PACTOR-3 mail from WS8EOC — 2026-10-03
W9SSJ called WS8EOC on 80 m with hfmodem's PACTOR modem, logged in and received one complete Winlink message. Peer data reached PACTOR-3 SL3, both in the original session and when the recording is replayed. The session lasted 3 minutes 26 seconds.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Start | 2026-10-03 05:00:49 UTC |
| Channel | 3595.0 kHz USB dial; 3596.5 kHz centre |
| Transmit power | 60 W |
| 1 received complete; none sent | |
| Replay | 80 CRC-valid peer data frames from the station receiver |
Two recordings ship with the site example:
| Recording | Source | Rate | Length | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiver | Station receive audio | 48 kHz | 168.8 s | ca7c10386adc5757124640c4c384cedb22142a0f06a7280ba7482672853cd192 |
| Witness | Remote SDR, +1.19 s | 12 kHz | 174.3 s | dfb5ab1652411e50df8524d0f390f7b8e51f27f688f9a7206f8a98accd85b01e |
The witness is aligned to the receiver clock by 40 unique CRC-valid packet payloads, with a maximum residual of 32 ms. The example manifest records the alignment and replay limits.
Limits
- This is the strongest retained complete receive, not full-speed PACTOR-3. Acknowledged local transmit stayed at SL1.
- Transmit intervals come from software session timing, not a monitor tap.
- Message contents are not published.