Hi Alan,
Thanks for the analysis and explanation of the propagation modes.
I've shut down now 23:20 two hours after local sunset to give the TX and tuner
a break, will fire it back up in an hour or so.
--
73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ/WD2XSH/23
FN42hi
http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
> Hi Both,
> What is more interesting is that the darkness shadow at 100km altitude is
> still about 2000km east of Warren at that time. So he is either hefting a
> signal over on a single hop (at least to the UK) or he is D-layer bouncing
> it into the darkness zone. I have my doubts about this last explanation as
> the absorption increases just before sunset. You should see him dip down in
> strength and then comup to full strength as the two hop path becomes fully
> dark, This will occur around local sunset, but the darkness shadow at 100km
> altitude will still be 1000km east of Warren.....the position for the first
> skywave "bounce". It is quite interesting how accurately this ties up with
> the simple geometry.
> http://www.alan.melia.btinternet.co.uk/geometry.htm
>
> Cheers de Alan G3NYK
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ/WD2XSH/23 <k2ors@comcast.net>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>; <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Cc: Gary - G4WGT <g4wgt@tiscali.co.uk>
> Sent: 18 November 2006 21:40
> Subject: Re: LF: RE: WD2XGJ tonight
>
>
> > Hi Gary,
> >
> > > Same here from 2030 UTC but weak.
> >
> > Thanks for the report, 20:30 was still daylight here, sunset is 21:20
> UTC today.
> >
> > --
> > 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ/WD2XSH/23
> > FN42hi
> > http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Gary - G4WGT" <g4wgt@tiscali.co.uk>
> > > Hi Warren & LF,
> > >
> > > Same here from 2030 UTC but weak.
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Gary - G4WGT- IO83qp
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> > > [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Hartmut Wolff
> > > Sent: 18 November 2006 20:48
> > > To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> > > Subject: LF: WD2XGJ tonight
> > >
> > > XGJ visible here since about 20:10 UTC.
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Hartmut
> > > www.h-wolff.de
> > > Locator: JO52hp
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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