[Lowfer] /16 on 507.00kc CW beaconing right now (nothing in NEOregon)

Steve Ratzlaff steveratz at wildblue.net
Tue Oct 14 01:42:10 EDT 2008


Hi Mike,
I've been listening over an hour now and your signal has never come up. I 
can hear traces of it down in the mud, under the static, but nothing else.
73,
Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike WE0H" <we0h at yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer bands" 
<lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] /16 on 507.00kc CW beaconing right now (nothing in 
NEOregon)


> Bummer, that is no fun when the atmospheric noise comes up. All I hear 
> here tonight is the storm line down south. I changed a tap on the matching 
> transformer to what the MFJ analyzer showed as a better match and peaked 
> the variometer. The SWR meter barely shows any reflected power now. I'm 
> making it into the Ohio Grabber as usual. I was hearing the SAK beacon 
> earlier but not too strong. Long deep fades showing on the Ohio Grabber. 
> Probably one of those nights with up & down band conditions.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Steve Ratzlaff wrote:
>> Nothing heard yet in NE Oregon at 0430 utc.
>> Static is moderately high already and conditions aren't very good.
>> Steve
>> NE Oregon
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