[HFbeacons] Beacons: 1440Z to Now: T'Storm Break!

  • From: "W. Keith Hibbert" <wkhibbert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: 10mprop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:52:40 +0000

Hi, Keith here in Amherst, NY.

I have been monitoring since 1440Z but the clap of thunder about 30 minutes ago prompted me to pull the plug.

Heard from 1440Z to 1800Z on 07 August:

28.1611  VE3SWS - 559/QSB, Short band, 1st time heard
28.2094  K9CW - 539
28.2146  KA9SZX - 559
28.2160  K3FX - 599 from NNJ
28.2179  WA1LAD - 557, ripple & hum

28.2224  N4QDK - 429 to 539, QSB
28.2230  W1DLO - ESP to 429, weak
28.2255  W2DLL - 539 on groundwave
28.2300  WA4ZKO - 429 to 559, QSB
28.2309  WA4FC - ESP to 329, really weak today

28.2318  N1FSX - ESP to 429, deep QSB
28.2320  N2MH - 559, short path
28.2340  K4DP - 549
28.2359  W8YT - 429
28.2405  W4RKC - 539

28.2416  K5DZE - 559
28.2450  N8RT - 539
28.2463  KI4LEV - ESP to 429
28.2478  N1ME - ESP to 539
28.2504  K0HTF - ESP to 539

28.2510  WA4GEH - 559, dropped out in 10 minutes
28.2565  K9JHQ - 579
28.2603  N4TJQ - 589, new beacon?
28.2615  N4VBV - 539
28.2650  NC4SW - 569, path dropped out after 20 minutes

28.2691  W3HH - 429, a bit weak today
28.2724  N1KON - 549
28.2760  K4UKB - 429
28.2760  K4FUN - 539
28.2785  WA4OTD - 599+20 with BIG key clicks (+/- 10  KHz)

28.2810  W8EH - 599+10
28.2815  W4HEW - 569
28.2827  W0ERE - 579
28.2868  WA8YWO - 599+
28.2930  ND4Z - 559

28.2970  NS9RC - 539
28.2998  KF4MS - 539

Lots of Freeband scum on the band. Heard one driver ID himself as a Hunt driver, but no QTH. Skip from IN at that time so I-70 Indy?

Forecast is scattered T-Storms all afternoon. I will try to post this evening.

73, Keith, WB2VUO
Amherst, NY: Grid FN02ox
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