Hello All,
It was a pretty typical mid-winter doldrums session here as a mediocre sunrise
enhancement boosted several low and high band Asian regulars up to anemic
levels around 1535.
A very dreary band at 1500 started showing weak signs of life around 1515 as
1566-HLAZ came out of the noise with fair signals in and out, peaking with good
signals at around 1530 (as Dennis reported). This was the only fairly vibrant
Asian signal for the entire session. On the high band 1575-VOA and 1593-CNR1
also managed fair signals in and out of the domestic splatter around 1540.
Unlike Dennis I did have a few low band TP's make anemic appearances, but you
needed to be at the right place at the right time to catch their wispy audio.
Around 1533 there was a ghostly mix on 603 with the deep-voiced Korean male
(presumed HLSA) joining a Chinese female (presumed Hulun Buir), as well as very
brief fade-ups from 594-JOAK and 648-VOR around the same general time. As usual
the low band Asians bailed out first, leaving only 1566-VOA with any real audio
by 1545. Overall it was a very forgettable morning, but actually fairly typical
for a mid-winter session. After a couple of except!
ional days recently (like 1-18 and 1-24), maybe we have developed some
unrealistic expectations?
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight +
12" Medium Wave FSL antenna
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