[Lowfer] WA report

[Dexter McIntyre W4DEX]

Noise noise noise.  Can't even see MP!  Earlier in the day there was
thunderstorms off the SC coast but the map is clear now.  I'll run
captures overnight.  Maybe the noise will subside.  

You can get an idea of the noise conditions at my location by looking at
the DCF39 plot.  I have included the spectrum display and a section of
the waterfall on the uploads which are updated every ten minuets.  Low
noise will show very little color in the waterfall section and on the
plot the red noise line will be down around -145 dBm.  See this at:

http://www.w4dex.com/plot/dcf39/dcf39.gif

Dex

Bill Ashlock wrote:
> 
> Larry, Dex:
> 
> Thanks for setting up on 185.3. Is there nobody else on 185.3xx tonight?
> Larry: That screen is dead! Dex: Are you seeing anything? The signals we're
> putting out here are 100% normal.
> 
> I was looking over the math today on how these signals should compare. The
> original computations assumed a 80ft circumference circle for the test loop
> and didn't account for the fact that the area in an octagon with 10ft sides
> is .83db less. Accounting for this, the difference between the two signals
> should be ~8.9db, which is very close to the comparison made by John A,
> yesterday at 40mi. Now if the prop. would improve we can see how the skywave
> signals compare.
> 
> Bill
> 
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