K5CM FMT April 29 2015
Must be with in +/- .5 Hz........ then sorted by best time to report.
K5CM TX - 14121017.37 Hz
| call | Section | grid | Freq 20 | Time pdt | comments | |
| W6OQI | LAX | DM04vf | 14121017.2 | 19:05:58 | ||
| AA0CL | MO | EM48 | 14121017.5 | 19:05:58 | Naked K3 calibrated to WWV @ 10MHz. Only warmed up for a couple of hours. Pretty noisy on 20m. | |
| K5XL | NTX | EM12kp | 14121017 | 19:05:59 | Flex-1500 with GPSDO using Spectrum Lab | |
| VE2IQ | ON | FN15nt | 14121017.78 | 19:06:00 | ||
| K9KK | OK | EM15 | 14121017.19 | 19:06:01 | ||
| WA4FJC | VA | FM08lf | 14121017.4 | 19:06:10 | Tnx Connie 73 Gordon | |
| KØMZ | KS | EM28ix | 14121017 | 19:06:11 | Thanks, Connie. This is a different way to have fun with FMT. 20 meter signal was between S3 and S7 with some line noise. | |
| N2GL | OR | cn85kp | 14121017.2 | 19:06:17 | ||
| W3JW | VA | FM17tn | 14121017.6 | 19:06:22 | ||
| KK4KAZ | NFL | EL88ql | 14121017.22 | 19:06:24 | ||
| k2lyv | WCF | el88rb | 14121017.44 | 19:07:03 | ||
| w6bm | EB | zzzz | 14121017.1 | 19:08:04 | ||
| n5dm | STX | EL29fs | 14121017.7 | 19:09:41 | ||
| K3KO | NC | FM06 | 14121017.67 | 19:09:48 |
K5CM - 7063994.52 Hz
| call | Section | grid | Freq 40 | Time pdt | comments | |
| W5AJ | WTX | DM82va | 7063994.2 | 19:35:17 | 40m attempt April 2015 | |
| K1GGI | EMA | FN41 | 7063994.28 | 19:35:20 | ||
| K5XL | NTX | EM12kp | 7063994.4 | 19:35:32 | Flex-1500 with GPSDO using Spectrum Lab | |
| W6OQI | LAX | DM04vf | 7063994.4 | 19:35:35 | On the 20 meter FMT I lost about 20 seconds because the 40 meter box was blank and the entry form requires a number in each box. I quickly realized I had to put a zero in the 40 meter box and then I could make my submission for 20 meters. | |
| AA0CL | MO | EM48 | 7063994.5 | 19:35:40 | Booming signal on 40m in MO. | |
| KØMZ | KS | EM28ix | 7063995 | 19:35:53 | Thanks again, Connie. Lets see how 40 does after the short 20 meter run. 40 meter signals were very strong; about 40 over S9. A little bit of QSB but mostly a very stable signal. Lets do this again. Thanks again. | |
| N4AU | AL | EM62vp | 703994.623 | 19:36:14 | ||
| W3JW | VA | FM17tn | 7063994.75 | 19:36:16 | ||
| KG6HSQ | SDG | DM13 | 7063994.65 | 19:36:17 | ||
| KD5MMM | STX | EL19ds | 7063994.626 | 19:36:27 | hope I was close, 73 | |
| N4AU | AL | EM62vp | 7063994.623 | 19:36:54 | ||
| WA6RZW | CO | DM79 | 7063994.801 | 19:37:01 | Thanks for running the test. | |
| KU4PY | AL | EM62wj | 7063994.171 | 19:37:17 | ||
| W4JLE | SC | EM93HV | 7063994.661 | 19:37:27 | CONNIE, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO! NO JOY ON 20 METERS. | |
| N5DM | STX | EL29fs | 7063994.7 | 19:38:01 | ||
| W0HBK | IA | EN-42 | 7063994.5 | 19:38:06 | Thanks again Connie. Nice signals in Cedar Rapids. | |
| K3KO | NC | FM06 | 7063994.468 | 19:39:12 | ||
| w6bm | EB | zzzz | 7063994.4 | 19:40:03 |
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 300 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 - New Sloping dipole. Sloping down from 140'. (favors West, North, East)
40 - Standard Dipole hanging between two 80 foot towers. (favors East, West)
20 - 4el SteppIR at 70'
73,
Connie
K5CM