[Lowfer] 137 kHz activity

[JD]

Really nice capture of MP and XES, Garry!  I _thought_ I was seeing XES last 
night, and now I can be reasonably sure of it.  I never could see the last 
"dash" of the X for some reason, and I could never see the E.  When I 
started out at 11 PM CDT, static was low, but so were signal levels here. 
By 3 AM, I had more static but also more signal, giving me very clear copy 
of MP and partial copy of XES.  Before 5 AM, however, MP simply went away in 
mid-ident...got the M, but no P afterward.  The pre-dawn fade from the 
northeast has gotten worse over the past couple of weeks, with a faster 
onset and deeper attenuation.

On the plus side, all QRN was gone too.  After I took a break for breakfast 
a quick photo shoot, I went back out to the field about 8:15, and was 
delighted to see MP back in its usual spot.  (However, WWVB was experiencing 
its post-dawn fade, down about 12 db.)  Tuned over to 1750m, and was 
rewarded with WMS (well, after I unplugged my cell phone charger, that is). 
Working on pictures for a client right now, but when I get done, I'll 
extract the screen shots and post them.

John D