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Author Topic: No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z  (Read 1966 times)

Offline skeezix

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No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z
« on: October 02, 2013, 1148 UTC »
R Australia is usually booming in here on 9580 every morning. No hearing anything this morning. Checked their online schedule and they're still scheduled to be on. They're also supposed to be on 12065, but that's silent as well.

Had the recorder set to record 9580 this morning from 0800-1500Z. It started out ok, but as time went on, R Aus dropped into the noise, until around 1040Z when it finally disappeared.



« Last Edit: October 02, 2013, 1202 UTC by skeezix »
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Re: No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2013, 1150 UTC »
Hmm, I have them on 9580 with an S9+20 signal. 12065 also here with an S9+ signal, both at 1150z.  The K index is 5 (and was 6 earlier) so that could be wrecking havoc with propagation?
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Re: No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2013, 1217 UTC »
1215Z:
Kp went to 6 at 0458Z (1458 Sydney time), so looks like they got nailed during their day time and that probably did it.

Interesting that you can hear them. Listening now to 9580 and hearing extremely very faint voice and can't ID it. Nothing at all on 12065.

Checked for RNZI on 9700 and nothing there either.

Also nothing for V of Korea on 15180, 13760 and 11735.



1235Z:
R Aus has returned. Over the past few minutes it has come up from deep in the noise to a respectable S5 and slowly building. RNZI 9700 is slowly returning as well.


« Last Edit: October 02, 2013, 1241 UTC by skeezix »
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Re: No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2013, 1328 UTC »
They're back up to their usual 20 over here @ 1325 UTC. Some minor occasional flutter though.
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Re: No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2013, 2245 UTC »
While driving into work from 1250Z-1330Z (@!#&%*# traffic), it was coming in with no problems. However, still no RNZI on 9700, Japan on 9595, V of Korea on 15180, 13760, and 11735. Bands were still struggling, but the dark side of the planet was well on the way to recovery.

Got home tonight at 2230Z and checked V of Greece on 9420. Strength is about 2/3 of usual and very fluttery.



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Re: No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2013, 0001 UTC »
R. Australia was very weak here as well @ 1030z, so I checked the space wx and saw the K index was 5.  Absorption over the poles was maxed out, but R.A. is not a polar path for me so I was surprised it was affected so much.
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Re: No R Australia on 9580 October 2, 2013 1147Z
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2013, 2302 UTC »
Quote from: refmo on October 03, 2013, 0001 UTC
R. Australia was very weak here as well @ 1030z, so I checked the space wx and saw the K index was 5.  Absorption over the poles was maxed out, but R.A. is not a polar path for me so I was surprised it was affected so much.

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