Re: [IRCA] Radio North DX Test Reception... NOT

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 11:29 AM 3/15/2009, you wrote:
>Given the distance and the low power, I didn't have much hope for hearing
>even a carrier from Radio North, Donegal Ireland's DX test. However, if even
>a *whisper* of the carrier was propagating into the Pacific Northwest, the
>"Zoom" tool on Perseus would show it.
>
>True to expectations, a review of four hours of Perseus recordings, zoomed
>in extremely close to 846 kHz, showed nothing but background noise. I was
>observing 845.997 in particular, as that's the offset reported recently for
>Radio North. Given the A and K indices lately and other reports of
>lackluster TA conditions, this was not an opportune time. I found no
>carriers whatsoever in the vicinity of 846, using the ALA100 loop oriented
>at 35 degrees.
>
>I wonder if Walt Salmaniw in Victoria BC to the north of me was trying for
>R. North with his Perseus?


Sorry to say, the answer is no....after a flurry of deliveries overnight, I went to bed early! .......Walt.


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