Re: [IRCA] new log WEEF 1430

[neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep, they're sked to come on day power at 0815 EST. If you're getting stuff like this and since you can phase null WDRC so well you may want to try for one of my semi locals. WLBK Dekalb IL on 1360. That would be a great catch.  

Post sunrise and esp. this time of the year when there's minimal daylight and the sun is low so its effects on BCB propagation are less during the day, you can get this effect aimed west where a station 800 or so miles away skips over and past the normal skip dominant 400 miles away for a while. Assume 1 hop propagation. The usual pest 400 miles away is skipping off the E-layer about 200 miles west and since that has been in full daylight for a while, skip has deteriorated. But since the more distant western station is skipping off the E-layer about 400 miles west and it isn't yet full daylight, skip can be still be viable. A similar effect happens pre-sunset to the east.

73 KAZ

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Balle <jim01028@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Dec 30, 2014 6:56 AM
>To: "irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, abdx <abdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] new log WEEF 1430
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>I would guess they were on day power because I heard them 0859 EST.
>Currently 0800 to 0900 is when local conditions stabilize and I can get
>solid nulls on nearby stations.  It's amazing that weak signals like this
>can sometimes be heard over higher powered closer stations on the same
>frequency. Conditions to the west have been excellent this season.  Jim
>
>
>Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:33:54 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
>From: neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] new log WEEF 1430
>These guys are very local to me and more of a nuisance this season that
>past ones although they've had some upgrades in power over the years I
>think. I will have to check if they are running day rig at night. What time
>did you log them? Great catch !! 73 KAZ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jim Balle <jim01028@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Dec 29, 2014 8:53 AM
>>To: abdx <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <
>irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [IRCA] new log WEEF 1430
>>
>>Last week some one mentioned recording mw using audicity so I down loaded
>>and installed it. So today it really paid off as I got a nice id of "1430
>>WEEF serving NW Chicago". I thought I heard  "EF  NW Ohio" while listening,
>>but the recorded audio was good enough to positively id it. So now I keep
>>playing it over and over as it's one of my best logs.   Jim Springfield
>Ma.
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