[600MRG] Congratulations, XCR rcvd XIQ, XGP, XSV, VE7BDQ: 630m VK/ZL path lightning

[James Hollander]

   Congratulations to Merv and to XIQ, XGP, XSV, and VE7BDQ received at XCR this morning!  About 80% of Merv's decodes were also inside the VK/ZL time opportunity window that starts about 0830z until N. America stations' local sunrises.  
    As 630m N. Am. TX strengths fall with distance toward HI/VK/ZL, Tstorm noise gets stronger as any storm distance gets closer to RX. VK/ZL/Pacific Tstorm distributions will blank particular nights of the 630m VK/ZL season now until early October.
     Ocean Tstorm activity between VK and ZL contributes noise to SNR in VK/ZL. It occurred last night during the time opportunity window to VK/ZL.  VK/ZL regional Tstorms sideways to the path can affect SNR at VK/ZL.  

   
    Two web sites give good info for regional lightning density and rough 630m noise estimation at XCR and VK/ZL.  
   
   Movie of 24 hour lightning in Pacific including USA to Australia   . Greyline is red. VK/ZL 0830z window begins when SW/NE SS grayline just passes Sydney. Whole path: not much lightning during opp window. (U. Wash. WW Lightning Network)  
   
   http://wwlln.net/WWLLN_movies/Movie_of_Lightning_in_Pacific_BIG.gif   
   
   Australia, NZ, Pacific O. lightning.    Scroll down for still picture of Pacific region. Lightning is the blue dots.  http://www.australianweathernews.com/current_radar.htm    
   
    Continual all day/night distant static into VK/ZL is emanating from NW direction from S China, SE Asia, Borneo, and W New Guinea.      GL & 73! Jim H  W5EST