Hello All, The original plan here was to sleep through the dawn enhancement period, but after suddenly waking up at 1250 UTC, I couldn't resist checking DU carriers on the modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick). Right by the bedside, 639 and 648 had very strong carriers on the Sony, and 738 had weak audio-- more than enough to convince me that there was a great DU opening occurring. Grabbing the 2010, a SWP Slider ultralight and an audio recorder, I quickly proceeded to the back yard and set up the 9' tuned passive loop to boost the DU signals-- which by 1255 were fading fast. By 1300, all of the DU's (including 738) were just anemic carriers, no matter how much massive gain the loop provided. The moral of the story is that Puyallup is no Grayland, and just when the DU's start to sizzle, it only means they are about to fizzle. Just like a few days ago, the DU strength only seemed to stick around for about 10 minutes. Having become used to the long and deep Grayland DU openings during three trips this summer, the Puyallup version is almost comical. I do agree with Walt about the lack of modulation in the carrier of 639- Radio Fiji 1, however. Compared to last year, when I was able to get a fairly good audio signal (and MP3) at Grayland with just a Slider E100, the audio signal this year has really dived, in comparison to carrier strength. It seems like just when 738-Tahiti corrected their modulation problem, 639-Fiji came down with the same issue. 73, Gary (in Puyallup, WA) In a message dated 8/22/2009 6:12:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Just a quick check-in before heading to the hospital for a delivery. Listening between 12:45 and 13:00, conditions seemed normal with all the regular stations on the air with fair to good audio....1566, 1575, 1287. Now 828 had English sports play by play just before 13:00 o n the ALA 100, while it was the NHK2 on my W loop. Again most of the lower channels were in with audio or near audio. ...792, 801, 819, 774 with 2 stations,756, 747 (fairly weak today), 738 (good on the S loop), 702 (DU at a 7 to 8), 675 (a 6...?Vietnam?), 639 (a really strong carrier, but obviously poorly modulated....presumably Fiji. Audio just barely there, despite a big peak on the Perseus), 612 (Brisbane at 7 to 8), 603 (a 7...best on ALA), 594, 585, 576 (these 3 with weak audio), 567: strongest of the low band with EZL music at 13:10, 531: strong carrier and weak audio, again with EZL music at 13:10 on the S loop. Overall, very normal for this time of the year with a little of everything. I suspect Grayland would be very good this morning. Wonder if Guy is still (ahem) DXing in Oregon? Now I really should be off to the hospital! ....Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.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] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.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]
