Observations by W4DEX and myself indicate that conditions were excellent at
73 and 180 kHz during the early UTC hours of 6 Dec. We both were hearing HBG
very clearly, and I copied Dex's 177.777 beacon at 0130, unusual for my
location, which is noisy in the evening hours.
This might be a good time to resume the 73 kHz tests, assuming that
conditions continue. I have left my receiver on at home, with the screen
capture running.
On another note, I am fairly certain that CFH operates intermittently on
73.6 kHz. I have heard the signal twice, and it is extremely loud here in
Massachusetts. Operation seems to be in the late UTC hours. Last evening,
there was a dead carrier just below there, 73.575 (I think - Dex can correct
me), around 0200. Again, it was strong in North Carolina, and very hot in
Massachusetts.
John Andrews, W1TAG
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