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Loggings => Longwave Loggings => Topic started by: jFarley on October 30, 2018, 1657 UTC
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Given the big change in props over the last week, let's stop pretending that it is still Fall.
2018-10-29 2339 201.0 ZXU +387 London, ON, CAN 584 Km
2018-10-30 1121 203.0 AB -1035 Aberdeen, SD, USA 919 Km
2018-10-30 0126 204.0 YFY +400 Forbay-Iqaluit, NU, CAN 2750 Km
2018-10-30 1031 206.0 AP -1019 +1019 Alpena, MI, USA 510 Km
2018-10-30 1032 206.0 SOW -1033 Show Low, AZ, USA 2095 Km
2018-10-30 1116 211.0 HDG +1018 Gooding, ID, USA 2190 Km
2018-10-30 1032 212.0 LIU +1015 Littlefield, TX, USA 1529 Km
2018-10-30 0222 216.0 ME +402 Matane, QC, CAN 1779 Km
2018-10-30 1019 220.0 DCM +1024 Chester, SC, USA 981 Km
2018-10-30 0736 221.0 YAS +409 Kangirsuk, QC, CAN 2375 Km
2018-10-30 0133 223.0 DAA +1027 Fort Belvoir, MD, USA 991 Km
2018-10-30 1057 223.0 FS -1045 +1050 Fort Smith, AR, USA 893 Km
2018-10-30 1034 234.0 TX -1037 +1028 Texarkana, AR, USA 1056 Km
2018-10-30 0139 239.0 BBB -1020 Benson, MN, USA 728 Km
2018-10-30 1104 263.0 LB +1038 Angleton / Lake Jackson, TX, USA 1552 Km
2018-10-30 1115 264.0 SZT +1018 Sandpoint, ID, USA 2341 Km
2018-10-29 1002 281.0 CX +1020 Conroe, TX, USA 1426 Km
2018-10-30 0206 302.0 HO +1028 Huron, SD, USA 890 Km
2018-10-29 1053 310.0 9V2S41 +402 UNID, , XUC
2018-10-30 1050 321.0 YSY +408 Sachs Harbour, NT, CAN 3919 Km NEW
2018-10-30 1034 328.0 LC +1032 Laconia, NH, USA 1363 Km
2018-10-30 1137 344.0 YOP +393 Rainbow Lake, AB, CAN 2858 Km
2018-10-27 0108 346.0 LW +1021 Lewisburg, WV, USA 787 Km
2018-10-30 1011 365.0 MA +395 Mayo, YT, CAN 3897 Km
2018-10-27 0021 401.0 Y8 +401 Drummondville, QC, CAN 1336 Km
NDBs this report 25 New NDBs 1
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2018-11-03 1113 248.0 QH +411 Watson Lake, YT, CAN 3435 Km NEW
2018-11-02 0110 250.0 UAC +402 Poste Montagnais, QC, CAN 2028 Km
2018-11-03 0355 254.0 EV +401 Inuvik, NT, CAN 3977 Km
2018-11-03 0403 298.0 KU -400 +408 Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2018-11-03 0410 367.0 JV -403 +404 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), , GRL 3728 Km
2018-11-03 0312 368.0 YJF +401 Fort Liard, NT, CAN 3157 Km NEW
2018-11-03 0341 372.0 OZN -400 +402 Prins Christian Sund / Kitaa, , GRL 3649 Km
2018-10-31 0536 392.0 ML -1036 +1029 Monroe, LA, USA 1100 Km
2018-11-03 0342 399.0 UP -440 +324 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
NDBs this report 9 New NDBs 2
Joe Farley, Downers Grove, IL jfarley44 at att.net
SDR-IQ, Remote Ferrite Regenerative Loop on a rotator
60 inch Active Whip with Ratzlaff Amplifier
GSQ: EN51xs
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
The party is over for a while with a big shift in props last nite.
2018-11-04 1207 200.0 YDL +411 Dease Lake, BC, CAN 3440 Km
2018-11-04 1059 222.0 WY +410 Wrigley, NT, CAN 3308 Km
2018-11-03 2317 224.0 QM +406 Moncton, NB, CAN 1937 Km
2018-11-04 1046 239.0 OJ +406 High Level, AB, CAN 2753 Km
2018-11-04 0036 279.0 SI -400 +402 Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2018-11-04 0054 359.0 NA -402 Narsarsuaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3564 Km
2018-11-04 0107 367.0 JV -404 +404 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), , GRL 3728 Km
2018-11-05 1123 380.0 GR +1024 Grand Island, NE, USA 863 Km
2018-11-05 1021 384.0 JB -1016 +1017 Lumberton, NC, USA 1118 Km
2018-11-05 1031 400.0 LKR -1022 Lancaster, SC, USA 1003 Km
2018-11-05 1027 404.0 BMW -1028 +1030 Winder, GA, USA 954 Km
2018-11-05 1211 521.0 TO -1084 +992 Topeka, KS, USA 714 Km
NDBs this report 12 New NDBs 0
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Good props to the SE B4 the storm noise came up.
2018-11-07 0201 231.0 BU +1024 Buffalo, NY, USA 786 Km
2018-11-07 0152 233.0 AG -1041 +1039 Augusta, GA, USA 1087 Km
2018-11-07 0125 234.0 EQQ -1053 +1031 Newnan, GA, USA 991 Km
2018-11-07 0147 245.0 GTP -1044 Thomasville, GA, USA 1264 Km
2018-11-07 0142 252.0 SMS -1024 +1025 Sumter, SC, USA 1097 Km
2018-11-07 0150 261.0 OA -1033 +1033 Jacksonville, NC, USA 1191 Km
NDBs this report 6 New NDBs 0
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2018-11-12 0317 260.0 TOY -1028 Tongoy (Coquimbo), , CHL 8199 Km
2018-11-12 0042 269.0 GN -1036 +1038 Gainesville, FL, USA 1444 Km
2018-11-12 0143 276.0 IS -1075 Kinston, NC, USA 1157 Km
2018-11-12 0125 278.0 IL +1032 Killeen, TX, USA 1475 Km
2018-11-12 0016 326.0 UOT +406 Union, SC, USA 967 Km
2018-11-10 0322 350.0 LF -1052 Lufkin, TX, USA 1319 Km
2018-11-09 0036 356.0 HEU +1009 Schenectady, NY, USA 1165 Km
2018-11-09 0251 359.0 RSY -1020 Lumberton, NC, USA 1120 Km
2018-11-10 0317 360.0 JAC +1036 Jacare-a-Canga (PA), , BRA 6165 Km
2018-11-08 1017 410.0 GG -1028 Longview, TX, USA 1199 Km
NDBs this report 10 New NDBs 0
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2018-11-14 0147 250.0 YMH +411 Mary's Harbour, NL, CAN 2685 Km
2018-11-15 0051 278.0 HFF -1056 +1035 Camp Mackall, NC, USA 1060 Km
2018-11-15 0147 279.0 OZ -1037 +1039 Oneonta, NY, USA 1082 Km
2018-11-15 0517 302.0 CAI -1026 Canouan Island, , VCT 4142 Km
2018-11-14 1211 332.0 VT +406 Buffalo Narrows, SK, CAN 2152 Km
2018-11-14 0113 370.0 VOF -898 +929 Covington, GA, USA 979 Km
2018-11-14 0032 375.0 SH -1019 Staunton, VA, USA 871 Km
2018-11-15 0329 382.0 TRI -1021 Port of Spain, , TRD 4331 Km
2018-11-14 0018 385.0 LY -1018 Evington, VA, USA 908 Km
2018-11-14 0214 387.0 6E +396 Grand Manan, NB, CAN 1749 Km
2018-11-14 1153 388.0 HAH -1022 Natchez, MS, USA 1159 Km
2018-11-15 0101 397.0 OW -1058 Norwood, MA, USA 1399 Km
2018-11-14 0212 397.0 ZST +414 Saint John, NB, CAN 1819 Km
2018-11-15 0027 400.0 FO +1020 Westhampton Beach, NY, USA 1298 Km
2018-11-14 0155 400.0 NHK -1054 Patuxent River, MD, USA 1067 Km
NDBs this report 15 New NDBs 0
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Looks like you finally scored the Pax River beacon (NHK). :)
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Looks like you finally scored the Pax River beacon (NHK). :)
In the right place at the right time. I thought that GRL was gonna pop, and I was watching for the carrier of UP 399 to come up - it's just 12 Hz away from the NHK offset. Sheer dumb luck.
