[Lowfer] More LF this afternoon, and a little HF.

[JD]

After the experiment with Bob, I continued to watch 74.32 in case any other 
activity came on while I took a lunch break.

Then I tuned in HiFERs for a while, getting good copy of USC, really strong 
signals from the SIW duo, EH drifting down in frequency to almost settle on 
top of 7P, and NC.  EH was already splitting into two signals a hertz or so 
apart at that point.  Interestingly, the two SIWs faded at rather different 
times from each other, but when there were signal level enhancements, those 
seemed to occur simultaneously.  Away from the watering hole, only a trace 
of MTI could be heard, and nothing from anyone else.

Switched down to 137 until nearly 4:30 PM CST and got good copy of MP 
(attached).  Wish I'd also been running a session at QRSS60, as there 
appears to be a trace of at least an "XN" in the early part of the capture.

Around that time, our partly sunny skies suddenly became full overcast, the 
wind switched to the north, and the temperature began plummenting.  It 
became clear they weren't wrong about our wintry forecast for this evening, 
so I realized I'd better prepare to pack up.  I looked at HF one more time 
and saw contnued good signal from USC and the SIWs, a single clear trace 
from EH this time, which had fortunately wandered up a few Hz from a now 
clearer 7P, and of course, NC.  Up the dial, MTI and PBJ were both visible 
and frequently audible.  There was a little AJO on Argo with just barely 
perceptible keying to the ear, but not really readable.  GNK came in loud 
and clear a few times yet was totally absent the rest of the time,  There 
were possible hints of FRC, but it was buried under SWBC sidebands.

Took a quick look back and saw XRS4 creating dogbones in QRSS, just a 
smidgen above 74.321.  At that point, I loaded up the car and got back to 
town by sunset...where I do not plan to leave the house any more until the 
wind dies down, and/or the temperature returns to the happy side of 
freezing.

73
John 
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