[Lowfer] HiFERs, the Prodigal Returns

[JD]

As of 11 AM CDT today, NC is back, although the discovery was largely 
accidental.  My radio had been in the car overnight during our freezing 
temperatures and took a long time to warm up.  Until it did, the received 
frequency was significantly higher than the displayed frequency, and NC was 
uncovered in my higher-tuned Argo window.  When everything stabilized, it 
turns out NC is now alternating between 13,555,577 and 13,555,581 Hz.  Must 
be making a seasonal migration north in frequency. :)

Also returning were SIW and MP in the HF watering hole.  I could hear both 
of those carriers most of the time, and occasionally NC.  SIW was frequently 
strong enough to copy some of the conventional CW characters, but that 
didn't last for more than a few seconds at a time.  RY is still missing 
today, as it was yesterday.  USC on 13,554 kHz was pretty clear despite some 
QRM lines wandering through the band.

And (ho-hum) MP was once again nice and clear at noon on 137.7805.  Gotta 
write Alberto one of these days and ask him to check the code for Argo.  It 
seems to display the characters "MP" by default when there are no other 
signals in the band.  Either that, or it's simply the abbreviation for 
"molto potente."

John