Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1102; Body=3 Fuz1=3 Fuz2=3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL, SPF_PASS 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 u33H2icO017087 for ; Sun, 3 Apr 2016 19:02:44 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1amlMT-0004cU-4L for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:58:53 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1amlMS-0004cL-D1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:58:52 +0100 Received: from vms173011pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.11]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.86) (envelope-from ) id 1amlMQ-0001qn-K5 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:58:51 +0100 Received: from vz-proxy-l004.mx.aol.com ([64.236.82.152]) by vms173011.mailsrvcs.net (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.32.0 64bit (built Jul 16 2014)) with ESMTPA id <0O52004P8HT81010@vms173011.mailsrvcs.net> for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2016 11:58:21 -0500 (CDT) X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=EdU1O6SC c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=a3t/a0oOYlYu/nGe1mf8ZA==:117 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=kziv93cY1bsA:10 a=blMsrs5kHFAs4jDh2VAA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 Received: by 96.236.217.18 with SMTP id 26c2c025; Sun, 03 Apr 2016 16:58:21 GMT Message-id: <47336D1A54774A29B295F39F7D2CB96D@MichaelSappPC> From: "Michael Sapp" To: "Discussion of the Lowfer \(US, European, & UK\) and MedFer bands" Cc: , "John Langridge" , "scorpionantennas" References: <56FFCC9F.3020709@sbcglobal.net> <7DF1573C-4A31-4772-9916-0DFF3046F3E9@hurontel.on.ca> In-reply-to: <7DF1573C-4A31-4772-9916-0DFF3046F3E9@hurontel.on.ca> Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2016 12:58:17 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 X-Scan-Signature: 4e3b1488273adbbe9757d6bdd5adf219 Subject: LF: Re: Midday T/C decodes of WH2XND on 137kHz Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original 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 10.1.3.11 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 7587 Hi All: Interesting miday captures on my SW EWE antenna Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az 2016-04-03 15:36 WH2XND 0.137501 -31 0 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 2016-04-03 15:40 WH2XND 0.137501 -30 0 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 2016-04-03 15:48 WH2XND 0.137501 -30 0 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 2016-04-03 15:52 WH2XND 0.137501 -31 0 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 2016-04-03 16:00 WH2XND 0.137501 -30 0 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 2016-04-03 16:04 WH2XND 0.137501 -31 0 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 2016-04-03 16:36 WH2XND 0.137501 -31 0 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 2016-04-03 16:44 WH2XND 0.137501 -32 1 DM33xt 5 WA3TTS/2 EN90xn 2915 66 I switched to a single IF receiver (FT-817 with TCXO) with my RAY6 DBM based LF converter and went to 300kHz LPF to lower the crud levels from the AM BC daylight RF power environment. Also switched to my low noise Xonar U7 external USB interface. Apparently all those tweaks pull's Ron's XND signal out of the noise over the 2915 km (1815 mile) path.... 73, Mike wa3tts