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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:07:53 -0400
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Very interesting Jay. To my knowledge we don't have a DK7FC
equivalent these days and I'm not aware of anyone transmitting DFCW
with enough EIRP to make it even on the best winter nights. I really
need to stop doing WSPR and transmit DFCW for a few nights to see if
I appear on any of the remaining European grabbers.

Aside from that I plan to continue WSPR-15 transmissions into the
late spring and summer to see what happens. It would be interesting
if there were a big station in Europe transmitting WSPR-15 on the
opposite sequence. Or, a big station transmitting DFCW (this would
require alternate NA/EU transmit nights however, as I cannot receive
while transmitting.

73,
Paul N1BUG WI2XTC


On 03/21/2018 07:21 AM, jrusgrove@comcast.net wrote:
> Many years back, Stefan DK7FC's 137 kHz T/A DFCW was received here
> every month of the year ... and it's not like we had to try every
> night of the month for success ... even during the summer. If the
> DST was favorable any relatively low noise night worked.
>  
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2   
>  
>  
> 
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>     *Subject:* Re: LF: Re: 2200m Trans-Atlantic QSO dream...
>     --------------------------------------------------------------------
>     I'm well aware propagation can be good even in mid summer, just as
>     it is on 160m (where I have 297 DXCC worked so I've been around a
>     while).
> 
>     QRN is the "season creator" here. Last year trans-Atlantic WSPR-2
>     decodes ceased in late March due to rising static. I'm seeing the
>     same huge increase this March. I don't know what the band actually
>     sounds like in Europe or what happens later in the spring/summer.
>     But looking at lightning maps over the past few weeks I can make a
>     good guess we have significantly higher static levels than you do.
> 
>     Of course on the plus side we don't have DCF39. :) I rarely see it
>     mentioned but isn't HGHA22 a nightmare too? It's often stronger than
>     DCF39 over here. I have my fast, wide waterfall set so I can see
>     both of them. They do make nice relative propagation indicators.
> 
>     I did see some evidence that DFCW can cut through the mess later
>     into the season as I had full call sign copy on DF6NM and DF2JP in
>     April 2017.
> 
>     73,
>     Paul N1BUG