Improved Asian conditions brought an energetic collection of Japanese big guns in the predawn darkness, along with 972-HLCA and several high band regulars during sunrise enhancement.
At my 1430 start time the NHK regulars on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828 were in and out with good audio, although the usual Koreans on 972, 1053 and 1566 were anemic at best. Propagation shifted toward the latter group as daylight increased, though, with 972-HLCA and 1566-HLAZ a couple of the best performers after 1510 with good peaks until 1530. 1575-VOA and 1593-CNR1 also came out of the noise to manage fair audio by 1515, although 594-JOAK continued to be the star performer throughout the session with good audio in and out as late as 1545. Second-tier Asians were in short supply with only 657-Pyongyang, a presumed 738-BEL2 and 1134-JOQR managing ghostly audio peaks from 1500-1515. With the exception of 1593 the Chinese were also missing in action during the routine session, which was lacking in variety and drama. 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 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]
