2009/08/01 VHF Low Band

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2009/08/01 VHF Low Band - South Texas EL09
Uniden BCD396T with Dipole Antenna

At 08:39 CDT first signal of the day received on 40.450/103.5, analog voice inversion scrambling. Still hearing at 9:20 CDT.

No other stations heard VHF Low Band. Six meters is dead. Weak opening on ten meters to the east.

There is a tropo opening on two meters that appears to be affecting most of Texas.

[kkn50]

FREQ....SQ....DESCRIPTION
35.3800 Morse ID KNKB566 - Frontier Communications, New Richmond WI
35.5400 CSQ Voice Paging
40.4500 Analog voice inversion scrambling, 08:39-11:10 CDT
40.5300 CSQ SNOTEL
42.1200 186.2 MO HP, KAA203, Trp C Disp S
42.3000 D244 NE HP, Troop D - North Platte Dispatch
42.5800 186.2 MO HP, KAA958, Troop I Disp