[Lowfer] 137 kHz and more in NE IL

[Garry Hess]

Conditions were pretty good overnight. Still haven't seen a Wolf decode 
of TAG but am locking onto the correct frequency so it shouldn't be long 
now. Monitored 137 kHz using ARGO QRSS20, slow beginning around 0830Z 
and found both TIL and MP easily. Unfortunately a spurious signal also 
showed up that degraded the captures somewhat. Both signals were quite a 
bit stronger than previously seen. VLF European signals are starting to 
be visible above the QRN and 60-Hz harmonics and 500 kHz signals from 
experimental licensees are doing well. WD2XSH/6,/7,/16, and /31 were 
noted. Perhaps VX9BDQ could have been seen too but I was tuned to a 
stale frequency. The lowfer watering hole was checked briefly but 
nothing seen of UWL. Was pleased to find 3 new NDBs while looking 
in-between DGPS stations. Around 0800Z noticed that the Navtex station 
in Kodiak, AK was decoding a bit on 518 kHz after Labrador dekeyed. That 
was followed by good copy of San Francisco, until Miami keyed up.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL