[Lowfer] WH2XHY

[Jim Davey]

I've copied VE7BDQ occasionally, maybe 20% of the time along with the
other 3 or 4 PNW stations.  I am in Phila this week while the system runs
at home, so wasn't there to experience any lightning effects.  We did get
a couple inches of snow last night at home.  Will have to ask the wife if
there was any typical thunderstorm activity in addition to snow.  The
Vaisala site shows a thin band of lightning, now out over the Atlantic.
The antenna is an e-probe with 0.5m whip on 630m @ 3' AGL.  It seems this
antenna works quite well on 630m, but is way too sensitive to local line
noise on 186 or 137kHz.  There I found the small loop gives better
results.  

73, Jim K8RZ  Dawsonville, GA






On 2/26/15, 10:58 AM, "Garry Hess" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>FB Mike. I rate conditions here subpar due to elevated noise floor from
>the SE storms. Interestingly, Jim, K8RZ decoded VE7BDQ too from a much
>greater distance and in the midst of the lightning racket. I think he's
>using an eprobe but whatever antenna it's doing an excellent job.
>
>If you're receivng 474.2 kHz now you might copy WG2XXM with a SW
>antenna. He's still coming in here with SNR around -24 dB.
>-- 
>73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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