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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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VLF Stations
« on: September 25, 2016, 1736 UTC »
Some VLF stations, visible here around 1700z on the SDR waterfall and 500 ft beverage antenna. Which at VLF is more like a point source antenna, I guess.

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Re: VLF Stations
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2016, 1755 UTC »
Nice spread !
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Re: VLF Stations
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2016, 0600 UTC »
Here is mine around 05:58 off an 80m dipole
Radios -- Perseus SDR // SDRPlay RSPdx // Icom IC-7300 // Tecsun PL-660 // Panasonic RF-5000A --Antennas-- Pixel Pro 1B loop - 82' fan-dipole at 40' - tuned MW/BCB 40" loop and 100' receive only dipole
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1710/KHz the MW Pirate Clear Channel (not so much anymore "sigh")

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Re: VLF Stations
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2016, 0601 UTC »
Band-scope

Radios -- Perseus SDR // SDRPlay RSPdx // Icom IC-7300 // Tecsun PL-660 // Panasonic RF-5000A --Antennas-- Pixel Pro 1B loop - 82' fan-dipole at 40' - tuned MW/BCB 40" loop and 100' receive only dipole
-Brian--North of Detroit--MI-
1710/KHz the MW Pirate Clear Channel (not so much anymore "sigh")

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GBR 2001
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2020, 1726 UTC »



QSL card confirming reception of a special CW transmission from VLF Rugby Radio Station GBR on 16 kHz (2001).


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Re: VLF Stations
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2020, 1249 UTC »
5 Aug /20 1245z
NWC 19.8kHz Exmouth, Western Australia
NPM  21.4kHz Lualualei, HI, USA
NLK  24.8kHz Jim Creek, WA, USA
NML  25.2kHz LaMoure, ND, USA
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6 Aug /20 0450z
NAA 24.0kHz Cutler, ME, USA
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9 Aug /20 until 1300z
22.2kHz NDT/JJI Ebino JPN
« Last Edit: August 10, 2020, 0434 UTC by sat_dxer »
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