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QSLs Received / Re: X-FM eQSL(s)
« on: February 11, 2020, 1829 UTC »
I also received #1429 for the 17Feb19 show. Thank you redhat!
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Thanks!
This was grabbed from a recording in SDR Console. I record 2 Gig 44 minute long files. I use a program called Pskov which leverages the fact that NDB are time repetitive. The code will do auto correlation on a given offset and present the results to the user. It does a great job of detecting NDBs which are near the noise floor. Here is the cap from that reception:
I've been checking for YOC every nite but RT is always in the way
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Longwave Loggings / Re: New to longwave
« on: January 30, 2020, 0112 UTC »
Most likely you are hearing some IM mixing products caused by strong local MW broadcasters. If these are there during the daytime hours, that is most likely the case.
Just about every LW DXer use a LPF prior to their receiver. I DX with mainly an 8 foot amplified vertical whip, and I use a 550 Hz LPF before the RX.
Just about every LW DXer use a LPF prior to their receiver. I DX with mainly an 8 foot amplified vertical whip, and I use a 550 Hz LPF before the RX.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Winter 2019 NDB Logs
« on: January 22, 2020, 1742 UTC »
Recent Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2020-01-09 0607 205.0 MXN +1022 Maxaranguape, , BRA 6371 Km NEW
2020-01-09 0607 235.0 PJE +980 St Eustatius, , ATN 3607 Km NEW
2020-01-09 0651 246.0 IBL -1021 +1021 Isabela, , GAL 4763 Km
2020-01-06 0402 257.0 YR -1065 +935 Goose Bay, NL, CAN 2423 Km
2020-01-18 0610 266.0 SAA -1011 +1010 Saratoga, WY, USA 1559 Km back on the air
2020-01-09 0651 300.0 TFE -1024 +1021 Tefe, , BRA 5555 Km
2020-01-09 0847 305.0 MDD -1049 Almeirm (PA), , BRA 5936 Km NEW
2020-01-07 0609 310.0 MCL +1072 Montes Claros, , BRA 7939 Km NEW
2020-01-07 0609 325.0 SKB +1020 Bradshaw, , SCN 3637 Km
2020-01-15 0809 328.0 HB -398 +389 Holsteinborg (Kitaa), , GRL 3489 Km with trailing E
2020-01-19 0422 336.0 QQ -410 Qaanaaq, , GRL 4068 Km NEW
2020-01-17 0751 341.0 SM -414 +400 Sisimiut, , GRL 3489 Km
2020-01-06 0433 346.0 1D +447 Charlottetown, NL, CAN 2675 Km
2020-01-14 0247 366.0 AU +1007 Augusta, ME, USA 1503 Km
2020-01-08 0735 366.0 ZMN +400 Lewisville (Moncton), NB, CAN 1918 Km
2020-01-14 0308 371.0 FQW -1010 +1015 Murfreesboro, TN, USA 661 Km back on the air
2020-01-15 0724 310.0 PSN +1026 Piracununga (SP), , BRA 8240 Km NEW
2020-01-14 0255 380.0 FIL +1022 Horta / Faial Island, , AZR 4962 Km
2020-01-06 0616 389.0 TW -1023 Twin Falls, ID, USA 2168 Km
2020-01-14 0330 391.0 MA -404 Manitsoq (Kitaa), , GRL 3419 Km
2020-01-17 0157 397.0 JE -1051 +1024 Jefferson City, MO, USA 493 Km back on the air
2020-01-14 0321 397.0 OW -1061 +1030 Norwood, MA, USA 1399 Km
2020-01-22 0537 419.0 GB -1044 +1017 Great Bend, KS, USA 1002 Km back on the air
2020-01-09 0607 205.0 MXN +1022 Maxaranguape, , BRA 6371 Km NEW
2020-01-09 0607 235.0 PJE +980 St Eustatius, , ATN 3607 Km NEW
2020-01-09 0651 246.0 IBL -1021 +1021 Isabela, , GAL 4763 Km
2020-01-06 0402 257.0 YR -1065 +935 Goose Bay, NL, CAN 2423 Km
2020-01-18 0610 266.0 SAA -1011 +1010 Saratoga, WY, USA 1559 Km back on the air
2020-01-09 0651 300.0 TFE -1024 +1021 Tefe, , BRA 5555 Km
2020-01-09 0847 305.0 MDD -1049 Almeirm (PA), , BRA 5936 Km NEW
2020-01-07 0609 310.0 MCL +1072 Montes Claros, , BRA 7939 Km NEW
2020-01-07 0609 325.0 SKB +1020 Bradshaw, , SCN 3637 Km
2020-01-15 0809 328.0 HB -398 +389 Holsteinborg (Kitaa), , GRL 3489 Km with trailing E
