[Lowfer] LF 02 Dec.

[JD]

After a fairly successful afternoon of HiFERing (USC for the first time in 
two weeks, both SIWs until about 3:49 PM CST, EH, MP, EDJ and NC visible; 
plus MTI audible at times; everyone else conspicuous by their absence) I 
tuned to 137.78 right at 5 PM to see how MP was doing and got one solid dash 
underway.  I went outside to take advantage of an unusually long and pretty 
twilight for this time of year, and when I went back in, I discovered that 
single dash was the last thing thing captured for several minutes.  Faint 
traces of something unidentifiable appeared briefly about 20 minutes later, 
but nothing more.

At half past the hour, I took a chance and tuned to 74.55.  Watched a blank 
screen for 45 or 50 minutes, then went back to 137.78.  Blank there too, but 
eventually a faint dot appeared, then a less faint dash, and so on. 
Finally, by 7:15 PM CST, MP was reaching its typical strength.  If that was 
a fade at 5:00, it was more abrupt, deeper, and a lot longer lasting than 
I've previously encountered with MP around sunset.

Wanted to try for WI, J, and/or MLS tonight.  Static was up about 2 units 
from last night all over LF, however, to levels where I never hear any 1750 
m LowFERs.  So, I abandoned the chase for this evening.

John 
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