[Lowfer] No " SAQ " at KU4XR

[jrusgrove at comcast.net]

Agree...1600Z copy not as good as 0800Z session.  

Jay


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] No " SAQ " at KU4XR


> Hi Andy,
> Thanks for your efforts with the online SAQ receiver. Sorry the  signal 
> wasn't
> strong enough to override the noise at your location. I had  trouble hearing
> SAQ during their daytime 1600 UTC transmission today Dec 10  here right 
> along the East Coast, 
> so their signal was definitely weak.  Their 
> signal sounded weaker  today than it was overnight and static from a storm 
> front
> that went through  on Wednesday actually sounded worse here today than it 
> did
> Wed/Thu overnight  hours. This is the opposite of what I usually notice
> on VLF when receiving  SAQ. Usually SAQ is weaker at night and stronger
> during early and midday  hours for me and usually less static in the 
> daytime.
> 
> I believe when  thunderstorms get out to the open sea 
> they propagate on VLF better than they  do over land. It is a very rare
> night or day that I don't always hear at  least some static on VLF, even in 
> the dead of winter.
> And the rare moment that VLF is truly static free only lasts a few hours  
> and I 
> can count on the static building up quickly again.
> I think the static  propagates up from the caribbean and from the northern
> part of South America  even in wintertime to my location at least.
> 
> We will all get another  chance to listen for SAQ on their Dec 24th 
> transmission.
> 
> 73 - Todd  WD4NGG
> 
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