[Lowfer] Miscellaneous

[John Hamer]

Garry,

I noticed after sending my email that the previous capture, though not as
strong, has a full EAR.

https://jwhamer.me/grabber/archive.php?archive=2023/2023_11_29_EAR&cur=1&img=11

John Hamer

On Wed, Nov 29, 2023, 1:43 PM Garry <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> The terse antenna description for N6GN is "Remote, Hybrid Active Dipole
> & Loop_over_Ground". I assume the loop must favor E-W paths to copy SIW
> and WM and that would explain why WH2XXP is relatively weak.
>
> I copy EAR at 188830.5 Hz using the N8GA kiwisdr locked to GPS. That's
> also where I used to receive it with my GPS-referenced home eprobe
> setup. The frequency wobbles a very small amount in time as the dots and
> dashes are sent. Hardly even noticeable with ARGO at QRSS30. John, your
> best capture shows an "EAR" followed by "EA" the next transmission so
> its definitely EAR just before local sunrise fade out. Impressive given
> the 693 mi path. Thanks for running your grabber with captures archived.
>
> Gedas, I'm confident you're seeing lowfer KE weakly in your first
> capture. The frequency is close to where I see it with the N8GA kiwisdr
> (181819.5 Hz) and where Dex reported it some time ago. Also the
> frequency drift over time for the "K" transmission is evident. I looked
> a bit too early this morning but didn't save any captures. They were
> quite marginal so seeing what you saw is encouraging.
>
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
>
>
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