I'm finally recovered from Grayland and back in normal routine.... Was up more than an hour before first light and conditions were full of promise. The early action was really quite exciting, with around 45 or so in audio and many of those at very good volume. There were even a few in good audio that are rather rare to me, even at Grayland.... VOV from Hanoi on 675 was the best that I've heard them so far this year, from anywhere and fairly rare CNR1 on 756 was in with very good audio, the best ever here on Orcas Island. Even more exciting, 783 was in good level Chinese, probably Huayi, down in Fujian Province, opposite Taiwan. I've never heard them well enough before to report, so I started the recorder..... and experienced the famous "start of recorder effect"..... 2 minutes of good level man talking and then rapidly down hill.
Things started going down hill right across the band about 1400. I assumed that this was the "pause" before dawn enhancement (LSR=1450UTC). Not really so.... there was dawn enhancement, but only a few signals were even equal to their strength an hour earlier. Many were down quite a bit, some gone entirely and a miserable few... of the regulars, were actually stronger than during the pre-dawn darkness. A lot of early promise and excitement followed by frustration and a hollow feeling.... sure sounds like my high school social life. I fear that I may have witnessed a real change in the previously good conditions.... around 1400 UTC. John B. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
