[Spooks] Not a good day for E15

[Mike L]

Hi all,
Todays loggings of E15, I couldn't have made this saga up.
They did not have a very good day to say the least, i've heard minor problems in 
the past but this has to be the best, on the tech side.
 On the operating side the use of RITA rather than ROBERT, after going "live", 
followed by frantic op-chat has to be a classic.
Downside was that I was in work so had no recorder :-(( 
 

 Sun 23/12 10.55z        E15     18000kHz        Carrier up
           10.58z                                2 short 1kHz tones
           11.00z                                QRU x 6, very fast, oops
                                                 tape problem.
           11.00.30z                             QRU x 1, very very slow &
                                                 distorted
           11.06 - 07z                           QRU x ? varying speeds
                                                 from very very slow to v.
                                                 fast (micky mouse)
                                                 tape rewound.
           11.08 - 09z                           Tape played by "hand" !!
                                                 not very succesful.
                                                 (I used this trick when a
                                                 DJ in the 50's/60's)
           11.12z                                Tape rewound
           11.13z                                QRU x 2, very fast
           11.13.30                              QRU x 2 varying followed
                                                 by BEC x ? varying fast
                                                 to v.slow
           11.15z                                Rewind tape
           11.16z                                BEC x 33, almost OK but
                                                 with extraneous noises.
                                                 Whistles, op-chat,bangs &
                                                 thumps, then all stop.
           11.19z                                QRU x 13, rewind tape,
                                                 QRU x 2.
           11.20z                                BEC x 35, v slow.
           11.23z                                QRU x 7  v. slow
                                                 rewind tape. 4 secs op-chat.
           11.26z                                PAR x 5 + PA, rewind
                                                 tape, went "LIVE" with
                                                 Peter Adam RITA x 5, all
                                                 stop.
           11.28z                                5 secs frantic op-chat
           11.29z                                2 secs op-chat, pulled
                                                 plug.
           11.30                                 Carrier down.
 
 This must be the longest TX ever made by E15, one must applaud their valiant
 efforts and devotion to duty, tears of laughter were running down my face by the
 end of this little episode.
 
           16.28z start  E15     6715kHz         NAS x 30, QTC NR3 ???,
						 CW & XJT QRM blocked it out.
           16.31zz                               NAS x 32, oops tape again.
                                                 QTC NR3 GR 01, more QRM
           16.36.30z                             Ends AR AR
 
           17.30z        E15     5834kHz         QRU x ?, blotted out by 3 x B/C +
                                                 ALE bursts, channel cleared by
                                         	 17.40z, E15 gone.
 
 The conditions on 5.0 - 6.2mHz from 16.30z to 17.45z were quite remarkable,the RX
 on DSB, with up to 5 B/C stations on a freq fading in and out as far apart as
 Japan, S.Am, N.Am and included multi path, the Grey Line would only have been   
about 1/3 across the pond at that time. A very interesting day.

Cheers
Seasons Greetings to all

Mike L
ENIGMA 2000