Thanks again John, Jay and Dexter for your observations! Interesting about the brief reception at W1TAG after your sunset - perhaps a short enhancement by some focussing effect under a curved ionosph
Markus, Sorry, nothing seen. Maybe someone in a quieter location had better luck. John, W1TAG On 11/27/2010 6:22 PM, Markus Vester wrote: In an attempt to promote a bit of TA activity, I intend to pu
Sorry, no "X's" were visible here. The only thing I caught was the previously reported DF6NM fragment before 2200Z. John, W1TAG Got a late start last night ... but managed to snag an X. Sorry, nothin
"Mommy, I figured out the beeping sound that's coming from all of our radios! It's Morse Code! I Googled it, and after hearing the same things over and over again, I figured out what it's saying:" CQ
Markus, A bit of your signal showed up in the half hour after sunset, but the noise seems to now be winning. A shot from 2204Z is attached. John, W1TAG Attachment: NM1.jpg Description: JPEG image
Markus, Reception in the eastern U.S. will be pretty noisy for the next two nights due to a large storm system. You may not get much for reports from this side of the pond. John, W1TAG For tonight we
Stefan, There was a C4-level solar flare at 1220 UTC from an active region behind the Sun's limb. Others noted the event at VLF. See: http://www.spaceweather.com/ John, W1TAG There are strange propag
Jean-Pierre, Thanks very much for the copy. I will probably be back on tonight. John, W1TAG t:2208 f:-0.059 pm:0.537 jm:504 q: -1.9 -5.5 WD2XES 500 WATT - t:2304 f:-0.059 pm:0.542 jm:504 q: -1.8 -5.7
Graham, In the U.S., 160-190 kHz is available for unlicensed use with the 1 watt DC + 15 meter antenna as previously mentioned. This has nothing to do with Amateur Radio. There are no assigned call s
Thanks to all for the reports last night, even a couple of unintentional ones that showed part of the WD2XES signal! Merry Christmas! John, W1TAG/WD2XES/Ho Ho Ho
Scott, I'm presently detecting DCF39 during daylight hours. See attached. Not much signal there but I've never seen this before! Any ideas how this could be? 1. Very small auroral oval at present. 2.
Jean-Pierre, Henny, Thanks for the reports. I only ran it for an hour to make sure that the high winds earlier in the day hadn't damaged anything. John, W1TAG
Markus, The 136.177 range appears to be clear here in central Massachusetts. In fact, it is nicely centered at my QTH between moderately strong lines at +/-70 Hz (origin unknown). I am roughly 700 km
WD2XES is presently sending WOLF(10) on 137.441 kHz with 100 watts transmitter output. The power will increase to the normal 500 watts (1W ERP) around 2330Z, and the signal will remain on until 1000Z
Peter, It used to be common MW broadcast practice to use "eddy current disks", which were aluminum rings. In some cases, the ring was put inside the coil, with the ability to rotate it in and out of
