[Lowfer] Band Conditions

Sat, 05 Oct 2002 19:08:13 -0400

Larry

When I get some time I will give it a look.

Actual signal level is only part of the issue. Noise level is the other part
and the two are probably independant of each other much of the time. In
predicting favorable conditions I would think one would want to log the level
of WWVB and the level of the background band noise on a quiet nearby
frequency. This, assuming that you're noise floor is not manmade noise
limited! The WWVB signal strength would indicate enhanced/depressed signal
conditions and the noise floor measurement would indicate noise conditions.
If these measurements were made with a dedicated antenna setup and selective
level voltmeters the received levels in dBm or dBv could be observed and
charted over time. Might make an interesting experiment.

Jay

Larry Putman wrote:

> Jay,
>
> Sounds like a good idea and we can see how it
> equates to band conditions!
>
> I do have weak groundwave copy on you today
> whereas I saw absolutely nothing yesterday!
>
> I didn't think the aurora would have this much effect on
> groundwave.
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay Rusgrove" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Band Conditions
>
> > Larry
> >
> > Roger on conditions.
> >
> > If I can scrape together some time I'd like to try out a dedicated WWVB
> > receiver and log field signal strength over time. Think that might give
> > us a good indication of conditions?
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > Larry Putman wrote:
> >
> > > Jay,
> > >
> > > I did not see anything from you during daylight hours Friday!
> > > However I did get a few captures of VD and WA early this AM.
> > >
> > > My Atomic clocks haven't received a reset signal for 2 days.
> > >
> > > Hello to Archie  K9VQR!
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Larry WB3ANQ
> > > FM19rc
> > >
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