Re: Topband: Fw: Not so Boring report

[Joe Wilkowski]

I can vouch for this observation.  During the entire two days of the ARRL
160 Test all traditionally NE stations in Europe were strongest on my NW 160
meter Beverage.  My QTH is near Rochester NY , FN13bd.
Interesting thing is that all the TPs came in much better on the 60 deg
antenna than the 330 degree one!

>>This morning, after I got back home to Alexandria, VA I got the
first-of-the-season 'trace' [waterfall mode on a Perseus receiver in
'reverse x-ray' mode] of a TP carrier on 972 ... and that too was using the
TA beam of a 4-element Wellbrook phased delta array rather than the 'usual'
place I find TPs -- facing North.

Interesting propagation.

> 
> Could hear a SM station calling CQ. A good signal, but he was coming in
from the NW to mid coast Maine. Very unusual Thanks for the sola wind
update.
> 73
> Bruce
> 

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Re: Topband: Fw: Not so Boring report

[Doug Grant]

On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 ,  Bill Whitacre wrote:

> BTW, on the way to Quoddy House - down South Lubec Road off of Hwy 189 - 
> there is a pretty impressive antenna farm -- a few 100' towers and lots of HF 
> yagis.  Anybody know who this might be?  Be nice to talk to another radio 
> person on those lonely, short winter afternoons 'down east.'

That is very likely W1WMU, the vacation home of W5WMU, who has even
more towers and antennas at home in Louisiana.

Rumor has it that Cajun Pat finds the winters in Lubec a bit on the chilly side.

73,

Doug K1DG
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Re: Topband: Fw: Not so Boring report

[Bill Whitacre]

That's interesting Bruce.  I'm a BC DXer and just got back from a week at 
Quoddy House -- last private residence before the West Quoddy Head lighthouse.

Lots of room for antennas and at the moment I'm working with Neil Kazaross on 
testing some of his EZNEC designs:



While at Quoddy House I had, at one time or another, 3 DKAZ antennas up -- one 
pointing 330 deg, one at 155 and 'the workhorse' at 60 deg.

Lots of TAs, some LatAms of interest and even a few TPs -- Japan-774, Korea-972 
and China-1593.

Interesting thing is that all the TPs came in much better on the 60 deg antenna 
than the 330 degree one!

This morning, after I got back home to Alexandria, VA I got the 
first-of-the-season 'trace' [waterfall mode on a Perseus receiver in 'reverse 
x-ray' mode] of a TP carrier on 972 ... and that too was using the TA beam of a 
4-element Wellbrook phased delta array rather than the 'usual' place I find TPs 
-- facing North.

Interesting propagation.

BTW, on the way to Quoddy House - down South Lubec Road off of Hwy 189 - there 
is a pretty impressive antenna farm -- a few 100' towers and lots of HF yagis.  
Anybody know who this might be?  Be nice to talk to another radio person on 
those lonely, short winter afternoons 'down east.'

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On Dec 9, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Bruce wrote:

> 
> Could hear a SM station calling CQ. A good signal, but he was coming in from 
> the NW to mid coast Maine. Very unusual Thanks for the sola wind update.
> 73
> Bruce
> 
> 
>> On 12/9/2012 6:14 AM, Arthur Delibert wrote:
>>>  Interesting to see this report.  A few years ago, OH2BO wrote on this 
>>> reflector that for DX signals traveling through the polar regions, he 
>>> watches the solar wind, and expects very good conditions when the solar 
>>> wind speed is below 300 km/sec and the solar wind pressure is less than 0.5 
>>> nPa -- which is exactly what happened in the latter part of last week.  
>>> Solar wind data is available here: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/
>>> Regards,Art DelibertKB3FJO> From: t...@kkn.net
>> This is really interesting, as last evening was the first time this year 
>> that I have heard Europe on 160 at my SS.  G6PZ was really loud.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Mike, W5UC
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Topband: Fw: Not so Boring report

[Bruce]

Could hear a SM station calling CQ. A good signal, but he was coming in from 
the NW to mid coast Maine. Very unusual Thanks for the sola wind update.

73
Bruce



On 12/9/2012 6:14 AM, Arthur Delibert wrote:
  Interesting to see this report.  A few years ago, OH2BO wrote on this 
reflector that for DX signals traveling through the polar regions, he 
watches the solar wind, and expects very good conditions when the solar 
wind speed is below 300 km/sec and the solar wind pressure is less than 
0.5 nPa -- which is exactly what happened in the latter part of last 
week.  Solar wind data is available here: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/

Regards,Art DelibertKB3FJO> From: t...@kkn.net
This is really interesting, as last evening was the first time this year 
that I have heard Europe on 160 at my SS.  G6PZ was really loud.


73,
Mike, W5UC


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