[Lowfer] L (as opposed to LL) heard in NC!

[John Andrews]

Dex was able to copy one "L" of the "LL" beacon last night, in the 2-3AM EST
period. A shot of the "L" may be seen on the right side of the screen at:
http://www.gostanly.com/w4dex/TAG/LL0745.jpg

A clean shot of the "LL" signal can be seen for comparison at:
http://webpages.charter.net/w1tag/cap-1.jpg

This illustrates once more the power of slowing down if you want to receive
a challenging signal at a reasonable distance or a reasonable signal at a
challenging distance.  In this case, the DFCW mode with 240 second dots
takes 28 minutes for one "L." A QRSS240 "L" would require 36 minutes. Given
the nature of propagation peaks, this is pushing the envelope, if you are
depending on hitting the top of the peak.

For anyone else wishing to give this a shot, "LL" will be on the air for a
few more days. A write-up will follow, as this has been an interesting
experiment.

John Andrews
Beacon status: http://webpages.charter.net/w1tag/