[Lowfer] XKO and new BDQ god tonight, 137K

[Garry Hess]

John, thanks for running BDQ on 137K again. Unfortunately, the results 
here were the same - no copy. Around 0800Z I looked for BC NDBs near 200 
kHz and didn't copy them either so conditions are down compared to the 
end of 2009. Had to go clear up to NY on 350 kHz to find one I could 
copy. Again, XKO was strong, but that's a much shorter path. The San 
Francisco and Long Beach Navtex stations decoded after 0800Z, but not 
Astoria, OR, Torfino, BC, or Prince Rupert, BC. Surprisinly, Kodiak, AK 
did come through briefly just before 0800Z. Your signal of course was 
strong into the VE7TIL grabber. Not sure if Laurence is still running a 
grabber from Alaska. The URL I saved is for 500 kHz. Will continue 
checking the VE7TIL grabber to confirm when you are transmitting and 
hope for better conditions.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL