[Lowfer] VLF monitoring

Mon Nov 24 20:31:12 EST 2014

I always got better reception on VLF in Ohio.  I has suspect that was due to
poorer ground conductivity here in Virginia (2) compared to Ohio (8).

--
David L. Wilson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lowfer [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> jrusgrove at comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 8:01 PM
> To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] VLF monitoring
> 
> Garry K3SIW in IL reports audible Alpha reception throughout the year ...
> with the exception of the summer months. That's the same as here on the
> east coast. VLF signals suffer much less attenuation inland than, for
example,
> MF signals.
> 
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas D. Williams" <kb4oer at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp,UK) and MedFer bands"
> <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 6:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] VLF monitoring
> 
> 
> > FB, Jay. Audible reception of the Russian Alphas, as far inland in the
> > continental U.S. as you are, is noteworthy in my opinion. That, or I
need
> > to improve my VLF setup.
> >
> > -Doug
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 6:12 PM, ka9cfd at mtcnow.net
> <ka9cfd at mtcnow.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Doug. They were quite audible here. Tried to listen for whistlers
> >> with the tstorms down south but i didn't hear anything obvious. I am
not
> >> sure how often they occur but kinda gather it may be rare. Still
learning.
> >>
> >> 73 Jay
> >>
> >>
> >> Jay Hainline  KA9CFD
> >>
> >> <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "Douglas D.
> >> Williams" <kb4oer at gmail.com> </div><div>Date:11/24/2014  16:53
> >> (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European,
> &amp,
> >>  UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net> </div><div>Subject:
> Re:
> >> [Lowfer] VLF monitoring </div><div>
> >> </div>The only way I've ever been able to confirm reception of the
> Alpha's
> >> short
> >> "bleeps" is by audible copy, here at my QTH.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Jay Hainline <ka9cfd at mtcnow.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Thanks David. I have been reading up on it.
> >> >
> >> > 73 Jay KA9CFD
> >> >
> >> > http://www.lwca.org/grabbers/ka9cfd/
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message----- From: David L. Wilson Sent: Sunday,
> November
> >> > 23, 2014 7:51 PM To: 'Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &
> UK)
> >> and
> >> > MedFer bands' Subject: Re: [Lowfer] VLF monitoring
> >> >
> >> > All the Russian RSDN use that frequency and it is likely you are
hearing
> >> > multiple stations rather than Morse code "O"s.
> >> > See http://www.vlf.it/alphatrond/alpha.htm --
> >> > David L. Wilson
> >> >
> >> >  -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Lowfer [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Jay
> >> >> Hainline
> >> >> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 7:57 PM
> >> >> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> >> >> Subject: [Lowfer] VLF monitoring
> >> >>
> >> >> I've had my Spectrum Lab grabber running for a while looking at the
> >> >>
> >> > various
> >> >
> >> >> VLF frequencies. I am hearing a signal sending "O"'s on 14.881 KHz.
It
> >> is
> >> >> labeled as RSDN F3 Alpha station from Russia in the frequency list
that
> >> >>
> >> > came
> >> >
> >> >> with Spectrum Lab.
> >> >>
> >> >> Jay Hainline KA9CFD
> >> >> Colchester, IL EN40om
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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