 signals, and both 20m runs were S7 to S9, jumping up to S9+10 during the key down. Dave |
| W3JW | VA | FM17tn | Signal strengths were 80M -S9+, 160M-S7, 40M-S4 and 20M-S9 //Tnx fer the Thanksgiving FMT Connie!--73 |
| KM6QX | EB | CM87 | 160m in the noise. 40m also weak in morning. 20m East=S3 20m West = S8 above -115dBm noise floor |
| KA5QEP | OK | 10 PM is too late for this old guy. Maybe next time you can make it 9 PM. | |
| W6BM | EB | cm97 | Band dead as a doornail. Even WWV 10, 15 very weak. |
| VE3OAT | ON | FN25eg | Thanks for the test, Connie. Sorry I missed you on 40 m, maybe due to local QSO on 7055 LSB.. |
| VE2IQ | ON | FN15nt | 80M:S9+10dB, 160M:S8, 40M:S3 with S9 SSB QRM, 20M(east):S9, 20M(west):S1 - entered eastward 20M value, westward measured 30 mHz higher |
| EB3FRN | DX | JN01MC | Rfspace NETSDR, HP Z3805A and baudline |
| W6OQI | LAX | DM04 | 80 meter signal S8 to S9+10, 160 meter signal very weak with rapid frequency flutter, 40 meter signal also weak with flutter, 20 meter east signal was S4 with mild Doppler, west signal was S8 to S9 with mild Doppler shift. |
| K9KK | OK | EM15 | S9 to 20 over, local noise level. Thanks Connie. |
| KD2BD | NNJ | FN20xd | The 80-meter signal was good and steady. 40 meters was very weak, and there was an SSB net on 7055 kHz, so my result is probably wrong. Didn't try 20, and didn't copy anything on 160. Happy Thanksgiving!! |
| W6IHG | VA | FM09tb | 20m estimate from the East run - the west run showed the typical jump in frequency. Thanks Connie for doing this on your holiday Enjoy, 73 Jerry |
| KK4KAZ | SFL | EL88ql | Homebrew GPSDO, Spectrum Lab, Receiver CAL w/ local 10 MHz Osc. 80m clear. 160m inaudible, but Spectrum Lab detected micro peak. 40m clear @ S9+10. 20m clear @ S9 w/ fading towards East, and S1-S2 just above noise towards West. |
| W7CQ | ORE | CN83JX | Thank for Holiday run. Nice to hear Connie on 160. Jimmy W7CQ |
| KB0EW | MN | EN34jl | This is my first try. Using Spectrum Lab with Yaesu FT-950. HP RF generator locked to Thunderbolt GPSDO. No copy on 80 meters due to QRM. |
| W4WJ | STX | EM00mg | Great to have my Racal 6790GM back on line!! With the Racal, I am able to determine the unknown frequency to within at least 0.5Hz during the call-up. 80m signal, -90dBm, with minor doppler. Half way thru the measurement period, a weak RTTY signal cam |
| K7HIL | AZ | DM42ph | On 80/160 amplitude variations from S0 to S7, continuous QSB. 40 OK S9+. On 20 East the signal started high and "Dopplered" low thru the end of 20 West |
| K6IQL | KS | EM28nq | 80 AND 160 good signals into East central KS. 20 M both ways weak but usable. The light grey text on this form to too hard to read on some displays. Why not make it dark black? Good fun and thanks John k6iql |
| WB0LXZ | KS | EM27pj |
Those who copied all transmission to better than .5 Hertz
| Call | Section | Grid | Average ppx |
| AB4RS | VA | FM18 | 5.93E-09 |
| W3JW | VA | FM17 | 1.10E-08 |
| VE2IQ | ON | FN15 | 1.62E-08 |
| N9YKE | WI | EN62 | 1.65E-08 |
| AB2UW | NLI | FN30 | 2.00E-08 |
| WB0LXZ | KS | EM27 | 2.77E-08 |
| W7PUA | ORE | CN84 | 2.81E-08 |
| WA4FJC | VA | FM08 | 2.86E-08 |
