[Lowfer] BRO-LEK Day 5

[John Andrews]

LEK having moved to 182.150 kHz, here's the BRO (QRSS60) vs LEK (WOLF)
report for February 27 (EST times):

0230 - 0300: BRO starts to show on the screen, nothing readable. One hit at
the correct frequency on LEK, but nothing decoded.

0300 - 0330: BRO looks choppy (t-storm static), but you can make out the end
of the "B", a fairly clear "R", and the first dash of the "O". 6 hits on the
correct frequency for LEK, but nothing decodes.

0330 - 0400: BRO is there, but not readable. 6 hits on LEK's frequency, and
2 of them decode properly.

0400 - 0430: BRO is still there, somewhat stronger, but still very chopped
up so the characters can't be read. Only 1 hit on LEK's frequency, with
nothing decoded.

0430 - 0500: Getting clearer. Can make out the "RO".  11 hits on LEK's
frequency, but none of them decode.

0500 - 0530: A pretty clear "BR" is visible. 14 hits on LEK, and 11 of them
decode cleanly.

0530 - 0600: Choppier on BRO. You can see the end of the "O" and the start
of the "B", but they are hard to make out. No hits on LEK's frequency at
all.

0600 - 0630: Gets better at the end. Can't make out the "R", but the "O" is
very distinct, though cut off by sunrise at the finish. 15 hits on LEK's
frequency, and 5 of them decode correctly (at the end).

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Conclusions: A noisy night, with a cold front moving into the area. Weather
is unusual -- temps were in the low '50s overnight (this is February?). With
both WOLF and QRSS you can tell that signals are there, but the success rate
is much less than earlier in the week.

John Andrews, W1TAG