Re: RS-12 interference

["Kevin Manzer" <ac5dk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

Hope everyone had a good field day and made their minimum 1 QSO for the 
bonus. I eeked out a QSO on RS-12 at the end of the very last pass with 
K9HF! Thanks, OM! 

Remember the debate awhile back regarding the mode 'A' interference we 
were experiencing back in May, I think it was? I just received this post 
from John, who must've been reading some archived messages about our 
discussions. I thought I would repost it to the BB for everyone's 
benefit and education. I know it was something I had never heard of 
before!

73 to all,
AC5DKevin

P.S. It is interesting to note that the 'interference' has disappeared 
now that the spring 'E-skip' season has passed!

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Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 05:44:10 -0400
From: John Heath <100675.3601@compuserve.com>
Subject: RS-12 interference
To: "Kevin Manzer" <ac5dk@hotmail.com>

Hello Kevin,
I have been on the mode A birds for a year or two now, but not during a 
solar cycle maximim.  It is well known amongst  mode A ops. that when 
MUFs are high in the daytime the conditions on the mode A birds is poor.  
The night time conditions are generaly better.  The other thing you can 
often detect is a kind of Auroral warble on the signals as the bird goes 
into the most northerly part of the pass.

Mode A birds provide a lot of interesting propagation effects.

73 John G7HIA



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