2020-01-19 0422 336.0 QQ -410 Qaanaaq, , GRL 4068 Km NEW
2020-01-17 0751 341.0 SM -414 +400 Sisimiut, , GRL 3489 Km
2020-01-06 0433 346.0 1D +447 Charlottetown, NL, CAN 2675 Km
2020-01-14 0247 366.0 AU +1007 Augusta, ME, USA 1503 Km
2020-01-08 0735 366.0 ZMN +400 Lewisville (Moncton), NB, CAN 1918 Km
2020-01-14 0308 371.0 FQW -1010 +1015 Murfreesboro, TN, USA 661 Km back on the air
2020-01-15 0724 310.0 PSN +1026 Piracununga (SP), , BRA 8240 Km NEW
2020-01-14 0255 380.0 FIL +1022 Horta / Faial Island, , AZR 4962 Km
2020-01-06 0616 389.0 TW -1023 Twin Falls, ID, USA 2168 Km
2020-01-14 0330 391.0 MA -404 Manitsoq (Kitaa), , GRL 3419 Km
2020-01-17 0157 397.0 JE -1051 +1024 Jefferson City, MO, USA 493 Km back on the air
2020-01-14 0321 397.0 OW -1061 +1030 Norwood, MA, USA 1399 Km
2020-01-22 0537 419.0 GB -1044 +1017 Great Bend, KS, USA 1002 Km back on the air
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Propagation / Re: Grey line map (real time)
« on: January 16, 2020, 1920 UTC »
https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/misc/0059.html
It's old school and discontinued, but emits no EMI, requires no batteries, and adds no clutter to the monitor display.
It's old school and discontinued, but emits no EMI, requires no batteries, and adds no clutter to the monitor display.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Winter 2019 NDB Logs
« on: January 09, 2020, 1910 UTC »
I have seen many longer distance logs, but this is admittedly a fur piece. Landlocked Chicago does not benefit greatly from any water paths with the exception of the west coast of SA, and that helped a bunch here. IIRC the listed power of NAS is 1 kW, which does not hurt a bit.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Winter 2019 NDB Logs
« on: January 05, 2020, 1734 UTC »10680km holy shit! Nice one.
Thanks!
This was grabbed from a recording in SDR Console. I record 2 Gig 44 minute long files. I use a program called Pskov which leverages the fact that NDB are time repetitive. The code will do auto correlation on a given offset and present the results to the user. It does a great job of detecting NDBs which are near the noise floor. Here is the cap from that reception:
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Winter 2019 NDB Logs
« on: January 04, 2020, 2004 UTC »
Recent Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
2020-01-03 0321 270.0 NAS +1023 Puntas Arenas, , CHL 10680 Km
2020-01-03 0321 320.0 JPS +1029 Joao Pessoa (PB), , BRA 7659 Km
2019-12-27 0505 329.0 FOF +406 Fort De France, , MRT 3986 Km
2020-01-02 0344 350.0 LPZ -1021 +1013 La Paz, , BOL 6802 Km
2020-01-01 0602 355.0 URC -1024 Coari, , BRA 5681 Km NEW
2020-01-03 0405 357.0 CIS +1029 Corn Island, , NCG 3329 Km no LSB found
2020-01-03 0321 380.0 BRU +1026 Bauru (SP), , BRA 8183 Km NEW
2020-01-02 0429 410.0 PEL -1032 +1027 Ponta Pelada / Manaus (AM), , BRA 5750 Km
2019-12-27 0505 415.0 SLS +1017 Salinas (Guayas), , EQA 4945 Km
NDBs this report 9 New NDBs 2
2020-01-03 0321 270.0 NAS +1023 Puntas Arenas, , CHL 10680 Km
2020-01-03 0321 320.0 JPS +1029 Joao Pessoa (PB), , BRA 7659 Km
2019-12-27 0505 329.0 FOF +406 Fort De France, , MRT 3986 Km
2020-01-02 0344 350.0 LPZ -1021 +1013 La Paz, , BOL 6802 Km
2020-01-01 0602 355.0 URC -1024 Coari, , BRA 5681 Km NEW
2020-01-03 0405 357.0 CIS +1029 Corn Island, , NCG 3329 Km no LSB found
2020-01-03 0321 380.0 BRU +1026 Bauru (SP), , BRA 8183 Km NEW
2020-01-02 0429 410.0 PEL -1032 +1027 Ponta Pelada / Manaus (AM), , BRA 5750 Km
2019-12-27 0505 415.0 SLS +1017 Salinas (Guayas), , EQA 4945 Km
NDBs this report 9 New NDBs 2
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Christmas holiday NDB logs!
