Hello All, Asian propagation rebounded very well this morning, with exceptional signals from both the low band Japanese and mid band Korean big guns prior to 1300. Sunrise enhancement was lacking, however, and signals generally took a dive with the increasing daylight. Low band Chinese stations also seemed to be overlooked in the early propagation bonanza. At my 1240 start time 594-JOAK was already pegging the PL-380 S/N readout at 25, and 693-JOAB, 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB and 828-JOBB were all at seasonal best strength. Prior to 1300 the Korean big guns on 972 and 1053 also had exceptional signals, and both 603-HLSA and 738-BEL2 were managing fair audio. The less powerful Japanese stations on 531 and 585 didn't seem to be getting much of a boost, however, and the low-band Koreans and Chinese on 558, 639 and 657 were at anemic levels. There were some fair strength signals from the CRI stations on 1017 and 1044, but with the exception of a vibrant 1287-JOHR the high band seemed to be overlooked in the potent predawn propagation. Signals pretty much stayed this way until around 1330, when it seemed like a general damper was thrown over the band. The Japanese big guns slacked off in strength somewhat, and both 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were in and out of the noise until the end of the session. The only signal which seemed to get somewhat of a daylight boost was 738-BEL2, which hit a fairly good level with pop music after the KCBS fade prior to 1400. 603-HLSA also managed a fair to good peak around 1355, although both 639-CNR1 and 648-VOR were missing in action after the 1330 propagation slowdown. There were many exceptional Japanese and Korean signals this morning, but the best of the bunch were 594-JOAK and the 1053-Jammer-- both of which pegged the PL-380 S/N display for extended periods in the predawn darkness prior to 1300. The Grayland DXpedition group must have had quite an enjoyable morning, especially with the potent propagation rebound after yesterday's dreary conditions. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Japanese group talk at S9+ level at 1257; best of the exceptional low band NHK signals this morning http://www.mediafire.com/listen/h4w9m0l8b9mbl7y/594-JOAK-1257z101814PL380.MP3 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Good level Korean pop music at 1355; no sign of Chinese co-channel this morning http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a0gy9c2fvftf96x/603-HLSA-1355z101814PL380.MP3 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Fair Chinese female speech at 1353; one of the very few stations to receive a sunrise boost this morning http://www.mediafire.com/listen/axb2xjdpdijjgd7/738-BEL2-1353z101814PL380.MP3 1053 Korean Jammer Seasonal best signal at 1256, pegging PL-380 S/N display for an extended period http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3nb2gqi7gnjncb7/1053-Jammer-1256z101814PL380.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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