[Lowfer] A lowFER first at KU4XR

Tue Nov 3 11:17:27 EST 2020

Greetings all:

What looked to be a dismal night, turned out to be quite rewarding in EM75xr overnight ( 11-3-20 )
The recent storm systems, heavy rain and winds, have caused powerline noise to rise tremendously.
The 4 lowFER's I sought for all came through overnight.
Receive setup here is a Kenwood TS450S receiving direct, AGC-FAST ( can't turn it off ), NB to help
with the static and such. Antenna is an 80 meter dipole at 40' AGL with a 1 to 1 Current BALUN at
the dipole, and several snap on ferrites on the radio end of the coax. The antenna is un-tuned and
connected directly to the radio. The radio has 2 IF stages, and I have them set for 6 KHz Bandwidth.
IF Shift is rolled all the way to the " High Side ".
Dial is set to 183.680 KHz - USB
SIW @ 1500 Hz ; WM @ 1620 Hz ; TAG at 2120 Hz ; EAR @ 5150 Hz

I'll start with the QRSS stations:

At the best signal; WM was 15 dB above the noise level, and that is audible with the right filtering.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xqp79d7kj85s9o/WM_11-3-20.jpg?dl=0

EAR was received the longest this season starting around 7:30 pm EDST and hanging in till sunrise.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlqn5yl8uvhudgn/EAR_11-3-20.bmp?dl=0

SIW did very good on OP32, and WSPR15, no copy on the Visual ID ( Hellschrieber ) 
SIW WSPR15 11-3-20
0600  -34  12.4    0.185185    0   K3SIW         EN51      0
0700  -31  12.4    0.185185    0   K3SIW         EN51      0
0800  -38  12.4    0.185185    0   K3SIW         EN51      0
0900  -35  13.1    0.185185    0   K3SIW         EN51      0

SIW OP32 11-3-20
11:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 Deep Search 493 mi -43 dB in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz
10:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 493 mi -39 dB F:1% in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz
09:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 493 mi -38 dB F:3% in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz
08:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 493 mi -39 dB F:3% in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz
07:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 493 mi -37 dB F:3% in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz
06:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 493 mi -35 dB F:2% in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz
05:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 493 mi -38 dB F:3% in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz
04:48    136 K3SIW de KU4XR Op32 Deep Search 493 mi -42 dB in Friendsville,TN. EM75xr 1504.8 Hz

11:48    136 K3SIW Op32 Deep Search -43 dB 1504.8 Hz   
10:48    136 K3SIW Op32 1504.8 Hz -39 dB |------------------------| Fade: 1%
10:45    136 4F8MYM Op32 Deep Search -45 dB 1504.8 Hz   
09:48    136 K3SIW Op32 1504.8 Hz -38 dB |  --------- --------- ---| Fade: 3%
08:48    136 K3SIW Op32 1504.8 Hz -39 dB |--------- --- ----------| Fade: 3%
07:48    136 K3SIW Op32 1504.8 Hz -37 dB |------------------------Fade: 3%
06:48    136 K3SIW Op32 1504.8 Hz -35 dB |----- ------------------| Fade: 2%
05:48    136 K3SIW Op32 1504.8 Hz -38 dB |-- - ------------------ -| Fade: 3%
04:48    136 K3SIW Op32 Deep Search -42 dB 1504.8 Hz   

Finally; my catch of the night was decoding TAG in WOLF10 at 920 miles distance.
WOLF locked onto the same frequency numerous times over several hours.

Screen shot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/huzrump78iduult/TAG_11-3-20.png?dl=0

