I checked it out the other night and almost nothing from North America.
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DX Season Beginning on Arctic SDR
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Well, at least that's a little something.
KBRW is something of the "canary in the coal mine" for me, and I have yet to hear it this season. I wonder if what we're running into is conditions, or perhaps something's up with the antenna.
KBRW was about the only thing I heard. Even the Europeans weren't there.
Looks like the antennas are being taken down for the summer at the Arctic SDR.
Here is a post by Bjarne Mjelde at the Arctic DX Blog on Saturday April 17:
Last weekend I started taking down the beverage antennas. The NA season was mostly over, and the reindeer migration was underway, so the 310 beverage and the dual, staggered 340 beverage were reeled in and taken indoor. Asia and Australia are still heard a few weeks, so lowered the 50 beverage and the 80 beverage to the ground, basically making them BOGs.
Today the time was come to collect the 520-metre 50 beverage. It's a fairly easy job on wet, rainy ground because the friction is a lot less. It does weigh a bit though, so a wheelbarrow comes in handy for the 200+ metres transport to the KONG HQ.
The 80 beverage is still out, and will be the prime Australia hunter for the next couple of weeks. It is impossible to take down anyway because the last 30-40 metres of it is covered in a concrete-hard, 2 metres high snow drift.
Here is a post by Bjarne Mjelde at the Arctic DX Blog on Saturday April 17:
Approaching End of Season - Removing Beverage Antennas
Last weekend I started taking down the beverage antennas. The NA season was mostly over, and the reindeer migration was underway, so the 310 beverage and the dual, staggered 340 beverage were reeled in and taken indoor. Asia and Australia are still heard a few weeks, so lowered the 50 beverage and the 80 beverage to the ground, basically making them BOGs.
Today the time was come to collect the 520-metre 50 beverage. It's a fairly easy job on wet, rainy ground because the friction is a lot less. It does weigh a bit though, so a wheelbarrow comes in handy for the 200+ metres transport to the KONG HQ.
The 80 beverage is still out, and will be the prime Australia hunter for the next couple of weeks. It is impossible to take down anyway because the last 30-40 metres of it is covered in a concrete-hard, 2 metres high snow drift.
Interesting stuff. I didn't know they waited this long to dismantle.
I like that SDR too. Hope it's more active this year. Last year it was pretty quiet.
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Yeah....it had its rare moments, but it was definitely a down year. The two prior winters were awsome, so I hope we get back to that.
What's the link of the Artic SDR?
It's apparently offline at the moment, so I can't find the link. Hopefully, it will be back up ad running soon, and I'll try to post the link whenever it's back on.
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There are actually two links.
One that is optimized for Asian reception: http://arcticsdr.ddns.net:8073/
And one optimized for North American reception: http://kongsdr.ddns.net:8074/
At least that's what the set up was the previous years.
One that is optimized for Asian reception: http://arcticsdr.ddns.net:8073/
And one optimized for North American reception: http://kongsdr.ddns.net:8074/
At least that's what the set up was the previous years.
For some reason, I haven't been able to get those links to work since this thread came back up ("This site can't be reached"). Anyone else having trouble? I am able to load other SDR's via Wideband shortwave radio receiver map
Apparently they are offline at the moment. Hopefully it's temporary.
I know he takes that rig down in the summer, I don’t know what the schedule is for putting it back up
There are at least a few SDRs on that map that haven't been online for ages, such as the Voice of America setup north of Cincinnati. It can be frustrating.
Cooler weather is coming soon! Can't wait for DX season to return.
Glad to know that.
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