[Lowfer] Radio is like being in the Army...

[John Andrews]

JD,

Thank you, sir! ...err, Sergeant, sir ...err, aw, heck, Sarge...

JA

On 10/16/2011 3:28 AM, JD wrote:
> ...there's an MP everywhere you look.
>
> I went to the field this evening. First time in a week and a half that I
> was physically able to sit out there for a while, and by a miracle it
> was a pleasantly warm evening with little static. Took a quick look for
> HiFERs right at dusk, and there was nobody but MP (and later, snippets
> of RY). Tuned down to 137, and MP was already nicely AUDIBLE there. It
> was like late winter again, but without the cold and the mud--yet.
>
> Before doing anything else, I then took a quick detour to 1750 meters,
> which turned out to be plagued with PLCs and LWBC carriers, so I spent a
> little time listening to the latter. France Inter was the best I've ever
> heard it (S9+20 with my buffer amp and a 10 dB attenuator in line), and
> it lasted all evening! Morroco came and went, including some pretty
> raucous rock music. Europe 1 wasn't very consistent early on, but did
> better later. (The LEDs in my passive clipper revealed that Allouis
> places considerable emphasis on asymmetrical modulation! I managed to
> have the clipper partially in circuit while using the speaker. There was
> just enough drive for a ghostly glow from the diodes during modulation
> peaks, and for the first time since I've been using the gadget--to my
> astonishment--the two diodes were NOT flashing at the same rate and
> intensity like they normally do! They kept trading off during music, but
> on speech alone, one stayed lit quite a bit more than the other.)
>
> Back down to 137 I went for a couple of hours, during which time I
> snapped several versions of the attached. Both MP and XES were audible
> when keyed, and the beat note between them was very distinct when both
> were on simultaneously.
>
> Later on, I tried for EAR on 1750 meters, but without luck.
> (Congratulations on your copy, Paul!)
>
> I had no idea where to listen for anyone at 600 meters any more, but
> eventually ran across WD2XSH/6 in slow regular CW on 508.8 kHz, and /7
> trying to melt power lines across several states around 495.7. The high
> speed CW ID was a great plenty for aural copy. Tried for VX9BDQ on the
> chance it'd be on tonight, but without luck. Didn't know about XGR/1
> being on before I went to the field, or I would have tried for it too.
>
> The rest of the time I spent browsing through NDBs, a lot of which I
> don't appear to have logged before. There were just so many, it actually
> got a little irritating. I'll have to go through the log tomorrow when
> I'm more awake to determine who some of them are and see how many really
> are new. I have to admit, though, I never thought I'd find myself
> actually thinking of abundant DX as a nuisance!
>
> John
>
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