[Elecraft] [OT] Thunder storms affect Ionosphere study

[Bill Frantz]

My inner scientist wants to know, even if I don't make any 
practical use of the information. The idea that tropospheric 
weather affects the ionosphere was new to me. Finding out 
exactly what the effects are arouses the inner scientist.

I also have not used clusters etc. My recent big thrill was 
tuning about 14073 for no specific reason and seeing a weak 
PSK63 signal. I was able to work Zac in Israel from California 
at 12W. I gave him a 439, although the 4 may have been a bit generous.

When I went to find an address for a QSL, there was no QRZ.com 
entry, so I Googled the call. I found a lot of spots, and a 
QRZ.com entry for the QSL manager.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

On 4/23/13 at 7:59 PM, ron at cobi.biz (Ron D'Eau Claire) wrote:

>I can understand the desire to know exactly what one will hear on which
>frequencies for many, but I personally enjoy turning on the rig to be
>surprised by and enjoy whoever is on the air.
>No, I do not use clusters or any other internet support...

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