On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:19:56 -0600, Michael wrote:

Hi...

The past few days have been VERY bad for me here in North NJ as far as
DX'ing. The noise level is out of hand. "HSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!! " Is
it local or somthing global ???

Anyone notice the same thing ???


Someone posted about solar max and min a bit ago. Someone else posted
about aurora borealis. The point I guess is that some natural phenomena
are messing up radio waves.

I'm reading them now... Hard to believe an aurora in Arizona. That's
extraordinary.

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Respectfully,

Michael

Home Page: http://md_dxing.tripod.com/
Northern NJ
R75 w/DSP, Kiwa agc/sync & audio mods
G5RV & 200ft longwire w/ICE-180
MFJ-1048 preselector
SoundBlstr Live PC card w/five piece Cambridge
speakers & full software mixer/eq.

"JA" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:19:56 -0600, Michael wrote:

Hi...

The past few days have been VERY bad for me here in North NJ as far as
DX'ing. The noise level is out of hand. "HSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!! " Is
it local or somthing global ???

Anyone notice the same thing ???


Someone posted about solar max and min a bit ago. Someone else posted
about aurora borealis. The point I guess is that some natural phenomena
are messing up radio waves.

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:35:31 -0600, JA
wrote:



Someone posted about solar max and min a bit ago. Someone else posted
about aurora borealis. The point I guess is that some natural phenomena
are messing up radio waves.

Duh? Shortwave propagation relies entirely on "natural phenomena"...
thass iss why reception varies by time (i.e. daylight/darkness at both
transmitter and receiver), by date (because of same variations), by
frequency (that's why broadcasters change frequency), by sunspot
cycle, by.... well, you get the picture. SW isn't the same as turning
on your AM-FM portable and getting the Local Station at Perfect
Levels.