WC2XSR/13 Station Log

Station Log of WC2XSR/13

by W5JGV

January 1, 2004 - September 25, 2004

This is a copy of the Official Station Operating Log of Part 5 Experimental Radio Station WC2XSR/13.

It is presented here in reverse order, so that the latest log entry will appear at the top of this page. That way, you don't have to scroll through the whole thing to get to the new log entries. Since this log is transcribed from my notes, the wording tends to be a bit clipped at times, but, hopefully, the meaning will be clear.

31 DEC 2005 - The WC2XSR/13 transmitter has continued on the air without interruption except for short periods when antenna maintenace were being performed. reception continues to be reported as nominal to good, depending on propogation conditions. No reports of local interference have been received.

25 SEP 2004 - The WC2XSR/13 transmitter went back on the air at 1500 CDT today.

The control power fuse blew out when I turned the transmitter on to warm up. I had to open the case to change the fuse. (Poor design!) The transmitter webcam is back on line as well.

The ARGO receiver webcam is still down, because the HP-3586B has decided to go deaf for signals, although it hears thunderstorms just fine. (It figures!)

Transmitter power output is 400 watts on 166.500 KC.

The modulation sequence is: The ID letters "XSR" are sent once in QRSS30 mode, then the following plain text is sent three times in 10 WPM CW, "DE WC2XSR/13 DE WC2XSR/13 QSL VIA W5JGV". The modulation sequence then repeats.

Reception reports are always welcome.

19 SEP 2004 - Transmitter remains off the air as I have not yet reassembled the equipment after dismantling it in advance of hurricane Ivan. Although the storm did not hit this QTH, I am going to rearrange the equipment setup so that there will be a reduced possibility of water damage should a storm hit here. Due to other demands on my time, it is unknown as to when I shall get the rearrangement and setup for the station completed. Until that time, the transmitter of WC2XSR/13 will remain off the air. Note that the web site automated transmitter logs and signal reception page are also off line for the duration.

14 SEP 2004 - WC2XSR/13 is shut down for the duration of hurricane Ivan. It is predicted to make very close to a direct strike on New Orleans, and I fully expect my house to have between 3 and 15 feet of water in it. I have pulled the hard drives from my computers and have taken the family and am evacuating ASAP.

WC2CSR/13 will return to the air as soon as possible, but under the circumstances, it may be some time... wish us luck...

Ralph W5JGV - WC2XSR/13

3 SEP 2004 - Transmission continues. The transmitter and antenna continues to perform faithfully, with reception reports being received from as far as 1,000 miles. Since January, the modulation and power level has remained essentially unchanged, except for a few days when some special tests were run to calibrate some remote monitoring equipment.

Since WC2XSR/13 was placed on the air, the transmitter has accumulated almost 704 days, or about 16,896 of on-the-air operating hours. During that time, the transmitter and support equipment has consumed approximately 7180 KWH of electricity, for a direct power expense of USD $718, or about USD $1 per day of operation. This does not take into account the additional power required to remove the waste heat from the building in which the transmitter is housed.

1 JAN 2004 - Transmission continues as before.

Transmitter power output is 400 watts on 166.500 KC.

73, Ralph W5JGV

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