From listread at lwca.org  Wed Jan  1 03:13:51 2020
From: listread at lwca.org (J D)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 02:13:51 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Shropshire Lad Makes Good on 2200 m WSPR2
In-Reply-To: <1UTVp0IOVK.2bB5HmSQ6hi@optiplex980-pc>
References: <1UTVp0IOVK.2bB5HmSQ6hi@optiplex980-pc>
Message-ID: <3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>

The usual abundance of stations on 2200 was absent tonight--only two 
were present for the first six hours of monitoring, and K3RWR's Opera.  
The scarcity turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Suddenly, Chris 
2E0ILY showed up in my WSPR decodes at 0500 UTC, with an SNR of -30 over 
a distance of 6961 km/4316 miles, reportedly using 0.5 W.

In that particular time slot, 37 other reporters in Europe decoded his 
signal also; one was less than half the distance, while most were less 
than a tenth. On this side of the pond, N03M managed seven spots at 
different times of the evening. Eric is about a thousand miles closer to 
the UK than I am, on nearly the same Great Circle path.

2E0ILY is the station that had the first 2200 m UK-US QSO with N1BUG 
after the band was finally allocated here. That contact was made at 
considerably slower speeds in March 2018.

Happy New Year!

John D

From paul at n1bug.com  Wed Jan  1 05:15:06 2020
From: paul at n1bug.com (N1BUG)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 05:15:06 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Shropshire Lad Makes Good on 2200 m WSPR2
In-Reply-To: <3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
References: <1UTVp0IOVK.2bB5HmSQ6hi@optiplex980-pc>
	<3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
Message-ID: <5802c88b-0080-61a9-c159-88fd55c0c25b@n1bug.com>

Congratulations John, and Happy New Year!

> 2E0ILY is the station that had the first 2200 m UK-US QSO with N1BUG 
> after the band was finally allocated here. That contact was made at 
> considerably slower speeds in March 2018.

Nearly a year later we had the second UK-US 2200m QSO, that time on 
JT9-1. I was especially pleased that it was done without scheduling. I 
saw his CQ, answered and we completed quickly with just a couple of 
repeated sequences required.

G0MRF made good on his long time goal of a trans-Atlantic QSO shortly 
thereafter, also using JT9-1.

Paul, N1BUG

From paul at n1bug.com  Wed Jan  1 05:36:14 2020
From: paul at n1bug.com (N1BUG)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 05:36:14 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] 2200m DFCW90
Message-ID: <9068c706-e96c-90c0-6707-bbb0035ae894@n1bug.com>

Happy New Year lowfers!

After repairing a power supply I am on the air again.

I love the visual modes, so starting last night (this night), I am once 
again transmitting DFCW90 on 137.779 kHz. Reports to come in so far 
include a shockingly strong full call sign capture from 9A3KB and 
partial copy on SP5XSB and RN3AUS grabbers.

I plan to continue with DFCW90 for a few nights. This may be a good 
opportunity for others to try receiving my signal at distances beyond 
what WSPR2 will manage.

After this DFCW90 run I would like to try some WSPR15 and JT9-10 if 
there are any stations wanting to try those modes. Please let me know of 
any interest.

I also hope to re ready for first EbNaut transmitting tests soon.

73,
Paul N1BUG FN55mf


From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed Jan  1 09:03:16 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 08:03:16 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Unknown signal pair seen with 474.2 kHz wsjt-x
References: <d85a655f-1db8-69ac-2077-def98769ee29.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <d85a655f-1db8-69ac-2077-def98769ee29@sbcglobal.net>

A very strong signal toggling between offsets 800 and 975 Hz has shown 
up recently via wsjt-x tuned to 474.2 kHz. It might be on 24/7 because 
it's seen here during daylight hours too. Does anyone know what this 
signal is and what modulation is being used?
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From ab0cwdittmar at gmail.com  Wed Jan  1 09:31:50 2020
From: ab0cwdittmar at gmail.com (M Dittmar)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 09:31:50 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Unknown signal pair seen with 474.2 kHz wsjt-x
In-Reply-To: <d85a655f-1db8-69ac-2077-def98769ee29@sbcglobal.net>
References: <d85a655f-1db8-69ac-2077-def98769ee29.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<d85a655f-1db8-69ac-2077-def98769ee29@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <CAAT0Z1VPSE9iayXaS=amih_LF_JgRkJ0Camsj_8D+OLJnOLBWw@mail.gmail.com>

It's WA4SZE, using FSK CW.  He is the bane of all the 630 m ops.  He runs a
super-strong beacon continuously right in the middle of the band, for no
obvious reason.

Mark AB0CW

On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 9:03 AM Garry <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> A very strong signal toggling between offsets 800 and 975 Hz has shown
> up recently via wsjt-x tuned to 474.2 kHz. It might be on 24/7 because
> it's seen here during daylight hours too. Does anyone know what this
> signal is and what modulation is being used?
> --
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Wed Jan  1 09:48:52 2020
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 14:48:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Lowfer] Shropshire Lad Makes Good on 2200 m WSPR2
In-Reply-To: <3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
References: <1UTVp0IOVK.2bB5HmSQ6hi@optiplex980-pc>
	<3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
Message-ID: <17162692.6560191.1577890132216@mail.yahoo.com>

 HNY John;

Congrats on the decode ! propagation smiled on you. Being in the right place at the right time
pays off

73:
Andy - XR

     On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 3:14:08 AM EST, J D <listread at lwca.org> wrote:  
 
 The usual abundance of stations on 2200 was absent tonight--only two 
were present for the first six hours of monitoring, and K3RWR's Opera.? 
The scarcity turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Suddenly, Chris 
2E0ILY showed up in my WSPR decodes at 0500 UTC, with an SNR of -30 over 
a distance of 6961 km/4316 miles, reportedly using 0.5 W.

