In addition to the loops already mentioned, there's the MFJ 1888
broadband amplified loop. I bought one some time back mainly just to see
how well it worked at LF, which is my primary use for receive-only
amplified loops. The MFJ loop does not work at LF despite the
typographical claim in the
Thanks for posting that photo--it's fun to be able to see who's hearing
stuff! Of course the trip accounts are always interesting to read,
especially about the "squatter encounters". :)
Steve
On 8/5/2018 8:11 AM, Gary DeBock wrote:
Nick certainly brought the luck with him from
LWBC has been up and down here tonight; some checks with a few at decent
levels, other times faded way down. Overall have heard 171, 183, 198,
216 France (possibly my first time, I don't remember but it's been a
long time since I heard it), 252. MW has had a bunch of hets, some at
decent
LWBC doing a little better here this early evening. 171 Morocco, 183
Germany, 198 England, 252 Algeria all weak or better along with sync det
on all at 0151 utc. 1089 with occasional bits of audio. Other MW hets
531, 909, 963, 1044, 1053, 1116, 1215 (very strong local on 1210), 1422,
1575.
Haven't been doing much radio lately but seeing reports of evening TA
activity prompted to turn the radio on. Excellent LWBC a little earlier;
lots of weak to medium MW hets as well but couldn't get any audio from
those.
171 Morocco medium, 183 Germany poor/weak; 189 Iceland very poor; 198
All low band this morning, only weak het on 1566 S Korea. Lots of low
band hets but highly variable, up for a few seconds then gone. Sunrise
1423 utc.
657 N Korea? traces of female vocal music 1411 utc
666 Japan traces of male talk 1418 utc
774 Japan male and female talk, EE for about 30
Not saying much but this morning was best in quite awhile for having
some audio.
657 N Korea assumed with bits of martial music 1419 utc
693 Japan bits of male talk 1425 utc
774 Japan very poor male talk 1421 utc
1377 China? bits of talk 1431 utc
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1413 utc brief male talk
A little better today with two signals with audio around sunrise (1425
utc). 774 Japan with EE lessons faded up twice where I could almost make
out the words of the woman reading the English part, 1420 and 1433. 1566
S Korea HLAZ with brief music and female talk 1429. Lots of hets around
774 Japan was caught with several seconds of very poor audio, female
speaking at 1428 utc. Otherwise just traces of audio on 693 Japan and
972 S Korea between 1407-1440 utc. Hets faded earlier today, mostly all
gone after 1440. Sunrise 1424 utc.
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; west DKAZ
A tiny bit better this morning with 774 Japan and 972 S Korea several
times giving bits of audio between 1410-1455 utc, though not quite
reaching "very poor" level. And a decent het on 846 lasting the whole
session where I usually don't hear a het at all. Sunrise 1424 utc.
Steve AA7U
near
Only traces of audio on 774 Japan and 972 S Korea this morning between
1408-1502 utc. Sunrise 1425.
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Only bits and pieces of occasional audio on a couple this morning. Lots
of hets over the whole band and lasting 40 minutes past sunrise (1425
utc) but nothing faded up to even halfway decent level.
774 Japan 1410 utc very poor talk; 1438 very poor talk; 1448 very poor
talk; 1500 pips and
Good to near Nigel in Alberta had good conditions, possibly this morning
will be even better for him as things were slightly improved here though
nothing rose past "very poor" level. Many hets over the whole band at
first changing to mid/high band hets after sunrise. Sunrise remains at
1425
A tiny bit better this morning with quite a few low band hets just
before and around sunrise (1425 utc). 774 Japan had a couple times with
very poor male/female talk, assumed EE lessons at 1426, 1433, 1435 utc.
972 S Korea traces of audio at 1437 utc.
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; west
Only traces of audio on 774 Japan this morning at 1437 utc. Other hets
747, 972, 1566 not close to audio. Sunrise 1425 utc.
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At least it wasn't a total shutout with 774 Japan heard this morning
with a bit of very poor audio, male and female talk probably EE lessons
at 1415 utc. Weak hets for 747, 972, 1566. Sunrise 1425 utc.