Text:
2020-11-03 06:39:02 >WOLF10  -r 44096.913 -f 2120.00 -t 1.0 -w 0.0000 -ut
06:39:26 f:-0.591 a:-0.0 dp: 98.2 ci: 7 cj:134 TX7PA596ZPX/9GB ?
06:39:50 f:-0.387 a: 0.1 dp: 96.2 ci: 5 cj:383 .279A6ZI1OBP BV ?
06:40:38 f:-0.386 a:-0.1 dp: 92.4 ci:10 cj: 12 1HC30L25O. YVEB ?
06:42:14 f:-0.566 pm:71.34 jm:193 q:-15.9 -9.5 Y.LG*UH90F./H X ?
06:43:50 f:-0.859 pm:87.99 jm:189 q:-11.5 -8.6 41FV2//GW8FW*G9 ?
06:45:26 f:-0.127 pm:122.8 jm:111 q:-10.7 -9.1 ONQ3/H7HK1XBCZ5 ?
06:47:02 f:-0.088 pm:155.1 jm:696 q: -7.2 -5.7 3. 5JQYL3*T6TBU -
06:48:38 f:-0.088 pm:181.0 jm:696 q: -6.4 -8.2 YD15C40P04SH JR ?
06:50:14 f:-0.088 pm:214.9 jm:696 q: -5.6 -8.0 V0SC4BWZ0Z0*EMC ?
06:51:50 f:-0.088 pm:274.6 jm:696 q: -4.8 -8.7 /6A9X 5O.TD2LLC ?
06:53:26 f:-0.088 pm:302.2 jm:696 q: -4.5 -7.7 92K7ISYS1C4OD.G ?
06:55:02 f:-0.088 pm:331.9 jm:696 q: -4.0 -5.8 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
06:56:38 f:-0.088 pm:349.2 jm:696 q: -3.8 -5.4 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
06:58:14 f:-0.088 pm:367.7 jm:696 q: -3.6 -5.5 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
06:59:50 f:-0.088 pm:368.5 jm:696 q: -3.7 -5.6 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
07:01:26 f:-0.088 pm:385.9 jm:696 q: -3.5 -5.8 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
07:03:02 f:-0.088 pm:387.1 jm:696 q: -3.5 -6.8 P1*K*Z*C652AQCZ ?
07:04:38 f:-0.088 pm:388.2 jm:696 q: -3.1 -8.2 54K3MG 4JR0PPTW ?
07:06:14 f:-0.088 pm:407.5 jm:696 q: -3.2 -7.2 HJ4 J C*5*NF??? ?
07:07:50 f:-0.088 pm:408.8 jm:696 q: -3.0 -9.2 R00ED49JK2CU5GI ?
07:09:26 f:-0.088 pm:416.5 jm:696 q: -2.8 -6.5 VHJ0/6YMOND ME  ?
07:11:02 f:-0.088 pm:416.8 jm:696 q: -2.4 -6.7 VHJ0/6YMOND ME  ?
07:12:38 f:-0.088 pm:417.1 jm:696 q: -2.2 -6.1 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
07:14:14 f:-0.088 pm:419.1 jm:696 q: -1.9 -7.1 XH. RAYMOND ME  ?
07:15:50 f:-0.088 pm:419.4 jm:696 q: -1.9 -7.7 66K3ONYKBELA6NM ?
07:17:26 f:-0.088 pm:434.4 jm:697 q: -1.0 -5.7 3J/V7C25EL96X9W -
07:19:02 f:-0.088 pm:436.6 jm:697 q: -0.7 -7.3 HANGSYYMOND ME  ?
07:20:38 f:-0.088 pm:445.0 jm:697 q: -0.5 -7.6 HANGSYYMOND ME  ?
07:22:14 f:-0.088 pm:494.8 jm:697 q: -0.2 -7.4 HANGSYYMOND ME  ?
07:23:50 f:-0.088 pm:496.9 jm:697 q: -0.2 -7.5 HANGSYYMOND ME  ?
07:25:26 f:-0.088 pm:498.1 jm:697 q: -0.1 -7.8 HANGSYYMOND ME  ?
07:27:02 f:-0.088 pm:503.0 jm:697 q:  0.0 -8.7 CQ4ZI.GN618FUTN ?
07:28:38 f:-0.088 pm:517.7 jm:697 q:  0.3 -5.9 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
07:30:14 f:-0.088 pm:521.1 jm:697 q:  0.3 -5.7 TAG RAYMOND ME  -
07:31:50 f:-0.088 pm:535.4 jm:697 q:  0.3 -5.6 TAG RAYMOND ME  -

Thanks to all, and best DX; 73:
Andy - KU4XR EM75xr