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Re: [IRCA] What's wrong with 1160

Thanks, Mark, for clearing up the mystery, with certainty!   73,....Walt


> Subject: Re: What's wrong with 1160
>
> This was definitely WSKW Skowhegan, ME.  I went over my last few evenings'
> Perseus recordings.  The signal dominates on my east antenna.  99% of the
> time, since Bermuda went dark, there are only three significant players on
> 1160 here.  These are WSKW-ME, WOBM-NJ, and WVNJ-NJ.  WSKW is more north
> (bearing 7 deg., dist. 212 miles) than east but that would only be at about
> 5 dB down versus the main beam (90 deg.) of the east cardioid antenna.
> WVNJ at 260 deg., 215 miles would be reduced about 20 dB and WOBM at 244
> deg., 237 miles about 12-15 dB.  Nightly reception bears this out since,
> except for during huge aurora, WSKW strongly dominates on the east
> antenna.  My other cardioid antenna aims just east of due south (peak 165
> deg. / null 345 deg.).  WOBM generally dominates on that with WVNJ a close
> second and WSKW a distant third along with occasional appearances by
> Antigua (Caribbean R. Lighthouse) during aurora along with bits of Spanish
> (likely WBQN P.R.).
>
> Based on what came in on what antenna, there is no doubt that the "Oh
> Lonesome Me" tape-loop heard a couple of nights back was WSKW.
>
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
> (GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41Â 41.59' N / 70Â 11.47' W) (grid FN41vq)
>
>
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