I happened to get up early at my DX cottage in Masset (northern BC) and
initially found things to be quite dead, but at dawn and post-dawn, there
was a very welcome enhancement involving the upper band, and especially the
X-band. Propagation was all DU. There was audio on many channels,
although
That must have been quite early Walt. What time is dawn up there these days?
best wishes,
Nick
At 14:37 24-05-13, you wrote:
I happened to get up early at my DX cottage in Masset (northern BC) and
initially found things to be quite dead, but at dawn and post-dawn, there
was a very welcome
...or TP's? The enhancement that Walt mentioned on the upper band was
also quite obvious here in Michigan this morning during my local
sunrise. Between 0945-1005 UTC I noted several moderate to strong
carriers on the following channels: 1017, 1026, 1035, 1089, 1098, 1116,
1206, 1224, 1305, 1314,
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:Issued: 2013 May 24 1910 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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# Geophysical Alert Message
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 23 May follow.
Solar flux 135 and estimated planetary A-index 7.
The
-The Saddest News -- Don Jensen Dear Friends, With the heaviest of
hearts, I must advise you that our friend and brother DXer, Don Jensen,
passed away this afternoon around 4 p.m. from still unconfirmed causes,
but apparently a heart attack. His wife, Arlene, just phoned a few
minutes ago and
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:Issued: 2013 May 25 0010 UTC
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 24 May follow.
Solar flux 127 and estimated planetary A-index 20.
The
I still chase an unID Spanish mx stn on 1300 most like somewhere to my east,
based on what comes in on the east array. I have never had a single
announcement, there's no break or ID near ToH, etc. If they do say anything it
must always be during a fade. On 1300 on the array, WOOD is dominant,
Nick, dawn was around 5:00 AM, so I hadn't needed to wake up so early. On
the other end, it didn't get dark until well past 11:00 o'clock. 73, Walt
On Friday, May 24, 2013, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
That must have been quite early Walt. What time is dawn up there these
days?
best wishes,