« on: January 03, 2020, 2221 UTC »
Thanks, Chris!
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Christmas holiday NDB logs!
« on: January 03, 2020, 2102 UTC »Yes, that was one of the papers. I also recall another, I believe by a Canadian DXer (his name escapes me).
Dave Clark was Canadian.
Does not look promising for tonight, we'll see.
Still gotta play the game.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Christmas holiday NDB logs!
« on: January 03, 2020, 1805 UTC »
I wonder if you are referring to papers published in the Fine Tuning "Proceedings" in the late 80s early 90s by John Bryant and Dave Clark? They analyzed reception of primarily 90M PNGs and Indos and hypothesized that some form of whispering gallery or chordal hop prop model could explain why some stations could be heard at far distances but be inaudible at intermediary points.
As for LF, I have no iodear what's going on up there. I kinda believe a commonly imagined model in which there is not an actual hop at a presumed reflection point, but rather a low angle "brush by" of the earth's surface.
Conditions over the last cupla days have been very good at times, but I have not been able to capitalize on the dramatic N and NE props others have been seeing. I have spent the better part of this morning trying to push my reception envelope out past GRL by looking for ISL and a couple in the Azores but no luck there. I HAVE, however, been noting excellent props to SA the last 2 nites. I have logged 21 from SA the last couple of nites, and have once again logged the NDB down in Puntas Arenas (>10000 kM) so I am not complaining. Those are just the cards that Chuck and the other Great Gods of Propagation have dealt me.
As for LF, I have no iodear what's going on up there. I kinda believe a commonly imagined model in which there is not an actual hop at a presumed reflection point, but rather a low angle "brush by" of the earth's surface.
Conditions over the last cupla days have been very good at times, but I have not been able to capitalize on the dramatic N and NE props others have been seeing. I have spent the better part of this morning trying to push my reception envelope out past GRL by looking for ISL and a couple in the Azores but no luck there. I HAVE, however, been noting excellent props to SA the last 2 nites. I have logged 21 from SA the last couple of nites, and have once again logged the NDB down in Puntas Arenas (>10000 kM) so I am not complaining. Those are just the cards that Chuck and the other Great Gods of Propagation have dealt me.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Christmas holiday NDB logs!
« on: January 03, 2020, 0248 UTC »
Things were awesome if you lived on the right coast. Many TAs logged in Nova Scotia, and even one Russian. Here in the Flatlands great reception from South America, but not much from the East. Chuck Norris prob don't like me.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Christmas holiday NDB logs!
« on: January 01, 2020, 1958 UTC »
Welcome back, Chanter! Very glad to hear that the 398 is operating again.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Take Off to the Great White North
« on: December 31, 2019, 0135 UTC »Wow nice DX. I've been trying Rankin Inlet every night but I can never hear it well enough to copy behind Old Crow.
I've been checking for YOC every nite but RT is always in the way
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Winter 2019 NDB Logs
« on: December 27, 2019, 1946 UTC »
Recent Logs from Downers Grove, Illinois
I do believe in the solar minimum. I do believe in the solar minimum.
