[Lowfer] lowfers in TN

[N8OOU]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for your capture of WM yesterday, and transverter update. I 
re-activated 630m WSPR reporting from here. After running overnight, I 
reported 13 unique stations in about a 1000km radius. I think I should 
to be able to catch XR in the future.

Thanks for listening.

73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek

On 12/27/22 09:36, Andy - KU4XR via Lowfer wrote:
> Greetings and HNY to all:
> 
> Local forecast was calling for 20% chance of snow flurries and we ended up with a little over
> 2 inches of snow on the ground. I figured I'd take advantage of natures ground plane.
> Other than WM blazing in here, I was disappointed with overnight results. The horribly poor
> propagation this season, and 12dB +/- increase in never ending noise level, has yielded very
> little receptions.
> 
> Received 1 WSPR15 sequence from SIW, nothing from the OP32 transmission, or the SIW Graphic.
> 
> 1200  -35   0.1    0.185185    0   K3SIW         EN51      0
> 
> The below link shows the only time WM, TAG, and SJ were on the screen at the same time.
> The best I have gotten this season from TAG is random weak traces. SJ drifted up and out of
> the screen. No sign of XXP , and with this seasons trend, not expecting any.
> 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uQUGxyrixznOCK7DsMq72gPhSnhfXLLw/view?usp=share_link
> 
> On a sidebar note; the increased noise level and poor propagation have been very evident
> for me on 630 meters this season. My last operation was in early 2019. This season, I finally
> added an 10 MHz OCXO to the Transverter, and a different antenna setup. I can run long modes
> now, and the PA barely gets warm. No TA coming in, or going out. No VK receptions in any mode,
> and West Coast U.S. and Canada, has been sparse as well.
> 
> 73 to all, and Best wishes:
> Andy, KU4XR Friendsville, TN.
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