[Lowfer] TAG and watering hole last night

[John Andrews]

Garry,

Thanks for the report. 

John, W1TAG

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On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The high-power daytime Wolf transmissions reminded me that it was about time to look for lowfer TAG too. Did that last night and around 0500Z it decoded nicely:
> 
> 2012-02-06 04:57:26 >WOLF10  -r 11100.274 -f 400 -t 1.0 -w 0.0000 -ut
> ...
> 05:08:38 f: 0.000 pm:22.86 jm:594 q: -5.5 -8.5 BR8F7G6K7WWWRG* ?
> 05:10:14 f: 0.000 pm:26.76 jm:594 q: -4.4 -7.7 TAG RAYMOND MEC ?
> 05:11:50 f: 0.000 pm:30.41 jm:594 q: -3.8 -5.4 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> 05:13:26 f: 0.000 pm:32.21 jm:594 q: -3.3 -5.1 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> 05:15:02 f: 0.000 pm:33.72 jm:594 q: -2.9 -4.8 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
> ...
> 
> Lowfer BR was just so-so on 185.584 kHz at 0545Z but moved on to 185.3 kHz with a small loop looking for WMS. Did see traces around 185.3014 kHz but WM was trying to come through so reaimed for it. That put local SIW in a null which is clear in the attached capture (dogbones go away) and improved copy of WM, which faded in and out through the night.
> 
> Around local sunrise checked the VLF alpha signals and they were coming through.
> 
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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