[600MRG] XJM AND XIQ on wspr

[John Langridge]

Neil,

It was a quieter night here last night.  I saw Eric down to -12 at some point early this morning but I was already fast asleep so no chance for a QSO.  The QSB seems to be varying quite a bit the last few days but I can't decide if its real or just an ever changing noise condition negatively impacting S/N.

I saw that Eric made it at least once to G8HUH which is pretty awesome considering 5w ERP and a more compact antenna than last season.  congrats Eric... I can only dream...

This link was posted on the Topband reflector this morning:  
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/us/a-quest-to-save-am-radio-before-its-lost-in-the-static.html 

I think the noise floor increase stands to impact us all going forward.  I'm already scrounging for every db I can get...May be kinda like the LORAN days on 160....


73,

XIQ



________________________________
 From: Neil Klagge <w0yse.7 at gmail.com>
To: 600m Eric Tichansky <no3m at no3m.net>; John Langridge WG2XIQ <jlangridge at sbcglobal.net>; 600mrg at w7ekb.com 
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 10:41 AM
Subject: XJM AND XIQ on wspr
 


This is the first I have seen of XJM for some time. I am surprised to see that wspr2 decoded him at a -33 dB. The atmospherics must have gotten really quiet at that time of the evening.

0534 -33 -0.8   0.475753  0 WG2XJM EN91 37
0648 -30 -0.9   0.475753  0 WG2XJM EN91 37
0710 -26 -1.1   0.475754  0 WG2XJM EN91 37
0806 -29 -1.7   0.475754  0 WG2XJM EN91 37

This decode of JL's came in at -18 dB also last night. That is the best I have seen in awhile. The conditions are gettin' better !!

1132 -18 -1.4   0.475644  0 WG2XIQ EM12 30

Neil Klagge, N. Utah





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