In that particular time slot, 37 other reporters in Europe decoded his 
signal also; one was less than half the distance, while most were less 
than a tenth. On this side of the pond, N03M managed seven spots at 
different times of the evening. Eric is about a thousand miles closer to 
the UK than I am, on nearly the same Great Circle path.

2E0ILY is the station that had the first 2200 m UK-US QSO with N1BUG 
after the band was finally allocated here. That contact was made at 
considerably slower speeds in March 2018.

Happy New Year!

John D
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed Jan  1 10:05:19 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 09:05:19 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Unknown signal pair seen with 474.2 kHz wsjt-x
References: <f66311ec-fdb8-b7b0-9716-b77f7f7ef359.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <f66311ec-fdb8-b7b0-9716-b77f7f7ef359@sbcglobal.net>

Thanks very much for the answer Mark.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From cls at employees.org  Wed Jan  1 11:48:30 2020
From: cls at employees.org (Cliff Sojourner)
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:48:30 -0800
Subject: [Lowfer] Unknown signal pair seen with 474.2 kHz wsjt-x
In-Reply-To: <CAAT0Z1VPSE9iayXaS=amih_LF_JgRkJ0Camsj_8D+OLJnOLBWw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <d85a655f-1db8-69ac-2077-def98769ee29.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<d85a655f-1db8-69ac-2077-def98769ee29@sbcglobal.net>
	<CAAT0Z1VPSE9iayXaS=amih_LF_JgRkJ0Camsj_8D+OLJnOLBWw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <865767EC-32E6-470D-8E99-2B63B8B6C988@employees.org>

He's running an NDB transmitter in to the original 200 foot tower. Way too high ERP.  Definitely not in the spirit and letter of the law.  Been told by many hams to shut it down, but he won't.



On January 1, 2020 6:31:50 AM PST, M Dittmar <ab0cwdittmar at gmail.com> wrote:
>It's WA4SZE, using FSK CW.  He is the bane of all the 630 m ops.  He
>runs a
>super-strong beacon continuously right in the middle of the band, for
>no
>obvious reason.
>
>Mark AB0CW
>
>On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 9:03 AM Garry <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> A very strong signal toggling between offsets 800 and 975 Hz has
>shown
>> up recently via wsjt-x tuned to 474.2 kHz. It might be on 24/7
>because
>> it's seen here during daylight hours too. Does anyone know what this
>> signal is and what modulation is being used?
>> --
>> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
>> ______________________________________________________________
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From chris at chriswilson.tv  Wed Jan  1 12:39:03 2020
From: chris at chriswilson.tv (Chris Wilson)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 17:39:03 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] Shropshire Lad Makes Good on 2200 m WSPR2
In-Reply-To: <3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
References: <1UTVp0IOVK.2bB5HmSQ6hi@optiplex980-pc>
	<3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
Message-ID: <697015964.20200101173903@chriswilson.tv>

Hello everyone!

 Wednesday, January 1, 2020

      This "Shropshire Lad" (although by birth I am really a Cheshire
      lad) really must reset his U3S to reflect the nearer 1 Watt I
      was using , but nonetheless I am pleased to have some new
      decodes in the USA! All the very best to everyone here, a happy,
      healthy and prosperous New Year to all, keep those electrons fit
      and mobile in 2020 :)

       I am going to have a look at my dead level converter I made for
       my TS-590S soon so I can do some JT-9 and also I really must
       try and understand the necessities of transmitting Ebnaut, I
       did have a few hours browsing, it's a mode that REALLY does
       need a full Dummies guide to LF using this mode.

       Finally, by 2019 acquisition of a beast of a solid state audio
       amp (Thank you Paul Nicholson of Ebnaut fame...) ,means I should
       get some ground electrodes in and warm the worms up on VLF this
       year!


Best regards,
 Chris    2E0ILY       mailto:chris at chriswilson.tv


JD> The usual abundance of stations on 2200 was absent tonight--only two 
JD> were present for the first six hours of monitoring, and K3RWR's Opera.
JD> The scarcity turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Suddenly, Chris 
JD> 2E0ILY showed up in my WSPR decodes at 0500 UTC, with an SNR of -30 over
JD> a distance of 6961 km/4316 miles, reportedly using 0.5 W.

JD> In that particular time slot, 37 other reporters in Europe decoded his
JD> signal also; one was less than half the distance, while most were less
JD> than a tenth. On this side of the pond, N03M managed seven spots at 
JD> different times of the evening. Eric is about a thousand miles closer to
JD> the UK than I am, on nearly the same Great Circle path.

JD> 2E0ILY is the station that had the first 2200 m UK-US QSO with N1BUG 
JD> after the band was finally allocated here. That contact was made at 
JD> considerably slower speeds in March 2018.

JD> Happy New Year!

JD> John D
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From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Wed Jan  1 17:39:44 2020
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 22:39:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Lowfer] Accidental Receive Antenna - What's Happening
References: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi all:

After using this " Accidental Antenna " for a few days, and seeing consistent, and repeatable results; I am
sharing the details of how it came about so that those who know antennas might offer some insight into 
what is happening with it. Best results occur on 2200 meters, and 1750 meter - lowFER signals.

