Hi Laurence,
What time do you get traces of XKO? I've been dropping XGJ back to the low
power transmitter about 04:00 - 04:30 UTC most nights. If your darkness window
is after 04:00 UTC I could leave the Decca TX on.
--
73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ
FN42hi
http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Laurence KL1X" <[email protected]>
> Just been watching the West coast sun rise effect on NPG MSK signal on appx
> 135.975/925 Khzish from here in Borneo. We had a USA pre dawn enhancement
> over the previous 2 hours of some avg of 10dB up to the time sun rose at
> ground level at San Fran area, then a rapid attenuation thereafter. I saw
> the same yesterday although signals werent as good then. These improved
> signals are just at audible levels with reasonable qrn. I have traces on
> Dex XKO's freq (again) at his pre dawn at dot 60 slow but no solid full ID.
> So no Proboscis monkey heading his way yet! XKO is just over 15,000Kms from
> here
>
> Looking the other way...
>
> What is surprising is that Im seeing DCF39 at 1457Z over a path of 10439Kms
> with the nearest sundown, East of Moscow, thats on the great circle path at
> ground level some 1475Kms (east) distant from Magdeburg. Its a good strength
> too and vis at dot 10.
>
> ill have a capture window open from now till my dawn at 2225Z from 136.317
> to 136.321 dot 60 slow for anyone who wants to put signals up.
>
> Tomorrow night (my night that is) will be the last night of operation from
> here in Borneo :-((
>
> Laurence 9M6/GM4DMA
> 80F clear at 2314 local, 1514z
>
>
>
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