Hello All, Like Bruce has reported the Asian propagation improved quite a bit this morning in comparison to previous days, with both the Japanese and Korean big guns receiving a potent sunrise enhancement boost late in the session here. Although several of these stations reached S9+ levels (and 603-HLSA managed its best signal of the new season), the Chinese signals were still mostly missing in action. At my 1300 start time 972-HLCA was already pounding in at an S9+ level, a signal which would often be repeated during the next hour during its KBS singing practice program. There was a definite Japanese trend this morning with 594-JOAK, 693-JOAB, 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB, 828-JOBB and 1287-JOHR all unusually vibrant in the early darkness, with 594 hitting an S9 level with Japanese female talk around 1323 (during the standard NHK1 "fun bunch" program on our local Sunday morning). Besides 972-HLCA certain Korean big guns also did very well, with both the 1053-Jammer and 1134-KBS receiving a potent boost during sunrise enhancement to manage very good levels. 603-HLSA also did the same around 1356, with the KBS2 deep-voiced male all alone at very good strength (without Chinese competition)-- its best signal of the new season. Chinese signals were weak, however, with only feeble audio in and out from 639-CNR1 (around 1350), 738-BEL2 (poor audio in and out throughout the session) and 1593-CNR1 (poor audio in the predawn darkness). 1566-HLCA also sounded pretty anemic here after 1300, and the rest of the high band was nothing to shout about. Best signal of the session (by far) was from 972-HLCA around 1352, with Korean pop music pegging the PL-380 S/N display briefly. Hopefully the Asians will continue their positive trend tomorrow. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Japanese female speech at strong level around 1323; best NHK signal of the session http://www.mediafire.com/listen/lo48c3fz0p94eo5/594-JOAK-1323z100514PL380.MP3 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea KBS2 deep-voiced male at very good strength at 1356; best signal level of the season so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cd6nf9xd5nnjnhj/603-HLSA-1356z100514PL380.MP3 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Korean pop music at excellent level, pegging PL-380 S/N around 1352 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3ok559003esr8p4/972-HLCA-1352z100514PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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