Month: August 2017

Michigan DU’s & a new domestic logged, Aug 26

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I connected up my southwest phased BOGs last night and woke up early for a little sunrise DX to gauge “Down Under” (DU) conditions, since after all, it’s that time of year again here when DU’s can make their presence known in Michigan.  Expecting nothing more than a few weak carriers to kick off the season, I was pleasantly surprised with weak audio on several channels.  These logs all revolve around local sunrise time here, which was 11:03 UTC Aug.26th, 2017, times below are UTC. 612 4QR ABC Brisbane with weak audio, easy enough to tell it’s rugby play-by-play with...

August 2017 Eclipse Report: 1580-1700 kHz

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August 21nd, 2017 Eclipse peak: 18:22 UTC / 2:22pm EDT, 85% Totality Antenna: DKAZ loop aimed 180 degrees South Receiver: Perseus SDR Location: Western lower Michigan While enjoying the eclipse outside, the SDR was faithfully recording large chunks of RF spectrum which should provide much enjoyment over the next few weeks.  Peak DX time occurred here near the bottom of the hour before tapering off at 19:00 UTC.  Fishing for IDs at TOH isn’t going to cut it this time around and it’ll require careful listening of content and other clues near the BOH to pick out the more unusual...