[Lowfer] Watering hole in NE IL

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Garry

Nice signal from SIW this ... and most mornings.

Jay


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry Hess" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:58 AM
Subject: [Lowfer] Watering hole in NE IL


> 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
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