[SADXA] Interesting DX
Wes
wes_n7ws at triconet.org
Fri Oct 21 17:16:41 EDT 2022
Aha.
BTW I subscribed to the VLF groups.io Andrew Klekociuk is a member. See:
https://groups.io/g/VLF/topic/94373266#29318
Wes N7WS
On 10/21/2022 11:55 AM, Darrel wrote:
> Correction:
> I looked at my VLF data at higher time resolution, and I *did* see an event
> possibly corresponding to the gamma-ray burst.
>
> NWC, Australia: about 1 dB "glitch" down in strength at 1320 UTC.
> JJI, Japan: about 4 dB "glitch" downwards at 1320 UTC.
>
> Nothing obvious on any of the other VLF stations I was monitoring.
>
> My data, and data from other observers, are archived Stanford and can be plotted:
>
> http://sid.stanford.edu/database-browser/browse.jsp?date=2022-10-09T13.00.00&display=vertical&goesFlareStrength=A1.0&timeRange=60&size=1000x200
>
> My own data are labelled "Agua-Caliente 9471". (I live near the Agua Caliente
> park in Tucson.)
>
> Cheers,
> Darrel, aa7fv.
>
> On 10/21/2022 11:30, Darrel wrote:
>> I've been monitoring several VLF stations continuously for the last few
>> months. I looked at my data records for October 9 around 1300- 1400 UTC.
>> This is a summary of what I received in Tucson:
>>
>> NWC 19.8 kHz, Australia: Strong signal, but nothing remarkable at that time.
>> NML 25.2 kHz, LaMoure North Dakota: Strong signal, nothing to note
>> NAU 40.75 kHz, Puerto Rico: Weak signal, but very steady and nothing remarkable
>> JJI 22.2 kHz, Japan: Strong signal, nothing to note
>> NLK 24.8 kHz, Jim Creek, Washington state: Strong signal. Possibly a weak
>> glitch around 13:20 UTC, but comparable to the noise fluctuations.
>> NAA 24.0 kHz, Cutler Maine: Strong signal, nothing to note
>> NPM 21.4 kHz, Hawaii: Weak signal, but nothing to note.
>>
>> So, for what it's worth, I didn't notice any strong correspondence with the
>> gamma-ray burst on any of these VLF paths.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Darrel, aa7fv.
>>
>> On 10/21/2022 10:37, Wes wrote:
>>> Further on this. If you look a the map in this article it's claimed that
>>> the propagation paths to the received VLF stations was enhanced by the gamma
>>> ray radiation and signals outside the footprint were not received.
>>>
>>> What intrigued me was the fact that AZ was on the edge of this footprint and
>>> this was about the time of our sunrise. So I put the date and time in DX
>>> Atlas and opened a rectangular map. Lo and behold, his gamma ray radiation
>>> footprint coincides almost completely with the solar nighttime footprint.
>>> Coincidence?
>>>
>>> Wes
>>>
>>> On 10/21/2022 7:29 AM, Wes wrote:
>>>> https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2022/10/17/powerful-gamma-ray-burst-made-currents-flow-in-the-earth/
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