[Lowfer] WSPR-2 overnight May 19th.

Michael Sapp wa3tts at verizon.net
Tue May 19 10:32:29 EDT 2015


JB & All: Conditions seemed to really perk up here after 0700 UTC...I 
noticed the improvement (was building an e-probe on the bench at the time) 
and switched from my old netbook with 16 bit internal sound card to my newer 
Win 7 notebook and 24 bit external USB sound card....one obvious mis-read 
capture at 0802...

I almost botched the overnite session as both computers were running on 
their batteries (unplugged from AC due to approaching T-storms earlier in 
the day) until I realized the oversight when the old network went into 
low-power hibernation....

Using my NW EWE antenna at the time...(which puts XND down 3~4 dB)

Total of 8 VE7BDQ captures (likely one of my best openings to CN89 )

2015-05-19 08:02   015RFC   0.475669   -30   0   FE07   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   9239   359
 2015-05-19 07:28   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -20   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89
 2015-05-19 07:48   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -25   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89
 2015-05-19 07:58   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -26   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89
 2015-05-19 08:18   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -24   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89
 2015-05-19 06:58   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -27   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89
 2015-05-19 08:28   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -25   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89
 2015-05-19 08:38   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -26   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89
 2015-05-19 07:18   VE7BDQ   0.475742   -26   0   CN89la   5   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3470   89

Some 24 XGP captures

 2015-05-19 08:38   WH2XGP   0.475688     -7   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 08:34   WH2XGP   0.475688   -10   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 08:44   WH2XGP   0.475688   -11   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 08:14   WH2XGP   0.475688   -11   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 08:00   WH2XGP   0.475688   -12   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 06:42   WH2XGP   0.475688   -12   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 06:28   WH2XGP   0.475688   -13   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 07:28   WH2XGP   0.475688   -13   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 09:40   WH2XGP   0.475688   -14   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 09:40   WH2XGP   0.475688   -14   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89

 2015-05-19 07:54   WH2XGP   0.475688   -15   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 06:36   WH2XGP   0.475688   -15   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89

2015-05-19 08:24   WH2XGP   0.475688   -24   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   3227   89

Best of  29 XND captures

2015-05-19 08:26   WH2XND   0.475670   -18   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 09:38   WH2XND   0.475670   -16   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 08:34   WH2XND   0.475670   -11   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 09:46   WH2XND   0.475670   -22   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 08:22   WH2XND   0.475670   -15   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 08:58   WH2XND   0.475670   -21   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 08:42   WH2XND   0.475670   -18   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 08:54   WH2XND   0.475670   -15   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 09:06   WH2XND   0.475670   -17   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 09:30   WH2XND   0.475670   -17   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 09:10   WH2XND   0.475670   -14   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66
 2015-05-19 09:22   WH2XND   0.475670   -15   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   2915   66

A few XSH/15 captures (surprising using NW antenna)

 2015-05-19 07:06   WD2XSH/15   0.475729   -27   0   EM34rt   2   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   1270   56
 2015-05-19 09:20   WD2XSH/15   0.475729   -30   0   EM34rt   2   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   1270   56
 2015-05-19 09:24   WD2XSH/15   0.475729   -29   0   EM34rt   2   WA3TTS/2 
EN90xn   1270   56

And a few XND XGP captures with the 16bit internal sound card before I 
switched over to the 24bit external card...

 2015-05-19 05:50   WH2XGP   0.475692   -24   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 04:56   WH2XGP   0.475692   -33   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 06:06   WH2XGP   0.475692   -21   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 05:18   WH2XGP   0.475692   -28   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 05:34   WH2XGP   0.475692   -28   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 05:28   WH2XGP   0.475692   -24   0   DN07dg   10   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   3227   89
 2015-05-19 05:06   WH2XND   0.475674   -28   0   DM33xt   1   WA3TTS 
EN90xn   2915   66

 Who would think condx would be so good near peak QRN season....

Not sure if it made a difference, but the few hours I spent over the weekend 
taking a Scotch Brite pad and silicon oil to all the
antenna and cable connections seemed to be well spent....

 73, Mike wa3tts


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Bruce McCreath" <weazle at hurontel.on.ca>
To: "LowFER (US European" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:02 AM
Subject: [Lowfer] WSPR-2 overnight May 19th.


> 0904  -26  -0.1    0.475725    0   WG2XKA        FN33     30
> 0906  -27  -0.2    0.475671    0   WH2XND        DM33    30
> 0908    -4  -0.7    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 0910  -25  -0.2    0.475671    0   WH2XND        DM33    30
> 0918    -8  -0.8    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 0930  -15  -0.9    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 0938  -13  -0.8    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 0946  -15  -0.9    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 0954  -21  -0.8    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 1006  -19  -0.7    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 1014  -11  -0.8    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 1026  -17  -0.7    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 1038  -27  -0.9    0.475778    0   WG2XJM        EN91     37
> 0236  -27  -0.5    0.475613    0   WG2XIQ         EM12     37
> 0242  -23  -0.7    0.475613    0   WG2XIQ         EM12     37
>
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR
>
> LowFER Beacon "EAR"
> 188.830 kHz. QRSS30
> EN93dr



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