| K1GGI | EMA | FN41 | 2.93E-08 |
| W3DAD | MDC | FM19 | 4.45E-08 |
| K9KK | OK | EM15 | 5.03E-08 |
| KK4KAZ | SFL | EL88 | 6.15E-08 |
| K7HIL | AZ | DM42 | 8.17E-08 |
K5CM
160 Meters
1842619.335 Hertz
| Call | Section | Grid | TX Frequency | 160 Meters | Error in Hz | Error in PPX |
| VE2IQ | ON | FN15nt | 1842619.335 | 1842619.331 | -0.004 | 2.17E-09 |
| AB4RS | VA | FM18hw | 1842619.335 | 1842619.328 | -0.007 | 3.80E-09 |
| VE3GSO | ON | EN92ix | 1842619.335 | 1842619.327 | -0.008 | 4.34E-09 |
| W3JW | VA | FM17tn | 1842619.335 | 1842619.324 | -0.011 | 5.97E-09 |
| WB0LXZ | KS | EM27pj | 1842619.335 | 1842619.350 | 0.015 | 8.14E-09 |
| W7PUA | ORE | CN84io | 1842619.335 | 1842619.320 | -0.015 | 8.14E-09 |
| AB2UW | NLI | FN30lu | 1842619.335 | 1842619.320 | -0.015 | 8.14E-09 |
| K1GGI | EMA | FN41 | 1842619.335 | 1842619.320 | -0.015 | 8.14E-09 |
| W7CQ | ORE | CN83JX | 1842619.335 | 1842619.320 | -0.015 | 8.14E-09 |
| N9YKE | WI | EN62ax | 1842619.335 | 1842619.316 | -0.019 | 1.03E-08 |
| VE3OAT | ON | FN25eg | 1842619.335 | 1842619.310 | -0.025 | 1.36E-08 |
| WA4FJC | VA | FM08lf | 1842619.335 | 1842619.300 | -0.035 | 1.90E-08 |
| W4WJ | STX | EM00mg | 1842619.335 | 1842619.383 | 0.048 | 2.60E-08 |
| W3DAD | MDC | FM19od | 1842619.335 | 1842619.460 | 0.125 | 6.78E-08 |
| W9ZB | IN | EM69xp | 1842619.335 | 1842619.200 | -0.135 | 7.33E-08 |
| KD5MMM | STX | EL19ds | 1842619.335 | 1842619.500 | 0.165 | 8.95E-08 |
| K5RKS | OK | EM15gj | 1842619.335 | 1842619.170 | -0.165 | 8.95E-08 |
| K9KK | OK | EM15 | 1842619.335 | 1842619.152 | -0.183 | 9.93E-08 |
| KK4KAZ | SFL | EL88ql | 1842619.335 | 1842619.052 | -0.283 | 1.54E-07 |
| K7HIL | AZ | DM42ph | 1842619.335 | 1842618.948 | -0.387 | 2.10E-07 |
| W6OQI | LAX | DM04 | 1842619.335 | 1842674.100 | 54.765 | 2.97E-05 |
| WB4HIR | NC | EM95OB | 1842619.335 | 1842700.291 | 80.956 | 4.39E-05 |
| KM6QX | EB | CM87 | 1842619.335 | 1841743.444 | -875.891 | 4.76E-04 |
| W4JLE | SC | EM93HV | 1842619.335 | 1841619.290 | -1000.045 | 5.43E-04 |
| KB0EW | MN | EN34jl | 1842619.335 | 1841380.750 | -1238.585 | 6.73E-04 |
K5CM
80 Meters
3598142.735 Hertz
| Call | Section | Grid | TX Frequency | 80 Meters | Error in Hz | Error in PPX |
| AB4RS | VA | FM18hw | 3598142.735 | 3598142.745 | 0.010 | 2.78E-09 |
| WB4HIR | NC | EM95OB | 3598142.735 | 3598142.764 | 0.029 | 8.06E-09 |
| W6OQI | LAX | DM04 | 3598142.735 | 3598142.700 | -0.035 | 9.73E-09 |
| W4JLE | SC | EM93HV | 3598142.735 | 3598142.690 | -0.045 | 1.25E-08 |
| WA4FJC | VA | FM08lf | 3598142.735 | 3598142.800 | 0.065 | 1.81E-08 |
| W3JW | VA | FM17tn | 3598142.735 | 3598142.663 | -0.072 | 2.00E-08 |
| N9YKE | WI | EN62ax | 3598142.735 | 3598142.652 | -0.083 | 2.31E-08 |
| KD2BD | NNJ | FN20xd | 3598142.735 | 3598142.640 | -0.095 | 2.64E-08 |
| AB2UW | NLI | FN30lu | 3598142.735 | 3598142.630 | -0.105 | 2.92E-08 |
| W7PUA | ORE | CN84io | 3598142.735 | 3598142.620 | -0.115 | 3.20E-08 |
| VE2IQ | ON | FN15nt | 3598142.735 | 3598142.589 | -0.146 | 4.06E-08 |
| K1GGI | EMA | FN41 | 3598142.735 | 3598142.580 | -0.155 | 4.31E-08 |
| VE3OAT | ON | FN25eg | 3598142.735 | 3598142.580 | -0.155 | 4.31E-08 |
| W4WJ | STX | EM00mg | 3598142.735 | 3598142.577 | -0.158 | 4.39E-08 |
