[Lowfer] Miscellaneous

[John Hamer]

I guess it's only a few tenths of a Hz low then. I'll just leave it like it
is then and monitor EAR another night before switching back to the watering
hole.

On Wed, Nov 29, 2023, 3:09 PM John Hamer <wilbur0611 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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