[Lowfer] WG2XRS/5 72.4 kHz QRSS60 on again tonight

Neil lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com
Fri Aug 16 15:42:09 EDT 2013


This experiment is getting more interesting daily!!

Sent from Neil's iPhone

On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:44, John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:

> Neil,
> 
> It's definitely ground wave, a benefit of the low frequency. Should get better with lower temps and less noise this winter.  
> 
> John A. 
> 
> On Aug 16, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Neil <lowfer.nklagge at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Wow. 801 miles at 9:15 am local time is  impressive. Could that be via sky wave??  Or can the gnd wave extend that far???
>> 
>> W0yse
>> 
>> Sent from Neil's iPhone
>> 
>> On Aug 16, 2013, at 7:25, w1tag at charter.net wrote:
>> 
>>> Dex,
>>> 
>>> Copy last night wasn't quite as good, but there was still a readable signal most of the night.
>>> 
>>> The fades are very deep and long, and there has been an hour-long fade after sunset both nights. There is a similar fade in the morning, but it seems longer.
>>> As of 9:15 AM EDT, the signal is still copyable.
>>> 
>>> Suggestion: There's no legal need for the "/" in the callsign. XRS5 would be perfectly fine, as the FCC only cares about a CW ID every 30 minutes. That would speed things up a bit at QRSS60.
>>> 
>>> BTW - the distance from you to my Maine QTH is 801 miles.
>>> 
>>> John, W1TAG/1
>>> FN43sv
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:43 PM, Dexter McIntyre W4DEX wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I'll power up again as requested by a few who missed last night's transmission.  Will try to start about 2300Z but not sure if I'll let it run overnight.  That depends on the weather conditions.  Will advise when QRT.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the additional reports received today from Bill and Warren. I plan to show screen captures received in a web page when time permits.
>>>> 
>>>> Dex
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