[Lowfer] VLF monitoring

Douglas D. Williams kb4oer at gmail.com
Tue Nov 25 06:39:15 EST 2014


My main problem is probably that I do to bed too early. If you aren't
listening, you aren't gonna hear much. ;-)

D.

On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:31 PM, David L. Wilson <dwilson314 at verizon.net>
wrote:

> 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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