[KCDXC] KCDX Club Code practice session 9/22/2011 K0RU

[Robert Underwood]

Thanks you to everyone who checked in this evening

 

K6WLT - Scott from Southern California (checked in on CW)

W0YQG - Harry - Spring Hill, KS (checked in on USB)

NE0X - Ron - Liberty, MO (checked in on USB)

 

Below is the session and information.  Look for you all again next Thursday
@ 7:00 PM CST

 

73 Rob K0RU

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  FOC#: 1891

  FOG#: 006

SKCC#: 329

FISTS#: 7436

CWOPS#: 478

 

9 Sep 2011 KCDX Club Code Practice Session Transmissions.

Session 1 = 28.325 @ 07:01 CST
13 wpm characters, 5 wpm spacing (Farnsworth)
vvv de k0ru the k7ra solar update although the average daily sunspot numbers
are lower down nearly 13 points to 91.7 the average dail solar flux is
higher by 6.7 points, rising to 122.2 de k0ru usb usb k

Session 2 = 28.325 @ 07:15 CST
13 wpm characters, 5 wpm spacing (Farnsworth)
vvv de k0ru Yes, solar activity is rising rapidly. You could see it coming
earlier this week by glancing at the stereo mission when you looked at the
back side of the Sun. de k0ru usb usb k

Session 3 = 28.325 @ 07:24 CST
15 wpm characters, 8 wpm spacing (Farnsworth)
vvv de k0ru The image of the dail sun shows a disc peppered with sunspots, a
welcome sight after watching the current solar cycle seem to stall. Numerous
CME events disturbed the Earth's magnetic field. de k0ru usb usb k

Session 4 = 28.325 @ 07:31 CST
15 wpm char, 8 wpm spacing (Farnsworth)
vvv de k0ru The updated prediction for solar flux and the planetary A index
from USAF/NOAA sure changed from Wednesday to Thursday. Solar flux is
predicted to be lower than earlier thought and planetary A index higher. de
k0ru usb usb k

Session 5 = 28.325 @ 07:38 CST
20 wpm char, 10 wpm spacing (Farnsworth)
vvv de k0ru Ed Richmond, W4YO, of Harbor Island, South Carolina writes: "I
usually live on 6 meters during the summer sporadic-E season. The
propagation went downhill at the end of August, and I more or less quit the
band. de k0ru usb usb k

QSO with K6WLT - Scott in California (band is open)

Session 6 = 28.325 @ 07:38 CST
20 wpm char, 10 wpm spacing (Farnsworth)
vvv de k0ru Mike Schaffer, KA3JAW, of Tampa, Florida monitors television
broadcasts across Central America via sporadic-E. On September 10, he wrote:
"I received a analog NTSC broadcast from Televisora Nacional, in Panama City
via sporadic-e at a distance of 1320 air miles. de k0ru usb usb k

Session 7 = 28.325 @ 08:03 CST
20 wpm char, 20 wpm spacing (full speed)
vvv de k0ru On October 9 at 2110 on September 9, F2 propagation was noticed
on NTSC analog channel 2 coming from due south from South America. The first
thing I noticed was what appeared to be a out-of-phase sporadic-E taking
place, but the video would not sync lock, even though the signal was at
moderate signal levels with only light fading. de k0ru usb usb k

Session 8 = 28.325 @ 08:08 CST
25 wpm char, 25 wpm spacing (full speed)
vvv de k0ru Then the video appeared with warped diagonal, horizontal and
vertical scroll bars. The audio was almost non-existent-to-weak, with
multi-path distortion that produced a fair amount of scatter reflections.
The audio was so muffled that the TV mono speaker was not good enough. de
k0ru usb usb k

Session 9 = 28.325 @ 08:14 CST
30 wpm char, 30 wpm spacing (full speed)
vvv de k0ru To correct this effect, I used stereo headphones. What struck me
was that the Spanish audio dialect was not what I am accustomed to hearing
from other DX propagation modes from Mexico, Central America countries or
northern coast of South America. de k0ru usb usb k

Session 10 = 28.325 @ 
35 wpm char, 35 wpm spacing (full speed)
vvv de k0ru Amateur solar observer Tad Cook, K7RA, of Seattle, Washington,
provides this weekly report on solar conditions and propagation. This report
also is available via W1AW every Friday, and an abbreviated version appears
each Thursday in The ARRL Letter. de k0ru usb usb k