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Looks like you finally scored the Pax River beacon (NHK). :)
In the right place at the right time. I thought that GRL was gonna pop, and I was watching for the carrier of UP 399 to come up - it's just 12 Hz away from the NHK offset. Sheer dumb luck.
Been a lot of QSB lately... sigs will fade in for a couple of ID cycles and then just as quickly be gone.
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2018-11-16 1120 237.0 YJI +396 Broughton/Qikiqtarjuaq, NU, CAN 3213 Km
2018-11-16 0009 240.0 LE +1032 Auburn, ME, USA 1460 Km NEW
2018-11-16 0254 250.0 STR -1020 Santa Rosa, , EQA 5097 Km NEW
2018-11-15 2341 278.0 PQ -1050 Presque Isle, ME, USA 1680 Km
2018-11-16 0200 279.0 SI Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2018-11-16 0122 298.0 KU Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2018-11-16 0211 362.0 JWE -1050 Oxford, CT, USA 1242 Km
2018-11-16 0124 367.0 JV Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), , GRL 3728 Km
2018-11-16 0159 386.0 SP -399 St. Pierre, , SPM 2580 Km NEW
2018-11-16 0711 399.0 UP Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
NDBs this report 10 New NDBs 3
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Last nite's haul from Downers Grove, Illinois
The low hanging fruit is all but gone, but the DX is becoming more consistent. MOB is new call for MO 248.
2018-11-17 0347 201.0 CE -395 Crestview, FL, USA 1223 Km
2018-11-17 0502 203.0 ZKI +416 Kitimat, BC, CAN 3272 Km
2018-11-17 0245 209.0 GF -1022 Glens Falls, NY, USA 1207 Km NEW
2018-11-17 0211 215.0 ESM -1021 Esmeraldas, , EQA 4619 Km NEW
2018-11-17 0257 219.0 CX +1042 Harrisburg, PA, USA 941 Km
2018-11-17 0202 221.0 RQM +1020 Rangeley, ME, USA 1437 Km keying RMQ
2018-11-17 0317 245.0 ARM +994 Wharton, TX, USA 1571 Km
2018-11-17 0323 248.0 IL +1050 Wilmington, DE, USA 1076 Km
2018-11-17 0055 248.0 MOB -1034 +1034 Mobile, AL, USA 1225 Km NEW
2018-11-17 0403 260.0 CL -1054 +1055 College Station, TX, USA 1462 Km
2018-11-17 0141 330.0 SIS +1038 Puerto Asis, , CLM 4735 Km
NDBs this report 11 New NDBs 3
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Band was quiet here this morning, had several infrequent visitors:
204 GB Buffalo NY
227 SQ Connersville IN
254 LLW Elizabeth City NC
274 RG Red Wing MN
417 HQT Coats NC
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2018-11-18 0056 204.0 MD -1040 +1039 Harrisburg, PA, USA 953 Km
2018-11-19 1208 236.0 YHK +414 Gjoa Haven, NU, CAN 3027 Km
2018-11-19 0942 240.0 MJL -1016 +1019 Mejillones (Antofagasta), , CHL 7446 Km
2018-11-19 0237 240.0 TIR -1034 +1037 Tirios (PA), , BRA 5444 Km very slow ID NEW
2018-11-19 0317 285.0 DOU -1021 Dourados (MS), , BRA 7894 Km
NDBs this report 5 New NDBs 1
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Last nite's logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
EVG is a newly discovered NDB, IDing as EVO. New country for me!
2018-11-20 0541 340.0 PTP -1019 Ponta Pora (MS), , BRA 7899 Km
2018-11-20 0411 341.0 ORB +1029 Orr, MN, USA 793 Km
2018-11-20 0515 393.0 EVG +1080 El Vigia, , VEN 4029 Km ID as EVO NEW
NDBs this report 3 New NDBs 1
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
SJX is listed for the scrap heap.
2018-11-20 2307 230.0 AQE -1030 +1029 Greenville, NC, USA 1146 Km
2018-11-22 0121 279.0 SI -399 +401 Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2018-11-22 0025 298.0 KU -394 +401 Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2018-11-22 0040 350.0 RB +408 Resolute Bay, NU, CAN 3686 Km
2018-11-22 0039 365.0 YGZ +415 Grise Fiord, NU, CAN 3867 Km keying normally
2018-11-22 0229 366.5 NRA -368 +443 Noble Regina Allen, , XOE
2018-11-22 0230 372.0 OZN +401 Prins Christian Sund / Kitaa, , GRL 3649 Km
2018-11-22 0052 372.0 YCO +416 Coppermine / Kugluktuk, NU, CAN 3320 Km
2018-11-22 0020 375.0 YZG +405 Salluit, QC, CAN 2415 Km
2018-11-22 0138 381.5 SJX -1067 +1030 Beaver Island, MI, USA 480 Km
2018-11-22 0057 382.0 SF -406 Sondrostrom / Kangerlussuaq, , GRL 3590 Km
2018-11-22 0222 386.0 CP +413 Constable Pynt / Nerlerit Inaat, , GRL 4790 Km NEW
NDBs this report 12 New NDBs 1
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SJX is listed for the scrap heap.
FWIW, NOTAM says it is supposed to be out of service until May ???
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
We are being pummeled by GRL nightly.
