[Lowfer] Odd direction 630M wspr2 capture on XIQ

[Michael Sapp]

Hi All:  Odd capture of WG2XIQ with my EWE pointed NE and XIQ ringing in at -18. John's signal is usually in the high -20s this time of evening in EN90xn.

       2014-07-10 02:56   WG2XIQ   0.475623   -22   0   EM12mp   +30   1.000   WA3TTS   EN90xn   1743   1083  
       2014-07-10 02:54   WG2XKA   0.475723   -9   0   FN33lq   +30   1.000   WA3TTS   EN90xn   673   418  
       2014-07-10 02:52   WG2XIQ   0.475623   -18   0   EM12mp   +30   1.000   WA3TTS   EN90xn   1743   1083  


One can see from the XKA SNR of -9  the EWE antenna was favoring the NE direction. I was using the NE EWE transformer to receive at the time.  Not a trace of XXM

until I switched to the SW transformer and then XIQ goes away....

       2014-07-10 03:02   WG2XXM   0.475711   -22   0   EM15lj   +30   1.000   WA3TTS   EN90xn   1594   990  
       2014-07-10 02:58   WG2XXM   0.475711   -22   0   EM15lj   +30   1.000   WA3TTS   EN90xn   1594    


I tried to repeat such an event, switching transformer direcions and adjusting in-shack termination resistance to no avail.  I also had the preamp turned off on my FT-817
IF radio due to all the T-storm QRN tonite...

Perhaps a wave polarization flop that the EWE picked up on it's horizontal wire, but that is only conjecture on my part....

73, Mike wa3tts