<<< I wonder if the huge dropoff up in the NW was due to the major geomagnetic storm overnight? In contrast, I had my best TP audio of the month! >>> Congratulations on your Japanese receptions in Arizona this morning, Brian. It's always interesting to hear what propagation is like outside of the Northwest (even if we can't get the same stations). Your DXing setup is also fairly unique, which adds to the interest. 73, Gary
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Rachford" <[email protected]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 10:06:07 AM Subject: [IRCA] Arizona TP, September 20th (7'x24' Conti superloop pointed 320 degrees, RTL-SDR dongle with upconverter, coverage up to around 1400kHz) I wonder if the huge dropoff up in the NW was due to the major geomagnetic storm overnight? In contrast, I had my best TP audio of the month! The early peak just after Japanese sunset was decent with weak audio from 747 and 774 already by 0913UT (2:13am MST). That continued off and on for another half-hour. The main peak before local sunrise started shortly after 12UT. I didn't get the large number of carriers or as many frequencies with audio as in recent days, but 774-JOAB delivered some very nice audio. There wasn't enough activity for a detailed analysis, but here is a brief log: 1204UT - 747 audio being persistent and almost intelligible This was followed by a fairly long period of only carriers 1242UT - 774 picked up a lot, and up to medium audio at 1243UT 1248UT - 774 medium audio again, a man talking 1258UT - 774 medium-good audio again, a man still talking, into the TOH 3+1 pips 1300UT - 774 a bit of a fade out, but stronger again for a bit There were decent carriers at times on 594, 693, 828, 972, and 1053, but not much more than that. I've posted a 774-JOUB recording to my blog: https://azswdxing.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/log-am-bcb-september-20th-more-trans-pacific-reception/ Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ [email protected] http://azswdxing.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
