Hello All, In almost a complete reversal of yesterday's situation, a band that was comatose during the predawn darkness revived somewhat during a bizarre sunrise enhancement boost, which selectively raised up a couple of second-tier Korean stations along with some low-band Japanese big guns. As such, Nigel's very late sunrise enhancement boost on the low band was repeated here on the coast, although with some different Asians. First check at 1300 revealed a hopeless band, with no Asian audio or even carriers. This dreary state continued until around 1415, when 657-Pyongyang (of all stations) started managing a decent carrier, followed by fair level vocal music and even a weak Chinese co-channel (Henan?) at 1435. 603-HLSA did the same a short time later with Korean pop music and its own Chinese co-channel (Hulun Buir?), and these unlikely stations were the only Asians around until 1445, when 594-JOAK, 693-JOAB and 747-JOIB joined the late revival with fair to good audio. Strangely enough the Korean superstation 972-HLCA stayed down in the noise during this low-band enhancement, and the high band Asians were completely ignored (as Nigel also reported). 657-Pyongyang's ancient vocal music faded out around 1450, but 603-HLSA stuck around (along with the NHK big guns) at a fair level right until the 1500 TOH, when the Japanese started to bail. 603-HLSA was the sole Asian survivor after 1500, sticking around stubbornly until 1510, when all the other Asians had long since faded into the noise. Overall it was a very strange session, and another reminder that sunrise enhancement can sometimes bring unusual surprises. 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Fair level 3 + 1 time pips, KBS fanfare and the deep-voiced male at the 1500 TOH; this station had been completely comatose right up until 1415 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/d9azuh39v888ajs/603-HLSA-1500z110214PL380.MP3 657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Fair level female vocal music over occasional Chinese co-channel (Henan?) at 1442; another late riser that had been dead until 1415 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qmcatn030egt5sm/657-Pyongyang-1442z110214PL380.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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