[Lowfer] 137 kHz Six Pack (aka Out Freezing in My Field)

[JD]

Only got faint traces of what was probably NA here in SEK, but did get 
WD2XKO being very formal tonight; what I take to be SL in slightly tall 
DFCW; XES; MP; XJ in FHDFCW (frequency hopping at start-up, that is) and 
XNS.

It was not nearly as quiet when I got back to the field as when I left it, 
about an hour after sunset.  Static had been only the occasional pop, and 
most of the time the S-meter was sitting at 2, roughly the threshold of AGC 
on the R-5000.  When I went back out to listen, about 10 PM CST, I first 
looked at 136.17, but static was frequent at S5 with occasional excursions 
to S7.  After 45 minutes of nothing, I made a quick scan for MBD, EAR, and 
the 185.3 watering hole with similar noise, so I figured 137.78 was the best 
bet for a while.  At least I could hear the carriers coming and going there.

After the attached capture, I resumed looking at the watering hole.  I saw a 
bit of WMS and SIW, but nothing else.  The static level began diminishing 
eventually, so I went back to listening for MBD until the freezing rain 
started getting a bit heavy about 2 o'clock.

John 
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