[Lowfer] Improved watering hole lowfer reception
John Andrews
w1tag at charter.net
Sun Dec 18 09:09:23 EST 2022
Finally had some sort of copy on signals around 185.300 kHz at home in
Massachusetts last night. See:
http://www.w1tag.com/files/18Dec2022.jpg
Times are in UTC, and 800 = 185.300 kHz.
TAG is clearly visible - there is an interfering line on the left side
of the screen that isn't normally there, might be a PLC. Traces of WM
and SIW are visible at their correct frequencies, but a convincing ID
would be tough to pick out. No sign of SJ last night -- would have been
off the top of this screen, anyway. Lots of supposed PLC activity near
the bottom of the screen.
I used an R75 and the old WD2XES transmit loop. A smaller 5' loop has
only been good for local work this year.
The huge signal blooming up on 185.297 on the right likely comes from a
neighbor's TV. It clobbers that frequency, and brings up the overall
noise level around the watering hole. Nothing new -- am suspecting an
older plasma TV.
John, W1TAG
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