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; west DKAZ + FLG100 preamp
Someone turned the switch off this morning--nothing at all, barely any
very weak hets before or after sunrise.
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All low/mid band today, nothing but weak het on 1566. Only very poor
audio heard on a couple. Sunrise 1425 utc.
747 Japan 1421 utc very poor talk
774 Japan 1422 utc very poor talk; 1427 very poor; 1436 very poor
972 S Korea 1429 utc very poor vocal music
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75;
All low/mid band this morning with several heard; 774 Japan doing well
before sunrise. Lots of low and mid band hets. Sunrise 1425 utc.
594 Japan 1407 utc very poor man talking.
774 Japan 1410 utc peaking at poor (AM sync) with man talking slowly
(political speech?); 1419 very poor/poor; 1430
Compared to yesterday, this morning was a lot better with several with
audio; 972 S Korea the best. Many hets over the whole band prior to
sunrise, then after sunrise a couple eventually produced audio. And
still some hets past 1500 utc. Sunrise 1425 utc--it's that time of year
when the same
A very poor morning with nothing reaching audio today. Just a few hets
too, 774, 972, 1566. Glad Richard at least had somewhat better conditions!
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R75; west DKAZ + FLG100 preamp
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Back to checking morning TPs after a week of staying up late for
ndblist's holiday Coordinated Listening Event. Minimal DXing this
morning with 774 Japan heard very poor level with male talk 1424 utc.
972 S Korea only traces of audio 1407 utc. 1566 S Korea never made it
past a weak het.
Right after sunrise 774 Japan had a nice fadeup for several minutes.
Sunrise 1423 utc.
774 Japan 1427 utc several minutes of poor (AM sync det) level with EE
lessons, "we may be able to accommodate your request" and variations of
"we may be able to " with female reading the EE and male
I forgot to add the two other high band signals heard this morning on
1575 and 1593.
On 12/24/2017 8:30 AM, Steve Ratzlaff wrote:
Low band had one signal 774 Japan before sunrise; after sunrise it was
a total shift to high band lasting about 30 minutes. Sunrise 1422 utc.
774 Japan 1411 utc
Low band had one signal 774 Japan before sunrise; after sunrise it was a
total shift to high band lasting about 30 minutes. Sunrise 1422 utc.
774 Japan 1411 utc very poor talk and music; not heard again
1314 Japan 1420 utc very poor female talk
1413 Japan? 1426 utc very poor male talk
1566
Lots of hets this morning especially on high band and 774 Japan briefly
rose to decent level. Sunrise 1421 utc.
747 Japan 1421 utc very poor male/female talk
774 Japan 1418 utc male/female EE lessons, briefly rose for a few
seconds to poor (AM sync detector). Last heard 1503 utc with very
Somewhat improved conditions this morning with 774 Japan lasting a
little past 1500 utc (sunrise here 1420 utc).
594 Japan 1407 utc traces of audio; 1413 very poor male talk
657 N Korea 1408 utc traces of audio
774 Japan 1418 utc very poor, EE lessons; 1445 very poor male talk (not
EE
A tiny bit better than yesterday with a couple with barely-audible
signals. Sunrise 1420 utc.
774 Japan 1450 utc had the best brief fadeup of talk at very poor level.
1500 utc TOH pips and chime very poor.
1008 Japan? 1402 utc very poor mumbly talk for a few seconds
1556 S Korea 1435 utc
Just a note to say I heard nothing this morning, just the usual TP hets,
594, 747, 774, 972, 1566 none strong enough for audio.
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Mostly very poor today though I caught 774 Japan in a very brief fade up
to near-armchair level, then a few seconds later totally gone. Sunrise
1419 utc.
774 Japan 1432 utc, managed to catch a brief fade up to poor/weak (AM
sync) level with male talk, then completely faded to nothing leaving
I didn't listen Friday morning but back at it this morning. Conditions
were almost all high band and as seems to be the case lately not lasting
too long after sunrise (1418 utc).
