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Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:47:39 -0700
From: Scott Tilley <sthed475@telus.net>
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Subject: Re: LF: VE7TIL Grabber Restored...
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PS - Another sanity check is to look at grabber 2 and the day long 
wideband plot...

7X/DL is coming in NOW and visible on 153 plotter and daylong wideband 
plot...



On 8/13/2011 9:19 PM, Scott Tilley wrote:
> Hi Stefan
>
> I just got your reference in your last upon reviewing the 153 plot in 
> detail this evening.
>
> I agree there appears to be a trace on 153000.0Khz that could  be 
> either or both of 7X and DL.
>
> I have no explanation for this other than maybe solar activity as it 
> is way early compared to last year's data...
>
> Hmmmm....!
>
> Too bad Mal just doesn't have a decent enough station to make it 
> here... ;-)
>
> 73 Scott
> VE7TIL CN89dk
> http://www3.telus.net/sthed/argo/
>
> On 8/13/2011 1:23 PM, Stefan Schäfer wrote:
>> Hello Scott,
>>
>> Thanks for the very interesting information.
>> Can you explain why DLF or the algerian stn is almost 50 dB S/N but 
>> DCF39 is not visible at all?
>>
>> Do you expect a beacon transmission from Germany could be 
>> successfully received at VE7TIL?
>>
>> On your advice / request i can immediately start beacon 
>> transmissions, each night if wanted, no problem at all.
>> My variometer is not automatic so far and usually i resonate the 
>> antenna to 137.7 kHz. Thus, i can QSY say +- 70 Hz but not much more. 
>> I'm afraid people become angry if i would TX in the TA band but i 
>> cannot QSY to 136.177 in the moment.
>> So, if you would like to test with me, maybe you can run a temporary 
>> extra SL instance on a frequency of your choise arround 137.7. I 
>> would then try to leave a trace on your grabber, beeing an optimist, 
>> you know ;-)
>> Would use a mode of your choice (DFCW or QRSS=
>> So tell me if you want to try!
>>
>> Looking forward to the season.
>>
>> 73, Stefan/DK7FC
>>
>> Am 13.08.2011 21:47, schrieb Scott Tilley:
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> After a computer crash, I needed to restore some corrupted files on 
>>> the dedicated grabber computer.  This is done and the grabber is 
>>> again posting to the internet.
>>>
>>> Over the last two days the trans-Pacific path has dramatically 
>>> reopened for the first time in months.  Condx appear good!  See the 
>>> 153KHz Plot for just how good!  Keep a close eye here as we approach 
>>> Fall as the EU dx will start to appear.  Usually the Algerian 
>>> station appears first...
>>>
>>> PS - I'm stilled vexed 18 hours a day with interference from a local 
>>> illegal grow-op.  The interference shouldn't affect my ability to 
>>> hear too badly its just more irritating than anything else...  The 
>>> residence has been identified and the police have received a 
>>> complaint so it should disappear along with a tenant in my area soon...
>>>
>>> VLF grabber and audio stream remain active.
>>>
>>> 73 Scott
>>> VE7TIL CN89dk
>>> http://www3.telus.net/sthed/argo/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 8/12/2011 8:22 PM, Knight Ao wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, hope you will get your LF grabbers back online
>>>>> soon.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yas - JA8SCD/1
>>>>> Tokyo
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>