[Lowfer] WEB beacon (not on)

[Steve Ratzlaff]

I was seeing the same type signal on WEB's frequency several days ago, when 
I was also hunting for WEB. I hope it doesn't cover up WEB once it comes 
back on.
Steve
NE Oregon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Barick" <pbarick at niu.edu>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WEB beacon


> Garry and Group,
>
> Heh heh, well a good I didn't give a WEB signal report on last night's 
> rx-ing before I read the List mail ;-))
>
> Thought I had a good but unusual copy of WEB. Had been watching MP and CV 
> (good copy on mP, bit less for CV) and switched to WEB's freq. at 11:30P 
> CST. Wow, a good trace started on Argo-30 and then shifted DFCW-like 
> 0.5Hz, up and down. Did that a few times and continued solid. It was about 
> 1.5Hz higher that last time I recorded WEB a month back. Thougt Bill was 
> out at the shed turning dials. Heh heh, now I know "the rest of the 
> story." Well sumpin was out there writing on My Argo, hmm, who was that 
> masked signal?
>
> Seeing as Bill didn't protect that cable that crushed, may be a while 'til 
> next one gets buried for WEB to QRSS again.
>
> Other note: Unusual last night too the level of foreign BC at 182 (Euro-1) 
> and also 162 at 9:45P. But that from 190 was down. It's more common to 
> hear LF BC nearer sundown only.
>
> Will be waiting for the real WEB after this weekend. ;-))  Peter
> ------------------------------
>>>> Garry and Linda Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> 01/21/09 9:10 PM >>>
> A note received 1/19/09 from Bill but as far as I know not placed on
> this list is as follows:
>
> >I got out to WEB antenna this morning & found it was dead!  The
> problem was that I have a 500 foot 12 volt power >cable from the shop to
> the antenna and it was dug in under a gravel driveway. A heavy truch
> must have crushed the >cable.
> <clip'd>
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