Like Walt said "MUCH improved conditions". Four unknown stations this morning 1008, 1062, 1188 and 1215. HLCA signal improves daily being heard barefoot this morning on the eton e100. The unknown station on 1062 was heard for around 15 minutes this morning. heard on NW & SW ewes. With KEX not using IBOC a weak signal was heard on 1188. 279 Radio Rossii signal has dropped here recently with 189 signal improving. Best signals on LW now are 153, 189 & 279 in order of signal strength. Should be some good reports this morning.
153 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1206-1212 good signal with talk in Russian. ID's at 1210-1211. Music at 1213. HPAW. 09/26/2012 180 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1250 good signal with music on second scan of LW band. Nothing heard at 1213. HPAW. 09/26/2012 189 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1215 good signal with music. HPAW. 09/26/2012 279 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1216 very weak signal with man in Russian. Still very weak signal at 1255. HPAW. 09/26/2012 594 JAPAN, JOAK NHK1 1218 weak to fair signal with man in Japanese. Heavy splatter. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 567 JAPAN, JOIK NHK1 1310 steady weak signal with some domestic splatter. Man in Japanese with stronger signal than // Powerhouse JOAK 594 at this time. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 603 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLSA 1333 very weak on super quite channel. Man in Korean. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 639 CHINA, CNR1 1314 weak signal with splatter from KFI. // 6030 with man in Chinese. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 657 DPR OF KOREA, 1236 weak signal with woman in Korean and // 3250. Fair signal at 1339 with man in Korean. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 693 JAPAN, JOAB NHK2 1158 weak signal with American oldies song from the 50's. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 774 JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1223 fair signal with woman in Japanese. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 819 Level 5 het 1341. Have noticed this carrier here this season. Never any audio and heavy Seattle splatter. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 828 JAPAN, JOBB NHK2 1302 weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 873 JAPAN, JOGB NHK2 1343 very weak with Japanese and moderate splatter. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLCA KBS 1225-1226 good signal with man/woman in Korean. Signal over rides KUFO splatter. Heard barefoot on the eton e100 with moderate KUFO splatter. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 1008 UNKNOWN, 1323-1324 very weak signal with woman in Asian language. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 1044 CHINA, CRI 1345-1346 weak signal with man/woman in Japanese. Was a regular when l lived in Albany, CA back in the 70's when on 1040 kHz. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 1053 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1306 jammer with fair signal. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 1062 UNKNOWN, 1349-1404 weak signal with man singing in ? language. Man/woman talking at 1353 with fair signal. Weak at 1259:45 with 15 seconds of silence then what seemed like 3 pips and tone at 1400. Man talking after pips. NW + SW ewes 09/26/2012. 1188 UNKNOWN, 1235-1236 weak signal with man in Asian language. Usually just a het here. Moderate KEX splatter, but no IBOC. China or HLKX FEBC? NW ewe. 09/26/2012 1215 UNKNOWN, 1239-1240 woman in Chinese? Weak signal for about 1 minute, then signal faded out. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 1476 UNKNOWN, checked channel twice this morning with just a level 5 het. Spent a lot of time checking new unknown stations. 1557 Level 5 het. 1228 heard Taiwan once on this channel in Salmon Creek. 25 miles further North of KKOV signal. Walt noticed not hearing family radio from his location this season. 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ FEBC 1243 weak signal with woman in Japanese. Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 1575 THAILAND, VOA 1245-1249 good signal with speech by President Obama. Man/woman in Lao. NW ewe. 09/26/2012 Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 + DRAKE R8B NW & SW ewes Sky wire loop 753' High Performance Active whip (long wave) Solar Indices SF 140 A 2 K 1 Local Sunrise 1304 utc Sunset 0200 utc _______________________________________________ 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]
