Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 10:52:00 +0100 (BST)
From: DAVE PICK <daveyxm@virginmedia.com>
To: rsgb_lf_group <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Message-ID: <2040737713.3975698.1504691520061.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe12.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net>
In-Reply-To: <59AFBCC8.30526.85484C@roelof.ndb.demon.nl>
References: <15e4d1026af-c0a-3b162@webjas-vad110.srv.aolmail.net>, <Pine.LNX.4.64.1709052129280.8166@plato.ucs.mun.ca> <59AFBCC8.30526.85484C@roelof.ndb.demon.nl>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Importance: Medium
Subject: Re: LF: HF Radio black out
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; 
	boundary="----=_Part_3975697_1777732502.1504691520048"
Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Status: RO

------=_Part_3975697_1777732502.1504691520048
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Yes very bad at the moment.

The only band that I can use to get a signal the 300km up to my remote station
in Scotland is 136kHz!

On 160, 80, 40m - nothing.

The Chilton Ionogram is showing no echos at all.

Is it the end of the world as we know it?

Dave G3YXM

> 
>     On 06 September 2017 at 10:15 Roelof Bakker <roelof@ndb.demon.nl> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Hello all,
> 
>     Now something different:
> 
>     It looks like a severe radio black out of HF is ongoing.
>     I have never seen this before. See attachment.
> 
>     This is also an opportunity to look at PLC interference at the lower
>     bands, which is normally covered by signals.
> 
>     I checked it on 3 different antennas: mini-whip, loop and
>     hf-doublet.
> 
>     73,
>     Roelof, pa0rdt
>     Middelburg, JO11tm
> 
>     The following section of this message contains a file attachment
>     prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format.
>     If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system,
>     you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer.
>     If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance.
> 
>     ---- File information -----------
>     File: HF Radio black out.jpg
>     Date: 6 Sep 2017, 11:07
>     Size: 61486 bytes.
>     Type: JPEG-image
> 
------=_Part_3975697_1777732502.1504691520048
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org=
/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head>
    <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8=
"/>
 </head><body><p>Yes very bad at the moment.<br></p><p>The only band that I=
 can use to get a signal the 300km up to my remote station in Scotland is 1=
36kHz!<br></p><p>On 160, 80, 40m - nothing.<br></p><p>The Chilton Ionogram =
is showing no echos at all.<br></p><p>Is it the end of the world as we know=
 it?<br></p><p>Dave G3YXM<br></p><blockquote type=3D"cite"><p>On 06 Septemb=
er 2017 at 10:15 Roelof Bakker &#60;roelof@ndb.demon.nl&#62; wrote:<br><br>=
<br>Hello all,<br><br>Now something different:<br><br>It looks like a sever=
e radio black out of HF is ongoing.<br>I have never seen this before. See a=
ttachment.<br><br>This is also an opportunity to look at PLC interference a=
t the lower <br>bands, which is normally covered by signals.<br><br>I check=
ed it on 3 different antennas: mini-whip, loop and <br>hf-doublet.<br><br>7=
3,<br>Roelof, pa0rdt<br>Middelburg, JO11tm<br><br>The following section of =
this message contains a file attachment<br>prepared for transmission using =
the Internet MIME message format.<br>If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any =
other MIME-compliant system,<br>you should be able to save it or view it fr=
om within your mailer.<br>If you cannot, please ask your system administrat=
or for assistance.<br><br> ---- File information -----------<br> File: HF R=
adio black out.jpg<br> Date: 6 Sep 2017, 11:07<br> Size: 61486 bytes.<br> T=
ype: JPEG-image<br></p></blockquote></body></html>
------=_Part_3975697_1777732502.1504691520048--