[600MRG] WA2XRM Reports from 7 Jan. 2017.

[Paul Signorelli]

 WA2XRM Reception Reports from 7 Jan. 2017, (Zulu Day), on 480.480 kHz.

The cold Wx (+15F) and snow still has my antenna d'Q'ed. I could not get better SWR than 1: 2.0.

Reports received so far:

1. AA7U, Steve, in the Desert of AZ (590 miles),  coping my CW by ear but weaker than yesterday.

 He copied all night until QRT at 0404z.


2. KB5NJD, John, Dallas TX, (615 miles), Receiving  OK but weaker than yesterday.

Read John's Blog for all the day's 600 meter activity, propagation data, WSPR operations and general LF technical information.

See :<http://njdtechnologies.net/category/630-meters/>.

3. W4OP, Dale TN, (1219 miles), Storm noise could not see on ARGO or copy by ear.

4. VE3IDS Don, (1286 miles), Hears weak CW, confirms my message duty cycle.

5. WA9ETW, Mark  WI, (Wi2XHJ), (844 miles) Still has BC birdies but just barely able to copy CW.

6. W7WKR, Dick  WY,  (WD2XSH/26), (377 miles), lots of noise, NIL.

7, KA9CFD Jay IL, (755 miles), Copies 589 by ear above the nasty lightning static.

 He is using an LF Engineering L-400B e-probe mounted on a 10 foot piece of PVC pipe that is 200 feet from his house.

Good stuff at LF Engineering, <https://www.lfengineering.com/products.cfm>.

8. K3SIW, Garry in IL  (897 miles), also received my CW by ear using 3 kHz bandwidth filter.


Thanks for all the reports.

Better subscribe to CQ Magazine to get the next special QRP Issue in Feb. 2017,

and more LF information.

ps: Abbr's frequently used....

HNY = Happy New Year,

COS = Colorado Springs,

DEN = Denver,

HOU= Houston,

BOS=Boston,

LAX=LA airport,

ATL=Atlanta.


Paul  WA2XRM

Colorado