[Lowfer] XDW in OR midday

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:04:15 -0800

Dale I/XDW was off for a while overnight looking for Lowfers, and the beacon 
came back on full time at around 0330Z.

Dont know if my last message got thru (anti spam catches me quite a bit).

Alan G3NYK thinks these daytime enhancements (yep even nearly 3000kms ones) 
are caused by high levels on  X ray Ionoization in the D layer, to a point 
where it can reflect off the bottom of this unpleasant layer and  not 
absorb. The reflection can be on or near the bottom at around say 50kms - 
geometry says that this is still a hop or two but the path between you and 
me is mostly water give or take a few 5000ft mountain ranges close in.

I get sudden daytime strong Xray enhanced signals from DCF39 at over 7000Kms 
the same way here -  the signal pops out of the noise during the "hot event" 
and then rapid recombination happens and the signal fades. I reckon youll 
even see these short term affects on lowfers. Direct correlation of the 
event and signal enhancement is very good - Xray event detected - and up 
comes the signal within a few mins...might be

I used to receive DCF39 at around 5000Kms  in Ghana West Africa during the 
daytime (D layer reflection) and Nightime (higher layer stuff) nearly every 
day with fade outs between these two periods. Daytime was weaker of course 
but more stable whereas the nightime was stronger which lots more mulitpath 
fades/peaks. The morning D layer ramp up started at around 0830 local and 
signals tended to fade by 1500, evening signals appeared just after local 
dark at 1800.. this path was intensely ionosed of course given my equitorial 
latitude...I didnt see the same from Costa Rica though the nightime signals 
were similar - just a bit further.

Laurence KL1X

>From: "Dale Rice" <[email protected]>
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>Subject: Re: [Lowfer] XDW in OR midday
>Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:14:51 -0700
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>
>Laurence of Alaska, as far as I know. WD2XDW Anchorage.
>The funny thing is that there was little trace of him overnight but got
>stronger in the late AM.
>
>Dale R
>
> > That's Lawrence right???
> >
> > Mike>WE0H
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> >
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> > XDW received on 137773.54 in Williams, Oregon at noon local time
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