Re: [IRCA] Arizona TPs for 12-16-09

[Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx>]

That's a really GOOD day here out east Bill!  ;-)

And it wouldn't be at 1421utc either -- subtract about 3 or 4 hours.

Today saw a return of some weak 'traces' ... as I call the ghostly vertical lines that fall from the top of a Perseus waterfall graph.

945 & 873 were the 'best' with some brief periods of 747, 828 and 972.

It never ceases to amaze me how these traces go from totally absent to near audio in a very short time and then back down again.  Nothing near audio level today and none of them would even be 'visible' without the 'Zoom' scale on the Persues.

Have been 'tracking' 738 for a couple of months.  It comes in best when 'pointing' west whereas the other Asian TPs come in best north.  I'll bet it's Tahiti but I've been unable to get any audio so far.  I sure hope it doesn't turn out to be a 'phantom' signal, produced locally, as I have on a few other freqs.

Bill Whitacre
bw@xxxxxxx
Alexandria, VA
Perseus/Wellbrook array

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On Dec 16, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Bill Block wrote:

> 
> Listened from 1350-1430 ut and conditions was better than yesterday.  Yesterday I got no audio or carriers and after it warmed up I went out to check the antenna and found the antenna to be in good condition.  Today I had carriers on 594, 657, 666, 693, 747, 774 and 873.  The only audio was from JOUB-774 at 1421 ut which was just above the noise level for about one minute. 
> 
> Bill Block
> 
> Prescott Valley, AZ
> 
> Drake R8



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