[Lowfer] 74.5495 tonight-start 2330 till 06-0700

[Bob Raide]

John;

 
> From: hellozerohellozero at hotmail.com
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:14:00 -0900
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] 74.5495 tonight-start 2330 till 06-0700
> 
> thanks John - a lot of effort!
> 
> Nothing from Bob over here on the Pacific side on 74 - just blurry non lines
> 
> Weve had cold winds and blowing/drifting snow here with temps around -20F and I see the K>4 and Proton up again so will be looking out for Aurora again == nothing on 137 or 474 at the moment -- looks like being poorish for a while.
> 
> I did get out to start to put clips up for the Christmas lights but the tips of my fingers were going that nasty yellowish color (colour) so came in and gave up.
> 
> 
> 
> Laurence KL7L
> 
> John;Appears you had good evening of listening!  Signals shouls be better with all the cold weather across most of the country-appears it is also quieter with lot less static that has been common on the 4000 meter band.  We had figured it had to happen with colder WX.73 and thanks for nice "dog boned" capture!  Bob
> 
> From: listread at lwca.org
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:52:51 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] 74.5495 tonight-start 2330 till 06-0700
> 
> The signal just got better and better during the evening.  By the time I 
> returned to the field, it was overloading QRSS60 and generating a lot of 
> fuzz on 30, too.  So, I cranked Argo's sensitivity way down further and let 
> another ID cycle go by, with this result.
>  
> This is even with the increased post-sunset noise.  Static was averaging S3, 
> ranging +/- 2 units, with occasional peaks above S9 in a 250 Hz bandwidth. 
> The signal itself was not visible on the meter, even during brief quiet 
> spells in the noise, but was impeccably clear on screen.
>  
> I've switched to the 1750 meter watering hole now, with SIW immediately 
> visible.  (Static at 1750m is averaging only S1 here, with peaks to S3, but 
> of course the signals are more feeble by an even greater ratio.)  I'd love 
> to let it run all night and see if I can snag SJ again, and TAG for the 
> first time this year.  But apart from the gear not being secure enough to 
> leave unattended for more than a few minutes, I just don't have the strength 
> to heft the generator down there and back one more time tonight to recharge 
> the computer again.   <insert tired old geezer emoticon here>
>  
> John 
> 
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