2018-11-28 1131 220.0 HLE -1031 Hailey, ID, USA 2145 Km
2018-11-28 1103 236.0 ZHT +387 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 1141 Km
2018-11-27 1248 268.0 ZWL +406 Wollaston Lake, SK, CAN 2108 Km
2018-11-23 0147 272.0 BT -1032 Battle Creek, MI, USA 243 Km
2018-11-28 0120 279.0 SI +402 Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2018-11-28 0141 298.0 KU -396 Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2018-11-24 0517 341.0 SM -398 Sisimiut, , GRL 3489 Km NEW
2018-11-28 0115 367.0 JV +405 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), , GRL 3728 Km
2018-11-28 0523 377.0 DA -398 Kulusuk (Tunu), , GRL 4091 Km NEW
2018-11-25 0917 391.0 MA -405 Manitsoq (Kitaa), , GRL 3419 Km NEW
2018-11-24 0042 399.0 UP +324 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
NDBs this report 11 New NDBs 3
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Happy to get YEU which is just 400 km shy of the Holy Grail of NDBs for NA DXers, LT 305 in Alert NU. Happy also to log GH 314 which is GRL #12 for the season, and now all known currently active GRL have been logged here this season. Hopefully we will be able to push the envelope out to Iceland, but only the Right Coast guys are hearing those.
Sunspots? We don't need no stinkin' sunspots!
2018-11-30 0437 205.0 YEU +412 Eureka, NU, CAN 4254 Km
2018-11-30 0702 225.0 X5 +399 Vegreville, AB, CAN 2208 Km
2018-11-30 0141 269.0 LOR -1035 Fort Rucker (Ozark), AL, USA 1178 Km NEW
2018-11-30 0213 270.0 ZNF +377 Saint John's, NL, CAN 2833 Km
2018-11-30 2132 272.0 IK -1038 +1034 Kankakee, IL, USA 85 Km Back on the air after some R&R
2018-11-30 0151 314.0 GH -404 Nuuk (Godthab) (Kitaa), , GRL 3400 Km
2018-11-29 0112 356.0 YBG +1001 Bagotville, QC, CAN 1514 Km
2018-11-30 0147 359.0 MS -1019 Monticello, NY, USA 1086 Km NEW
2018-11-29 2307 359.0 NA -396 +404 Narsarsuaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3564 Km Has trailing dit
2018-11-29 1217 407.0 CHD -1015 Chandler, AZ, USA 2291 Km
NDBs this report 10 New NDBs 2
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Happy also to log GH 314 which is GRL #12 for the season, and now all known currently active GRL have been logged here this season.
FB on "Worked All Greenland". :)
My first long haul DX on LW was in GRL (391 MA) which got me hooked on this NDB thing.
Only have heard one other GRL since... 382 SF.
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Well done with 359KHz NA and 314KHz GH for the 3,500kms mark to Greenland. You have some good loggings there but sadly things are going backwards down this way in Australia. Battling to get over 2,000 last three weeks.
Sep/Oct/Nov were our best openings this way being Winter & Spring seasonal wise. Keep up the good work, maybe you will reach across to Iceland... 8)
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If you logged MA 391 and SF 382, you should have no problems with SI 279, KU 298, and UP 399, all of which are coming up with fair to strong signals lately in the 2300 to 0100 time slot. At times, these can be heard all night until local SR. Problem is, right now conditions are crap, but hopefully will be better soon. Beware that the UP USB is at +324.
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SJX is listed for the scrap heap.
FWIW, NOTAM says it is supposed to be out of service until May ???
SJX had strong sigs in here early his morning.
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Recent Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
ATA and CW are both back on the air after absence.
2018-12-05 0054 281.0 IL +1024 Wilmington, NC, USA 1227 Km NEW
2018-12-04 1103 332.0 HK +1021 Hickory, NC, USA 888 Km
2018-12-05 0931 339.0 UAM +1163 Santiago De Cuba, , CUB 2687 Km
2018-12-04 0338 347.0 ATA +1026 Atlanta, TX, USA 1107 Km
2018-12-05 0857 380.0 YUB +400 Tuktoyaktuk, NT, CAN 4009 Km
2018-12-05 0756 405.0 CON +1024 Concepcion, , PRG 7913 Km
2018-12-05 1107 418.0 CW -1050 +1017 Lake Charles, LA, USA 1357 Km
NDBs this report 7 New NDBs 1
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Recent Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Very nice conditions to SA last nite.
2018-12-06 0057 227.0 CPC -1027 +1023 Whiteville, NC, USA 1168 Km
2018-12-06 1153 233.0 OKS +1000 Oshkosh, NE, USA 1193 Km
2018-12-07 0511 250.0 STR -1020 Santa Rosa, , EQA 5097 Km
2018-12-07 0717 280.0 SOL -397 Guayaquil (Guayas), , EQA 4964 Km
2018-12-07 0417 285.0 DOU -1021 Dourados (MS), , BRA 7894 Km Very strong
2018-12-06 0122 293.0 UI +1021 Quincy, IL, USA 344 Km Back on the air
2018-12-07 0721 307.0 M5 +398 Manning, AB, CAN 2695 Km
2018-12-07 0351 340.0 OIA -1021 Oiapoque (AP), , BRA 5549 Km
2018-12-07 0411 340.0 PTP -1019 Ponta Pora (MS), , BRA 7899 Km
2018-12-07 0517 370.0 AYA -1049 +1028 Ayacucho, , PRU 6276 Km
2018-12-07 0557 418.0 TLC -1019 Tulcan (Carchi), , EQA 4676 Km
NDBs this report 11 New NDBs 0
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jf,
Amazing DX !
What is the LF noise floor at your QTH ?
Here this morning noise floor was -100 dbm. :(
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pv;
The floor varies here with time and freq, but generally falls between -95 and -115 dBm.
The SA logs come from deep searches in overnite SDR recordings. Knowing what the DST is doing gives major clues as to what to look for. I constantly refer to: https://www.hfunderground.com/propagation/
It is absolutely astounding how these weak ones pop up out of the noise for a few ID cycles, only to quickly disappear. Forensic DXing is tedious and mind-numbing work, but it is amazing how your DX blood will boil as you find that point in the recording at which a piece of visible lint or fuzz in the waterfall begins to resolve into an ID. I think it is also imperative to have fresh offsets for your search targets to aid in pulling things out of a pile up.
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jf,
Tnx for the link, good stuff. Your noise floor about as bad as mine.
Have seen it drop as low as -125 dbm late night, early morning but that is unusual.
Some sigs will suddenly fade in and then just as quickly disappear so it pays to copy the ID right out of the box.
IDK, maybe D-layer refraction ???
What do you think ?
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jf,
Tnx for the link, good stuff. Your noise floor about as bad as mine.
Have seen it drop as low as -125 dbm late night, early morning but that is unusual.
Some sigs will suddenly fade in and then just as quickly disappear so it pays to copy the ID right out of the box.
IDK, maybe D-layer refraction ???
