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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:06:04 -0400
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'Normal' signal levels across the VLF spectrum here this morning.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2


----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: VLF: QRN


> Hi Jacek, interesting but there is no real cause for absorption at=
 present,
> and it would not affect groundwave. However there was a flare this=
 morning
> at around 0400 0500z . This would have enhaced the skywave ay 225kHz=
  and
> perhaps lead to destructive interference with the groundwave??
> Alan G3NYK
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Jacek Lipkowski" <sq5bpf@lipkowski.org>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 10:26 AM
> Subject: Re: VLF: QRN
>
>
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2010, Stefan Sch=E4fer wrote:
>
>> The QRN on the Dreamers Band is as low as never before since i am
> monitoring
>> the band. My DFCW-60 window is almost dark in the moment. [...]
>
> there seems to be increased absorption right now, maybe due to solar
> x-rays. i've just tried to show my daughter how a crystal radio work=
s, and
> can barely receive Warsaw 1 on 225kHz (with active antenna and tuned
> circut). normally i would receive several stations with just a diode=
 and
> low-impedance headphones.
>
> jacek
>
>=20