JR,

Based on the frequency in the successful decodes, there were two possible 
lock-ons around 0230Z. That's it for the whole period starting at 2300Z. 

Agreed on the conditions. It's interesting that during recoveries, you 
sometimes get sort periods of excellent signals. Might be a multi-path thing 
where the phasing works to your advantage?

John, W1TAG

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On Feb 1, 2012, at 7:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> John
> 
> Congrats on DF6NM reception!
> 
> Had already moved on to watching Stefan on 136172 by that time after not 
> getting any likely 'lock ons' close enough in frequency. Stefan's signal is 
> still > 10 dB down from 'prime' propagation a few weeks back. Reception of 
> Markus's WOLF would probably have been much easier 'back then'.
> 
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Andrews" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 7:02 AM
> Subject: Re: LF: Re: Wolf 137.294
> 
> 
>> Markus,
>> 
>> In what must have been a cruel trick by the gods of propagation, your signal 
>> was sent to me, bypassing the QTH's of W1VD and VE2IQ.
>> 
>> 2012-02-01 03:46:40 >WOLF10  -r 8001.056 -f 800.518 -t 0.5 -d 24 -w 0.0000
>> t:  24 f: 0.195 a:-0.9 dp: 83.6 ci: 4 cj:200 F6JT8M1UR4I*/F  ?
>> t:  48 f: 0.334 a: 1.1 dp: 89.3 ci:15 cj: 42 OQQEGQ0VLM1HBC/ ?
>> t:  96 f: 0.336 a: 0.9 dp: 88.0 ci: 5 cj:432 NXPW1Y.9K8WOT8N ?
>> snip...
>> t: 864 f:-0.078 pm:38.87 jm:461 q: -4.9 -7.6  E6SPZNVR3I.G0H ?
>> t: 960 f:-0.078 pm:47.17 jm:461 q: -4.5 -8.8 BNWV.AG/YG17PCM ?
>> t:1056 f:-0.078 pm:52.28 jm:461 q: -4.0 -8.8 73 DF6NM JN593  ?
>> t:1152 f:-0.078 pm:55.71 jm:461 q: -3.7 -9.3 Y6P.3IC/7H2DN7W ?
>> t:1248 f:-0.078 pm:56.51 jm:461 q: -3.5 -8.1 JTNBM8JRZNH.SG2 ?
>> t:1344 f:-0.078 pm:57.02 jm:461 q: -3.5 -5.7 73 DF6NM JN59NJ -
>> t:1440 f:-0.078 pm:59.84 jm:461 q: -3.0 -5.0 73 DF6NM JN59NJ -
>> t:1536 f:-0.078 pm:62.04 jm:461 q: -2.8 -4.8 73 DF6NM JN59NJ -
>> t:1632 f:-0.078 pm:66.65 jm:461 q: -2.4 -5.1 73 DF6NM JN59NJ -
>> t:1728 f:-0.078 pm:67.49 jm:461 q: -2.3 -5.7 73 DF6NM JN59NJ -
>> t:1824 f:-0.078 pm:68.50 jm:461 q: -2.2 -5.5 73 DF6NM JN59NJ -
>> t:1920 f: 0.166 pm:72.00 jm:635 q: -6.4 -8.0 JYJ21IJWVG7CCF  ?
>> 
>> I'm betting that the peak was strong, but fairly brief, and the "flywheel 
>> effect" stretched it out. I don't know what Stephan's signal was doing at 
>> the time.
>> 
>> Anyway, it worked!
>> 
>> John, W1TAG
>> FN42ch
> 
>