774 Japan 1427 utc very poor talk
972 S Korea 1411 utc very poor talk
1143 China? 1431 utc very poor talk
1566 S
Right before and up to 20 minutes after sunrise seems to be best lately.
Sunrise 1417 utc.
594 Japan 1428 utc very poor talk
666 Japan 1428 utc very poor talk
774 Japan 1431 utc EE lessons fadeup "to recover from the physical
trauma of child birth", very poor/poor; last heard 1441 utc.
972
Low band was better this morning; little for high band. Everything
mostly gone by 30 minutes past sunrise. Sunrise 1416 utc.
567 Japan 1400 utc TOH chime faint
594 Japan 1358 utc male talk very poor/poor
747 Japan 1403 utc male/female very poor talk; 1423 utc EE lessons "many
parts of Japan"
I had "November" stuck when it's really "December"; hopefully I'll
remember the rest of the month. Started out very poor conditions but the
interest was almost an hour after sunrise a bunch of hets faded up with
a couple barely producing audio. Sunrise 1416 utc.
774 Japan 1427 utc very poor
A little better this morning. Signals are not lasting very long much
after sunrise. Sunrise 1415 utc.
594 Japan 1410 utc very poor talk
774 Japan 1415 utc briefly very poor/poor talk, maybe EE lessons; again
1433 utc
1566 S Korea 1427 utc very poor music then talk
Steve AA7U
near
Conditions this morning were very poor. But I was up later than usual
last night --846 had a big het and produced traces of audio at 0554 utc.
Sunrise 1414 utc.
774 Japan 1427 utc only traces of audio
972 S Korea 1357 utc very poor male/female talk
1422 China? 1424 utc traces of audio
1566
774 Japan had decent audio for awhile; not much else. Everything shut
down after about 1430 utc. Sunrise 1414 utc.
594 Japan 1403 utc very poor male talk
774 Japan 1402 utc very poor/poor male talk; 1427-30 utc poor (AM sync
detector). No EE lessons today.
972 S Korea 1405 utc very poor
Not as good as yesterday morning, and signals didn't last as long after
sunrise as yesterday either. Lots of low and mid band hets after
sunrise, little for high band. Sunrise 1413 utc. Coldest this season, 24F.
594 Japan 1437 utc very poor talk
657 N Korea 1413 utc very poor music
747 Japan
774 Japan was the star this morning. After sunrise it had a decent
signal for several minutes. and occasional fadeups after that. Sunrise
1412 utc.
594 Japan 1442 utc very poor talk
774 Japan 1412 utc poor (sync det) EE lessons. Last heard 1500 utc pips
and chime very poor
1143 China? 1438
Minimalist conditions this morning, perhaps due to the sharp drop in the
Kyoto Dst. Little real audio from anything today. Due to lack of
anything else I was sitting on 774 Japan and it did have a brief fadeup
to audio well after sunrise. Sunrise 1411 utc.
594 Japan 1412 utc traces of audio
This morning it was low/mid band from sunrise on, with usual high band
1566 HLAZ never reaching audibility. Sunrise 1411 utc.
594 Japan 1410, 1417 utc very poor talk.
774 Japan 1402 utc very poor/poor EE lessons; 1426 utc brief fadeup very
poor/poor "today I'd like to discuss".
972 S Korea
Past couple weeks low band hets fade out soon after sunrise but not this
morning. Whole band had good hets lasting long after sunrise this
morning along with a couple lo-band with audio along with usual hi-band
South Korea. No jammers were heard today, and yes, it's 1476; I've never
heard
Yes, an early check wasn't great but a late check now, 0514 utc, is much
improved. Decent audio on 171, 183, 198 (probably best this season), 252
(sync det level even). And 162 data warble good level (CW mode).
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75, E/W longwire
On 12/3/2017 8:12 PM,
Very poor TP conditions lately, but this morning was better with a few
heard with audio. After sunrise the mid/high band had many hets come up,
with quite a few close to audio for about 10 minutes. Sunrise 1409 utc.
