Hello All, With the exception of the low band NHK big guns Asian signals hit the skids this morning, with the high band especially dreary. The low band Koreans that were so energetic on 603 and 657 the past three days were long gone, and the only variety this morning was the NHK1 program on 594 and the NHK2 program on 693 and 747. At my 1415 start time 747-JOIB was setting the pace in the predawn darkness with good-strength English lessons, along with its parallel 693-JOAB at a slightly weaker level. 594-JOAK was in and out with fair strength Japanese conversation, and it appeared that the band might have some potential. Unfortunately things stayed exactly this way as daylight increased, with almost nothing else coming out of the noise. The Koreans on 558, 603 and 657 were missing in action except for a few ghostly peaks, while the usually potent Koreans on 972, 1053 and 1134 were little better. The high band was practically comatose during the entire session, with only a few anemic peaks from 1566 around my 1415 start time. Best signal of a dreary morning was from 747-JOIK, fighting it out with the Puget Sound-covering electrical noise and Portland splatter around 1428. 747 JOIK Sapporo, Japan English lessons at a good level at 1428, but through Portland splatter and mystery electrical noise http://www.mediafire.com/listen/9vnt5dt755ln4f7/747-JOIK-1428z022315CCSW.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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