A strong storm system swept through the Hawaiian Islands today, seeming to take most of the Asian propagation along with it. Whereas yesterday the Pacific Island DU's pretty much gave up their frequencies by 0830, tonight they were running wild over the wimpy Japanese, Koreans and Chinese.
Only the really notorious TP big guns (747, 774, 819, 981, etc.) managed any audio tonight, and they were anemic for the duration. The signals from 864 and 1400-Kiribati, 621-Tuvalu, 1017-Tonga and 1098-Marshalls were decent but not exceptional. The overall band seemed to be in a fairly lackluster state in comparison to the torrid past three days, which was just as well since my two MP3 recorders are rapidly running out of recording time. There are already more than enough obscure TP-DX recordings in the recorders' flash memory to qualify this trip as my most successful Asian DX-chasing trip ever, despite the fact that all the gear (including the 5" FSL antenna) fits easily in one hand-carry suitcase. I feel honored that Craig Barnes, Pete Taylor, Satoshi Miyauchi and (next month) Colin Newell have chosen to enjoy DXing after long-range air travel with this new class of FSL antenna, and have already tracked down a lot of exciting DX at locations far from home. For a TP-DXer bored with lackluster conditions at home, this new option can really restore hobby excitement in a major way! 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Kona, Hawaii) 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave + 5 inch (127mm) "Frequent Flyer" 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]