2019-12-23 0449 235.0 NVG -1023 Naveagantes (SC), , BRA 8653 Km NEW
2019-12-18 0838 246.0 IBL -1021 Isabela, , GAL 4763 Km
2019-12-22 0828 267.0 HET -1024 +1022 Henryetta, OK, USA 993 Km
2019-12-21 0436 270.0 NAS -1023 Puntas Arenas, , CHL 10680 Km NEW
2019-12-23 0449 270.0 NAS -1023 +1023 Puntas Arenas, , CHL 10680 Km
2019-12-18 0838 275.0 GUY +1022 Guymon, OK, USA 1293 Km
2019-12-14 0525 280.0 GYZ -1037 +1030 Guernsey, WY, USA 1378 Km
2019-12-21 0436 280.0 SOL -402 +398 Guayaquil (Guayas), , EQA 4964 Km
2019-12-22 0530 300.0 TFE +1021 Tefe, , BRA 5555 Km NEW
2019-12-21 0436 327.0 FXC -403 +399 Cayenne, , GUF 5425 Km
2019-12-18 0921 329.0 PJ +401 Robinson (Whitehorse), YT, CAN 3762 Km NEW
2019-12-16 0101 335.0 YUT +400 Repulse Bay, NU, CAN 2757 Km
2019-12-18 0921 347.0 4Q -1031 Brochet, MB, CAN 2037 Km NEW
2019-12-18 0838 350.0 VTR -1021 McGrath, AK, ALS 4866 Km NEW
2019-12-21 0436 355.0 SNO -1028 +1022 Santo Domingo, , CHL 8562 Km
2019-12-21 0606 360.0 OAS +1014 Andoas, , PRU 5099 Km
2019-12-21 0606 370.0 AYA -1056 Ayacucho, , PRU 6276 Km
2019-12-21 0606 375.0 CUB +1010 Corumba (MS), , BRA 7457 Km
2019-12-20 1005 414.0 LOJ +1015 Loja, , EQA 5168 Km
2019-12-16 0036 420.0 V7BE3 -398 +403 Deepwater Proteus, , XON
I do believe in the solar minimum. I do believe in the solar minimum.
2019-12-23 0449 235.0 NVG -1023 Naveagantes (SC), , BRA 8653 Km NEW
2019-12-18 0838 246.0 IBL -1021 Isabela, , GAL 4763 Km
2019-12-22 0828 267.0 HET -1024 +1022 Henryetta, OK, USA 993 Km
2019-12-21 0436 270.0 NAS -1023 Puntas Arenas, , CHL 10680 Km NEW
2019-12-23 0449 270.0 NAS -1023 +1023 Puntas Arenas, , CHL 10680 Km
2019-12-18 0838 275.0 GUY +1022 Guymon, OK, USA 1293 Km
2019-12-14 0525 280.0 GYZ -1037 +1030 Guernsey, WY, USA 1378 Km
2019-12-21 0436 280.0 SOL -402 +398 Guayaquil (Guayas), , EQA 4964 Km
2019-12-22 0530 300.0 TFE +1021 Tefe, , BRA 5555 Km NEW
2019-12-21 0436 327.0 FXC -403 +399 Cayenne, , GUF 5425 Km
2019-12-18 0921 329.0 PJ +401 Robinson (Whitehorse), YT, CAN 3762 Km NEW
2019-12-16 0101 335.0 YUT +400 Repulse Bay, NU, CAN 2757 Km
2019-12-18 0921 347.0 4Q -1031 Brochet, MB, CAN 2037 Km NEW
2019-12-18 0838 350.0 VTR -1021 McGrath, AK, ALS 4866 Km NEW
2019-12-21 0436 355.0 SNO -1028 +1022 Santo Domingo, , CHL 8562 Km
2019-12-21 0606 360.0 OAS +1014 Andoas, , PRU 5099 Km
2019-12-21 0606 370.0 AYA -1056 Ayacucho, , PRU 6276 Km
2019-12-21 0606 375.0 CUB +1010 Corumba (MS), , BRA 7457 Km
2019-12-20 1005 414.0 LOJ +1015 Loja, , EQA 5168 Km
2019-12-16 0036 420.0 V7BE3 -398 +403 Deepwater Proteus, , XON
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Longwave Loggings / Re: NDB's heard from the Yukon in Winter
« on: December 26, 2019, 2158 UTC »
EPH 245 is new and has not been positively nailed down. They say it is local to Seattle, and that EPH may mean Ephrata.