774 Japan best at 1353 utc with EE lessons, very poor/poor
972 S Korea 1355
Unusually poor this morning with only 1566 S Korea HLAZ saving the day
with very poor audio after sunrise. Sunrise 1406 utc.
(594 Japan 1406 utc traces of audio)
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1410-23 utc occasional very poor talk
(1611 Australia 1410-1417 utc poor hets (several as usual) but far from
Poor conditions this morning, only a couple with audio. I heard another
North Korean jammer on 1476 that I haven't heard before (only on 1566).
Chris Kadlec's information posted 11/22 doesn't mention this one. The
1476 jammer is the same type of approx. 35 Hz fundamental audio tone
with
Low band was good today with several from Japan heard at decent (sync
det) levels 30 minutes before sunrise and right around sunrise (1404
utc). Still some hets at 1430 utc.
594 Japan 1355 utc poor (sync det) talk; 1405-07 utc poor/weak (sync
det); 1413 utc occasional very poor
666 Japan
A little better this morning with 3 stations with audio--747 Japan, 972
S Korea, the usual 1566 S Korea, with traces of audio from 1134 (could
be Japan or S Korea).
747 Japan 1352 utc very poor talk
972 S Korea 1400 utc very poor/poor talk and vocal music, lasting to
1409 utc
1134 Japan/S
Only 1566 HLAZ South Korea heard this morning, but it was doing better
today. Decent (sync det) level just before end of program (and antenna
pattern shift) at 1342 utc. Later it faded up to decent (sync det) level
after my sunrise, lasting for several minutes at a time that way. Thanks
to
Only 1566 South Korea heard this morning. The jammer also there but much
weaker than yesterday. Sunrise 1359 utc.
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1339 utc talk very poor/poor. Last heard 1421 utc.
1566 China? Jammer very poor today, best noted in CW mode 1355 utc.
(1400 TOH chime--747 Japan faint/very
Only one station heard with audio this morning, 1566 South Korea, and
that was only "very poor". A very weak jammer also heard on 1566 with
steady low-pitched modulation around 30 Hz fundamental and harmonics.
High band had a slight enhancement of poor hets just before and
continuing after
A little better conditions this morning with 1566 HLAZ briefly at decent
level. A couple others also with audio, though only very poor. Sunrise
1357 utc.
747 Japan 1355 utc talk very poor
774 Japan 1356 utc talk very poor
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1337 utc talk poor (sync det); last heard 1427 utc.
Very poor conditions again though a couple with very poor audio this
morning. Slight brief sunrise enhancement with mid/hi band hets but not
much for actual audio from stations. Sunrise 1356 utc. (First time in
the 30's this morning--37F.)
972 South Korea 1408 utc very poor talk
1566 South
Very poor conditions this morning; only one station heard, 1566 South
Korea, very poor audio 1337 utc. No sunrise boost on anything either.
Sunrise 1355 utc.
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; FDM S2 recording; west DKAZ + FLG100 preamp
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Very poor this morning; only two stations heard. Sunrise 1354 utc.
747 Japan 1405 utc talk very poor
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1342 utc talk very poor/poor
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; FDM S2 recording; west DKAZ + FLG100 preamp
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Not much for lo and mid band signals but around 1330 utc high band came
alive with hets on almost every channel. 1566 South Korea was good (sync
detector) numerous times, lasting minutes from about 1330 utc to antenna
switch at 1345 utc, then faded up again to weaker level. 1566 China also
Overall poor conditions continue though 1566 HLAZ rose to decent levels
right at the end of their program when they then switch antennas and the
signal drops greatly. Sunrise 1353 utc.
594 Japan 1354 utc talk very poor
747 Japan 1335 utc talk very poor
774 Japan 1335 utc talk very poor
972
Poor conditions this morning; only 1566 South Korea with audio. Lots of
weak hets over whole band (no expanded band) though. A few TOH chime at
1400 utc (not counted as "audio heard").
