Hello All,
There was limited time to chase DX here this morning, but definitely enough to
experience the high band Asiatic signal rejuvenation noted by Guy and Dennis
around 1400. A check of the band at 1315 showed nothing special, and it seemed
like it would be another mediocre morning with only a few big gun TP's showing
up with fair audio. But another check at 1355 revealed a high band TP bonanza,
with 1377-China, 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA all pounding in with unusually strong
audio (the best that they have managed all season). The audio was pretty
erratic, though, and was up and down like a roller coaster. Having limited
time, I concentrated on the 1377-China signal, and recorded a few seconds of
decent audio, plus some 5 + 1 pips at 1400. Nothing was really set up for a
TP-DXing session here this morning, though-- instead of setting up the 8" FSL
antenna outside in the back yard as usual, I simply grabbed a spare 8" FSL in
my bedroom, and inductively coupled it to the PL-380 while su!
rrounded by the house's internal AC wiring. Despite this humble DXing setup,
1377-China, 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA were all still going strong when I needed to
cut the weird session short at 1410.
1377 CNR1 (presumed) Good Chinese female and male speech in
and out at 1358 http://www.mediafire.com/?6fxz8jc2q441w9w
Like Guy says, it's mystery why none of these high band TP's showed up with
good audio for DXers in the Victoria area, 100 miles to the NW. After suffering
through many days of reading their exotic New Zealand and Australia DX reports
from Victoria while being stuck this DU-dead zone, I can understand their
feelings.
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" MW loopstick PL-380 + 2011 model 8" FSL antenna
(indoors)
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