[time-nuts] ES100 suddenly more sensitive in summer!

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

With all the rain in the spring, you could easily have better local grounding.

Bob

> On Jun 29, 2019, at 10:15 AM, Tim Shoppa <tshoppa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interestingly enough, compared to my initial testing last winter, my ES100
> is suddenly much more likely to acquire and track WWVB in broad daylight.
> This morning it is acquiring from a cold start almost every time.
> 
> (The "bad minutes" of course still don't work).
> 
> Most likely reason would be some reduction in my local noise sources but
> wonder if something more propagation-wise is going on.
> 
> For sure I expected 60kHz propagation from Colorado to Maryland to be more
> reliable in common darkness and in winter, and less reliable in summertime
> and common daylight, but perhaps this is a faulty mental model I have.
> 
> Tim N3QE
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