[Lowfer] SAQ Conditions?

[Graham]

Good morning all,

Conditions in Eastern Ontario appear to be fair to good although a bit 
on the noisy side.

The signals Mike mentions, HWU and DHO I am hearing as well as usual; 
HWU on 21.75 is down bit from 18.3 however. Interestingly, I don't hear 
the ALPHAs but I do hear several of the BETA transmissions on 
25.0/25.1/25.5/23.0 and 20.5 and the schedule at 07:00 UTC (RJH69 - 
Molodechno in Belarus) was heard OK.

AS for SAQ, I monitored via the Twente online SDR for reference and 
listened out on 17.2 locally. Only a few tantalizing whispers however, 
could only make out the occasional bit of carrier and CW but not 
copyable. I would give it a SINPO of 15331 to 15431 or RST of 217.

Jay and Laurence always seem to make out quite well. Good locations and 
good equipment set up no doubt.

Back to bed for a bit more sleep.

cheers, Graham ve3gtc  FN25ig  (45.2N 75.2W)


On 2014-12-24 02:10, Michael Sapp wrote:
> JD: Seems better now than earlier in the evening. I'm hearing DCF77 
> 10dB or so out of the noise on my analog LF converter.  Q3 LF BC 
> signals on 162 and 171, not great but something is there.  HWU on 18.3 
> and 21.75 is about S3 for both signals. DHO on 23.4 about an S unit 
> stronger.  NAA is 20 over as expected. Not hearing any Alphas but I 
> never have heard any in the past.
>
> I did upgrade my antenna and isolation transformers so I am hearing a 
> better noise level at 8kHz to 20kHz compared to prior 
> performance.....see what happens next hour or so....
>
> 73, Mike wa3tts
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "JD" <listread at lwca.org>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer 
> bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:41 AM
> Subject: [Lowfer] SAQ Conditions?
>
>
>> How are folks back east finding the band tonight?  Storm static 
>> doesn't make
>> it look too promising here in the middle of the country, although it 
>> might
>> be a different matter if I had a loop...looks like most of the lightning
>> would be in or near the right hand null from here.
>>
>> Secondarily, around the time the transmission should start, we are 
>> expecting
>> light rain transitioning into snow before daybreak.  I don't think it'll
>> keep me from getting into the field, but I may not want to linger for an
>> all-night session.  The temperature will be hovering around freezing the
>> whole time anyway.
>>
>> John
>>