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Longwave Loggings / Re: NDB Logs - August 07, 2018 @ ~0350z
« on: September 07, 2018, 0845 UTC »
Nice start, stick with it as conditions improve as the Summer thunderstorm season winds down. 
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In my experience, to use the signal from a strong local beacon to exalt other weaker signals, the two signals must be very close together, either on the same frequency or maybe 1 or 2 kc apart.
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Be sure to provide proper lightning protection and grounding.
Hmmm, banana powered NDB.
Maybe need to buy the monkey a keyer.
Anyway, it somewhat gives the beacon a personality. Like the "fist" of a particular CW op.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Take Off to the Great White North
« on: September 05, 2018, 2359 UTC »
Band was very quiet early this morning.
385 QV Yorkton SK had a good signal in here.
385 QV Yorkton SK had a good signal in here.
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MW Loggings / Re: 630 XEPBGJ Guadalajara 1100 UTC 31 Aug 2018
« on: September 03, 2018, 1433 UTC »
Nice one. Band was quiet, for a change, just before sunrise this morning.
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Equipment / Re: impedence mismatch question
« on: September 02, 2018, 1923 UTC »A 50 vs 75 ohm mismatch won't cause the receiver to be deaf.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: weak signal reception
« on: September 01, 2018, 2215 UTC »Been noticing an interesting affect when tuning around on the NDB band. If a strong local beacon is tuned in, it seems to pull up weaker signals on the same or adjacent channels. Is there a name for this or is it just my imagination.
cool thread
how far either side of the centre freq (approximately) does the effect work?
In my experience, to use the signal from a strong local beacon to exalt other weaker signals, the two signals must be very close together, either on the same frequency or maybe 1 or 2 kc apart.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Fall 2018 NDB logs
« on: August 29, 2018, 2143 UTC »
Nice logs in spite of the horrible QRN all weekend.
edit: There was a major Geomagnetic storm Sunday, K-index 7-8.
edit: There was a major Geomagnetic storm Sunday, K-index 7-8.
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MW Loggings / Re: CZFM TORONTO 740 AM......
« on: August 29, 2018, 0028 UTC »
btw, call sign is CFZM
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MW Loggings / Re: WBCN 1660 KHZ Charlotte NC 300z 25 Aug 2018
« on: August 26, 2018, 0944 UTC »
Pretty much dominating the frequency in here this morning about an hour before sunrise, occasionally in and out with a foreign language format station.
"It's all about the South".
"It's all about the South".
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Equipment / Re: SWL Antenna question....
« on: August 21, 2018, 2201 UTC »Try them all, add a vertical to the mast as well as the other sloper or whatever it is you intend to add. I'd also have some antenna switching capabilities too.
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Be sure to provide proper lightning protection and grounding.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Maximilian Maria Kolbe SP3RN, patron saint of amateur radio operators
« on: August 16, 2018, 1323 UTC »
Interesting, didn't know he was a Ham.
Tnx for posting.
Tnx for posting.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Take Off to the Great White North
« on: August 12, 2018, 1637 UTC »
260 YAT Attawapiskat ON and 260 UFX St. Felix deValois mixing in the heavy QRN this morning.
Also was able to pull 289 YLQ LaTuque QC and 300 Ogoki Post ON out of the DGPS band din.
Also was able to pull 289 YLQ LaTuque QC and 300 Ogoki Post ON out of the DGPS band din.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Take Off to the Great White North
« on: August 11, 2018, 1831 UTC »
Noisy conditions early this morning, lots of T-storm QRN as the WX map showed lots of storms mostly across the southern and eastern States.
Heard only a few beacons in Ontario, all fairly local. So was quite surprised to hear 206 QI Yarmouth NS in here with a rather nice signal.
FWIW, a nearly 900 mile path, most of it would have been in twilight.
Heard only a few beacons in Ontario, all fairly local. So was quite surprised to hear 206 QI Yarmouth NS in here with a rather nice signal.
FWIW, a nearly 900 mile path, most of it would have been in twilight.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: NDB Logs late July early August.
« on: August 08, 2018, 2028 UTC »
L-G,
FB on ur new R75.
FB on ur new R75.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Fall 2018 NDB logs
« on: August 05, 2018, 1743 UTC »My concern there is that NDB transmitters actually have tiny monkeys inside, tapping on the morse code key. Each monkey sends at a different rate, and sometimes the monkey gets tired and sends a little more slowly, other times it sends more quickly, maybe after it had a coffee.
Hmmm, banana powered NDB.
Maybe need to buy the monkey a keyer.
Anyway, it somewhat gives the beacon a personality. Like the "fist" of a particular CW op.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Fall 2018 NDB logs
« on: August 05, 2018, 1727 UTC »
JF,
Nice logs for August.
Conditions here still summertime mode.
Best DX here this morning about 2 hrs before sunrise was 360 PN Port Menier QC under the QRN.
Nice logs for August.
Conditions here still summertime mode.
Best DX here this morning about 2 hrs before sunrise was 360 PN Port Menier QC under the QRN.