I have a 700' N/S longwire and a 900' E/W longwire that are my primary
antennas. I get more local AC noise on the E/W wire and even though most
LWBC is stronger on the E/W, the N/S wire has less noise and better
overall S/N. When I lived in northeast Oregon I also had longwire
antennas and would get LWBC; being much farther south here in AZ I never
really expected to get much, and have been very pleased with what's been
heard, especially this season. Several instances of 252 Algeria at
"armchair copy" in AM sync mode, where normally the NDBs cause strong
hets from the carriers, and the NDB idents themselves create
"interference". (And I'm primarily an NDB DXer, but do like to hear any
LWBC coming my way!)
Steve
On 1/15/2019 12:25 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
In Victoria, rarely any LWBC action in comparison, I think I've only
every heard 189 with audio, some years ago.ÂÂ How large is your
longwire Steve?Last few evenings have seen MW carriers seeming to be from the UK and
Lithuania, a contrast to poor TP conditions.best wishes,
Nick
At 06:12 2019-01-15, STEVE wrote:LWBC got fairly decent later on this Monday evening. At around 06
utc: 171 poor (AM sync); 183 poor (AM sync); 189 very poor; 198 poor
(AM sync); 216 very poor; 234 very poor; (243 hints); 252 medium (AM
sync). MW only has 1089 with rapidly fading het not lasting long
enough for any audio.Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; N/S longwire
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