In as few words possible:

80 foot RX wire, 8 ft AGL at window to shack, sloping up to 10 ft AGL at the far end.
In shack, wire ran through Series fixed value Inductor and Air Variable Cap to ground.
I adjust Cap for maximum noise level/ S-meter reading, or signal if I hear one.
Large TX antenna is grounded ( by accident ) through an adjustable peaking coil.
I found I can adjust the grounded coil and reduce noise to almost nothing, and audibly
hear signals that were previously masked by the noise.

I am excited about my recently found receive capabilities. I'm curious what is happening with it.

Thanks for comments, and 73 - HNY to all:

Andy - KU4XR

From listread at lwca.org  Wed Jan  1 17:41:18 2020
From: listread at lwca.org (J D)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 16:41:18 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Shropshire Lad Makes Good on 2200 m WSPR2
In-Reply-To: <697015964.20200101173903@chriswilson.tv>
References: <1UTVp0IOVK.2bB5HmSQ6hi@optiplex980-pc>
	<3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
	<697015964.20200101173903@chriswilson.tv>
Message-ID: <709120ef-0fbe-d198-e1d4-d0731aca7b7e@lwca.org>

Chris, I thought you might like to see what your RF looked like on an 
Argo waterfall display when it reached the Great Plains.  With no other 
WSPR signals to decode, apparently it was enough! The times are Central 
Standard. As to frequency, 800 represents 137,500.  The lines at 800 and 
900 are just a few of the power line control carriers that infest our 
Second World electric grid here in the States.

73
John
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From bill.isakson at gmail.com  Wed Jan  1 23:25:42 2020
From: bill.isakson at gmail.com (William E. Isakson)
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 20:25:42 -0800
Subject: [Lowfer] Accidental Receive Antenna - What's Happening
In-Reply-To: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CACwffh=-ocKF7_d23TMqZa2_X29DNa3wi7PvSDtyrKF1wxa03A@mail.gmail.com>

evidently you are attenuating the signals Andy.  If you put the original
audio out onto a screen to look at it, you probably would see peaks above
the noise that are the signals but when you just listen you cannot hear
them because the audio for the total noise spectrum is so loud.   You got
rid of the noise, sending it to ground and now the noise does not detract
from hearing the signals.    It is probably a fine balance of the
adjustable coil to ground to keep the signals off of ground, to minimize
attenuation of the signals themselves.   Good job.
--------


Bill Isakson     AC6QV
Roseburg, Oregon USA
bill.isakson at gmail.com




On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 2:39 PM Andy - KU4XR via Lowfer <
lowfer at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Hi all:
>
> After using this " Accidental Antenna " for a few days, and seeing
> consistent, and repeatable results; I am
> sharing the details of how it came about so that those who know antennas
> might offer some insight into
> what is happening with it. Best results occur on 2200 meters, and 1750
> meter - lowFER signals.
>
> In as few words possible:
>
> 80 foot RX wire, 8 ft AGL at window to shack, sloping up to 10 ft AGL at
> the far end.
> In shack, wire ran through Series fixed value Inductor and Air Variable
> Cap to ground.
> I adjust Cap for maximum noise level/ S-meter reading, or signal if I hear
> one.
> Large TX antenna is grounded ( by accident ) through an adjustable peaking
> coil.
> I found I can adjust the grounded coil and reduce noise to almost nothing,
> and audibly
> hear signals that were previously masked by the noise.
>
> I am excited about my recently found receive capabilities. I'm curious
> what is happening with it.
>
> Thanks for comments, and 73 - HNY to all:
>
> Andy - KU4XR
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From chris at chriswilson.tv  Thu Jan  2 08:38:01 2020
From: chris at chriswilson.tv (Chris Wilson)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 13:38:01 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] Shropshire Lad Makes Good on 2200 m WSPR2
In-Reply-To: <709120ef-0fbe-d198-e1d4-d0731aca7b7e@lwca.org>
References: <1UTVp0IOVK.2bB5HmSQ6hi@optiplex980-pc>
	<3f78a6ac-8982-dee6-79d5-c233c6bb3d01@lwca.org>
	<697015964.20200101173903@chriswilson.tv>
	<709120ef-0fbe-d198-e1d4-d0731aca7b7e@lwca.org>
Message-ID: <1064024741.20200102133801@chriswilson.tv>

Hello John


Thanks  for  the  capture,  I  am not at all sure i would have noticed
anything  there  at  all,  I  will  take your word for it ;) Not just a
Shropshire  lad,  now  a "High Plains Drifter" too ;) All the best for
2020!

 Wednesday, January 1, 2020

 


Best regards,
 Chris    2E0ILY       mailto:chris at chriswilson.tv


JD> Chris, I thought you might like to see what your RF looked like on an 
JD> Argo waterfall display when it reached the Great Plains.  With no other
JD> WSPR signals to decode, apparently it was enough! The times are Central
JD> Standard. As to frequency, 800 represents 137,500.  The lines at 800 and
JD> 900 are just a few of the power line control carriers that infest our 
JD> Second World electric grid here in the States.

JD> 73
JD> John


From chris at chriswilson.tv  Thu Jan  2 08:41:34 2020
From: chris at chriswilson.tv (Chris Wilson)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 13:41:34 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] Accidental Receive Antenna - What's Happening
In-Reply-To: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1671776718.20200102134134@chriswilson.tv>

Hello Andy,

 Wednesday, January 1, 2020

 I believe you made the TX antenna resonant on or around a frequency
 where there was significant RX noise and it "sucked out" some of this
 by coupling to the RX antenna. Paul, N1BUG posted on the LF reflector
 about a similar phenomenon where his TX antenna de-tuned or weakened
 his RX ability on a different vertical RX aerial unless the TX one
 was disconnected and / or grounded.


