Hi Guy, Thanks for your interesting TP signal report from this morning, and other comments. It's nice to have you back in the local TP chase, from this less-than-optimum location. After checking the band every morning for about a week, this morning I decided to take a break, unfortunately. I did find yesterday's TP signals almost identical to what you reported this morning, with strong audio from the Japanese powerhouses on 594 and 747, HLCA-972 with good audio, a booming signal from HLAZ-1566 (right alongside the pest KZIZ-1560) and good audio from VOA-1575. These were all heard during a brief check around 1255 yesterday morning, on the modified ICF-2010. Unfortunately, there wasn't even a trace of DU's yesterday, for the first time in 10 days. 738 had a moderate carrier, but it was from Asia, not Tahiti (and it sounded a little ragged, also, for some reason). During the time you were in Oregon, I received DU audio for the first time ever here in Puyallup, with a moderate MP3 made of French from 738-Tahiti. There was also occasional audio from 648-Rhema and under-modulated audio from 639-Fiji, both of which followed the "hit and run" DU pattern here (fading up around 1250, peaking at 1300, and gone by 1310). The new monster PVC loops made recently were the main reason I heard DU's at all, I think. Without them, the carriers probably wouldn't even have made it to audio. Reading about Walt's long, leisurely DU peaks in Victoria on the same mornings (and John's fantastic TP loggings-- that I had no trace of), it's safe to say that Puyallup will never be mistaken for a prime DXing environment. 73, Gary In a message dated 8/27/2009 10:55:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I was surprised at the number of strong carriers and TP audio making it to inland Puyallup this morning. After reviewing the Perseus WAV recordings there seemed to be two minor peaks at approx. 1235 and 1250. I found no improvement in signals any later, up to the 1315 UTC end of my recordings. Overall, very nice for this location in August! 594 JAPAN JOAK Tokyo, fair with JJ talk at 1237, improving later at 1250. 972 SOUTH KOREA HLCA, weak signal of KK talk by woman at 1234, but rising to fair-gd by 1250. 1134 JAPAN JOQR Tokyo, JJ talk by male at 1234. Weak signal. 1287 JAPAN JOHR Sapporo, poor to fair in JJ at 1235. 1566 SOUTH KOREA HLAZ Cheju, good level with hymns and religious music at 1235. 1575 THAILAND VOA Ayutthaya, poor to fair at 1237 with Vietnamese talk, and rising to a good level at 1250, then back down. -------- Of the many Level 5 hets noted, the winner of the "most likely to make it into audio" award goes to 1475 RTM Malaysia (logged by me last week a few times at the Oregon coast). The 1475 het was strongest right at 1250 UTC. At the coast, Malaysia was best around 1315 UTC. I wonder how fellow Puyallupian (Puyalluptonian?) DXer Gary DeBock would assess this morning's reception from his location. He is five miles closer to Puget Sound's salt water than I am, and in the fertile Puyallup valley with a presumably better ground. I'm on a rocky, high ridge further east. Despite my Perseus RX with all its tools, it's not a major advantage. Massive splatter from the Seattle/Tacoma flamethrowers affects us both. In my opinion, propagation is 95% of the equation if you don't live right on the coast. Either the signals are in...or they aren't! Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA www.perseus-sdr.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ 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]
