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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