Well the Cluster looks like a personal listening-log again this weekend! So
you might as well have the notes that I didn't generate spots for as well.
My notes for Saturday the 19th record DF2PY on 136.9 at 0805 and G4GVC at
0810Z. It was nice to hear John's distinctive BIG signal again. I trust
this means the noise has been defeated? G3YXM's CQ at 0930Z on 137.1 khz
was replied to, though was not heard. The reply was too weak to hear here
but
showed up on the waterfall DSP plot. I also heard PA0LQ work MM0ALN at 579
at about 1620 (not sure whether that was Zulu or BST) MM0ALN was about 529
here when the loop was turned to favour him.
On Sunday the 20th I think the QRN must have been bad into Europe. I heard
DF2PY sending cq from abt 0745Z and I noted that a couple of times a signal
appeared as he went to rx, weak and unreadable with me and not heard by
Wolf. G3BDQ called DF2PY at 0850Z and was not heard, but had a 579 qso with
MM0ALN. Finally I heard G3YXM one of the BIG UK signals call DF2PY at 0911Z
and again at 0937 with no reply. I guess Dave must have been coping Wolf at
abt 599. Dave was so strong here I could see 100Hz sidebands on his signal
on the waterfall plot and hear a distict low tone almost like MCW (though
the sidebands must be at least 45dB down).
I also copied G6NB working G3YMC, but I'm afraid I couldn't see you even on
the waterfall plot, Dave. I will definitely have to increase the sensitivity
threshold at this end!
I found the static 'patchy' this weeekend, with crunches rather than
crashes.
These seemed to come in bursts, may be 10 to 20 in one minute and then a
couple of relatively quiet minutes. I guess it must have been worse further
East.
Cluster (last 20 requested) entries as follows:-
136.4 PA0CC 15-Jun-1999 1640Z cq 549 in JO30
<DJ5BV>
137.0 ANYBODY 15-Jun-1999 0939Z qrv for a qso nw?
<DJ5BV>
G3NYK de GB7DXM 20-Jun 2133Z >
1800.0 G3YXM 20-Jun-1999 1540Z cq 137.08khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3YXM 20-Jun-1999 0945Z calling df2py...no reply
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3YXM 20-Jun-1999 0921Z cq 137.08khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 ON4ZK 20-Jun-1999 0839Z QRS CQ 137.74khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3XDV 20-Jun-1999 0827Z QRS cq 137.7khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 DF2PY 20-Jun-1999 0815Z cq 136.8khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3XDV 20-Jun-1999 0806Z QRS 137.7khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G4GVC 20-Jun-1999 0804Z cq 136.4khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 ON4ZK 20-Jun-1999 0741Z QRS cq 137.73khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3XDV 19-Jun-1999 1935Z QRS 137.74khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3KEV 19-Jun-1999 1004Z cq 136.2khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3YXM 19-Jun-1999 0955Z cq 137.1khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 DF2PY 19-Jun-1999 0942Z cq 136.90khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3XTZ 19-Jun-1999 0831Z 136.9khz QRZ
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3XTZ 19-Jun-1999 0830Z 136.9khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 ON4ZK 19-Jun-1999 0829Z QRS cq 137.74 khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G3XDV 19-Jun-1999 0823Z QRS cq 137.7khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 G4GVC 19-Jun-1999 0822Z cq 137.20khz
<G3NYK>
1800.0 DF2PY 19-Jun-1999 0700Z ==CQing on 136.8 kHz==
<DF2PY>
1800.0 DF2PY 18-Jun-1999 1319Z == CQing on 136.9 kHz ==
<DF2PY>
G3NYK de GB7DXM 20-Jun 2133Z >
I don't reckon that lot is 'news' to anyone in the UK but hopefully it may
of
interest further afield.
73 de Alan G3NYK
[email protected]
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