[Lowfer] Overnight signals in NE IL

Paul Daulton k5wms at centurytel.net
Sat Jan 28 16:56:00 EST 2012


Thanks for report. 
Paul k5wms

Quoting jrusgrove at comcast.net:
> Garry
>
> Things are getting back to normal here. 
>
> Saw significant improvement in DK7FC's 136172 kHz T/A signal level 
> last night. 
> SIW and WMS were back
> this morning ... http://www.w1vd.com/interestinggrab.html . Alpha 
> stations are
> back here today as
> well ... curently listening to 11904 'double beeps'. 
>
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Garry Hess" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:51 AM
> Subject: [Lowfer] Overnight signals in NE IL
>
>
> > It's been a difficult week or so for LF monitoring with CME and
> > lightning disturbances. Last night the noise level here was fine but
> > signals were a bit disappointing. 
> >
> > WD2XSH/6 was strong as usual in the early evening via Opera on 500 kHz. 
> >
> > Signals from NDBs to the far north had been strong but last night YPH on
> > 396 kHz was barely noticeable. 
> >
> > On the other hand, signals from NDBs to the south were pretty good. The
> > usuals were heard like DDP, Puerto Rico, 391 kHz, +1044Hz, 10.39s; CBC,
> > 415 kHz, Cayman Is., +1023Hz, 8.49s; SPP, 387 kHz, San Andres Is.,
> > +1019Hz, 8.19s; ZIY, 344 kHz, Grand Cayman, +1038Hz, 8.47s; BOG, 340
> > kHz, Columbia, -1028Hz, 8.43s; and new call sign ULC (used to be UCL),
> > 230 kHz, Cuba, +805Hz,8.21s. Yet lowfer BR wasn't even detectable. As
> > local sunrise neared the 518 kHz Navtex station in Puerto Rico was strong. 
> >
> > MOG, 404 kHz, -1050Hz, 8.02s was seen to the west, but it was very weak
> > even though the Lompoc, CA DGPS station on 321 kHz decoded easily. Other
> > western DGPS stations were a mixed bag. Many of the usuals were not seen
> > or overwhelmed by nearer stations. An exception was Myton, UT on 303
> > kHz. With a small loop aimed to null the Greensboro, NC station, it did
> > decode. 
> >
> > To east the DGPS in Cape Ray, NL on 288 kHz decoded, indicating likely
> > copy of lowfer WM. But no signal was apparent (the noisy previous night
> > at least yielded traces of WM). Lowfer EAR is coming in fine ground wave
> > as this email is written. 
> >
> > VLF has been disappointing with no trace of the Alpha stations for over
> > a week. Noticed that CFH has moved back to 73.6 kHz from 137 kHz so if
> > it stays there that will help future monitoring on 136 and 137 kHz. CKN
> > on 76.2 kHz was good copy around 1000Z too. Around local sunrise TFK on
> > 37.5 kHz was also good copy. 
> >
> > JD's hifer reception reports prompt me to temporarily shut off hifer SIW
> > today to take a look and see what I can copy. 
> > --
> > 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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Paul Daulton K5WMS
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