Lots of people talk about a ''season'' but in propagation terms there isn't one. you can get as good a propaga tion in summer as in winter. There is possibly less noise to listen to in winter and the
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
Hello Paul, I have been monitoring Canadian NDB's for years now and my findings are that the best propagation in Summer always happens in July. I have heard quite a few in Summer that I have never he
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
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 ne
Hello Paul, I can set my grabber, just let me know what speed and frequency. It can be reached here when it's running : http://www.chriswilson.tv/grabber.html -- Best regards, Chris mailto:dead.fets@
Hi Jay, Paul, I still have the 12 captures from these 12 months. It was 2012. In attachment is the image from March. Almost exactly 6 years old! Time is running! 73, Stefan Am 21.03.2018 12:21, schri
PS: This capture was taken on Jay's side of course. And just to get an impression, with 25 dB SNR in 28 mHz you can transfer a 100 character EbNaut message in 5 minutes and have a spare 6 dB. A QSO i
Wow, Stefan and Jay, that is amazing. I get an impression Jay's static level was fairly low at the time of that capture. Mine is never low in March, which suggests my receive antenna may be not so go
Hi Paul, Jay was (and is!?) using a cardioid antenna poiting to the east for that reception, which is certainly a big advantage. But how high or low the noise has been, you don't see it on that spect
Hi Stefan, I will be watching the DF6NM grabber along with several others tonight. I need a better receive antenna for Europe, but I can only build one this year (it also has to be low cost). I have
In the interest of full disclosure ... there are times when the cardiod pattern is not the best for EU reception. Specifically, when Tstorms get cranked up in the Gulf of Mexico and northern SA, it i
Am 21.03.2018 21:34, schrieb N1BUG: I need a better receive antenna for Europe, me too :-) but I can only build one this year (it also has to be low cost). I have to make some decision about what it
Am 21.03.2018 21:51, schrieb [email protected]: In the interest of full disclosure ... there are times when the cardiod pattern is not the best for EU reception. Specifically, when Tstorms get cr
Hi Paul Try a real QSO XBAND IE You TX on 137 Khz using JT9, QRSS, DFCW etc and when I observe your signal I will reply on 472.5, 1820, or any other freq 7030 Khz A QSO in real time This would be mor
Are we talking about Jay's modified K9AY loop? I have enough space for that. It is one I have been considering. Thank you for the kind comments, Stefan. I have only simple tools but I try to do the b
Am 21.03.2018 23:23, schrieb N1BUG: Are we talking about Jay's modified K9AY loop? I have enough space for that. It is one I have been considering. Yes, that one. I think the larger the better. Then
Stefan Yes, that is true ... but I got rid of the Vactrols a long time ago. Nearby lightning storms found them easy prey. Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2 -- Original Message -- From: DK7FC <selberdenken@pos
