[Lowfer] Watering hole in NE IL

[Garry Hess]

No eclipse seen here - just snow. And a huge rise in the evening noise 
floor due to auroral activity. After that subsided and a bit after 0800Z 
the upper WM in Andover, MA came through briefly, followed even more 
briefly by a bit of the lower WM in Ellsburg, NH. Didn't notice anything 
from WMS or UWL (which was showing on the KL7UK Oklahoma grabber along 
with SIW). Pleased to finally see both WMs, albeit poorly, because 
conditions to the east weren't great. TAG didn't decode, only locked 
onto the correct frequency and LNT on 344 kHz from Maine wasn't strong. 
To the south things were much better, with many Caribbean and Central 
American beacons heard, including a new one in Guatemala (BAR on 347 kHz).

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL