Hello All,
If Bruce thought that we were DXing in different universes yesterday, he will
probably think that we were DXing in different galaxies this morning. In one of
the most bizarre sessions in recent memory, the Korean 603-HLSA was pounding in
with a huge signal here from 1335-1348, while almost all of the other TP's were
struggling to get out of the noise. Completely contrary to a mediocre band, the
KBS2 station equaled its best signal of the entire DX season during an
excellent peak at 1340.
The band started off in a completely comatose state at 1305, without even an
Asian carrier to be found. When the FSL and radio were set up in the back yard
at 1310, however, a few Japanese big guns started to come out of the noise
weakly on 594, 693, 747 and 774. They stayed at a fairly weak level throughout
the session, seeming to receive no benefit from the increasing daylight. On the
high band 1566-HLAZ managed some fair audio during peaks around 1315, but it
also failed to get any sunrise boost. With the increasing daylight (around
1325) yesterday's star performer 603-HLSA came out of the noise, and it once
again managed to go on a huge romp around 1335, completely contrary to the
lackluster signals from all the other Asians on both the low and high bands
here. Its signal varied from an S7 to S9+ level for over 13 minutes, with the
usual Korean pop music hosted by the deep-voiced male announcer (and without
the usual Chinese co-channel). 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB were the on!
ly other Asians managing audio on the low band at the time, and they were
mediocre at best. Unlike yesterday, 648-VOR and 657-Pyongyang never showed up
at all, and except for HLSA's monster signal the band would have better written
off as pretty much of a clunker this morning. Investigating HLSA's bizarre
signal a little further, it didn't seem to be related completely to the FSL
antenna, since the ICF-2010 spotting receiver also had it at a strong level
barefoot, widely separated from the FSL. Apparently the "pipeline" to the KBS2
station has something to do with this particular location, maybe related to the
rich valley soil? During several TP reception test comparisons with Guy Atkins
about 3 miles to the southwest (on rocky hill soil), I would sometimes receive
low band Asians like 603-HLSA, 657-Pyongyang and 738-BEL2 at vibrant levels,
while Guy would report no reception at all on his Perseus-SDR. On the other
hand, Guy would frequently receive high band Asians like 12!
87-JOHR and 1323-CRI that I had no trace of, at the time. Needless to
say, the strongest signal of the morning was again from 603-HLSA, which hit an
excellent peak at 1340 with Korean pop music (and several other excellent peaks
as well).
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Strong level
"Korean English" rendition of the old Elvis
song "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" at 1334
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/k7h7b39dyj3vw1h/603-HLSA-1334z032614SWP.MP3
Deep voiced Korean male announcer telling
the score at very strong level at 1338
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8t6h1bik886i880/603-HLSA-1338z032614SWP.MP3
Korean pop music at excellent level (during
signal peak) at 1340-- as strong as any HLSA
signal here during the entire DX season
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3qq0wvvu804mev1/603-HLSA-1340z032614SWP.MP3
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight +
12" Experimental FSL antenna
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