Re: [IRCA] TAs from the WCNA

[Barry McLarnon <bdm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 27 January 2010 00:35:58 Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
> At 03:29 1/27/2010, you wrote:
> >First time I've listened in a few weeks in the evening, as we're
> > preparing to move, but I do still have the N and NW directed large
> > diameter loops outside and at 03:25 UTC UTC 27Jan, I'm noting Absolute
> > at fair level on 1215, and weaker audio from Croatia on 1134.  I've
> > noticed the SF has climbed recently into the 80s, which presumably is
> > having a deleterious effect on MW TP and TA propagation.  SW, though, is
> > sure completely the pits up here in BC with the MUF around 6 or 6.5 MHz
> > in the local evenings.  Simply virtually nothing to listen to there at
> > all!  My bell weather station is Radio Ukraine International on 7440
> > which at times can give very nice propagation, but the past few
> > days....zilch!  .....Walt in Victoria, BC
> 
> Glad you sent this in Walt, as I was about to ask if anyone heard
>  anything.   I was out this evening, but noted some good carriers around
>  0200, and again 0530UT,  but no audio.

It's interesting to note that TA signals were actually better than average 
here last night, albeit spotty and with very deep fading.  Between 0400 and 
0500 UTC, I had audio from about a dozen countries, including Faroes, 
Algeria, Morocco, Spain, France, UK, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Croatia, 
Finland, Sweden, and even a bit of audio from 1566 Benin.  Presumed 828 
Bulgaria and 1143 Russia flirted with reaching audio levels, but didn't quite 
make it.  It's strange that we don't see more reports of TA reception from 
folks in ENA these days.

Barry

-- 
Barry McLarnon VE3JF  Ottawa, ON
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