747 Japan 1400 utc chime faint
774 Japan 1400 utc pips and chime very poor
873 Japan 1400 utc chime
Except for 1566 HLAZ little else heard this morning. But HLAZ was at
good level (sync det) several times, sometimes for several minutes at a
time around 1323 utc. High band seemed to be more active with many hets.
Nothing for expanded band today.
972 S Korea 1348 utc talk very poor/poor; 1400
171 Morocco with pop music and jazzy vocals, poor/weak (sync det) good
reception 0215 utc. 252 Algeria very poor talk. Two weak MW hets on 684
and 711. (171 playing old English language record of "Me and Mrs. Jones"
currently.)
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; E/W longwire
Poor overall for total signals with audio; Japan mostly missing again
this morning. After sunrise (1350 utc) the high band came up, at least
for lots of hets, and 1611 Australia produced some nice audio for
several minutes. Only 1611, no other expanded band freqs produced even a
weak het. 1566
This morning was Korea-only for having audio on anything--rather odd
conditions. 1566 HLAZ rose to poor (sync det) levels twice at 1321 and
1342 utc; 972 South Korea only very poor/poor at 1352 utc. 657 North
Korea very poor male talk 1346 utc. The usual Japan 747 and 774 never
rose enough
Back to poor conditions this morning. "Very poor/poor" was the best
audio from any of the usuals. 594 Japan very poor; 693 Japan traces; 774
Japan very poor/poor; 972 S Korea very poor; 1566 S Korea very
poor/poor; 1575 Thailand traces--in the 1315-1405 utc space. 774 the
last to be heard at
Conditions were much improved this morning, especially low band, from
before sunrise and somewhat after sunrise. Several reached decent
level. Many low and mid band hets at almost-audio levels. Sunrise 1347 utc.
531 Japan? 1346 utc traces of audio
558 Japan? 1332 utc traces of audio
567
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On Nov 8, 2017, at 7:11 PM, Bob
Very poor conditions this morning. Japan 594, 693, 774 at very
poor/poor audio briefly before sunrise. 1566 S Korea HLAZ very poor.
Sunrise 1346 utc. I hope you had better conditions.
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; west DKAZ + FLG100 preamp
Poor again this morning with very poor/poor best audio from the
usuals--747, 774, 972, 1566, from 1311-1405 utc. All were better before
sunrise (1346 utc) and today nothing improved after that. Traces of
audio--music and talk--from 2 stations on DU 1611 at 1341 utc.
Good to see a couple
I had fair LWBC early this evening, 162 France Inter data warble at
strong level; 171 Morocco weak; 183 Germany poor (first time this
season); 189 Iceland poor (first time this season); 198 BBC poor; 252
Algeria weak, all around 0100-0140 utc. Most are faded way down or gone
now. (Nothing
Poor this morning; nothing heard at decent level. 693, 747, 774, 972,
1566 all occasional fadeup to very poor levels 1315-1405 utc. Lots of
hets. Sunrise 1345 utc.
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Big deterioration from yesterday--much poorer today.
774 Japan 1331 utc very poor talk
972 S Korea 1315 utc very poor talk
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1343 utc brief fadeup to poor (sync det), female talk
with piano
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; west DKAZ + FLG 100 preamp
My four biggies--747, 774, 972, 1566--briefly rose to good levels this
morning around sunrise. Lots of hets over the whole band (no expanded
band). Sunrise 1343 utc. 747, 774, 972 had occasional audio up to 1413 utc.
594 Japan 1342 utc male talk very poor/poor
666 Japan 1400 utc chime, faint
Not much made it to audio today. Sunrise (1342 utc) had a brief
enhancement of hets for the top of the band but didn't do much for
actual audio heard.
747 Japan 1329 utc talk very poor/poor
774 Japan 1340 utc talk very poor/poor
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1342 utc talk very poor/poor
Steve AA7U
Yesterday was unusually good and there probably won't be many days like
that. Today was fairly decent, nothing like yesterday. Only a brief
sunrise enhancement; 972 South Korea was the last to be heard. with 1566
South Korea briefly giving the best signal. No expanded band. Sunrise
1341 utc.
This was a very unusual morning for TPs with one or two signals with
audio over an hour past sunrise, and hets over the whole band lasting
even longer. Sunrise is coming later and later, and now 1400 TOH pips
and chimes are being heard on a few signals, as well as still some on
1300 TOH on
Quite a bit better this morning with the old faithfuls back. Lots of
hets over most of the band (no expanded band). A couple had decent
audio. As usual lately, deep rapid fading. A couple lasting long after
sunrise. Still a number of hets 35 minutes after sunrise. 1340 utc sunrise.
594 Japan
Poor today again but sunrise had a short enhancement of the top of the
band (no expanded band). Almost nothing for low/mid band. Sunrise at
1339 utc.
972 S Korea 1400 utc chime faint
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1305 utc talk very poor; 1341 utc talk poor (sync
detector); 1403 utc traces of talk
1575
Poor conditions again this morning, nothing with even fair audio. (LWBC
decent last evening, 171 Morocco and 252 Algeria.)
594 Japan 1331 utc talk very poor
693 Japan 1334 utc talk very poor
774 Japan 1336 utc talk very poor
873 Japan 1350 utc talk very poor
972 S Korea 1327 utc talk very
Generally poor today for overall audio however the top band had about 10
minutes of enhancement after sunrise where most 9 kHz TP channels had
good hets and 1413 produced some audio (presumed Japan). 1566 HLAZ also
was briefly good and even after the ~1345 utc antenna switch. Lo and
mid-band
A little better today at least for hets. Low band had many hets close to
audio, later adding mid band. But actual audio was poor and never faded
up very much. Slight sunrise enhancement for 972 South Korea heard 40
minutes past sunrise (1336 utc).
567 Japan 1300 utc chime faint/very poor
594
Poor conditions this morning. 972 South Korea the best. Sunrise 1336 utc.
747 Japan 1246 utc talk very poor
972 S Korea 1313 utc talk very poor/poor, fading after 1354 utc
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1343 utc talk very poor
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; FDM S2 recording; west DKAZ + FLG100
First time I've checked this early but 171 Morocco is at very good
level, weak (easy sync detector lock) with pop music and talk, 0057 utc.
No audio on 252 (yet?), nothing for 162 data signal.
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
R75; E/W longwire
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A little better than yesterday. 1566 HLAZ briefly rose to good level one
time. Sunrise 1335 utc.
747 Japan 1315 utc talk very poor
774 Japan 1339 utc talk very poor
972 S Korea 1327 utc talk very poor
(1548 (+10 Hz) close to audio several times)
1566 S Korea HLAZ 1330 utc male talk poor
Previous checks this evening had nothing for LWBC, no hets--expected
due to the recent solar activity. But conditions really improved on what
I expected to be one last check then giving up as currently 0320 utc,
171 Morocco has a decent signal, poor to weak (easy sync detector copy)
with
I had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to try to dig up audio from
anything this morning. Worst conditions in quite awhile.
774 Japan 1306 utc occasional audio very poor
972 S Korea 1342 utc occasional audio very poor
(1296 het +23 Hz, 1326 utc)
(1548 het +10 Hz, 1315 utc)
1566 S Korea
LWBC being heard already this early evening; static is still moderate.
162 France warbly data signal, poor 0137 utc (only in CW mode)
171 Morocco good fade up to poor (sync detector) level, talk 0139 utc
252 Algeria good fade up to poor (sync detector) level, talk and music
0140 utc
Steve
I keep forgetting to put in my receiving details lately. Added at bottom.
On 10/23/2017 8:08 AM, Steve Ratzlaff wrote:
Poor today with nothing rising above "very poor/poor" level. Such as
it was, a slight sunrise enhancement noted. Sunrise 1333 utc.
567 Japan 1300 utc chime faint
Poor today with nothing rising above "very poor/poor" level. Such as it
was, a slight sunrise enhancement noted. Sunrise 1333 utc.
567 Japan 1300 utc chime faint
747 Japan 1300 utc chime and talk faint/very poor; 1336 utc talk very
poor; 1400 utc chime faint; 1402 utc traces of audio--very
Poor conditions today, only a couple with audio. Heavy fading. Sunrise
1332 utc. Not much sunrise enhancement.