| KM6QX | EB | CM87 | 3598142.735 | 3598142.572 | -0.163 | 4.53E-08 |
| K5RKS | OK | EM15gj | 3598142.735 | 3598142.540 | -0.195 | 5.42E-08 |
| K9KK | OK | EM15 | 3598142.735 | 3598142.534 | -0.201 | 5.59E-08 |
| W7CQ | ORE | CN83JX | 3598142.735 | 3598142.517 | -0.218 | 6.06E-08 |
| WB0LXZ | KS | EM27pj | 3598142.735 | 3598142.515 | -0.220 | 6.11E-08 |
| W9ZB | IN | EM69xp | 3598142.735 | 3598142.500 | -0.235 | 6.53E-08 |
| KK4KAZ | SFL | EL88ql | 3598142.735 | 3598142.981 | 0.246 | 6.84E-08 |
| K7HIL | AZ | DM42ph | 3598142.735 | 3598142.471 | -0.264 | 7.34E-08 |
| W6BM | EB | cm97 | 3598142.735 | 3598142.470 | -0.265 | 7.36E-08 |
| W3DAD | MDC | FM19od | 3598142.735 | 3598143.020 | 0.285 | 7.92E-08 |
| VE3GSO | ON | EN92ix | 3598142.735 | 3598142.419 | -0.316 | 8.78E-08 |
| KD5MMM | STX | EL19ds | 3598142.735 | 3598143.200 | 0.465 | 1.29E-07 |
K5CM
40 Meters
7054487.934 Hertz
| Call | Section | Grid | TX Frequency | 40 Meters | Error in Hz | Error in PPX |
| KB0EW | MN | EN34jl | 7054487.934 | 7054487.900 | -0.034 | 4.82E-09 |
| AB4RS | VA | FM18hw | 7054487.934 | 7054488.010 | 0.076 | 1.08E-08 |
| KK4KAZ | SFL | EL88ql | 7054487.934 | 7054488.038 | 0.104 | 1.47E-08 |
| K6IQL | KS | EM28nq | 7054487.934 | 7054488.041 | 0.107 | 1.52E-08 |
| WB4HIR | NC | EM95OB | 7054487.934 | 7054488.053 | 0.119 | 1.69E-08 |
| W3JW | VA | FM17tn | 7054487.934 | 7054488.056 | 0.122 | 1.73E-08 |
| W3DAD | MDC | FM19od | 7054487.934 | 7054487.810 | -0.124 | 1.76E-08 |
| N9YKE | WI | EN62ax | 7054487.934 | 7054488.070 | 0.136 | 1.93E-08 |
| VE2IQ | ON | FN15nt | 7054487.934 | 7054488.074 | 0.140 | 1.98E-08 |
| W6IHG | VA | FM09tb | 7054487.934 | 7054488.083 | 0.149 | 2.11E-08 |
| W4WJ | STX | EM00mg | 7054487.934 | 7054488.097 | 0.163 | 2.31E-08 |
| KD5MMM | STX | EL19ds | 7054487.934 | 7054488.100 | 0.166 | 2.35E-08 |
| AB2UW | NLI | FN30lu | 7054487.934 | 7054488.140 | 0.206 | 2.92E-08 |
| KA5QEP | OK | EM15 | 7054487.934 | 7054488.175 | 0.241 | 3.42E-08 |
| K7HIL | AZ | DM42ph | 7054487.934 | 7054488.216 | 0.282 | 4.00E-08 |
| WB0LXZ | KS | EM27pj | 7054487.934 | 7054487.650 | -0.284 | 4.03E-08 |
| K9KK | OK | EM15 | 7054487.934 | 7054487.629 | -0.305 | 4.32E-08 |
| W4JLE | SC | EM93HV | 7054487.934 | 7054488.340 | 0.406 | 5.76E-08 |
| K1GGI | EMA | FN41 | 7054487.934 | 7054488.340 | 0.406 | 5.76E-08 |
| WA4FJC | VA | FM08lf | 7054487.934 | 7054488.400 | 0.466 | 6.61E-08 |
| W7PUA | ORE | CN84io | 7054487.934 | 7054488.400 | 0.466 | 6.61E-08 |
| W9ZB | IN | EM69xp | 7054487.934 | 7054488.500 | 0.566 | 8.02E-08 |
| KD2BD | NNJ | FN20xd | 7054487.934 | 7054488.600 | 0.666 | 9.44E-08 |
| VE3GSO | ON | EN92ix | 7054487.934 | 7054488.645 | 0.711 | 1.01E-07 |
| W7CQ | ORE | CN83JX | 7054487.934 | 7054488.709 | 0.775 | 1.10E-07 |
| W6OQI | LAX | DM04 | 7054487.934 | 7054782.400 | 294.466 | 4.17E-05 |
| KM6QX | EB | CM87 | 7054487.934 | 7055087.055 | 599.121 | 8.49E-05 |
| K5RKS | OK | EM15gj | 7054487.934 | 7056076.510 | 1588.576 | 2.25E-04 |
K5CM
20 Meters
14121393.26 Hertz
| W3JW | VA | FM17tn | 14121393.26 | 14121393.270 | 0.010 | 7.08E-10 | |
| KA5QEP | OK | 14121393.26 | 14121393.400 | 14121393.240 | -0.020 | 1.42E-09 | |
