Hello all,<div><br>Heart of Dixie ARS, W4HOD will have a special program for the February meeting. Richard Robinson (AI4RY) will be presenting a program on Whisper-Mode (WSPR).<br><br>What is WSPR? (The following is from <a href="http://www.g4ilo.com" target="_blank">www.g4ilo.com</a>)<br>
<br>WSPR stands for Weak Signal Propagation Reporter, but it's pronounced "Whisper" - quite an appropriate name as it is all about sending and receiving signals that are barely audible.<br><br>WSPR is a software application written by Joe Taylor, K1JT, a Nobel Prize-winning Princeton physicist. It was first released in April 2008. It uses a transmission mode called MEPT-JT. The "JT" stands for Joe Taylor, while MEPT stands for Manned Experimental Propagation Transmitter.<div>
<br></div>WSPR is a piece of software that enables you to participate in a world-wide network of low power propagation beacons. It enables your radio transceiver to transmit beacon signals, and to receive beacon signals from similarly-equipped stations in the same amateur band. Because participating stations usually upload spots that they receive in real time to a web server, you can find out within seconds of the end of each transmission exactly where and how strongly it was received, and even view the propagation paths on a map.</div>
<div><br></div><div><b><u>Supper:</u></b></div><div><br></div><div>We will have our meal in the meeting room before the meeting begins. Suppers begins at 6:00 PM CT and it will be Italian night: </div><div><br></div><div>
Two different pasta dishes</div><div>Tossed salad</div><div>Garlic toast</div><div>Iced Tea</div><div>Soft Drinks</div><div>Water</div><div>Dessert</div><div><br></div><div>The meal is $5.00 per person. Auburn students $1.00.</div>