Strange Conditions

December 11th, 2013

It is funny to check the beacons tonight. Most remarkable are two constellations, shown below:

2013-12-11 21_59 DB0VC and DB0AAT

While looking for DB0AAT in JN67HU, DB0VC in JO54IF could be received too. When beaming to Kiel, DB0VC can be heard even on 2320 MHz. It is beacon #9 on 13 cm.

 

2013-12-11 22_23 DB0NCO beats DB0FKS

DB0NCO beats Frankenstein

From my QTH DB0NCO has the same bearing as DB0FKS. The location of DB0FKS, the  Frankenstein Castle, can be seen visually from here in a distance of 34 km. DB0NCO is 203 km away but tonight it is stronger than DB0FKS, when coming up in QSB.