Topband: Sprites

[Joe Giacobello, K2XX]

Bruce, I can't comment on the sprites, but I did observe the 
disappearance of what had been several, fairly strong EU sigs here 
around 0445Z and commented to W5XZ about it on the Low Band Chat.  It 
seemed that there was a sudden drop-off, if not total disappearance, of 
all signals from EU.  OTOH, while OM2XW was mostly in the mud here at 
that time, W5XZ was copying him at S8.  So it may have been just a 
refocusing of the spotlight.

73, Joe
K2XX

> Bruce <mailto:k1fz at myfairpoint.net>
> Friday, November 22, 2013 12:32 PM
> Noted a sudden closure on 160 meter band last night EST. Science is 
> finding more about the upper atmosphere to ionosphere discharge.
> Started wondering if one had temporarily neutralized the reflective 
> properties
> PBS has recorded recent activity of sprites.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/edge-of-space.html
>
>
> 73
> Bruce-K1FZ
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