Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1169; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL, RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id t4OL6bdx010755 for ; Sun, 24 May 2015 23:06:38 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Ywd3U-0000jr-Fr for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:03:32 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Ywd3T-0000ji-G3 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:03:31 +0100 Received: from mta11.charter.net ([216.33.127.80]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.85) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywd3O-0003IW-9a for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:03:30 +0100 Received: from imp11 ([10.20.200.11]) by mta11.charter.net (InterMail vM.8.01.05.09 201-2260-151-124-20120717) with ESMTP id <20150524210323.EHQR5815.mta11.charter.net@imp11> for ; Sun, 24 May 2015 17:03:23 -0400 Received: from mtaout003.msg.strl.va.charter.net ([68.114.190.28]) by imp11 with smtp.charter.net id Xx3P1q0040dCcRg05x3PVu; Sun, 24 May 2015 17:03:23 -0400 Received: from impout002 ([68.114.189.17]) by mtaout003.msg.strl.va.charter.net (InterMail vM.9.00.015.01 201-2473-143-101) with ESMTP id <20150524210323.DFPA11160.mtaout003.msg.strl.va.charter.net@impout002> for ; Sun, 24 May 2015 16:03:23 -0500 Received: from [192.168.2.109] ([216.227.8.181]) by impout002 with charter.net id Xx3N1q00P3uMNyY01x3PoJ; Sun, 24 May 2015 16:03:23 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=aKJ+qNNm c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=nd42hspxxPzM/7HxP5ZUdw==:117 a=nd42hspxxPzM/7HxP5ZUdw==:17 a=hOpmn2quAAAA:8 a=wPuOwISMbD0A:10 a=N659UExz7-8A:10 a=ueL5lzVhUyyI-ax8dN4A:9 a=pILNOxqGKmIA:10 X-Auth-id: dzF0YWdAY2hhcnRlci5uZXQ= Message-ID: <55623C9A.4060107@charter.net> Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:03:22 -0400 From: John Andrews User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <5561CEB5.3060506@charter.net>, <5561ECC1.8030301@kpnmail.nl> <556222D3.11110.8F3A44@roelof.ndb.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <556222D3.11110.8F3A44@roelof.ndb.demon.nl> X-Scan-Signature: 7001055fa59a9c23b9831ea6d317a074 Subject: Re: LF: Interesting 630M WSPR night Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 3244 Roelof, My original comment had more to do with the one-hour nature of the event than the underlying propagation. Upon further reflection, the hour was marked at one end by my starting the session, and at the other by Stefan going off the air. Chances are that the path would have been good for a longer period. John, W1TAG On 5/24/2015 3:13 PM, roelof@ndb.demon.nl wrote: > Hello Jan, > >>>>Can't explain why. Just a lucky shot when peaking :-) <<< > > I can: solar flux has dropped below 100 and the earth's magnetic field > has been quiet the last few days. This are excellent indicators for good > T/A propagation. > > I had aural copy last night from NDB YMW on 366 kHz from Manwaki, > Canada, which is 5575 km away. > > Rather than discussing the latest and greatest weak signal algorithms, > it might be worthwhile to look at the factor that really makes it all > happen: propagation! > > In due respect for your achievement! > > 73, > Roelof Bakker, pa0rdt