Best regards,
 Chris    2E0ILY       mailto:chris at chriswilson.tv


AKvL> Hi all:

AKvL> After using this " Accidental Antenna " for a few days, and
AKvL> seeing consistent, and repeatable results; I am
AKvL> sharing the details of how it came about so that those who know
AKvL> antennas might offer some insight into 
AKvL> what is happening with it. Best results occur on 2200 meters,
AKvL> and 1750 meter - lowFER signals.

AKvL> In as few words possible:

AKvL> 80 foot RX wire, 8 ft AGL at window to shack, sloping up to 10 ft AGL at the far end.
AKvL> In shack, wire ran through Series fixed value Inductor and Air Variable Cap to ground.
AKvL> I adjust Cap for maximum noise level/ S-meter reading, or signal if I hear one.
AKvL> Large TX antenna is grounded ( by accident ) through an adjustable peaking coil.
AKvL> I found I can adjust the grounded coil and reduce noise to almost nothing, and audibly
AKvL> hear signals that were previously masked by the noise.

AKvL> I am excited about my recently found receive capabilities. I'm
AKvL> curious what is happening with it.

AKvL> Thanks for comments, and 73 - HNY to all:

AKvL> Andy - KU4XR
AKvL> ______________________________________________________________
AKvL> Lowfer mailing list
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AKvL> Post must be less than 50KB total for message plus attachment!

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From chris at chriswilson.tv  Thu Jan  2 08:46:44 2020
From: chris at chriswilson.tv (Chris Wilson)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 13:46:44 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] Finally last night I heard WH2XND here in the UK
Message-ID: <1766903146.20200102134644@chriswilson.tv>

02 January 2020


A  first  for  me listening for WSPR2 last night, very pleased to have
nabbed him!

0436  -27   0.7    0.137577    0   WH2XND        DM33     43   8320

 RX  is  a  Red  Pitaya  with  home brew pre amp and band pass filter.
 Aerial  was  my  horizontal  loop  for  HF with the window line feeder
 shorted  at  ground  level  and  resonated and matched  for TX on 137.550.

 2E0ILY in the Midlands UK
-- 


Best regards,
 Chris 2E0ILY                            mailto:chris at chriswilson.tv


From paul at n1bug.com  Thu Jan  2 09:09:02 2020
From: paul at n1bug.com (N1BUG)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 09:09:02 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Accidental Receive Antenna - What's Happening
In-Reply-To: <1671776718.20200102134134@chriswilson.tv>
References: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1671776718.20200102134134@chriswilson.tv>
Message-ID: <92356617-02cc-32d1-2e94-775b7c67cf1c@n1bug.com>

Hello Chris, Andy, Lower

>   I believe you made the TX antenna resonant on or around a frequency
>   where there was significant RX noise and it "sucked out" some of this
>   by coupling to the RX antenna. Paul, N1BUG posted on the LF reflector
>   about a similar phenomenon where his TX antenna de-tuned or weakened
>   his RX ability on a different vertical RX aerial unless the TX one
>   was disconnected and / or grounded.


Actually with the TX antenna resonated, it increases noise in the RX 
antenna.

My TX antenna is a 90 foot vertical with capacity hat for top loading, 
resonated by a large coil at the base. The RX antenna, about 50 feet 
away, is a 30 foot un-tuned vertical or so-called LNV.

What I found is that I get better RX S/N when the TX antenna is 
de-resonated, that is to say not resonated on or near the RX frequency. 
When the TX antenna is resonated on the RX frequency, it is possible 
that noise and interference conducted on the coax going to the TX 
antenna are strongly radiated by that antenna and then picked up by the 
RX antenna. It is also possible the TX antenna picks up more noise and 
interference from the surrounding area due to its larger size and 
height, then re-radiates this into the RX antenna. Either way, it is 
undesirable.

When my TX antenna is resonated at 2200m and I am receiving on 2200m, I 
have a lot of discreet "carriers", squiggles and other interfering 
signals on the receiver. When I de-resonate the TX antenna the overall 
noise floor decreases nearly 20 dB, many of these local interfering 
signals go away, and signal to noise ratio of WSPR signals increases 
several dB.

I have now added a relay at the base of the TX antenna so that I can 
de-resonate it from the operating position. The relay, when energized, 
disconnects the bottom of the TX antenna loading coil from the secondary 
of the impedance matching transformer. This disconnects the TX antenna 
ground connection, which is made through the impedance matching 
transformer secondary winding. I have not measured the self-resonant 
frequency of the antenna in this configuration but I believe it to be 
well removed from 137 kHz (higher).

73,
Paul N1BUG

From craig at wasson.com  Sat Jan  4 22:37:41 2020
From: craig at wasson.com (Craig)
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2020 22:37:41 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Accidental Receive Antenna - What's Happening
In-Reply-To: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1532883504.6713922.1577918384395@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <9A07968A-3CC8-4FDD-B961-72E4BA181434@wasson.com>

When I lived in a noisy residential neighborhood I had an 80 ft vertical, and numerous HF dipoles.  I tried various ways to feed and tune for LW, like shorting the dipole feed to mak it a vertical with a top hat, etc.  

But nothing beat about 80 feet of insulated wire laying on the ground along the foundation of the house. It had low signal level even with a tuner, but the S/N ratio was much better. I also tried a similar wire atop a wood fence, but S/N was worse.  

