Thanks Derek, Your comment on the MP3's is appreciated.
If you ever want to return to Kent, I'll be the first to welcome you back :-) The domestic splatter here now isn't much better than in the Bay Area, though. Without 1 kHz DSP or a $50 upgrade IF filter, Ultralight radios get plastered in TP-DXing. 73, Gary -----Original Message----- From: Derek Vincent <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 5:13 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 1-22 Great job on the recordings... Keep this up and I'll be moving back to Kent : ) Thanks [email protected] On Jan 22, 2014, at 10:38 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > Asian results here this morning seemed similar to Dennis' report, with a few variations. Unlike recent mornings the low band had some audio from Asian mainland TP's, and was at least as good as the high band here. > > My session started off at 1425, when both 594-JOAK and 603-HLSA already had some fair audio in and out. 972-HLCA was also managing fair audio during this early time, as well as 1593-CNR1 (the strongest high band Asian all morning). The Korean big gun 972-HLCA rose up to a very good level around 1445 with pop music, ending up as the strongest signal of the session (by far). During its peak HLCA also had a TP co-channel (apparent deep-voiced male Chinese) at a weak level to make things more interesting. Around 1520 sunrise enhancement started to kick in, which didn't do very much for the high band but did make the low band moderately more interesting. 603 kHz ended up with a mix of HLSA and China around 1540 (both at a fair level), and like Dennis reported, 648-VOR was in and out with fair signals around this time also. The high band featured fair signals from 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA and an occasional good signal from 1593-CNR1 during sunrise enhancement, none of which sound! ed! > anything like their potent signals of the past few days. Overall the session was fairly interesting, primarily because of the low and middle band activity during the darkness hours. > > For a change this morning I was DXing with the C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider model, which is fairly unique among the hot-rodded Ultralights in having relatively good audio for MP3 recordings (with its transplanted CFJ455K5 IF filter, the same narrow filter as in the Eton E1 model that Colin uses). The drawback in using the model (compared to the 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380) is that the 7.5" Slider loopstick coil must be peaked with each frequency change--- a hassle that seems to increase according to the rarity of the TP being chased. > > 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Fair > Korean pop music at 1535 during > sunrise enhancement > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/lcp3471zwu5zf2g/603-HLSA-1535z012214SWP.MP3 > > > 603 China (Hulun Buir?) Fair Chinese > female speech at 1537 > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/fvci3f8f72467bi/603-China-1537z012214SWP.MP3 > > > 972 HLCA Namyang, S. Korea Very > good Korean female pop music at > 1445; best TP signal of the morning > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/n3aba2p476e1zxz/972-HLCA-1445z012214SWP.MP3 > > 73 and Good DX, > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) > C.Crane SWP 7.5" loopstick Slider model > http://www.mediafire.com/view/7u39i09nb2td96m/Fully-Mod-C.Crane-SWP-.jpg + > 12" Medium Wave FSL antenna > > > > > > . > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] _______________________________________________ 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]
