Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 X-Spam-DCC: EATSERVER: mailn 1166; Body=3 Fuz1=3 Fuz2=3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by lipkowski.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-8+deb8u2) with ESMTP id v8HFs3kw013819 for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 17:54:04 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1dtboN-0000cX-3d for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:48:47 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1dtboM-0000cO-2o for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:48:46 +0100 Received: from simone.ucs.mun.ca ([134.153.232.76]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1dtboJ-00015S-2j for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:48:44 +0100 Received: from plato.ucs.mun.ca (plato.ucs.mun.ca [134.153.232.153]) by simone.ucs.mun.ca (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id v8HFmZlp027793 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:18:36 -0230 Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:18:35 -0230 (NDT) From: jcraig@mun.ca X-X-Sender: jcraig@plato.ucs.mun.ca To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <59BE39D8.8406.5A11CC@roelof.ndb.demon.nl> Message-ID: References: <15e8b8efe88-c06-12ffd@webjas-vae166.srv.aolmail.net>, <59BE39D8.8406.5A11CC@roelof.ndb.demon.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scan-Signature: fc152e7304849b9a177649b85aea9f41 Subject: Re: LF: CW 477.7 kHz Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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 2.75 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 12580 Hi Roelof, It was another lovely sunny day, good for working on the antenna farm and fixing the last winter's damage. Good to hear that you could hear the beacon in the recovering conditions. Thanks again. I was using a miniwhip to demonstrate MF reception. It's amazing. The beacon will continue. 73 Joe On Sun, 17 Sep 2017, Roelof Bakker wrote: > Hello Joe, > > Due to numerous solar flares, lately propagation from your part of > the world to the Netherlands has been very poor indeed. > > Despite the high sensitivity of Linrad's waterfall display, nothing > at all could be found from NDB QY-263, Sydney, Canada, Nova Scotia, > for four consecutive days. This is my main propagation marker for > Canada and it's absence is very rare. > > The last couple of days, propagation has somewhat recovered and last > night, I had marginal aural copy of QY-263. > > It was a big surprise to find that I had also aural copy of your 5W > EIRP signal on 477.700 kHz, though static was fierce. I have > attached a Linrad overnight plot. > > Best regards and 73, > Roelof > ==================================================================== > From: Roelof Bakker, PAoRDT > Location: Middelburg, Zealand SW Netherlands, 51 30 02 N, 03 36 02 E > Locator: JO11tm > Receiver hardware: PERSEUS, Afedri Net > Receiver software: PERSEUS V5, Linrad > Aerial: pa0rdt-mini-whip, 5 metre up in a hawthorn tree. > ==================================================================== >