Back then I was mostly monitoring European lw broadcasts and DX?ing NDBs from Modesto, CA.   

Craig, N6IO 

> On Jan 1, 2020, at 5:39 PM, Andy - KU4XR via Lowfer <lowfer at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Hi all:
> 
> After using this " Accidental Antenna " for a few days, and seeing consistent, and repeatable results; I am
> sharing the details of how it came about so that those who know antennas might offer some insight into 
> what is happening with it. Best results occur on 2200 meters, and 1750 meter - lowFER signals.
> 
> In as few words possible:
> 
> 80 foot RX wire, 8 ft AGL at window to shack, sloping up to 10 ft AGL at the far end.
> In shack, wire ran through Series fixed value Inductor and Air Variable Cap to ground.
> I adjust Cap for maximum noise level/ S-meter reading, or signal if I hear one.
> Large TX antenna is grounded ( by accident ) through an adjustable peaking coil.
> I found I can adjust the grounded coil and reduce noise to almost nothing, and audibly
> hear signals that were previously masked by the noise.
> 
> I am excited about my recently found receive capabilities. I'm curious what is happening with it.
> 
> Thanks for comments, and 73 - HNY to all:
> 
> Andy - KU4XR
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From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Sun Jan  5 19:54:54 2020
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2020 19:54:54 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Monitoring JT9 evening & overnight
Message-ID: <5445084F-5348-415F-A1B1-BE01284BE6F0@hurontel.on.ca>


I?ll be monitoring for JT9 activity on 474.2 kHz. this evening and overnight using
a PA0RDT mini whip to TS-440S to DSP-59+ to WSJT-X Ver. 1.1 in WinXP PC.

As of 00:52 UTC I?ve logged K9SLQ, NV4X, VE3CIG, WA3ETD, and WB4JWM.

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.835 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Tue Jan  7 08:55:22 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 07:55:22 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer watering hole
References: <b6692e8a-0639-2dd9-88ac-3bc20ae7b9f0.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <b6692e8a-0639-2dd9-88ac-3bc20ae7b9f0@sbcglobal.net>

Lowfers SJ and WM came in well all night (SIW was sending EbNaut down on 
185.185 kHz). Attached ARGO capture is just before local sunrise.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed Jan  8 09:58:36 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 08:58:36 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] N1BUG EbNaut
References: <c076b43f-5a11-6d27-f341-c4983debcca7.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <c076b43f-5a11-6d27-f341-c4983debcca7@sbcglobal.net>

Over night N1BUG was active on 137.477 kHz sending a 7 character EbNaut 
message with 3 second symbols, 8K19A coding, and 16 bit CRC. A potent 
companion signal for opera32 from K3RWR 5 Hz higher. EA5DOM was also 
transmitting opera32 on 137.532 kHz, but of course much weaker though 
not too weak to decode in the early evening here.
-- 
Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Wed Jan  8 17:24:51 2020
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 22:24:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Lowfer] lowFER's WM and SIW at Noon
References: <1052522198.10282325.1578522291974.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1052522198.10282325.1578522291974@mail.yahoo.com>

Greetings lowFERs:

When seeing daytime enhancement on 2200 meters earlier today; I looked at the watering hole for WM, and SIW.
SIW was weakly visible at Noon ! 474 miles distant to me. I've never seen SIW during daylight hours.
WM is about 290 miles distant to me. I put an ARGO screen capture on dropbox.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4bes9j2t5nzl29o/WM%20and%20SIW%20QRSS%201-8-20%20at%20Noon.bmp?dl=0

73 all; enjoy solar minima

Andy - XR

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Thu Jan  9 13:56:03 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2020 12:56:03 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] lowFER's WM and SIW at Noon
References: <1e124b7b-05a8-1c39-6238-11fd5ba1cc29.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <1e124b7b-05a8-1c39-6238-11fd5ba1cc29@sbcglobal.net>

Andy, thanks for the report. It's been enjoyable listening to LF lately. 
Won't last so let's enjoy it while it's here.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL


From listread at lwca.org  Wed Jan 15 03:11:21 2020
From: listread at lwca.org (J D)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 02:11:21 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
In-Reply-To: <c6663ea3-6814-869f-c190-607aab558fed@lwca.org>
References: <12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7@sbcglobal.net>
	<CA+jjR7c_bTVtNZKGE5UyXYczqWQ6x4-gr9_H0pjgBQrPYe=0qw@mail.gmail.com>
	<1809311960.4829014.1575733735892@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CA+jjR7fbCxK9X-563RjiVtD2xQRKi7A3V6dHsh6w7AOrTXw3kA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7cCR=M=OaYkSJsxndo2PY1APOyjDvdoodBFKvy8YACFTw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7dzDkM1SfMXmdku8O5vN0PGTUnoUyi9EWp1o6f7nhK_dw@mail.gmail.com>
	<c6663ea3-6814-869f-c190-607aab558fed@lwca.org>
Message-ID: <dfed4a05-46a7-14b2-6fff-145bb1bc322c@lwca.org>

Tonight was my first time monitoring since John Hamer made improvements 
in the position of his loading coil and other changes. Not only did it 
improve SNR on my first copy of JH in the new year, but it may have even 
improved oscillator stability. Looked to be steady at 181.81836 within 
about 20 millihertz either way, rather than the prvious slight tilt 
during dashes.  Capture can be seen at:

https://www.lwca.net/mb/msg/9646.htm

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed Jan 15 08:42:39 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 07:42:39 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfers in NE IL
References: <4e2c60a6-c9c2-2c25-3335-ccb000437211.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <4e2c60a6-c9c2-2c25-3335-ccb000437211@sbcglobal.net>