What do you think ?
pv;
Just don't know for sure, and I don't know of any NDB DXers who know what goes on up there with certainty.
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
The Brazilians have been performing lately.
2018-12-08 1141 201.0 GV -1055 Greenville, TX, USA 1191 Km
2018-12-12 0817 215.0 SGC +1034 Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira (AM), , BRA 5125 Km NEW
2018-12-08 0514 220.0 TUI +1028 Tucurui (PA), , BRA 6381 Km NEW
2018-12-09 1121 257.0 ME -1030 Maxton, NC, USA 1084 Km
2018-12-08 0637 329.0 FOF -395 Fort De France, , MRT 3986 Km
2018-12-08 0715 330.0 SJ -1033 +1033 Patty, PR, PTR 3330 Km
2018-12-12 1046 360.0 GP +1017 Gulfport, MS, USA 1261 Km
2018-12-12 0049 362.0 EW -1048 New Bern, NC, USA 1217 Km
2018-12-12 0211 366.0 IS -1048 Islip, NY, USA 1246 Km
NDBs this report 9 New NDBs 2
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jf,
Tnx for the link, good stuff. Your noise floor about as bad as mine.
Have seen it drop as low as -125 dbm late night, early morning but that is unusual.
Some sigs will suddenly fade in and then just as quickly disappear so it pays to copy the ID right out of the box.
IDK, maybe D-layer refraction ???
What do you think ?
pv;
Just don't know for sure, and I don't know of any NDB DXers who know what goes on up there with certainty.
When it comes to longwave propagation, many radio textbooks talk about ground wave and leave it pretty much at that.
Granted, LW sigs can travel a long way over water but that doesn't explain much of the other LW propagation.
There are various LW propagation studies out there but they seem to rely on computer models rather than empirical data.
Most of the interest and action is on the higher frequencies. LW truly is the basement.
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2018-12-17 0406 201.0 RI +406 Riviere Du Loup, QC, CAN 1603 Km
2018-12-19 0401 216.0 CO -1039 +1047 Concord, NH, USA 1369 Km NEW
2018-12-19 0351 221.0 HS -1023 +1024 Bay Saint Louis, MS, USA 1268 Km
2018-12-19 0346 221.0 RQM -1014 +1018 Rangeley, ME, USA 1437 Km keying RMQ
2018-12-17 0337 225.0 YIK +411 Ivujivik, QC, CAN 2391 Km
2018-12-17 0217 227.0 TAN +1016 Taunton, MA, USA 1408 Km
2018-12-18 0037 266.0 IT -1017 Ithaca, NY, USA 966 Km
2018-12-16 0137 275.0 BBN -1041 Babylon, NY, USA 1233 Km
2018-12-15 0503 276.0 LAH +1023 Lebanon, NH, USA 1311 Km NEW
2018-12-18 0151 298.0 KU -396 +401 Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2018-12-16 0432 300.0 UGT -522 +528 Guantanamo, , CUB 2706 Km
2018-12-17 2253 334.0 LH -1044 +1052 Bloomington, IL, USA 152 Km Back on after an absence
2018-12-19 0327 348.0 BUP -1040 Pittsfield, ME, USA 1545 Km
2018-12-19 0417 356.0 SJ -1051 San Angelo, TX, USA 1614 Km
2018-12-18 0528 365.0 DYB -968 +982 Summerville, SC, USA 1186 Km new offsets
2018-12-18 0505 382.0 SF -406 Sondrostrom / Kangerlussuaq, , GRL 3590 Km
2018-12-18 0503 399.0 UP -440 +324 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
2018-12-18 0028 407.0 FR -1048 Farmingdale, NY, USA 1224 Km
NDBs this report 18 New NDBs 2
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Recent Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Props from the NE are returning it seems, and the first loggings from ALS this season.
2018-12-21 1256 224.0 BK +388 Baker Lake, NU, CAN 2561 Km
2018-12-21 1249 256.0 YXN +366 Whale Cove, NU, CAN 2298 Km
2018-12-22 0306 279.0 SI Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2018-12-21 0847 283.0 DUT +1033 Unalaska, AK, ALS 5708 Km
2018-12-22 0306 298.0 KU Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2018-12-22 0813 329.0 X2 +397 Athabasca, AB, CAN 2337 Km
2018-12-22 0310 341.0 SM Sisimiut, , GRL 3489 Km
2018-12-21 1248 341.0 YCS +389 Chesterfield Inlet, NU, CAN 2409 Km
2018-12-22 2331 356.0 SUH -1021 Rockland, ME, USA 1560 Km NEW
2018-12-22 0431 359.0 NA -404 +405 Narsarsuaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3564 Km
2018-12-21 0827 360.0 OAS +1018 Andoas, , PRU 5099 Km
2018-12-22 0801 361.0 E3 +410 Wabasca, AB, CAN 2436 Km
2018-12-21 1255 362.0 YZS +399 Coral Harbour, NU, CAN 2509 Km
2018-12-22 0311 372.0 OZN Prins Christian Sund / Kitaa, , GRL 3649 Km
2018-12-20 2323 375.0 LQ -1053 +1044 Springfield, IL, USA 248 Km Back on the air
2018-12-22 0314 382.0 SF Sondrostrom / Kangerlussuaq, , GRL 3590 Km
2018-12-21 0903 390.0 HBT -1030 +1033 Sand Point (Borland), AK, ALS 5292 Km
2018-12-22 0321 399.0 UP Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
NDBs this report 18 New NDBs 1
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Nice DX, K Index has been 0-1 past couple of days.
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
A superb opening to the PAC NW pre Christmas, and a couple logged during tech difficulties with the Mequon DGPS.
2018-12-23 1207 239.0 TN -1043 +1044 Menominee, WI, USA 367 Km reactivated
2018-12-23 1002 296.0 LGD +997 La Grande, OR, USA 2432 Km
2018-12-29 0921 304.0 FH +393 Mc Leod (Whitecourt), AB, CAN 2461 Km NEW
2018-12-29 0441 305.0 RO -1045 Roswell, NM, USA 1721 Km
2018-12-23 1005 362.0 BF -1058 Seattle, WA, USA 2770 Km NEW
2018-12-23 0957 365.0 DPY -1053 Deer Park, WA, USA 2405 Km NEW
2018-12-23 0946 371.0 YK -1051 +1035 Yakima, WA, USA 2618 Km
2018-12-23 1011 378.0 OT -1061 North Bend, OR, USA 2954 Km
NDBs this report 8 New NDBs 3
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Nice opening to the NElast evening.
2018-12-30 0315 221.0 RQM +1020 Rangeley, ME, USA 1437 Km still keying RMQ
2018-12-30 0231 254.0 CAT +1035 Chatham, NJ, USA 1142 Km
2018-12-30 0029 278.0 MS -1019 Massena, NY, USA 1119 Km NEW
2018-12-30 0247 279.0 CQX +1013 Chatham, MA, USA 1500 Km NEW
NDBs this report 4 New NDBs 2
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
The northeast continues to perform.
