[SixClub] re; weak signal

Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:23:29 -0500

I thought it was just me! I was on .125 last night and was getting S5 - S9
noise but it tuned out a bit above and below that frequency. I turned off
anything that might have been causing interference in my shack but to no
avail!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward Leicester" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal

> the last couple of days here on the east coast have been unusual. there
have
> been several ground wave openings lately. from fm16, I've worked n3db,
k3tkj
> on several occaisions and heard kc8ihe, all up in the MD DE area. also
> worked n4wi in fm14. lots of noise too. not just heterodyne but noises
like
> AU was trying to make its way south. BPL? Nah. Hertford's too small for
BPL.
> Sometimes living in a smal rural area actually has it's advantages.
>
>
> 73 de Ed/kg4qmi
> ---------------------------
> Edward Leicester
> EC-Perq. Co.  NCARES
> Hertford NC/FM16
> http://home.earthlink.net/~kg4qmi
> need logging software?
> go to http://www.n3fjp.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
>
>
> > Wonder if you are hearing BPL?????
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/18/2004 5:42:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
> >
> > > David,
> > > Despite the well considered negative responses about
> > > what you heard on 6m last night, there was more going
> > > on than computer problems under your roof. I was on 6m
> > > AM with 4 others and the noise on the band led several
> > > to believe there was a band opening going on or about
> > > to happen. I switched over to ssb and heard wide
> > > heterodynes just above 50.125 and directly on 50.150.
> > > The "signal" on 50.150 had a beacon like rhythm or
> > > more accurately, CW when you are listening in the
> > > wrong mode. I can understand why your would think it
> > > was an opening.
> > > Mark
> > > KB1KBP (soon to be K1RGB)
> > >
> > > --- David-Hook <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > I was listenning in the 50-51mhz range last night
> > > > and heard all kinds of
> > > > heterodynes, but no beacons or voices.Can anyone
> > > > confirm if the band was
> > > > open?I'm using a homebrew buddipole indoors, so I'm
> > > > not sure exactly what I
> > > > was hearing.QTH is CT.
> > > >
> > > > David
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