[HFbeacons] BEACONS: On & Off, 02 March 2013
- From: "W. Keith Hibbert" <wkhibbert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, 10mprop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:47:20 -0500
Hi, Keith here in Amherst, NY
I was in & out of the shack and split my time between chores, DX Contest
and monitoring the bands. Quite a mix, I got into the shack too late
for European beacons but worked 10 or 11 EU countries on the contest.
About 2 PM local (1900Z), we had an intense, but very localized E-Skip
opening into TX and then F2 & TE until I had to leave at 2315Z.
Here's the list from 1800Z to 2315Z on 02 March:
28.1650 XE2O - 589
28.1828 XE1RCS - 569
28.1895 LU2DT - CW & PSK Id's, 559
28.1930 LU2ERC - 559
28.1969 LU5FB - 439
28.2000 LU4AA (ESP Level even at 100 watts)
28.2000 W6WX (429, only 2 power levels)
28.2032 PY2WGF - Chirping away! 569C
28.2220 K6JCA - Weak, 319
28.2230 KP3FT - 579
28.2244 K5GJR - 599
28.2250 K6FRC/B4 - 439
28.2256 W2DLL - 559 on groundwave
28.2266 PU4CBB - 579
28.2500 K6FRC/B2 - 579
28.2800 K5AB - 599 +30 on a short E-Skip opening
28.3000 K6FRC/B - 439
What's amazing is what I didn't hear, no other beacons on 200, no 7's,
nothing from NP4LW, no other groundwave signals from the other beacons
around me. Still, 17 beacons, better than a sharp stick in the eye any day!
A report on Spaceweather.com indicated that the last two cycles, Cycles
22 and 23 had twin peaks. Right now, NASA is prediction a twin peak
for Cycle 24 with the second peak in mid 2014, again, better than a
sharp stick in the eye!
Wear your safety glasses and keep listening...
73, Keith, WB2VUO
Amherst, NY: Grid FN02ox
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