[Lowfer] Interesting night

Garry Hess k3siw at sbcglobal.net
Sun Jan 22 08:51:10 EST 2012


I was away in the evening but left SeaTTY running with the SDR-IQ tuned 
to 518 kHz. The usual suspects decoded, along with one decode from 
Bermuda that snuck in between transmissions from Miami. Got home around 
midnight and returned to 136 kHz where it was a pleasant surprise to 
catch the last two dits of 7 and FC from DK7FC with ARGO set to QRSS30. 
Switched to QRSS60 in time to find Stefan's signal faded away at the 
start of the next sequence. But VE7SL was in there a bit higher in 
frequency sending DFCW, even though the loop was way off Steve's 
heading. Continued to monitor 136 kHz but a wideband interferer showed 
up and wreaked havoc with the captures. Also, storm noise from the 
Atlantic off the Carolinas became a problem. Nonetheless, when the 185.3 
kHz watering hole was tuned in WM was there and a capture as local 
sunrise neared is attached.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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