[Lowfer] Dog(bone) Day Afternoon

JD listread at lwca.org
Sun Feb 19 19:14:17 EST 2012


Didn't get a chance to go to the field until 2 PM today, so missed the 600 m 
opportunity, but I was glad to be able to get out there at all, as soggy as 
it has been here.  Started with HiFERs.  No SIW that hour, but MP was 
somewhat audible and definitely visible at first.  Later, NC was not only 
visible but VERY audible.  Checked on USC, which had been down for a while 
due to weather damage, but now is back just fine!  EH was heard a few times. 
I was able to see FRC on Argo, but not hear it; it was identifieable only 
because of previous experience with its keying sideband pattern.

Around 2:40 PM CST I switched to 137.780 and captured MP.  Although not 
discernable to the ear, Argo was picking it up strongly enough that I had to 
cut back the sensitivity about halfway to get the attached view.

When I tuned up to 185.300, I wasn't sure for several minutes that I was 
really seeing SIW, thanks to a signal about 50 mHz above.  It was broken up 
at first and looked like bad keying of some sort.  Once a bit more of SIW 
appeared on screen, however, then I could tell the difference.

John 
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