[Lowfer] overnite Multiple TAGs

Michael Sapp wa3tts at verizon.net
Mon Nov 3 10:34:53 EST 2014


John: OK on all, I'll stay out of regional dialect issues on the Stow dot 
(hi)....

A few more overnite, especially since condx were so stable and quiet in the 
0630 to 0923ish UTC time frame...

http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00045_zps81d6fa30.jpg.html

http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00046_zps58c5e99a.jpg.html



Unlike the other morning, the fading came back as sunrise approached...

http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00047_zps80c95e91.jpg.html

http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00048_zps8ba54096.jpg.html

A chance that unknown dasher is a local signal here.....


Tnx for the beaconing.... 73 Mike wa3tts






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Andrews" <w1tag at charter.net>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Multiple TAGs


> Mike,
>
> Very nice copy. Doesn't seem to be a lot of fading, either.
>
> It would be interesting to find the source of the slanted "dashes." The 
> designers of the equipment involved would probably be amazed to find out 
> how these things show up.
>
> By the way, the station on 482 is in Stow, MA. The "Stowe" comes from 
> having your keyer chip programmed in Vermont, where their version is 
> spelled "Stowe." Maybe he could buy a can of dot remover, and spray the 
> chip?
>
> John, W1TAG
>
> On 11/3/2014 2:02 AM, Michael Sapp wrote:
>> John & All: Busy day so I left the radio on the watering hole.  Nice copy 
>> in the evening. Similar to how the Stowe, MA station on 482.0 kHz comes 
>> through----sometimes rock solid
>> for hours, other times in and out --- lower end AM BC stations seem to do 
>> the same at similar distances here....but likely I'm telling you info you 
>> already know....
>>
>> Hard to find the sweet spot for ARGO levels,,,,, perhaps being raw data 
>> below offers more insight than various compression and noise blanking 
>> games....
>>
>> http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00040_zpsb4acab40.jpg.html
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>> http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00041_zpsc84ec0d6.jpg.html
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>> http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00042_zps1f6c30ac.jpg.html
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>> http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/wa3tts/media/Longwave/capt00043_zps32005e9b.jpg.html
>>
>> I did see -52 levels on spot checks with capt00041...that would be 16db 
>> ~18 dB above the noise....
>>
>> Tnx for the beaconing.....73,  Mike wa3tts
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Andrews" <w1tag at charter.net>
>> To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 12:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] SIW & TAG overnite
>>
>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the TAG report!
>>>
>>> John, W1TAG
>>>
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