I also took a look for lowfer JH and found it coming in fine via ARGO at 
QRSS60. Moved on then to check out lowfer SJ on its new frequency and it 
was also coming through well. Next check was for old reliable EAR 
sending QRSS30 at about 188.8308 kHz. Didn't save a watering hole 
capture but lowfers WM and SIW were fine in the dead of night. However, 
this morning I see no sign of WM so something is amiss.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed Jan 15 09:24:19 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 08:24:19 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] 518 kHz Navtex
References: <99fc069f-cf53-44f4-c449-4330cbae73f6.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <99fc069f-cf53-44f4-c449-4330cbae73f6@sbcglobal.net>

Listened for Navtex RTTY stations on 518 kHz over night for first time 
in quite awhile. Using the poorer of my two eprobes decoded 
transmissions from 9 area 4 stations (B,C,E,G,H,N,P,R,U) and 3 area 12 
stations (C,Q,X). Bermuda came through well and often thanks to area 4 
station A being absent for some reason. And long-winded area 4 station E 
overwhelmed station F as it often does. Best surprise was several 
messages from Kodiak, AK.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL


From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Wed Jan 15 09:52:53 2020
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (John Bruce McCreath)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:52:53 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfers in NE IL
In-Reply-To: <4e2c60a6-c9c2-2c25-3335-ccb000437211@sbcglobal.net>
References: <4e2c60a6-c9c2-2c25-3335-ccb000437211.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<4e2c60a6-c9c2-2c25-3335-ccb000437211@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <7F4BB76B-666D-44FD-84E8-563260688E7C@hurontel.on.ca>


Hi Garry?.thanks for the report and Argo snip of EAR.  I?ve found conditions
to be very poor lately, at least on 518 kHz. Navtex.  I?ve seen nothing of the
there Pacific coast stations I usually log in days, and Greenland has been
hit and miss.  I was blaming the 1/4 inch of freezing rain covering my mini-
whip, but it all melted yesterday, but no improvement in the overnight log!

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.835 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr






From w1tag at charter.net  Sat Jan 18 13:35:59 2020
From: w1tag at charter.net (John Andrews)
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 13:35:59 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
In-Reply-To: <dfed4a05-46a7-14b2-6fff-145bb1bc322c@lwca.org>
References: <12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7@sbcglobal.net>
	<CA+jjR7c_bTVtNZKGE5UyXYczqWQ6x4-gr9_H0pjgBQrPYe=0qw@mail.gmail.com>
	<1809311960.4829014.1575733735892@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CA+jjR7fbCxK9X-563RjiVtD2xQRKi7A3V6dHsh6w7AOrTXw3kA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7cCR=M=OaYkSJsxndo2PY1APOyjDvdoodBFKvy8YACFTw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7dzDkM1SfMXmdku8O5vN0PGTUnoUyi9EWp1o6f7nhK_dw@mail.gmail.com>
	<c6663ea3-6814-869f-c190-607aab558fed@lwca.org>
	<dfed4a05-46a7-14b2-6fff-145bb1bc322c@lwca.org>
Message-ID: <a35f8bce-0d02-5eef-832a-d052f5afe850@charter.net>

Had some light copy in Massachusetts of what was probably JH last night. 
QRG was close to 0.5 Hz high, and there was one pretty convincing "J". 
Otherwise, there were pieces with long fading intervals. I had left the 
screen on 30sec slow, and will change that to 60sec for future runs. The 
upcoming storm will probably muck thing up tonight, but Monday morning 
may be better.

John, W1TAG

From wilbur0611 at gmail.com  Sat Jan 18 13:53:04 2020
From: wilbur0611 at gmail.com (John Hamer)
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 13:53:04 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
In-Reply-To: <a35f8bce-0d02-5eef-832a-d052f5afe850@charter.net>
References: <12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7@sbcglobal.net>
	<CA+jjR7c_bTVtNZKGE5UyXYczqWQ6x4-gr9_H0pjgBQrPYe=0qw@mail.gmail.com>
	<1809311960.4829014.1575733735892@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CA+jjR7fbCxK9X-563RjiVtD2xQRKi7A3V6dHsh6w7AOrTXw3kA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7cCR=M=OaYkSJsxndo2PY1APOyjDvdoodBFKvy8YACFTw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7dzDkM1SfMXmdku8O5vN0PGTUnoUyi9EWp1o6f7nhK_dw@mail.gmail.com>
	<c6663ea3-6814-869f-c190-607aab558fed@lwca.org>
	<dfed4a05-46a7-14b2-6fff-145bb1bc322c@lwca.org>
	<a35f8bce-0d02-5eef-832a-d052f5afe850@charter.net>
Message-ID: <CA+jjR7cP+tNt3HhsWKdmqp2-L5DV9wbCsSJFDxjLnQG8zYKQvw@mail.gmail.com>

Hey John,

Last I checked it was about .3Hz high, so that sounds about right. I am
shutting the station down tonight because I'm going to be out of town next
week. I will start it up the following Monday though. The batteries may
have a little low last night, so I may have not been at a full watt. I will
let you know when it's back up. And thank you for looking for it!

