I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.



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tommyknocker wrote:

I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.

WWV is audible here on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

tommyknocker wrote:

I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.

Oh yeah, after 0000 it's actually Nov. 23...

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.

We are going through a stream of solar wind from from a coronal hole today
and tonight. It is mild, though.




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dxAce wrote:



tommyknocker wrote:

I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.

Oh yeah, after 0000 it's actually Nov. 23...

Oops. You're right.

dxAce
Michigan
USA





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dxAce wrote:



tommyknocker wrote:

I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.

WWV is audible here on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz.

I only tried 5, 10, and 15 Mhz. 10 and 15 are real faint, although I can
make out both Colorado and Hawaii. 5 is hidden behind that racket.
Somebody mentioned low auroras, which we don't get here in CA under most
circumstances, but that could be causing it.


dxAce
Michigan
USA





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Tommyknocker, I usually fire up the shack around 0530GMT, as I work second
shift. Although conditions are far from Utopia, I have noticed the 41 meter
band settling down a bit. Radio France Intl., Deutsche Welle, Vatican Radio,
Radio Nederland in Flevoland, and of course the 1/2 mega-watters Tunisia, and
Turkey are all rolling in well here in the Midwest. After Radio Nederland signs
off at 0700 on 7125khz, I usually get a fairly good copy of Guinea, Conakry.
Last week at this time, the band was dead as a doornail. Good DXing to you,
Gary

tommyknocker wrote in message ...
dxAce wrote:



tommyknocker wrote:

I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.

Hi - Here in SF Bay Area, although reception is not splendid, there is
plenty to hear - all the big guns are powering in, and there are
plenty of non-NA broadcasts to hear as well (the southern Africa
services in particular were great last night about 0400 onward, like
BBC Meyerton SA and VOA Botswana, and DW Rwanda if Deutsche is your
thing). Europe was a little weaker than a few nights ago, but they
were there. Cuba was strong on 49 meters.

Hope your reception improves!

Bruce Jensen

bpnjensen wrote:

tommyknocker wrote in message ...
dxAce wrote:



tommyknocker wrote:

I tried practically every station listed in Passport under 0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard anything about
a solar flare or storm.

Hi - Here in SF Bay Area, although reception is not splendid, there is
plenty to hear - all the big guns are powering in, and there are
plenty of non-NA broadcasts to hear as well (the southern Africa
services in particular were great last night about 0400 onward, like
BBC Meyerton SA and VOA Botswana, and DW Rwanda if Deutsche is your
thing). Europe was a little weaker than a few nights ago, but they
were there. Cuba was strong on 49 meters.

Hope your reception improves!

Bruce Jensen

I'll try repositioning my antenna. I was hearing Australia faintly on
21740 at sign on 2200 UTC, and WWV 15 Mhz is coming in loud and clear. I
live in Sacramento, about 90 miles inland.



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Actually, for me the odd thing was that the BBC on 5975
wasn't on, but I could hear Morocco booming in on 5980.

--Mike L.

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tommyknocker wrote in message
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dxAce wrote:



tommyknocker wrote:

I tried practically every station listed in Passport under
0200 UTC for
North America, and the only thing I can pick up is a real
faint signal
from South Korea on 31m. I can't even receive CUBA, for
dogsakes! It's
0240 as I post this message, and still nothing. Even the US
time signals
are faint, and I'm only 1000 miles away from them! Oh, and
the racket on
49m is incredible. What's going on here? I haven't heard
anything about
a solar flare or storm.

Hi - Here in SF Bay Area, although reception is not splendid,
there is
plenty to hear - all the big guns are powering in, and there are
plenty of non-NA broadcasts to hear as well (the southern Africa
services in particular were great last night about 0400 onward,
like
BBC Meyerton SA and VOA Botswana, and DW Rwanda if Deutsche is
your
thing). Europe was a little weaker than a few nights ago, but
they
were there. Cuba was strong on 49 meters.

Hope your reception improves!

Bruce Jensen

I'll try repositioning my antenna. I was hearing Australia faintly
on
21740 at sign on 2200 UTC, and WWV 15 Mhz is coming in loud and
clear. I
live in Sacramento, about 90 miles inland.



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