European Pirate Report from Dunlo, PA, USA, for 24 Feb. 2008

[Dave Valko]

24 February 2008: I didn’t expect to go out, but on the strength of 6882 Playback Int., 6312.14 Barretina Int., and the fact the Auroral zone was weak and far north, and the MUF was at 6 mhz, I decided to go up to the remote site to listen. Conditions were just fair at best. I was able to get some readable audio, so it was worth it. It was chilly outside and my fingers were going numb in the last half hour. There was about 10 inches of snow on the ground.

RX: JRC NRD-535D
ANT: 315' Beverage (BOG) at 50°.
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26
Duration: 0730-0930 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 72, A Index = 4, K Index = 1 No storms.
WX: The sky cleared after the start and the Moon was shining brightly. Cold 15° F. (-9° C.)

6312.14 R. Barretina Int. 0728 discussion by men in pres. Catalan at the start. Still going at 0731 and 0741 checks. Hrd this last evening as well, but I accidentally erased the MD!! (24 Feb.)

4025.33 LHH Just a little audio at 0735. Nothing heard on 6240.7. Never improved. (24 Feb.)

6882 R. Playback Int. 0738 w/mx under pulsing UTE. Still in at 0800 and clear. (24 Feb.)

6259.78 R. Paardenkracht 0742 ID anmnt over Polka, “the free station, Paardenkrachtâ€

[JoJo]

Hello Dave,

thanks for the logs, email and mp3 file, much appreciated. Indeed the show took about two hours; was a little ill and had nothing else to do

[RadioRamona]

Thanks Dave for your loggings.

alltrough our tx problem these are nice results.