2019-01-03 0058 209.0 MJ -1021 Lawrence Corner, NH, USA 1362 Km NEW
2019-01-03 0851 220.0 TUI -1030 +1029 Tucurui (PA), , BRA 6381 Km
2019-01-02 0511 246.0 IBL +1020 Isabela, , GAL 4763 Km
2019-01-02 0451 251.0 DB +1019 Dublin, GA, USA 1125 Km
2019-01-01 0304 279.0 SI +403 Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2019-01-02 0407 332.0 BG +1018 Binghamton, NY, USA 1008 Km NEW
2019-01-02 0411 332.0 PH -1034 +1035 Port Huron, MI, USA 462 Km TY pv!
2019-01-01 1036 335.0 FL +1017 Florence, SC, USA 1106 Km
2019-01-01 0115 382.0 BT -404 Burlington, VT, USA 1242 Km
2019-01-01 0027 382.0 SF -405 Sondrostrom / Kangerlussuaq, , GRL 3590 Km
2019-01-01 2332 385.0 ZNS +395 Halifax, NS, CAN 2014 Km
2019-01-01 0121 395.0 SL -1019 Saranac Lake, NY, USA 1169 Km NEW
2019-01-01 0113 399.0 UP +325 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
NDBs this report 13 New NDBs 3
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See you got 332 PH. ;)
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See you got 332 PH. ;)
Yep, and TY!
Hadn't logged it since September. Spent about a half hour sitting on 332 the other nite waiting for BG to hopefully pop up, and got a real good long look at PH. Very strong at times.
AZ 371 has been missing now for a cupla weeks, as has RYV in WI. This has left a door wide open for YK in Yakima which has become a much easier catch.
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PH went off second week of October...
thought it was gone for good this time
but it came back (again).
Tried for the beacon on 371, got a "K" then a "Y" way down in the mud
but no positive ID, will keep trying.
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Tried for the beacon on 371, got a "K" then a "Y" way down in the mud
but no positive ID, will keep trying.
Good deal; you'll get it!
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Last nite's haul from Downers Grove, Illinois
I tripped over RPR while looking for something else. I'd rather be lucky....
2019-01-04 0441 266.0 BZ +1044 Bozeman, MT, USA 1915 Km
2019-01-04 0317 330.0 RPR -1023 Ribeir�o Preto (SP), , BRA 8138 Km NEW
2019-01-04 0431 341.0 GF +1004 Aylesford (Greenwood), NS, CAN 1909 Km
2019-01-04 0917 355.0 SNO -1032 +1034 Santo Domingo, , CHL 8562 Km Very strong
2019-01-04 0905 360.0 OAS +1017 Andoas, , PRU 5099 Km Very strong
2019-01-04 0730 367.0 R5 +1030 Pukatawagan, MB, CAN 1826 Km
NDBs this report 6 New NDBs 1
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A real mixed bag this morning, logged 116 beacons in about 90 minutes...
no unusual DX, mostly the usual suspects but did hear a few that aren't heard
here too often:
204 GB Buffalo NY
254 LLW Elizabeth City NC
260 PYA Penn Yan NY (still miskeying as PTWA)
273 FK Hopkinsville KY (new one for me)
293 FBY Fairbury NE
363 RNB Millville NJ
379 RUE Russellville AR
380 UMB Milledgeville GA
395 OS Oshkosh WI
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2019-01-07 1117 220.0 RBJ +1026 Tucson, AZ, USA 2331 Km NEW
2019-01-07 1207 233.0 ALJ -408 Johnstone Point Island, AK, ALS 4403 Km
2019-01-06 0717 350.0 LPZ -1023 La Paz, , BOL 6802 Km
2019-01-05 0340 363.0 RNB -1049 +1016 Millville, NJ, USA 1121 Km back on the air
NDBs this report 4 New NDBs 1
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Good propagation to the South this morning.
Heard the following in FL:
326 PKZ Pensacola
332 FIS Key West
344 JA Jacksonville
Missing was 257 SQT Melbourne... have not heard this one since
last Spring. Should have heard it today given the good propagation.
Suspect it may have gone dark.
Anyone log it lately ?
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SQT is SK
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2019-01-12 1115 263.0 TWL +1030 UNID, , XUN NEW poss Monroe NC
2019-01-11 0054 370.0 YBV +376 Berens River, MB, CAN 1359 Km back on the air
2019-01-10 1234 382.0 PCZ -1025 Waupaca, WI, USA 294 Km back on the air
2019-01-11 0005 410.0 ZA +406 CCGS Martha L Black, , CAN NEW icebreaker in the St Laurence
NDBs this report 4 New NDBs 2
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SQT is SK
OK, tnx, that explains it.
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Proteus is a rig in the GOM.
2019-01-13 1031 255.0 BS +1025 Austin, TX, USA 1562 Km
2019-01-13 0725 328.0 5J +396 Coronation, AB, CAN 2103 Km
2019-01-13 0040 420.0 V7BE3 -400 +403 Deepwater Proteus, , XON
NDBs this report 3 New NDBs 0
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2019-01-14 0141 245.0 ALP -1039 Elmira, NY, USA 932 Km NEW
2019-01-14 0131 279.0 SI -400 +402 Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2019-01-14 0149 298.0 KU -396 +401 Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2019-01-14 0101 358.0 OG -1040 +1031 Ogdensburg, NY, USA 1076 Km
2019-01-14 0021 365.0 DYB -1003 Summerville, SC, USA 1186 Km Can't find USB
2019-01-14 0136 366.0 AU +1005 Augusta, ME, USA 1503 Km NEW
2019-01-14 0122 366.5 NRA -374 +446 Noble Regina Allen, , XOE carr at 366.536
2019-01-14 0159 367.0 JV -405 +405 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), , GRL 3728 Km
2019-01-14 0214 372.0 OZN -400 Prins Christian Sund / Kitaa, , GRL 3649 Km
2019-01-14 0130 382.0 BT -405 Burlington, VT, USA 1242 Km
2019-01-14 0202 382.0 SF -405 Sondrostrom / Kangerlussuaq, , GRL 3590 Km
2019-01-14 0207 399.0 UP -441 +326 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
NDBs this report 12 New NDBs 2
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Wall to wall QRN on the beacon band this morning. Static crashes from line of T-storms through Louisiana
permitting just the strongest NDBs to be heard. Although did manage to pull 380 BBD Brady TX through the din... don't hear that one at this QTH too often.
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Hi Joe,
RE. your logging of TWL-263...it is now at the Johnston County Airport
at Smithfield, NC. TWL was at Monroe, NC. It replaces JN. TWL was
well over S-9 this morning. I am probably about 15 miles from this
airport and beacon. Glad you logged it....73 de Bill K4JYS
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Hi Joe,
RE. your logging of TWL-263...it is now at the Johnston County Airport
at Smithfield, NC. TWL was at Monroe, NC. It replaces JN. TWL was
well over S-9 this morning. I am probably about 15 miles from this
airport and beacon. Glad you logged it....73 de Bill K4JYS
Hi Bill!
