[Lowfer] 137 kHz and more in NE IL

[John Andrews]

Garry,

Just FYI - TAG is running fine...I checked it last night, so when the 
noise finally gets low enough, you should be all set.

John, W1TAG

On 10/2/2010 9:30 AM, Garry Hess wrote:
> 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
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