Merv, Vince, et al, Then they ought to be good right now.
Checking lightningmaps.org just now, with the Lines setting at 4 (5 is maximum) E-W conditions seem even better than I previously reported! Guys, let's see if conditions on 160 are also enhanced. This might be a good night for me to try. My NE Beverage is setup to transmit, and I once had a QSO on 80m with it. Who knows, maybe also on 160. 73, Mike W0BTU On Sun, Jan 5, 2020, 3:29 PM K9FD <[email protected]> wrote: > Conditions on LF and MF last nite were nothing special, the nite before > either, > but two nites ago 630M was as good as its ever been since I have been > using it, I > have been on since about 2013, starting with an experimental call WH2XCR. > I use WSPR overnite to record conditions and activity, for the first > time I copied > G0MRF and LA8AV on 630M, and was reported by LA2XPA and a Norway SWL > KQ40LS, received reports from JA. VK, ZL, LA, US mainland, VE etc > running 1 watt erp. > So far I saw no coorelation between lightning propagation and conditions > on 630M. > > I did notice on 160 meters yesterday that Vk and ZL were stronger here > than any locals, > a couple UA9-UA0 also super strong, at my sunrise that is, but the EU > conditons were poor compared to > previous days. Today was generally fair but signals all back to normal. > > This winter season on 630 meters I usually will copy 20 to 30 different > stations and will be reported > heard by 60 or 70 unique stations. > > 73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii > > > Mike, > > > > Thank you for the post, very timely for me. > > > > I have been exploring the VLF and LF spectrum (RX only) for a few > > weeks now, after spending some time and money acquiring the capability. > > > > As far as hamradio goes, there is life in the 2200 and 600M bands. > > > > Regarding lightning strikes and their effects, yesterday was an > > interesting day. Keeping in mind this is all news to me, I was > > surprised to see the number of 'hits' on my SDR waterfall. It was like > > every 10-15 seconds or so. The SDR would go into clipping for the > > duration. > > > > This went on for a few hours, nothing was being decoded, and then > > quiet. G0MRF in the UK, and other NA stations, showed up again on the > > monitor a few minutes later on 600M. I did not check 160M, will do > > next time. > > > > I did not see any mention of yesterday's condition on the VLF list > > though. There are ongoing attempts on 8.270 kHz and less frequently on > > 1.65 kHz. Fascinating stuff. > > > > Thank you for the links. > > > > 73 de Vince, VA3VF > > _________________ > > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
