X-GM-THRID: 1213348487150158714 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 9c7f0bfbdd3b20b92c055473e26d411cb634edb2 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.249.16 with SMTP id w16cs232360qbh; Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:36:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.90.4 with SMTP id s4mr3382515nfl; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:34:49 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id m15si4168283nfc.2006.09.01.12.34.47; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:34:49 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) DomainKey-Status: bad (test mode) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1GJEjL-0003YP-3N for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:31:07 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GJEjK-0003YG-KY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:31:06 +0100 Received: from smtp810.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([217.146.188.70]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GJEjG-00012J-Nn for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:31:06 +0100 Received: (qmail 32009 invoked from network); 1 Sep 2006 19:29:57 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=YjWiTXOZ9mWvQvBWrNEK17ps5J/vPHtuJ4K/tccp2PXlkZKwm1s3SifdeQCp1OZCdMswUtun0y1s7iuMZ7FD1amVc2sxvCQ1LbmYMQTCUE+dvDFu4qF+sdbRivhy51aENNPEy5OwxeUW9yvR5NJnxBTwLIa8Jpjj6qnlpxNQK74= ; Received: from unknown (HELO lark) (alan.melia@btinternet.com@81.131.41.122 with login) by smtp810.mail.ird.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Sep 2006 19:29:56 -0000 Message-ID: <002201c6cdfd$02109920$0300a8c0@lark> From: "Alan Melia" To: References: <160837769.20060901180946@mTerrier.net> Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 20:21:53 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.531 Subject: LF: Re: T/A wd2xes Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4421 Hi Michel, yes the noise is coming in by skywave from the east and so is washed out by the approaching dawn. The signals from the west have a little extra time because only the last ionospheric hop point at an altitude of about 100km needs to be in darkess. Cheers de Alan G3NYK ----- Original Message ----- From: Michel F5WK To: Sent: 01 September 2006 17:09 Subject: LF: T/A wd2xes > Hi all, > > Good copy of wd2xes from 0:00 to 5:30 UTC with a noticeable increase in the > S/N starting at 4:10 (2nd image) > > Atmospheric noise is a few dB higher during the night and interestingly > decreases well before John's signal fades out. > > I increased the SL brightness of the second image to show this noise > reduction. > > > Receiving conditions: > > 2 x 2 meter one-turn copper loop with high Z differential preamp > I/Q down converter, QSD based > Audigy 2 ZX notebook sound card > Spectrum Lab configured as SDR > > 73 Michel / f5wk JN18HP > > --