2021 Radio Challenges and ocean cliff effect?
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Hi Paul and others, While I was reading your post, a new challenge came to my mind. Something that could be both interesting and rewarding: logging MW stations during daytime: from (local) sunrise to (local) sunset times. That's all! Propagation is a kind of mistery (well, in fact not all); the first one and a half hour after sunrise and before sunset can be very, very special. Before yesterday I was parked over some ocean cliffs, not the highest ones we have, but about 40 m high. It was 10am in the morning with the sun in the sky, and I was in the car (was windy outside) zapping UK MW stations as they reach the Northern Spanish shore quite well in the mornings. I checked 1278 kHz and I heard quite a strong signal with lounge music. It faded down quickly after 25 sec, but came back a minute later for a minute more, weakest but well audible. After that, dissapeared in the noise. Maybe not the second burst but I am pretty sure that the first and shorter one would have been heard in an ULR/portable radio. I just had the autoradio, regular selectivity, fixed 9kHz steps, small roof antenna, but quite sensitive. What I heard? Please, check this: https://twitter.com/FMDXIreland/status/1348771038067372035?s=19 And Gary, now I add... Is this a tiny ocean Cliff effect? And yes, the cliff was facing west 🤷🏻♂️ 73! Jorge Garzón Gutiérrez "IberiaDX" (EB7EFA · EA1036 SWL · BDXC Member 1409) QTH: IN83ag / 43º15' N · 03º56' W Urb. San Roque 95, casa 5 (Villasevil) 39698 Santiurde de Toranzo (ESPAÑA - SPAIN) ..................................................................................
En martes, 12 de enero de 2021 23:00:01 CET, Paul Blundell <tanger32au@...> escribió:
That is a good idea, once I have completed the 50kw's I might try for some of the lower power ones. Paul
On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 4:41 AM Peter Laws <plaws0@...> wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 11:28 AM Peter Laws via groups.io --
Paul
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