[Lowfer] 29.499 OP2H for evening...

[Garry Hess]

Poor conditions here, especially at the 2330Z alleged start. Didn't even 
get a deep-search detection around 0140Z, the expected completion time 
for the first sequence. Fired up ARGO at QRSS60 and did see WG2XBA/1 
weakly at 29.499 kHz, along with WG2XBA/4 up 2 Hz. Later the SNR was 
sufficient for deep-search decodes of both, but only a single regular 
opera decode succeeded.

By morning VLF signals from Australia (NWC on 19.8 kHz) and the trio of 
Alpha stations were decent. But WG2XBA/4 was still weak, even with the 
loop re-aimed to that direction. Higher up DGPS stations from WA on 316 
kHz and NV on 312 kHz were fine, but CA on 321 kHz was weak even though 
it did decode. 518 kHz Navtex via an eprobe decoded messages from area 4 
stations A,B,C,E,F,G,I,N,P,R,U,and X but only station W in area 12.

deep-search opera, loop antenna aimed East
2014-03-22 07:16:00 WH4XBA 1022km 29501.000Hz 3mHz -52.8dBOp  93% 17.5dB
2014-03-22 05:01:35 WH1XBA  934km 29499.000Hz20mHz -42.7dBOp  98% 20.1dB
2014-03-22 02:53:48 WH4XBA 1022km 29501.000Hz 3mHz -54.4dBOp  92% 15.6dB
2014-03-22 02:50:19 WH1XBA  934km 29499.000Hz 2mHz -49.8dBOp  74% 16.3dB
2014-03-22 02:50:19 WH1XBA  934km 29499.000Hz 2mHz -49.8dBOp  74% 16.3dB

05:01 28 WH1XBA Op2H -38 dB   |-------...-------| Fade: 5%
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73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL