Hello All,
Although chasing Asian TP's in the back yard each morning doesn't exactly
provide the same level of excitement as tracking down exotic DU's on an ocean
side cliff while dodging 18-wheelers on Highway 101, this season provided some
surprisingly strong TP's from China, Korea and Russia. Many of the MP3's linked
below pegged the PL-380's S/N display at the 25 maximum (indicated with a
double asterisk**) and some of them were the strongest ever received here in 7
years (indicated with a triple asterisk***). In general the signals from the
Asian mainland have seemed significantly stronger here than last year, although
that may be due to a new 12" FSL antenna being used (which provides a major
sensitivity boost over last year's 8" model). Unlike the locations where the
other TP-DXers live, this particular spot has always seemed to favor signals
from the Asian mainland, and is only moderately favorable for Japanese signals.
***603 China (Hulun Buir?) Strong male-female
Chinese conversation at 1314 on 10-1
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/dd3n2qmdo8242tb/603-China-1314z100113PL380.MP3
***603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Excellent strength
Korean male conversation // 558 at 1328 on 9-22
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1k2fup65qff7c1j/603-HLSA-1328z092213PL380.MP3
***639 China Synchros Strong male Chinese
news // 6125 at 1308 on 11-3; recorded on 638
(due to a strong 640-KFI at the time)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/zspaw65zj2rgm65/639-CNR1-1448z110313PL380.MP3
648 VOR Razdolnoye, Russia Chinese service at strong
level at 1325 on 11-2; did not peg PL-380 S/N,
but strongest signal of the season
http://www.mediafire.com/view/vntsf2r226ansah/648-VOR-1325z110213PL380.MP3
***657 Pyongyang N .Korea Excellent strength orchestral
music at 1355 on 9-29
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ttfvftu5leltn1a/657-Pyongyang-1355z092913PL380.MP3
738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Strong male-hosted Chinese
call-in talk program with female caller at 1327
on 9-21, Did not peg the PL-380 S/N display,
but equaled its strongest signal ever here
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/iw8ul1gc1aovayr/738-BEL2-1327z092113PL380.MP3
963 CRI Huadian, China Russian service at fair strength
on 1348 on 9-30; not especially strong, but best
signal ever here
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/b9rug2w778e1h64/963-CRI-1348z093013PL380.MP3
**972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Korean big gun with typical
monster signal at 1332 on 9-16 playing Korean pop
music; this station usually pegs the PL-380 S/N
daily here during September and October
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/gf801n3jv5ha1xo/972-HLCA-1332z091613PL380.MP3
1017 CRI Changchun, China Korean service at fair to good
level at 1342 on 9-26; best signal of the season
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ve0foewen85co0v/1017-CRI-1342z092613PL380.MP3
1044 CRI Changzhou, China Japanese service at fair to good
level at 1323 on 10-14; best signal of the season
http://www.mediafire.com/view/3fsfc1ch1xh71gb/1044-CRI-1323z101413PL380.MP3
**1053 Korean Jammer Monster buzz at 1348 on 9-28; best
jam of the season
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/c70c3d5l8piyaca/1053-Jammer-1348z092813PL380.MP3
73 and Happy New Year,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight +
12" Medium Wave FSL antenna
(Design photo posted at
http://www.mediafire.com/view/8dmg6yx83vl7a0a/12inchFSLprojects-037.jpg )
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