2022 04 10 259 | Ghosts in the Air Glow

Schreiber, Richard / KE7KRF

We have good news concerning the last night of your remarkable "Ghosts in the Airglow" experiment. Here in far southeastern Arizona propagation was better than anticipated in the 0600 - 0700 UTC time period, and we were able to capture four SSTV images on 2.750 MHz that were clear enough to discern some detail. Indeed a pleasure that the lower frequency proved to be an excellent decision for that later time slot.

My earlier report to you for day two, March 26, was the opposite. Poor propagation led to only a single SSTV image received on 4.5 MHz and it was of marginal quality.

The four SSTV images are attached as well as a screen shot taken at 0629 showing decoding in progress to give an idea of reception conditions.

Also attached a couple of wav files (encoded with frequency and local date & time) -- one with voice the other with morse code (final segment of transmission).

Receiver -- Icom R8600 which is a wideband receiver based on SDR technology
Antenna -- 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW
Software -- Receiver controled with DX-Labs Commander
SSTV decoding with RXSSTV

You have my permission to use these images on your webpage if you wish and can also use my name.

Thanks for what was a one-of-a-kind listening experience. Hope the above is of some use.

Reception Reports

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United States
	Date	Movement	Media
Expand	2019-03-29	I. Prelude / II. Introductions to the Ghost / III. Methodologies in Music and Morse		Time 06:00:00 – 06:11:00 Frequency (MHZ) 2.75 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600

Arizona, United States
	Date	Movement	Media
Expand	2019-03-29	IV. Saxophonal Stochastic Ghost Resonances		Time 06:11:30 – 06:16:30 Frequency (MHZ) 2.75 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600
Expand	2019-03-29	V. Wolves Chasing the Ghost		Time 06:17:00 – 06:22:00 Frequency (MHZ) 2.75 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600
Expand	2019-03-29	VI. The Mind and the MRI		Time 06:22:30 – 06:32:30 Frequency (MHZ) 2.75 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600 Note Here in far southeastern Arizona propagation was better than anticipated in the 0600 - 0700 UTC time period, and we were able to capture four SSTV images on 2.750 MHz that were clear enough to discern some detail. Indeed a pleasure that the lower frequency proved to be an excellent decision for that later time slot. The four SSTV images are attached as well as a screen shot taken at 0629 showing decoding in progress to give an idea of reception conditions.
Expand	2019-03-29	VII. Letters and Numbers		Time 06:33:00 – 06:39:00 Frequency (MHZ) 2.75 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600
Expand	2019-03-29	VIII. Pictures and Words		Time 06:39:30 – 06:45:30 Frequency (MHZ) 2.75 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600 Note Here in far southeastern Arizona propagation was better than anticipated in the 0600 - 0700 UTC time period, and we were able to capture four SSTV images on 2.750 MHz that were clear enough to discern some detail.
Expand	2019-03-29	IX. Spy Cameras from the Sky and a Mystery Box in the Woods		Time 06:46:00 – 06:56:00 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600
Expand	2019-03-29	X. Not with a Bang but with a WSPR	Audio Audio	Time 06:56:30 – 06:59:30 Frequency (MHZ) 2.75 Antenna 325 ft long Beverage, oriented NE-SW Receiver Icom R8600 Note Also attached a couple of wav files (encoded with frequency and local date & time) -- one with voice the other with morse code (final segment of transmission).