Regards,
John Hamer

On Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 1:36 PM John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:

> Had some light copy in Massachusetts of what was probably JH last night.
> QRG was close to 0.5 Hz high, and there was one pretty convincing "J".
> Otherwise, there were pieces with long fading intervals. I had left the
> screen on 30sec slow, and will change that to 60sec for future runs. The
> upcoming storm will probably muck thing up tonight, but Monday morning
> may be better.
>
> John, W1TAG
> ______________________________________________________________
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Mon Jan 20 08:52:52 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 07:52:52 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] TACAMO
References: <3ba50d11-721a-f417-2900-ad0cd65488d7.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <3ba50d11-721a-f417-2900-ad0cd65488d7@sbcglobal.net>

Wideband TACAMO transmissions were plentiful last night on 17.8 and 22.7 
kHz. Signals were strong here but not seen on either the DL0AO or KL7L 
grabbers (VLF not displayed).

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL


From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Wed Jan 22 08:24:56 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 07:24:56 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer SJ
References: <1ab12f31-e53b-027b-db7b-555353a9c5ed.ref@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <1ab12f31-e53b-027b-db7b-555353a9c5ed@sbcglobal.net>

Good copy here over night of lowfer SJ sending QRSS30.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From wilbur0611 at gmail.com  Mon Jan 27 17:06:04 2020
From: wilbur0611 at gmail.com (John Hamer)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:06:04 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
In-Reply-To: <CA+jjR7cP+tNt3HhsWKdmqp2-L5DV9wbCsSJFDxjLnQG8zYKQvw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<12500155-c937-24a3-7081-29da10f89da7@sbcglobal.net>
	<CA+jjR7c_bTVtNZKGE5UyXYczqWQ6x4-gr9_H0pjgBQrPYe=0qw@mail.gmail.com>
	<1809311960.4829014.1575733735892@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CA+jjR7fbCxK9X-563RjiVtD2xQRKi7A3V6dHsh6w7AOrTXw3kA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7cCR=M=OaYkSJsxndo2PY1APOyjDvdoodBFKvy8YACFTw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7dzDkM1SfMXmdku8O5vN0PGTUnoUyi9EWp1o6f7nhK_dw@mail.gmail.com>
	<c6663ea3-6814-869f-c190-607aab558fed@lwca.org>
	<dfed4a05-46a7-14b2-6fff-145bb1bc322c@lwca.org>
	<a35f8bce-0d02-5eef-832a-d052f5afe850@charter.net>
	<CA+jjR7cP+tNt3HhsWKdmqp2-L5DV9wbCsSJFDxjLnQG8zYKQvw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CA+jjR7eZqHOwSX5HxuCWE3=nnWFwMtGGF29Pb1+t_Zco_GPc8w@mail.gmail.com>

Lowfer JH is back on. Still QRSS60 on 181818Hz. Local Grabber at
http://jwhamer.me/grabber/

On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 1:53 PM John Hamer <wilbur0611 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey John,
>
> Last I checked it was about .3Hz high, so that sounds about right. I am
> shutting the station down tonight because I'm going to be out of town next
> week. I will start it up the following Monday though. The batteries may
> have a little low last night, so I may have not been at a full watt. I will
> let you know when it's back up. And thank you for looking for it!
>
> Regards,
> John Hamer
>
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 1:36 PM John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Had some light copy in Massachusetts of what was probably JH last night.
>> QRG was close to 0.5 Hz high, and there was one pretty convincing "J".
>> Otherwise, there were pieces with long fading intervals. I had left the
>> screen on 30sec slow, and will change that to 60sec for future runs. The
>> upcoming storm will probably muck thing up tonight, but Monday morning
>> may be better.
>>
>> John, W1TAG
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Lowfer mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:Lowfer at mailman.qth.net
>> Post must be less than 50KB total for message plus attachment!
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>>
>

From lmlangenfeld at tds.net  Mon Jan 27 21:58:42 2020
From: lmlangenfeld at tds.net (lmlangenfeld)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:58:42 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
In-Reply-To: <CA+jjR7eZqHOwSX5HxuCWE3=nnWFwMtGGF29Pb1+t_Zco_GPc8w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <7F.74.31500.463AF2E5@smtp01.tds.cmh.synacor.com>

Looked for JH between 00:00 and 02:00 UT tonight, but no joy in EN52fs. Probably a little early.GL,Mark -- WA9ETWSent from my U.S. Cellular? Smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: John Hamer <wilbur0611 at gmail.com> Date: 1/27/20  4:05 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European,	& UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH Lowfer JH is back on. Still QRSS60 on 181818Hz. Local Grabber athttp://jwhamer.me/grabber/On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 1:53 PM John Hamer <wilbur0611 at gmail.com> wrote:> Hey John,>> Last I checked it was about .3Hz high, so that sounds about right. I am> shutting the station down tonight because I'm going to be out of town next> week. I will start it up the following Monday though. The batteries may> have a little low last night, so I may have not been at a full watt. I will> let you know when it's back up. And thank you for looking for it!>> Regards,> John Hamer>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 1:36 PM John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:>>> Had some light copy in Massachusetts of what was probably JH last night.>> QRG was close to 0.5 Hz high, and there was one pretty convincing "J".>> Otherwise, there were pieces with long fading intervals. I had left the>> screen on 30sec slow, and will change that to 60sec for future runs. The>> upcoming storm will probably muck thing up tonight, but Monday morning>> may be better.>>>> John, W1TAG>> ______________________________________________________________>> Lowfer mailing list>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>> Post: mailto:Lowfer at mailman.qth.net>> Post must be less than 50KB total for message plus attachment!>>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html>>>______________________________________________________________Lowfer mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowferHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Lowfer at mailman.qth.netPost must be less than 50KB total for message plus attachment!This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Mon Jan 27 22:21:13 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:21:13 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
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I looked briefly for lowfer JH around 0200Z and found it in there weakly 
at 181818.55 Hz.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From lmlangenfeld at tds.net  Mon Jan 27 22:33:44 2020
From: lmlangenfeld at tds.net (lmlangenfeld)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:33:44 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
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Garry:I also saw the signals you marked as. "unknown."MarkSent from my U.S. Cellular? Smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Garry <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> Date: 1/27/20  9:21 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH I looked briefly for lowfer JH around 0200Z and found it in there weakly at 181818.55 Hz.-- 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL______________________________________________________________Lowfer mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowferHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Lowfer at mailman.qth.netPost must be less than 50KB total for message plus attachment!This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

