Hello All, After yesterday's excellent conditions the Asian propagation was slightly off this morning (as Bruce has reported), but there were still some interesting signals to be found. In addition to potent signals from the usual big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1053 there was a fair-to-good level competition on 603 between HLSA and China (Hulun Buir?), and a similar snarl on 657 between Pyongyang and China (Henan?). At my 1245 start time it was pretty obvious that yesterday's exceptional conditions would not be repeated, and that the session would be fairly routine. Unlike yesterday the second tier Asians on 558, 603, 657 and 738 were still down in the noise during the predawn darkness, although 594-JOAK, 693-JOAB and 747-JOIB were every bit as strong as they were yesterday. After a routine sunrise enhancement boost around 1340 the somewhat obscure 603-China began to come out of the noise at a fair level, dominant on the frequency for about 10 minutes before being drowned out by HLSA's pop music. At the same time 657-Pyongyang's dreary music was in a fluttery mix with its weak Chinese co-channel, a situation which continued until the band folded around 1430. 738-BEL2 managed fair audio at various times during the session but never came close to approaching yesterday's potent level. Several other Chinese which showed up yesterday were missing in action this morning, such as 639-CNR1, the mystery Mainland Chinese station on 738, and 936-Anhui. The high band was just as dreary as yesterday, with only 1287-JOHR and 1323-CRI managing feeble audio at times. The Japanese big guns on 594 and 747 had the best signals of the morning, with both managing S9 levels in and out throughout the session. Congratulations also to Richard in Oklahoma for receiving 747-JOIB for the first time this season-- which certainly sounded potent enough here to make the trip far inland. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Strong Japanese female speech at 1346; best Asian signal of the morning (along with 747-JOIB at 1355) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1h790j8ib4779iv/594-JOAK-1348z101214PL380.MP3 603 China (Hulun Buir?) Fair level Chinese male speech at 1351; dominant on frequency for about 5 minutes (before being evicted by HLSA) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/b893608vo9g82rw/603-China-1348z101214PL380.MP3 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Good strength pop music at 1355; mixing with Chinese co-channel throughout session http://www.mediafire.com/listen/dkaual4e18n2pbz/603-HLSA-1355z101214PL380.MP3 657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Female vocal music in a fluttery mix with weak Chinese co-channel at 1411 (and throughout session) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/mzaapvcircinw0g/657-Pyongyang-1411z101214PL380.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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