Thanks to Dennis for his early, detailed TP report. The Asians behaved a little differently here than in Kalama, and the dreary band that Colin seemed to hope for prevailed until about 1340-- when a huge boost seemed to hit the Japanese big guns, and also brought 738-BEL2 and the 1053-Jammer up to their seasonal best levels. 693-JOAB even ended up with its best signal ever here around 1355-- maybe even audible in downtown Vancouver? In the predawn darkness my session started at 1255, and except for the usual good signal from 1566-HLAZ the band seemed fairly subdued. The Japanese big guns sounded pretty anemic, and the Koreans on 972 and 1053 didn't sound any better. Around 1305 a weak mix of 603-China and HLSA came out of the noise, and 657-Pyongyang got in a few weak Korean male tirades before 660 splatter silenced it around 1310. Unfortunately, none of these signals had any energy, and quickly bailed. The Asians seemed stuck in mediocrity even after bright sunlight came out, and it seemed like the session would turn out to be the clunker that Colin desired. Just when the Asians seemed ready to pack it in around 1340, a sudden, huge boost hit both the NHK big guns and second-tier TP's on the low band. The 1053-Jammer also got a huge boost, reaching its best level of the new season at 1346. A previously dead 738-BEL2 rose up out of the noise to hit a fair to good level at 1343, with the usual Chinese female announcer playing local pop music. The Japanese big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828 shook off their doldrums to pound in with local-like strength, especially the S9+ 693-JOAB with its Chinese lessons at 1355-- its best signal level ever here in Puyallup. Because the sharp signal enhancement occurred very late in the session it didn't stick around for long, though, and even the NHK big guns started packing it in shortly after the 1400 TOH. The session was pretty memorable because of 693-JOAB's awesome signal, as well as the best seasonal levels of both 738-BEL2 and the 1053-Jammer. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Japanese weather forecast at very good strength at 1358 https://app.box.com/s/iw9gexs3jutfy7f5qeutbfmyhivrt2d1 693 JOAB Tokyo, Japan NHK2 Chinese lessons at blowtorch level at 1355-- its best signal ever in Puyallup (over 8 years) https://app.box.com/s/2wtpc1zlm5uxit0ba730oqdn1r0rn72i 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan The usual Chinese female announcer playing pop music at 1343-- its best seasonal level (fair to good) https://app.box.com/s/4bthq9bxx0retp74gyil6ncvf48woc5x 1053 Korean Jammer Best jam session of the new season at 1345 (very good) https://app.box.com/s/wmd3c4464xu5c8dadj2zbwws3i4zg10p 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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