Good to see you here, and thanks for the info! Best DX
joe
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The LW propagation the past couple of weeks seems rather poor for Winter.
Anyone else having the same experience ?
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The LW propagation the past couple of weeks seems rather poor for Winter.
Anyone else having the same experience ?
Props have been mediocre in general, with a few moments of good opening when the DST is changing. Storm noise from the south has made things difficult to say the least. We need a good Polar Vortex to flush all these nasties away.
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
AZ 371 noted back on after an absence. Also noting HB 328 back on the air for my 13th GRL
for the season. There is one more active GRL (QQ 336 Qaanaaq) lurking out there, but this will require
great conditions to copy. Gotta cupla of tentative captures, but not enough to claim it.
2019-01-20 0645 279.0 SI Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2019-01-22 0934 293.0 MB +364 Victoria, BC, CAN 2860 Km
2019-01-20 0714 298.0 KU Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2019-01-20 0714 328.0 HB -398 Holsteinborg (Kitaa), , GRL 3489 Km Back on the air
2019-01-22 0711 348.0 MNC +1017 Shelton, WA, USA 2827 Km
2019-01-23 0701 365.0 JA -1043 Jackson, MS, USA 1060 Km
2019-01-29 0217 369.0 CXU -971 Camilla, GA, USA 1222 Km
2019-01-18 1859 371.0 AZ -1054 +1026 Vicksburg, MI, USA 211 Km Back on the air
2019-01-20 0722 372.0 OZN Prins Christian Sund / Kitaa, , GRL 3649 Km
2019-01-20 0702 382.0 SF Sondrostrom / Kangerlussuaq, , GRL 3590 Km
2019-01-22 0951 397.0 SB -1047 San Bernardino, CA, USA 2700 Km
2019-01-20 0555 399.0 UP Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
2019-01-29 1146 407.0 HRU -1043 +1024 Herington, KS, USA 819 Km Back on the air
2019-01-22 0811 414.0 YZK +384 Harper Ranch, BC, CAN 2638 Km NEW
NDBs this report 14 New NDBs 1
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Storm noise from the south has made things difficult to say the least. We need a good Polar Vortex to flush all these nasties away.
JF,
Well, the jet stream has pulled that polar vortex down here. Temps may not get above 0 next couple of days. Just took a short walk, didn't think a southwest wind could feel so cold.
However, presently looks like no lightning hits anywhere in the country.
Anyway, have you ever logged 200 YAQ or 201 YVZ in ON ? AFAIK YAQ may be off the air. 201 YVZ Deer Lake has been impossible to copy here because of the competition from YKX and ZXU (both of those are also Ontario beacons on the same freq).
Need to log YAQ and YVZ for "worked all Ontario".
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I have logged YVZ this season. Tight filter or SDR helps. YAQ was last logged April 2018, and is possibly a goner.
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I have logged YVZ this season. Tight filter or SDR helps. YAQ was last logged April 2018, and is possibly a goner.
OK, tnx for the info.
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Just one from last nite; given props and other DXers' reports, assumed to be from the south. Tried to DF it with the loop last nite, but the rotator appeared to be frozen and would not move.
2019-01-30 0336 410.0 TEST -399 +401 UNID, , XUN NEW
NDBs this report 1 New NDBs 1
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2019-01-31 0217 505.0 NEED -1010 +1031 Ft. Eustis, VA, USA 1113 Km
2019-02-01 0241 521.0 RPK +1007 Middlesboro-Bell, KY, USA 686 Km
2019-02-01 0231 523.0 JJH -1059 +1040 Johnstown, NY, USA 1138 Km
NDBs this report 3 New NDBs 0
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
From the last week
2019-02-11 0445 215.0 ESM -1020 +1020 Esmeraldas, , EQA 4619 Km
2019-02-11 0357 227.0 UZ +1036 Rock Hill, SC, USA 979 Km back on the air
2019-02-09 1011 245.0 MG -1054 Montgomery, AL, USA 1061 Km
2019-02-11 0615 272.0 BT +1035 Battle Creek, MI, USA 243 Km been off for a while?
2019-02-09 0231 279.0 SI +402 Simiutaq (Kitaa), , GRL 3483 Km
2019-02-06 0631 298.0 KU -395 +401 Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2019-02-06 0457 367.0 JV -404 +405 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), , GRL 3728 Km
2019-02-04 0320 300.0 SCR -1020 San Cristobal, , GAL 4752 Km
2019-02-06 0517 328.0 HB -375 +376 Holsteinborg (Kitaa), , GRL 3489 Km
2019-02-04 1107 332.0 POA -1018 Pahoa, HI, HWA 6691 Km
2019-02-11 0426 341.0 HVS -1005 Hartsville, SC, USA 1074 Km
2019-02-04 1111 353.0 LLD -402 Lanai, HI, HWA 6775 Km
2019-02-09 1120 368.0 ROQ -1043 +1030 Ruston, LA, USA 1098 Km back on the air
2019-02-04 0211 410.0 TEST -399 +402 UNID, , XUN
2019-02-04 0410 410.0 ZA +404 CCGS -Martha L Black, , CAN
NDBs this report 15 New NDBs 0
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois as the season winds down.
2019-02-13 2309 394.0 AI -1051 +1041 Anderson, IN, USA 284 Km back on the air
2019-02-16 0717 400.0 OLM -998 Olmedo, , EQA 4741 Km NEW
NDBs this report 2 New NDBs 1
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois as the season winds down.
2019-02-13 2309 394.0 AI -1051 +1041 Anderson, IN, USA 284 Km back on the air
Have not heard this one since early last year. Tried this morning but nothing...
QRM was S3-4... however, did hear 395 ULS Ulysses KS.
btw, as of this morning 332 PH Port Huron off the air... again
although 332 FIS Key West had a good sig here over the QRM
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Recent logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
A few logged while testing a new NDB extraction program. It seems to do a pretty credible job.
2019-02-26 0515 266.0 IT -1016 Ithaca, NY, USA 966 Km
2019-02-26 0515 356.0 HEU +1010 Schenectady, NY, USA 1165 Km
2019-02-26 0512 359.0 MS -1020 Monticello, NY, USA 1086 Km
2019-02-26 0515 366.0 AU +1008 Augusta, ME, USA 1503 Km
2019-02-26 0514 385.0 LY -1015 Evington, VA, USA 908 Km
2019-02-26 0515 395.0 SL +1020 Saranac Lake, NY, USA 1169 Km
2019-02-26 0514 399.0 UP +324 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
2019-02-26 0516 400.0 LKR -1013 Lancaster, SC, USA 1003 Km
NDBs this report 8 New NDBs 0
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Drank too much coffee before hitting the rack last night, so got up
and went down to the shack around 0230 local (EST).
