Re: [IRCA] TP DC DX - Nov. 14, 2009

[Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx>]

I thought about that but got confused about which side of the terminator Tahiti was on.

Now I see that 6am EDT is about 1am TAHT -- plenty dark.

Perhaps the rising K index moves the 'openings' south ... just like here during auroral cx?

Hmmm ... if this is how one learns and remembers things, I like it!

I'm going to watch 738 from now on ... and go back and look/listen to my wav file again!  ;-)

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On Nov 14, 2009, at 10:23 AM, John H. Bryant wrote:

> Bill,
> 
> Could 738 have been Tahiti???
> 
> Nice logging/musing!
> 
> John Bryant
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 07:18 AM 11/14/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>> I don't keep a blog or diary, but if I did, this would be my 'DX' entry for
>> today:
>> 
>> Nov. 14, 2009
>> 
>> TPs were not as good this morning as they'd been for the past few days.
>> LatAms were nothing special either.
>> 
>> [Gotta figure out a way to use on-line geomagnetic indices to learn what to
>> 'expect' on any given day.]
>> 
>> Very weak 'traces' from 0845utc on; 747, 774, 873, 945 and 1098kHz -- I
>> finally figured out how to put these in the Perseus memory now.
>> 
>> Finally, around 1050utc, got near some audio on 747 - recorded.  Everything
>> on the north beam gone by 1120utc or so.
>> 
>> Something odd on 738kHz.  Trying to null 'AM 740' at some point I noticed a
>> 'polar-flutter-trace' on 738.  It was barely visible on the north beam --
>> it came in best on the WEST beam!
>> 
>> Recorded at 1130utc or so - doubt there's any audio ... but while the
>> north-facing TP stuff was gone by 1120utc, the 738kHz outlet continued on
>> 'til past 1145utc when 'local' on 730 either signed on or went to full
>> power.
>> 
>> It was as if 738 were coming from Asia but from further south than Japan,
>> Korea and China, skirting the auroral donut.
>> 
>> Every 'session' has a silver lining and sometimes a 'mystery' is as good as
>> something new -- gives you something to think about for the rest of the day
>> and look forward to solving tomorrow.
>> 
>> Oh yea, also had KFI on 640kHz with audio // web-feed and TWR via Albania
>> on 1394.82kHz last night -2200*.
>> 
>> Bill Whitacre
>> bw@xxxxxxx
>> Alexandria, VA
>> Perseus/Wellbrook 4-element phased array
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