Radio Round-up

SIGNALID: SignalID is a smartphone app to help you identify data modes.

How to use SignalID: Set the frequency and bandwidth properly. Select the frequency range. (0-30MHz/Other) Place the microphone of the telephone near the loudspeaker. (The quieter the environment is around, the fewer errors will occur) Press the big button that dances. Wait five seconds. (Time required for the record)

The algorithm is based on frequency − a wrong tuning of your radio/SDR will result in an erroneous detection.

The recording is limited to five seconds, for practical reasons. Recognition of a signal may require several attempts.

STOCKPORT RADIO SOCIETY:

WELSH RALLY CANCELLED: Due to Covid-19, the organisers regrettably have to cancel this year’s Welsh Rally for October 4th 2020. Next year’s Rally is on Sunday October 3rd 2021.

BITTERN DX CLUB: Bittern DX Club, like all clubs up and down the UK, have suspended actual meetings for the foreseeable future but like most amateur radio clubs they are running an extra net night instead the meeting. So, to remind all interested parties, they call the net on 145.500MHz at 19:30 on each Thursday, then QSY to 145.400MHz (if the frequency is clear) to have a general chat. This net is open to all licensed radio amateurs whether or not club members. If there is some subject that a member of the net wishes to talk about, they will do their collective best to give an opinion and hopefully an answer. Recent topics have included data and its tricks and fails, and for the interest of SSTVers, which software is being used and how to set it up, and what to expect from the software. www.bittern-dxers.org.uk