[NLRS] Aurora - Part II from W0VB 144 Mhz Cross-polarized

[terryvb@starband.net]

N1BUG stated in an aurora note last evening:
"Aurora continued weakly on and off until approximately 0200
 UT. No long range DX was worked. Signals were generally
 weak and few, with brief good periods. I made contacts on
 144 and 222. "

In the past when the aurora signals disappeared.... and it was an intense
aurora, we used to say "The aurora covered us and we were under the bowl".

My question: Did you experience that effect last night between 000Z and
0130Z? That is when the contacts came bounding in for me using vertical
polarization.... "if" you did..... this data would suggest that the
polarization may be a factor that we haven't explored here in the US......

W0VB Log from aurora on the night of 10/30/03
Power:  1,500 watts out to a vertical polarization! 55 ft yagi.
Antenna:  M2 2M8WLHD 17 dBd gain up 60 ft
11 States worked:  OH, PA, NJ, KY, VA, IL, MI, CT, MD, WI, WVA

Your reports at these times would be appreciate for analysis:


10/30/2003
	UTC 	Call	Grid	State	Bearing
        23:14	K2GAL	FM29	NJ	76
	23:18	WD4IYI	EM67	KY	83
	23:36	W4MYA	FM07	VA	74
	23:58	K9SM	EM69	IL	54
10/31/2003
	UTC 	Call	Grid	State	Bearing
        00:00	K1JT	FN20	NJ	54
	00:02	W8YMO	EN91	OH	55
	00:25	K2TXB	FM29	NJ	63
	00:35	WA3LTB	EN92	PA	53
	00:52	K8CCG	EN63	MI	49
	00:52	VE3ZV	EN92	CAN	49
	00:55	WA8GAZ	EN61	 -	49
	00:57	W1COT	FN31	CT	49
	00:58	N4GN	EM78	KY	49
	01:01	VE3SMA	EN93	CAN	49
	01:03	W3ZZ	FM19	MD	49
	01:03	WA8TJL	EN91	OH	49
	01:05	K1GX	FN31	CT	49
	01:06	W8IDM	EN91	OH	49
	01:09	WA8TXT	EN81	OH	49
	01:10	W3ANX	FN00	PA	49
	01:12	K3TZ	FN00	PA	49
	01:13	K3IB	FN20	PA	49
	01:14	WA9CJX	EN52	WI	49
	01:15	K4VXP	EM77	KY	49
	01:18	KK8A	EN91	OH	52
	01:28	WZ1V	FN31	CT	56
	01:37	W3VRD	FM19	MD	52
	01:44	VE3FGU	FN04	CAN	87
	01:49	K3TV	FN20	PA	64
	01:51	VE3DSS	FN03	CAN	64
	01:54	WA8CXI	EM99	WVA	58
	01:58	W9PBB	EN54	WI	58
	02:03	K9YC	EN61	IL	58

Terry,  W0VB