LF: signals on 8970.022 Hz and over the Pole conditions

[Laurence KL1 X <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com>]

Ive shoved the 8970 snapper on for a while - Ive improved the signal to local noise a heck of a lot so will keep my eye on things for a day or two.


The snapper cycles between HF LF and VLF dependant on whats active here - it should autofresh. Its running FFT 262144 with 1536 decimate and nearly 9 mins scroll but can recall the optimum...any pointers welcomed.

Snapper on

 http://kl7uk.com/Alaska.html

Conditions -

Nothing coming over the pole much on HF or MF - lots of visual aurora as we are back into a stream.. visually pretty with nearly full moon and Aurora.
Rather nippy outside at around -35C but have some antennae work to complete, so on come the bunny -boots.

Laurence KL 1 X Palmer Wasilla Alaska

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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:28:21 +0100
From: uwe-jannsen@kabelmail.de
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: Re: LF: Strong signals on 8970.022 Hz

Hi Markus,

yes, on the air agn since 1200UTC, mode qrss3600.

the PA has been switched off automatically at 0100UTC.
it didnt like a bad fastened  input plug.

thanks for the grabber.

GL
Uwe/dj8wx/jo43sv

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Von: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Gesendet: 26.01.2013 15:30
An: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Betreff: Re: LF: Strong signals on 8970.022 Hz

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Hi Uwe,

 

great to see some VLF activity again! Are you still on air today? Anyway I've reinvoked my dormant VLF grabber

http://www.mydarc.de/df6nm/vlf/vlfgrabber.htm

 

Best 73 & take care

Markus (DF6NM)

 

www.df6nm.de

 

----- Original Message -----

From: uwe-jannsen@kabelmail.de

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 6:52 PM

Subject: Re: LF: Strong signals on 8970.022 Hz

Hi Peter,
yes, its my TX.
when I switched it on I found the ant completely detuned – after several months since the last tests.
I didn’t change anything.
but the environment has been modified: I took down two huge trees – one five m and the other 10m off the wires.
makes two kHz up.
your grabber, the one of Lubos/OK1bvg and Todmorden/UK  shows the signs.
the carrier is not permanent ZOA because I have to switch the TX off when repairing the fence.
night times an “X” is transmitted, mode qrss3600.
Thanks for the VLF grabbers.
GL
Uwe/dj8wx/jo43sv

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Von: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Gesendet: 24.01.2013 12:28
An: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Betreff: LF: Strong signals on 8970.022 Hz

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Hello all.
I just took a look at my VLF grabber screens and was supprised to see a strong trace on 8970.022 Hz.
Must be Uwe, DJ8WX I guess...
On the air for abt 3 day's I think.
TNX for heating up the transmitter after such a long time !!!

My grabber is here: http://www.qsl.net/pa1sdb

73's Peter, PA1SDB