| WB0LXZ | KS | EM27pj | 14121393.26 | 14121393.240 | 14121393.320 | -0.020 | 1.42E-09 |
| VE3OAT | ON | FN25eg | 14121393.26 | 14121393.290 | 14121393.320 | 0.030 | 2.12E-09 |
| VE2IQ | ON | FN15nt | 14121393.26 | 14121393.290 | 0.030 | 2.12E-09 | |
| W6IHG | VA | FM09tb | 14121393.26 | 14121393.290 | 0.030 | 2.12E-09 | |
| K9KK | OK | EM15 | 14121393.26 | 14121393.300 | 0.040 | 2.83E-09 | |
| K6IQL | KS | EM28nq | 14121393.26 | 14121402.500 | 14121393.300 | 0.040 | 2.83E-09 |
| K7HIL | AZ | DM42ph | 14121393.26 | 14121393.310 | 0.050 | 3.54E-09 | |
| W4JLE | SC | EM93HV | 14121393.26 | 14121393.340 | 0.080 | 5.67E-09 | |
| W7PUA | ORE | CN84io | 14121393.26 | 14121393.350 | 0.090 | 6.37E-09 | |
| AB4RS | VA | FM18hw | 14121393.26 | 14121393.350 | 0.090 | 6.37E-09 | |
| K5RKS | OK | EM15gj | 14121393.26 | 14121393.360 | 0.100 | 7.08E-09 | |
| WB4HIR | NC | EM95OB | 14121393.26 | 14121393.380 | 0.120 | 8.50E-09 | |
| K1GGI | EMA | FN41 | 14121393.26 | 14121393.380 | 0.120 | 8.50E-09 | |
| KK4KAZ | SFL | EL88ql | 14121393.26 | 14121393.390 | 0.130 | 9.21E-09 | |
| W7CQ | ORE | CN83JX | 14121393.26 | 14121393.420 | 0.160 | 1.13E-08 | |
| WA4FJC | VA | FM08lf | 14121393.26 | 14121393.100 | -0.160 | 1.13E-08 | |
| KM6QX | EB | CM87 | 14121393.26 | 14121393.060 | 14121393.100 | -0.160 | 1.13E-08 |
| N9YKE | WI | EN62ax | 14121393.26 | 14121393.450 | 0.190 | 1.35E-08 | |
| AB2UW | NLI | FN30lu | 14121393.26 | 14121393.450 | 0.190 | 1.35E-08 | |
| W3DAD | MDC | FM19od | 14121393.26 | 14121393.450 | 0.190 | 1.35E-08 | |
| W6OQI | LAX | DM04 | 14121393.26 | 14121393.600 | 0.340 | 2.41E-08 | |
| KD5MMM | STX | EL19ds | 14121393.26 | 14121392.700 | -0.560 | 3.97E-08 | |
| EB3FRN | DX | JN01MC | 14121393.26 | 14121394.040 | 0.780 | 5.52E-08 | |
| VE3GSO | ON | EN92ix | 14121393.26 | 14121394.700 | 1.440 | 1.02E-07 | |
| W9ZB | IN | EM69xp | 14121393.26 | 14121391.000 | -2.260 | 1.60E-07 | |
| WA2USJ | NLI | FN30BQ | 14121393.26 | 14121065.330 | -327.930 | 2.32E-05 | |
| KB0EW | MN | EN34jl | 14121393.26 | 14120593.700 | 14120593.800 | -799.560 | 5.66E-05 |
| * For those that submitted a 20 meter reading for the West run in the W6OQI box, I did allow that reading, if they were West of the TX station (K5CM). | |||||||
Transmitting equipment used by K5CM for this FMT:
A HP Z3801 GPS frequency source clocks a HP-3336B. The output is feed to a 10 db transistor amp which drives a 12BY7 / pair 6146. Then to a MLA-2500 running about 400 watts. There are no mixers or any device in the chain of amplifiers that might impact the accuracy of the GPS frequency source. As a reality check, I periodically log the frequency source against WWV and other GPS referenced sources. I monitor each transmission with a completely separate receive system to look for any instability or short term drift.
I typically see considerably less than 1 mHz difference at 10 Mhz when comparing two Z3801's or a Z3801 and a Thunderbolt, over a 10 to 10,000 second period.
Antennas:
160 - Vertical
80 - Cage dipole. (favors West, North, East)
40 - Standard Dipole hanging between two 80 foot towers. (favors East, West)
20 - 4el SteppIR at 70'
73,
Connie
K5CM