594 Japan 1300 utc chime and talk very poor
693 Japan 1300 utc chime faint
774 Japan 1300 utc pips and chime then talk very poor
828 Japan 1300 utc chime faint
873 Japan 1300 utc
Poor conditions this Saturday morning, nothing heard above "very
poor/poor" levels. Local sunrise at 1332 utc. The whole band took a dive
from about 1300-1330 utc with hardly anything heard. There seemed to be
a slight sunrise enhancement for a couple minutes.
594 Japan assumed 1318 utc male
LWBC doing fairly well again this evening despite the fairly high
static. 162 France with warbly data signal on the carrier (heard in CW
mode); 171 Morocco with middle eastern vocal music; 252 Algeria with
talk and music--all very poor/poor 0330 utc (10/21 utc).
Steve AA7U
near Sahuarita, AZ
Better TP conditions this morning with 972 and 1566 reaching good
levels. And first time this season, signals heard at 1400 utc, 29
minutes past sunrise (1331 utc). Still some hets heard after 1400 utc too.
594 Japan 1245 utc talk very poor; 1300 utc pips and chime very poor
693 Japan 1312
Mostly poor conditions, maybe a little better today. 1566 HLAZ briefly
rising to decent level. Lots of hets over low and mid band but mostly
weak, far from producing audio. Rapid fading on most signals. No
expanded band.
594 Japan 1300 utc chime faint/very poor
693 Japan 1235 utc talk very
And much better reception on both at 0333 utc. 171 with instrumental
middle eastern music; 252 with male talk. Best due to lower static on
the N/S longwire. Both well above the noise now.
On 10/18/2017 8:10 PM, Steve Ratzlaff wrote:
Guess conditions are improving---I wasn't expecting to hear
Guess conditions are improving---I wasn't expecting to hear any TA LWBC
but a check just now has 171 Morocco and 252 Algeria with barely audible
audio in heavy static this evening, 0247 utc first noted. My first
reception of this this season. The shorter 700' N/S longwire has less
static than
Poor conditions today. Nothing heard above "very poor/poor" audio. No
expanded band though I almost always hear poor hets on 1611. Sunrise at
1329 utc. Slight sunrise enhancement on several.
594 Japan 1300 utc chime faint/very poor
657 N Korea 1333 utc male talk very poor
693 Japan 1300 utc
Decent towards South Korea with 1566 doing well multiple times. Midband
hets better than low band today, at least at the start. Rapid fading. No
expanded band today. 1329 utc sunrise.
567 Japan 1300 utc chime very poor; 1313 utc female talk very poor
594 Japan 1300 utc chime faint/very poor;
Poor today but a couple heard with fair/decent audio. Lots of hets but
much weaker this morning. No expanded band. Sunrise 1328 utc.
567 Japan assumed 1313 utc female talk very poor
594 Japan 1300 utc chime faint; 1303 utc male talk very poor
639 Japan 1300 utc chime very poor
666 Japan 1300
TP conditions much improved this morning with several reaching good
levels. Many hets over lo/mid band reaching "almost audio" level. Only
poor hets on expanded band.
531 Japan 1300 utc chime faint
567 Japan 1300 utc chime faint
594 Japan 1242 utc female talk very poor; 1300 utc pips and
Overall poor conditions this morning. Nothing rose to decent levels today.
567 Japan 1300 utc pips and chime very poor; 1311 utc male talk very
poor/poor
666 Japan 1300 utc chime faint; 1315 utc male talk very poor
693 Japan 1300 utc chime very poor; 1322 utc male talk very poor
747 Japan
Somewhat better this morning, at least a bunch of 1300 utc TOH Japan
station chimes. 1566 HLAZ not so good today but at least one fadeup at
decent level.
549 Okinawa (Japan) 1300 utc chime faint
558 (China?) 1300 utc chime, short music, talk "C" note, not normal
Japanese "A" note, very poor
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