PH still missing from the 332 spot but was able to hear DN Danville IL
mixing with FIS. Never logged the IL beacon before even though it's
relatively nearby.
Also heard 335 COQ Cloquet MN for the first time in here.
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
A slight rebound after a cupla weeks of hi storm noise and cruddy props.
2019-03-05 0840 298.0 KU +402 Kook Islands (Kitaa), , GRL 3379 Km
2019-03-05 0633 300.0 SCR -1020 San Cristobal, , GAL 4752 Km
2019-03-05 0735 330.0 SIS +1030 Puerto Asis, , CLM 4735 Km
2019-03-05 0711 340.0 OIA -1022 Oiapoque (AP), , BRA 5549 Km
2019-03-05 0827 360.0 OAS +1020 Andoas, , PRU 5099 Km
2019-03-05 0817 365.0 YGZ +416 Grise Fiord, NU, CAN 3867 Km
2019-03-05 0927 367.0 JV +404 Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), , GRL 3728 Km
2019-03-05 0911 399.0 UP +326 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
2019-03-05 0903 410.0 ZA +404 CCGS -Martha L Black, , CAN
NDBs this report 9 New NDBs 0
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Oldies from Downers Grove, IL
A couple of weeks ago, a new NDB detection code - Pskov - was released to members of the Groups.IO NDB List for evaluation. This consists of two main programs. The first is used to process an IQ file in a chain recorded via an SDR, creating a series of series of spectrum files via an auto-correlation algorithm. The second program is used to display the spectrum files and enhance the detection and visibility of NDBs in a number of views via a number of controls.
This code excels in pulling out high confidence logs which would be at the limit of visibility in a .wav file browser.
This is one powerful code and highly addictive once you start digging into a file chain. There are some neat tricks which it can do, and it functions as a great complement to normal .wav file browsing. The ability of
Pskov to expose negative keying in a carrier seems useless on the surface, but this ability made it relatively easy to log FXC 327 (which currently has no sidebands, but keys negatively in its carrier) in the presence of a strong adjacent JMR 327 (Mora, MN) carrier.
I took another look at an older file recorded in SDR Console, and was able to pull a lot out including the following logs:
2018-12-23 0841 246.0 IBL -1019 +1021 Isabela, , GAL 4763 Km
2018-12-23 0554 248.0 YLA +372 Aupaluk, QC, CAN 2330 Km
2018-12-23 0540 280.0 RCL +1027 Rio Claro (SP), , BRA 8276 Km NEW
2018-12-23 0841 280.0 SOL -400 +400 Guayaquil (Guayas), , EQA 4964 Km
2018-12-23 0610 285.0 DOU -1022 Dourados (MS), , BRA 7894 Km
2018-12-23 0554 320.0 JPS +1031 Joao Pessoa (PB), , BRA 7659 Km NEW
2018-12-23 0351 323.0 TAB -411 +402 Crown Point, , TRD 4315 Km
2018-12-23 0458 325.0 SKB +1021 Bradshaw, , SCN 3637 Km
2018-12-23 0743 327.0 FXC Cayenne, , GUF 5425 Km NEW
2018-12-23 0351 329.0 FOF -398 Fort De France, , MRT 3986 Km
2018-12-23 0925 330.0 SIS +1030 Puerto Asis, , CLM 4735 Km Sending E prefix
2018-12-23 0520 330.0 SJ +1030 Patty, PR, PTR 3330 Km
2018-12-23 0436 339.0 UAM +1149 Santiago De Cuba, , CUB 2687 Km
2018-12-23 0436 340.0 OIA -1021 Oiapoque (AP), , BRA 5549 Km
2018-12-23 0547 340.0 PTP -1021 Ponta Pora (MS), , BRA 7899 Km
2018-12-23 0819 340.0 PTZ -1021 Pastaza, , EQA 4924 Km
2018-12-23 0520 344.0 SL -1019 Salina, KS, USA 883 Km
2018-12-23 0413 345.0 CLM +1016 Unknown, , XUU NEW
2018-12-23 0756 360.0 JAC -1027 Jacare-a-Canga (PA), , BRA 6165 Km
2018-12-23 0436 360.0 OAS +1012 Andoas, , PRU 5099 Km
2018-12-23 0520 362.0 GND -1034 Grand Anse, , GRD 4179 Km
2018-12-23 0458 370.0 AYA -1047 Ayacucho, , PRU 6276 Km
2018-12-23 0436 375.0 CUB +988 Corumba (MS), , BRA 7457 Km
2018-12-23 0841 393.0 EVG +1113 El Vigia, , VEN 4029 Km
2018-12-23 0332 403.0 SV -1037 , , VCT 4109 Km
2018-12-23 0841 405.0 MAS +1020 Macas, , EQA 5009 Km NEW
2018-12-23 0351 410.0 PEL +1002 Ponta Pelada / Manaus (AM), , BRA 5750 Km
2018-12-23 0436 418.0 TLC +1021 Tulcan (Carchi), , EQA 4676 Km
I will put together a cupla partial screen caps and post them shortly.
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Very envious of those Latin American and Caribbean loggings! Some good distances achieved too, congratulations... ;)
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@Looking-Glass TY for the kind words. This was a night of exceptional props. The middle portion of the 14 hour long file had an astounding opening to the South. This is the only part of the recording I have processed so far. The early portion of the file has a great opening to the NE, and the tail end has an opening to the NW.
Okay, so here are some representative partial screen caps of some NDB captures. Of interest are the top bar, in which the freq and timing info are noted. The top panel gives some info on where in the 22 minute long file the best correlation occurs. The middle panel is called the Convolution Sonogram by the author, and gives a rendering of the raw algorithmic results. The bottom panel is the Aggregate Convolution Sonogram and is a massaged rendering of the panel above it.
These logs were all acquired using an SDR-IQ and 96" amplified whip, recorded in SDR Console V 2.3
Below is a capture of MOG 404, Montague CA, 25W at 2840 kM. The current version of the code does not always accurately determine the beginning of the sampling interval, but it correctly puts the interval at 8.03 seconds. This is an example of strong signal capture, and the ID is definite.
(https://i.imgur.com/7Xr8p60.png)
Below is a capture of FXC 327, Cayenne, French Guiana, ~300W at 5425 kM. FXC has lost its LSB, and is currently chugging away with negative keying in its carrier as the only way to ID it. The code gives a very positive ID, and accurate timing.
(https://i.imgur.com/WWEw2fo.png)
On an excellent night for Brazilians, the following was also capped. It showed up for only a minute. This remains a tentative log pending further investigation, but it sure looks like YUB 250 (Itaituba, BRA, ? kW at 6060 kM) miskeying as YUTS. The timing and offset seem OK, but I am not at the point where I can claim this yet.
