I woke up early and started my session at 1000 UT with the hope of catching some audio from 1566 HLAZ after receiving a hint of the station a few days ago. Not even a carrier this morning. Then I started dialing down the band and was totally unprepared for what followed. It had me learning Japanese, Korean, and Chinese frequencies in a hurry. In the 10 years or so I've been doing this, the logs below are all new. These stations just don't make it to Michigan as I've learned from years of trying. I guess all it takes is a good solar minimum!
Listening session: 1000 UT - 1230 UT Local sunrise: 1214 UT 594 carrier strong at times and a little threshold audio at 1100 UTC TOH allowing weak time pips to come through which seemed to match those used by NHK (3+1). 693 JOAB with mostly continuous audio with man & woman talking from 1012 UT up through 1200 UT, downright good at times against the domestic splatter. 3+1 time pips noted at 1100 & 1200 UT TOH. Recording: https://youtu.be/Eml79LLf0RU 702 UNID w/ threshold audio at 1154 UT, presumed Asian or perhaps just a weak DU off the North DKAZ (but no other common DUs were noted). 747 UNID some audio at 1152 UT, man talking, but no hope at recovering audio while sandwiched between CFZM & CKJH. Any parallel to check for? 774 JOUB, like 693 with mostly continuous audio from 1030 through 1200 UT and astonishly good at times // to 693. 3+1 time pips noted at 1100 & 1200 UT TOH. Recording: https://youtu.be/NZj6ju9flYg 828 UNID talk & language @ 1149 UT up through 1200 UT, strong signal but not strong enough to overcome WCCO splatter. 972 HLCA? with music and talk in unid language under very heavy domestic splatter. 3+1 time pips noted at 1200 UT TOH. Recording: https://youtu.be/aWouwz3RE08 1205.960 with audio for a brief moment at 1147 UT, woman talking in what sounded like an Asian language under domestic splatter. Some music noted at 1159 UT, TOH fanfare? MWoffsets suggest China. A weak het also noted near nominal. Recording: https://youtu.be/Aad-_17OQCg TP hets all over the band! 594, 666, 711, 738, 756, 765, 783, 792, 801, 819, 864, 873, 891, 918, 927, 945, 954, 963, 981, 1008, 1017, 1035, 1044, 1053, 1071, 1107, 1116, 1134, 1143, 1152, 1179, 1188, 1197, 1242, 1269, 1287, 1314, 1323, 1332, 1377, 1422, 1566 73, Tim Tromp Perseus SDR & 117 FT DKAZ aimed due North _______________________________________________ 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]
