We seek to understand and document all radio transmissions, legal and otherwise, as part of the radio listening hobby. We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations. Always consult with the appropriate authorities if you have questions concerning what is permissible in your locale.

Author Topic: is it me?  (Read 3032 times)

Offline IQ_imbalance

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 345
  • Central MD
    • View Profile
is it me?
« on: January 07, 2018, 2350 UTC »
Or is propagation around 41m or so reallly bad this evening? 
LOG/NE-SW unterminated BOG/DJ-130/800Mhz Yagi
AFEDRI SDR-Net ICF-SC1 SDS-200 various RTL-SDR
Central MD

Offline ChrisSmolinski

  • Administrator
  • Marconi Class DXer
  • *****
  • Posts: 31106
  • Westminster, MD USA
    • View Profile
    • Black Cat Systems
Re: is it me?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2018, 0105 UTC »
The band goes long early. So it is bad for semi local pirates a few hundred miles away, but much better for DX.
Chris Smolinski
Westminster, MD
eQSLs appreciated! csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com
netSDR / AFE822x / AirSpy HF+ / KiwiSDR / 900 ft Horz skyloop / 500 ft NE beverage / 250 ft V Beam / 58 ft T2FD / 120 ft T2FD / 400 ft south beverage / 43m, 20m, 10m  dipoles / Crossed Parallel Loop / Discone in a tree

Offline Azimuth Coordinator

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 247
  • Listen for Us on 4185 Khz or 5185 Khz
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: is it me?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2018, 2348 UTC »
Don't worry as soon as I go on the air the band is guaranteed to go long within 10 Min
QTH: A Clandestine location on the East Coast
Watkins Johnson WJ-8716, WJ-8718A, WJ-8618B
Radio.Illuminati6150@Gmail.com

Offline redhat

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1585
  • USA
  • Music is my drug.
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: is it me?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2018, 0725 UTC »
Don't worry as soon as I go on the air the band is guaranteed to go long within 10 Min

I'm glad it's not just me! :)

+-RH
Somewhere under the stars...
Airspy HF+, MLA-30/Mini-whip/Chi-Town Loop
Please send QSL's and reception reports to xfmshortwave [at] proton [d0t] me

Offline pinto vortando

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 924
    • View Profile
Re: is it me?
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2018, 1300 UTC »
Heard neither a dit nor a dah of last evening's code practice session  on 7047.5 from W1AW, a bit over 500 mi from my QTH. 
At the same time, the 3581.5 freq was readable but with heavy QSB.
Das Radiobunker somewhere in Michigan

Offline Josh

  • DXing Phenomena
  • *******
  • Posts: 4322
    • View Profile
Re: is it me?
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2018, 2013 UTC »
Gooch's Paradox;
"RF gatta go somewhere!"
We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations.

Offline BoomboxDX

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 804
    • View Profile
Re: is it me?
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2018, 2112 UTC »
Tuning around earlier this a.m. on 40 & 41 meters, seemed like prop was down. One unreadable weak CW around 7045, and one weak, barely readable SSB QSO in Spanish higher in the band. The Chinese BCB stations higher up in the 41 meter band weren't very audible, either. Was better a couple mornings ago.
An AM radio Boombox DXer.
+ GE SRIII, PR-D5 & TRF on MW.
The usual Realistic culprits on SW (and a Panasonic).