[600MRG] Recent Conditions (WSPR Mode)

[John Langridge]

John,

Condx have definitely had an apparent improvement.  I've been running reduced power to the coax over the past few days due to wx here.  Even so, my base current is about where it is when I am running full granted power.


But the proof of improved conditions is in the pudding:  G3XKR reported me 3 times last night, best -24.  That doesn't happen every day here so its probably safe to conclude that conditions have been a little better than normal.  Was it strictly the cold improving base current and thus the ERP?  I dunno.  But condx are definitely better, regardless of the mechanism involved.

73!

John XIQ



________________________________
 From: John Molnar <wa3etd at gmail.com>
To: 600MRG <600MRG at w7ekb.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 6:30 AM
Subject: [600MRG] Recent Conditions (WSPR Mode)
 

I'm wondering if any of the western stations are observing condiderably
better conditions over the past two nights, from stations transmitting to
their east?

Since the winter storm two days ago, I have experienced a dramatic increase
in the reports from my east, in this case Europe - stations well into
Europe that have never spotted.  Here in VT, we received essentially a foot
of snow where there was previously none.  I did determine that WG2XKA was
performing better based on an uncalibrated remote field strength meter that
has been untouched for months, meaning I don't move it or change its
environment.

Unfortunately, the amount of data presented by the WSPRnet requires full
time work to analyze in the short term, but the recent trend is obvious
here following the storm.  Other than that, nothing has changed.

Comments highly welcomed.

John WG2XKA in the snow
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