Hello All, It was another wild and wacky morning for huge signals from the big gun Japanese and Korean TP's, but aren't we getting somewhat used to it by now? A spot check of the band at 1125 UTC revealed thunderous signals from the NHK big suns and 972-HLCA-- prompting a quick FSL antenna setup in the rainy back yard (at a pretty bizarre hour). 972-HLCA was the main star of the predawn darkness with S9+ signals in and out, but 594, 693, 747, 774, 828 and 1566 were all pounding in with excellent strength from 1130-1230. Usually the second-tier Asians have trouble managing much audio here before traces of daylight but during the predawn darkness there were also good signals in and out from 603-HLSA (mixing with China at times), 657-Pyongyang and the 1053-Jammer-- which was fortunate, because the sunrise enhancement period after 1400 was somewhat of a fizzler here. Unlike during the previous two exciting days this week (Tuesday and Thursday) the high band also shared somewhat in the TP bonanza, with 1566-HLAZ's Japanese service managing excellent peaks in and out between 1300-1340, and both 1575-VOA and 1593-CNR1 fair at times. The propagation for second-tier Asians on the low band was best between 1300 and 1350, with most of the signals dropping off with the increasing daylight. Overall the session was far superior to the usual March mediocrity, with 972-HLCA reaching some of the most potent TP levels ever recorded here in Puyallup. 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea American classic pop music at a good level played by the KBS2 deep-voiced male at 1320 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/7pqe6nmc8186n44/603-HLSA-1320z031415CCSW.MP3 603 China (Hulun Buir?) Weak male speech mixing with HLSA's Korean music at 1348 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4jbzrvjwy3gkaav/603-HLSA-mix-1348z031415CCSW.MP3 657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Intense Korean female speech with good peaks at 1345 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cvma91jg0ps011v/657-Pyongyang-1345z031415CCSW.MP3 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan 3+1 pips and intro music at S9 level at 1200; typical of the NHK big guns http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jbg1516le7k2nnu/747-JOIB-1200z031415CCSW.MP3 972 HLCA Dangjin, S, Korea S9+ Korean pop music at 1135; best TP signal of the morning http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qlozjc3cqcu99dj/972-HLCA-1135z031415CCSW.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15" & 17" FSL antennas _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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