[Lowfer] T/A last night

[Michael Sapp]

Garry & All: I seemed to have the LF pipeline to EU last nite. At one point 
RFI on 162 was almost S9+30, BBC R4 was Q5, 171, 183, 189 were all strong. 
Q4 to Q5 audio heard on 153, 234, 252.....at one point RFI on 162 was 
audible on my Benmar 555 in the basement with it's RDF mag loop broadside 
NE....LWBC signal strength closely followed solar x-ray flare levels all 
evening....

DK7FC captures

Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az
 2014-02-07 06:30   DK7FC   0.137610   -30   -1   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 05:00   DK7FC   0.137610   -33   0   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 04:30   DK7FC   0.137610   -35   0   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 04:00   DK7FC   0.137610   -34   1   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 03:30   DK7FC   0.137610   -32   -1   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 03:00   DK7FC   0.137610   -35   0   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 02:30   DK7FC   0.137610   -32   0   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 02:00   DK7FC   0.137610   -34   1   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 01:30   DK7FC   0.137610   -37   -1   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298
 2014-02-07 01:00   DK7FC   0.137610   -32   0   JN49ik   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   6636   298

Serios QRM from a local CFL source in the 0000 ~ 0130 interval and 0500 0630 
interval, and the 0700 sequence, else

I likely could have copied those as well.

Went to WSPR2 at 0700 to attempt copy of XIQ and XXM but the frequency was 
unusable due to the local CFL interference which also had wide phase noise 
products in addition to a wandering carrier..... likely those phase noise 
products hurting WSPR15 performance as well, although not as obvious on the 
waterfall compared to WSPR2

No trace of "NM" in the 0630 interval, even though it seemed probable to 
potentially here him as well siince DK7FC was -30 at the time

Even so, most captures ever here for one evening on DK7FC.... I tightened up 
a ground connection on the EWE antenna and cleaned both ends of the wire 
connects, but that apparently had little to do with  the EU pipeline LW 
propagation last night.

73, Mike wa3tts

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry Hess" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
To: "lowfer list" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] T/A last night


> T/A signals definitely dropped last night compared to the previous night. 
> Didn't listen for DK7FC but on 490 kHz Navtex three European stations made 
> it through: GNI, FRC, and DDH49, along with the usual 3 Canadian stations. 
> Only interesting thing decoded on 518 kHz Navtex was station F in Boston. 
> It's usually drowned out here by station E transmitting beyond it's 10 
> minute window.
> -- 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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