Lawrence,
Thanks for the feedback and the kind words. The weak traces were those of
Steve, VE7SL. His station was on 137573.0 I really did not expect my
signal to be seen even in BC at its current power level and was very glad to
find Steve report such good copy. Please watch for me in a couple of
weeks, when the power is up.
The next steps are to raise power to our temporary license maximum limit, to
prove compatibility with power utility Power Line Carrier systems. This
experiment in Yukon hopes to show two things, cohabitation of amateur 137
kHz operation with PLC, and beginning steps toward understanding 137
propagation to and from above 60 degrees latitude.. For the second, I rely
on folks like you to capture or comment on what you can make out of my
signals, when propagation is favorable. Some of you have already received
traces which I have made of your signals.
If you or anyone else would like to see how your ghost traces of Steve's
signal line up with what I received let me know. The same goes for the .WAV
files of audible standard CW from his location as heard here. This is the
second time audible CW has been heard here from down in lower BC, over 1000
miles distant.
I can send files next week but right now, I am studying for an examination
related to (of all things) SCADA system software. I am currently training
to become an effective IT instructor. Quite a change after three years of
retirement... challenging fun not unlike operating on 137.
I will be watching for your signal when the watering hole is filled with
wildlife. By the way, the other animals there will likely be calling my
signals, "Simone", (was that the name of the little guy in The Lion King?),
because signals coming from the NW corner of North America will not likely
be the biggest ones there.
73,
J.
|
