Thanks to Colin, Nick and Bruce for their earlier reports. A predawn band
check at 1240 showed fairly decent conditions here, so to avoid local
electrical noise a single 15" FSL antenna and hot-rodded Ultralight was once
again taken 5 blocks away to a local park. The band was fairly subdued until
around 1400, when low band signals on 558, 594, 603, 657, 693, 738, 747 and 828
suddenly kicked into a higher gear. A pretty wild snarl broke out on 738
between HLKG and BEL2 right after the 1400 TOH, with the Korean managing its
best ever signal here (S9) at 1407. BEL2's Mandarin speaking female was
dominant before and after, though, and was the final survivor around 1420.
The Japanese low band big guns on 594, 693 and 747 were also out in force,
while 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang demonstrated their typical strength at times.
With the exception of 738-BEL2 the low band Chinese seemed to have missed out
in the party, though, with only a trace of 603 and 657 showing up under the
Korean regulars. The high band seemed to be anemic at best. Overall it was a
decent session worth the short trip, primarily because of 738-HLKG's
overachieving signal.
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea At first I thought that this potent mix of
voices was a sign of 603-China, but it was only a new type of Korean rap music
:-) Reaching S9 during peaks around 1405
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/aip5h89sd26vh6mbb5hxcrezaq2pjsy0
657 Pyongyang BS Following Colin's instructions, I didn't listen too much to
this bizarre female vocal music, unlike anything else from across the Pacific
(at 1356) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/tis9gjj9rq34xfc1a2nzljzrtyqrkgga
738 HLKG Daegu, S. Korea With its best performance ever here, the KBS
overachiever pushes BEL2 aside to reach an S9 level at 1407
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/oqtjtw4q5gd5n7ljqby77jdx7261omjp
738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Dominant on 738 for much of the morning, it never
managed a huge signal like HLKG did in the above recording. It was in and out
of the KCBS splatter prior to 1350, and fighting it out with HLKG thereafter.
It was the final 738 survivor at 1417, though
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mrb53lh8s7f4sjvv9s5fexwu534fbbpw
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna
DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup valley (5 blocks from home)
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