Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Auroral Fun

[neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

T-storms here in IL so wasn't able to do much DXing. A quick check in the car the other night didn't seem that promising. NYC and Boston and Cleveland were in where as Toronto wasn't. So far this wasn't what I'd hoped for and that is a deeper AU to kill off usual QRM on regional and GYs.

73 KAZ


-----Original Message-----
>From: Barry McLarnon <bdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Apr 6, 2010 10:38 PM
>To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [ABDX] Auroral Fun
>
>Considering the interesting stuff going on in the ionosphere the past two 
>days, I'm amazed how quiet these lists have been - isn't anybody listening?
>
>The auroral conditions are subsiding now, but there are still lots of 
>excellent Latin American signals tonight - Cubans everywhere, Colombia like a 
>local on 760, destroying WJR, R. Coro Venezuela on top of 780, and many more.  
>Loads of unid stations, some with large frequency offsets, putting loud hets 
>on their channels.  A highlight was finding R. Catolica Nicaragua nearly 
>alone on 720... here's a clip, recorded about half an hour ago:
>http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/audio/ynrc-720-2255-6apr10.mp3
>
>Last night, ZNS made a rare appearance here on 1540, and I had several new 
>domestic catches from NC/SC/FL.  Auroras are very cool, and although this 
>wasn't a monster one, it's the best I've observed here since 2006.
>
>Barry
>
>-- 
>Barry McLarnon VE3JF  Ottawa, ON

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