Alan,

thanks for the information on DCF39. We do have a dark path to Magdeburg but
only for an hour or so and the signal certainly peaked strongly over that
time and disappeared smartly at our sunrise. However, it first appeared
weakly at 1610Z when Magdeburg would still be well in daylight. I will
reduce the dot length setting progressively over a few nights and report the
results.

I think the earlier report of possible DCF39 reception was by Steve Olney in
VK.

Mike ZL4OL