Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7409 invoked from network); 18 Nov 1999 07:32:55 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO magnus.force9.net) (195.166.128.27) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 18 Nov 1999 07:32:55 +0000 Received: (qmail 5837 invoked from network); 18 Nov 1999 07:32:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by magnus.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 18 Nov 1999 07:32:09 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11oLtq-0006KF-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:22:34 +0000 Received: from ds9.sci.fi ([195.74.0.54]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11oLtp-0006KA-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:22:33 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from default (MMMDCCCLII.hdyn.saunalahti.fi [195.197.164.252]) by ds9.sci.fi (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA09373; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:22:26 +0200 (EET) Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19991118092220.007c4290@laatikko.saunalahti.fi> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Sender: vaiski1@laatikko.saunalahti.fi X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:22:20 +0200 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?V=E4in=F6_Lehtoranta?= Subject: LF: Leonids nite observations Cc: vhf@sral.fi In-reply-to: References: <383262C4.338D9838@cableol.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: LF observations 17 Nov 1999 (136..137 kHz) by OH2LX (qth: Jokela, South Finland, KP20LN, (60N34 024E58): 1915 OH3LYG (429) calling OZ1KMR (?) 2210 SM6PXJ (219) calling somebody (?) 2216 OH1TN (429) calling IK5ZPV (1-219) (yes I definitely hrd IK5ZPV with AR7030Plus/---- 10m coax---/1:10/---15m wire----- ------------------------------------------------------- Ionospheric Cross Modulation (ICM) on DCF39 138.83: ICM (modulation) hrd on DCF39 belongs to new LF station Solec Kujawski 225 kHz replacing Warszawa-Raszyn since 24 Sept 1999; 1000 kW and two masts (289 & 330 m high). ICM not as strong as that caused by Warszawa-Gabin "super-station" (645.38 m mast collapsed on 8 Aug 1991). Below 138.83 there is audible a mix of unintelligible voice (S. Kujawski?) plus DCF39 "ghost burst" gradually disappearing towards lower frequencies (REF: GW4ALG&G3XVD) ----------------------------------------------------------- Leonids in Finland during morning of 18 Nov 1999: Practically nil. OH9TEN 28267.5 kHz was audible though around 0100 UTC with some notable "bursts" & "pings"... Finnish FM TV DX people hrd occasional FM/TV bursts mostly from Central European stations, a big disappointment... REF: ---------------------------------------------------------- >>GW4ALG wrote:------------------------------------------------ >> I heard a very strange noise across the whole of the 136 kHz >> band. It sounded rather like a mixture of cross-modulation/ >>inter-modulation plus Luxembourg Effect...... >>Mike, G3XVD wrote:------------------------------------------------ >>Yes, this has been clearly audible at various times this week, mainly >>between 137.5 and DCF39. It was apparent last winter, too. I recall >>discussion about whether or not this was really Luxemburg effect. >>It certainly coincides with evidence of skywave on the various >>commercial stations. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- V.K.Lehtoranta, OH2LX, POBox 50, FIN-05401 Jokela, Finland ------ Tel: +358-9-4173965 ---- Fax: +358-9-4173961 ------ E-mail: vaiski@dlc.fi - alias: oh2lx@dlc.fi & oh2lx@sral.fi