(https://i.imgur.com/aguSdMR.png)
The code, Pskov, is the product of a couple of Russian NDB DXers, and is available for free download to members of the Groups.IO NDB List. It continues to be upgraded as DXers offer input and looks to be a powerful addition to one's toolbox. Users are VERY strongly advised to use a solid state drive for all file operations, and even so, processing requires a fair amount of time and dedication, but at this point appears to be a great way to go after high value targets.
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Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
Still a bit of life in the season.
2019-04-03 0517 240.0 LE +1031 Auburn (Lewiston), ME, USA 1460 Km
2019-04-03 0646 326.0 BVP -1018 Houston, TX, USA 1462 Km supposedly had been decommed
2019-04-03 0517 330.0 SJ +1030 Patty, PR, PTR 3330 Km
2019-04-03 0646 332.0 POA -1018 Pahoa, HI, HWA 6691 Km
2019-04-03 0646 338.0 YN -1054 +1020 Youngstown / Warren, OH, USA 622 Km
2019-04-03 0646 353.0 LLD -402 Lanai, HI, HWA 6775 Km
2019-04-03 0517 355.0 SNO -1032 +1034 Santo Domingo, , CHL 8562 Km
2019-04-03 0517 365.0 PAL -1020 Palma, , EQA 4946 Km
2019-04-03 0517 366.0 AU +1008 Augusta, ME, USA 1503 Km
2019-04-03 0646 371.0 YK +1034 Yakima, WA, USA 2618 Km
2019-04-03 0517 393.0 EVG +1111 El Vigia, , VEN 4029 Km keying EVO
2019-04-03 0517 396.0 UV +1025 Martinsville, VA, USA 903 Km back on the air - last log Feb 2018
2019-04-03 0155 410.0 SLO -420 +411 UNID, , XUN NEW new mystery beacon
NDBs this report 13 New NDBs 1
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Recent Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
With the decommissioning of MN NDBs due to begin in earnest in 2019, I did an inventory of what seems to be on the air for comparison to what's left in the coming fall. I bear no ill will against MN NDBs, but there are a couple of pests which block valuable offsets, and these really should volunteer to go first.
Even tho there is still a trace of DX from SA - and also GRL - the Winter DX season is officially over here.
2019-04-17 0811 204.0 YFY +397 Forbay - Iqaluit, NU, CAN 2750 Km
2019-04-17 0811 215.0 ESM -1020 Esmeraldas, , EQA 4619 Km
2019-04-17 0811 225.0 YIK +413 Ivujivik, QC, CAN 2391 Km
2019-04-16 0725 239.0 BBB +1026 Benson, MN, USA 728 Km
2019-04-16 0725 251.0 BR +1026 Brainerd, MN, USA 707 Km
2019-04-16 0725 257.0 SAZ +1034 Staples, MN, USA 746 Km
2019-04-17 0811 269.0 GN -1038 Gainesville, FL, USA 1444 Km
2019-04-16 0725 269.0 PK +1045 Park Rapids, MN, USA 789 Km
2019-04-16 0725 272.0 GP -1047 Grand Rapids, MN, USA 737 Km
2019-04-16 0725 274.0 RG +1028 Red Wing, MN, USA 488 Km
2019-04-16 0725 277.0 OT +1044 Worthington, MN, USA 640 Km
2019-04-16 0725 282.0 ROS +1043 Rush City, MN, USA 589 Km
2019-04-16 0725 326.0 UOT +405 Union, SC, USA 967 Km last RNA 2018-11-30
2019-04-16 0725 327.0 JMR +1041 Mora, MN, USA 623 Km
2019-04-16 0725 330.0 PWC +1021 Pine River, MN, USA 748 Km
2019-04-16 0725 332.0 PH -1034 Port Huron, MI, USA 462 Km back on the air TY pv!
2019-04-16 0725 332.0 VVV -1015 Ortonville, MN, USA 785 Km
2019-04-16 0725 335.0 COQ +1030 Cloquet, MN, USA 654 Km
2019-04-16 0725 337.0 FF +1040 Fergus Falls, MN, USA 810 Km
2019-04-16 0725 341.0 ORB +1028 Orr, MN, USA 793 Km
2019-04-16 0725 342.0 PFT +1025 Pinecreek, MN, USA 1012 Km
2019-04-16 0725 342.0 ST +1035 St Cloud, MN, USA 630 Km
2019-04-16 0725 346.0 GHW -1010 Glenwood, MN, USA 725 Km
2019-04-16 0725 350.0 CBG +1030 Cambridge, MN, USA 597 Km
2019-04-16 0725 353.0 IN +1026 International Falls, MN, USA 853 Km
2019-04-16 0725 355.0 SNO +1034 Santo Domingo, , CHL 8562 Km
2019-04-16 0725 356.0 AQP +1002 Appleton, MN, USA 752 Km
2019-04-16 0725 359.0 LXL +1035 Little Falls, MN, USA 688 Km
2019-04-16 0725 360.0 SW +1032 Warroad, MN, USA 967 Km
2019-04-16 0725 362.0 GND -1034 Port Salines' Grand Anse, , GRD 4179 Km
2019-04-16 0725 362.0 MZH +1034 Moose Lake, MN, USA 640 Km
2019-04-16 0725 365.0 AA +1026 Fargo, MN, USA 908 Km
2019-04-16 0725 365.0 PAL +1021 Palma, , EQA 4946 Km
2019-04-16 0725 368.0 PNM +1043 Princeton, MN, USA 617 Km
2019-04-16 0725 371.0 MD +1018 Bemidji, MN, USA 831 Km
2019-04-16 0725 379.0 OW +1031 Owatonna, MN, USA 487 Km
2019-04-16 0725 392.0 XVG -1042 Longville, MN, USA 759 Km
2019-04-16 0725 397.0 AIT +1041 Aitkin, MN, USA 699 Km
2019-04-16 0725 399.0 UP +326 Upernavik (Kitaa), , GRL 3848 Km
2019-04-16 0725 400.0 CKN -1010 Crookston, MN, USA 957 Km
2019-04-16 1205 400.0 PPI -1052 St Paul, MN, USA 526 Km
2019-04-16 0725 404.0 XCR +1034 Little Falls, MN, USA 697 Km
2019-04-16 0725 415.0 SLS +1018 Salinas (Guayas), , EQA 4945 Km
2019-04-16 0838 418.0 CW +1012 Lake Charles, LA, USA 1357 Km back on the air
2019-04-16 0725 420.0 FQ +1031 Fairmont, MN, USA 559 Km
NDBs this report 45 New NDBs 0
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Neighborhood QRM noise level was -100 dBm this morning (which is "quiet" for this location) but QRN from a line of strong T-storms through AL and GA made listening difficult.
Managed to log 51 beacons in a hour of listening, most buried in static. No surprises or rare DX, mostly the usual bunch.
Probably heard YVB, YLH, PT, and YHN for the last time as it looks like they are scheduled to be decommissioned next week.
The winter NDB season is over for me.