bpnjensen wrote:
dxAce wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:

dxAce wrote:
Presumed LRA36, Antarctica on 15476 at 1900 with programming in Spanish. Seems
to be USB only with a slight carrier.

Steve - Can you give some idea of the signal strength on this puppy?

Not much! barely moved the meter. I lost them at 1938 today. Didn't hear them until
almost 2000 yesterday and had them up until about the time they went off at 2100.

I've not heard a definitive ID on this one yet, but everything seems to fit. Maybe
tomorrow I'll actually put the cans on and give a good listen.

O, I just turned up the volume, and they are back! Had it down as I was on 2 meters
yakking.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

They'll probably be down in the mud for me, then - my mud is usually at
least 3 or 4 S-Units deep here in RF Swampland...often deeper. Thanks,
though - one day it will change.

Bruce Jensen

I'm in the same boat. I live in a location that's far from ideal when
it comes to DX. However, I find it hard to get a fix on just how bad it
is. The amount of ambient noise I measure with an s-meter varies
dramatically with the band, time of day...even the antenna I'm using.
It's hard to get a fix on how it all averages out...though I'm sure it
ain't great. At the same time, it's interesting to check out the Salt
Lake City receiver on the www.smeter.net site because, in addition to
audio, it displays an s-meter. I'd expect that location in Utah to be a
heck of a lot quieter than mine here in NY, but it isn't if you only
compare s-meter readings. I realize these kinds of comparisons are
tricky, though, as different locations can have not only varying
degrees but also different kinds of noise.