From listread at lwca.org  Tue Jan 28 04:31:28 2020
From: listread at lwca.org (J D)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 03:31:28 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
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Similar results here around 0300, but perhaps a little more broken up by 
(a) extra distance from xmttr, combined with (b) storms not nearly far 
enough away down in Oklahoma that our local weatherman neglected to 
mention before I set out on tonight's DXpedition. Still capturing, or 
trying to, but I have little hope for any better results as the night 
progresses.

Not sure what to expect by daybreak. Local weather guy says no precip 
before mid-afternoon. NOAA says snow or sleet before dawn. Neither 
mentioned a word about lightning, but there it is.


On 1/27/2020 9:21 PM, Garry wrote:
> I looked briefly for lowfer JH around 0200Z and found it in there 
> weakly at 181818.55 Hz.
>


From w1tag at charter.net  Tue Jan 28 08:41:24 2020
From: w1tag at charter.net (John Andrews)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:41:24 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
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	<CA+jjR7c_bTVtNZKGE5UyXYczqWQ6x4-gr9_H0pjgBQrPYe=0qw@mail.gmail.com>
	<1809311960.4829014.1575733735892@mail.yahoo.com>
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	<c6663ea3-6814-869f-c190-607aab558fed@lwca.org>
	<dfed4a05-46a7-14b2-6fff-145bb1bc322c@lwca.org>
	<a35f8bce-0d02-5eef-832a-d052f5afe850@charter.net>
	<CA+jjR7cP+tNt3HhsWKdmqp2-L5DV9wbCsSJFDxjLnQG8zYKQvw@mail.gmail.com>
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> Lowfer JH is back on. Still QRSS60 on 181818Hz.

John,

LF propagation is so much fun. I fully expected to find some faint JH 
traces when looking at captures this morning, and was instead awarded 
with the screenshot below. Not a trace before or after -- just one big 
fat signal peak.

Distance is on the order of 710 miles. Not as good as receiving JDH 19 
years ago at 935 miles, but it will do!

John, W1TAG
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Tue Jan 28 09:06:07 2020
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:06:07 -0600
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
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Mark, your seeing that spur at least shows it's not self-generated. With 
a couple lowfers running locally along with some marker generators one 
often doesn't know for sure.

I looked throughout much of the night but never found the signal any 
better. The lightning storm in Texas was noticeable on the noise floor.

Based on John's good copy we'd have been better off being in New England.
-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From wilbur0611 at gmail.com  Tue Jan 28 15:13:49 2020
From: wilbur0611 at gmail.com (John Hamer)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:13:49 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
In-Reply-To: <d80ddbdf-3d7b-4040-5d86-aaed564f5246@sbcglobal.net>
References: <d80ddbdf-3d7b-4040-5d86-aaed564f5246.ref@sbcglobal.net>
	<d80ddbdf-3d7b-4040-5d86-aaed564f5246@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <CA+jjR7fO_VtZziE7XK+3ayagMaOtfDZwqHWQ8kdF=kZskJiqRw@mail.gmail.com>

Any guess on the unknown signal?

On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 10:21 PM Garry <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I looked briefly for lowfer JH around 0200Z and found it in there weakly
> at 181818.55 Hz.
> --
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From wilbur0611 at gmail.com  Wed Jan 29 10:18:10 2020
From: wilbur0611 at gmail.com (John Hamer)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:18:10 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH
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	<CA+jjR7c_bTVtNZKGE5UyXYczqWQ6x4-gr9_H0pjgBQrPYe=0qw@mail.gmail.com>
	<1809311960.4829014.1575733735892@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CA+jjR7fbCxK9X-563RjiVtD2xQRKi7A3V6dHsh6w7AOrTXw3kA@mail.gmail.com>
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	<a35f8bce-0d02-5eef-832a-d052f5afe850@charter.net>
	<CA+jjR7cP+tNt3HhsWKdmqp2-L5DV9wbCsSJFDxjLnQG8zYKQvw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CA+jjR7eZqHOwSX5HxuCWE3=nnWFwMtGGF29Pb1+t_Zco_GPc8w@mail.gmail.com>
	<e3234e7e-79cb-5985-3ea5-2404d5fb72a8@charter.net>
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Very cool. Thanks Guys!

On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 8:41 AM John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:

> > Lowfer JH is back on. Still QRSS60 on 181818Hz.
>
> John,
>
> LF propagation is so much fun. I fully expected to find some faint JH
> traces when looking at captures this morning, and was instead awarded
> with the screenshot below. Not a trace before or after -- just one big
> fat signal peak.
>
> Distance is on the order of 710 miles. Not as good as receiving JDH 19
> years ago at 935 miles, but it will do!
>
> John, W1TAG
> ______________________________________________________________
> Lowfer mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer
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