Hi Stefan
The station presently being seen is the Siberian (near JA) station on
153, not DLF or the Algerian. I don't expect to see EU 153 signals
until mid to late Sept and they will be much weaker. DCF39 will not
start showing up until early to mid October...
WRT beacon transmission from EU, the best time would be during Nov-Jan.
Watching the DCF39 plotter very closely. For any chance of success at
least 1W ERP will be needed and really good condx.
73, Scott
On 8/13/2011 1:23 PM, Stefan Schäfer wrote:
Hello Scott,
Thanks for the very interesting information.
Can you explain why DLF or the algerian stn is almost 50 dB S/N but
DCF39 is not visible at all?
Do you expect a beacon transmission from Germany could be successfully
received at VE7TIL?
On your advice / request i can immediately start beacon transmissions,
each night if wanted, no problem at all.
My variometer is not automatic so far and usually i resonate the
antenna to 137.7 kHz. Thus, i can QSY say +- 70 Hz but not much more.
I'm afraid people become angry if i would TX in the TA band but i
cannot QSY to 136.177 in the moment.
So, if you would like to test with me, maybe you can run a temporary
extra SL instance on a frequency of your choise arround 137.7. I would
then try to leave a trace on your grabber, beeing an optimist, you
know ;-)
Would use a mode of your choice (DFCW or QRSS=
So tell me if you want to try!
Looking forward to the season.
73, Stefan/DK7FC
Am 13.08.2011 21:47, schrieb Scott Tilley:
Hi All
After a computer crash, I needed to restore some corrupted files on
the dedicated grabber computer. This is done and the grabber is
again posting to the internet.
Over the last two days the trans-Pacific path has dramatically
reopened for the first time in months. Condx appear good! See the
153KHz Plot for just how good! Keep a close eye here as we approach
Fall as the EU dx will start to appear. Usually the Algerian station
appears first...
PS - I'm stilled vexed 18 hours a day with interference from a local
illegal grow-op. The interference shouldn't affect my ability to
hear too badly its just more irritating than anything else... The
residence has been identified and the police have received a
complaint so it should disappear along with a tenant in my area soon...
VLF grabber and audio stream remain active.
73 Scott
VE7TIL CN89dk
http://www3.telus.net/sthed/argo/
On 8/12/2011 8:22 PM, Knight Ao wrote:
BTW, hope you will get your LF grabbers back online
soon.
Yas - JA8SCD/1
Tokyo
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