[Lowfer] 137 kHz activity

[Andy - KU4XR]

Thanks for mentioning " XR " Garry, I appreciate your report.
I have been mobile a great deal of the day, and mainly listening 
to nearby NDB's. Close to the 1:30 pm ( 17:30 UTC ) I noticed a
sudden drop in signal strength of the " MMI " NDB which was 
about 6 miles from me. It went from about an S-6 to almost no
meter reading, and was fluctuating wildly, with a " as best as
I can describe it "a Thin- Hollow sound, like it was way off in 
the background. When I got back into the studio, and checked my
emails; that's when I found out about the " M " Class Solar Flare.
So, now I know why the sudden drop occured. Hopefully reception
will rebound, without any more flares, for a good receiving
weekend on LF...

73 all:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29875 KHz
 
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--- On Fri, 11/5/10, Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


> 137 kHz has continued active. Last
> night XKO was pounding in well on 
> 137.7775 kHz, QRSS60. It was displaying well on Laurence's
> Oklahoma 
> grabber but only noticed traces when I looked at his Alaska
> grabber. 
> "local" MP was in here as well on 137.7805 kHz, QRSS60. The
> night before 
> was quite noisy but XGJ and MP both displayed well using
> ARGO at QRSS60.
> 
> A local 24/7 interference source has appeared here centered
> on the 
> lowfer watering hole. It shifts slightly with time and last
> night it was 
> a bit higher so XR came through well on 185.2987 kHz,
> QRSS"180". Traces 
> of WMS were evident as well. EAR is unaffected by the
> interference and 
> it continues to come in well on 188.8307 kHz, QRSS30.
> 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL