As usual, the Asian results here in this landlocked valley were far
different than those reported by Nick in salt water-enhanced Victoria, with far
fewer Japanese but a few different Chinese and Koreans. The glowing Victoria
reports from December 17th were the motivation for the soggy Peach Park DXing
effort described below, though, and Asian signals were definitely worth the
short deployment during dreary weather.
My session started at 1350 UTC in the pouring rain and brisk wind, with a
semi-waterproof 5" FSL antenna set up at a local park 5 minutes from home. The
tiny antenna managed to snag a great signal from 864-HLKR at 1406 before some
wind-assisted rain apparently got inside the variable cap, sending the antenna
back inside the car for the duration. A 15" monster FSL with all the Rockwork
Cliff weatherproofing mods was used for the remainder of the session. Early on
in the predawn darkness the 756-CNR1 synchros were making some serious noise,
along with 603-HLSA, 738-BEL2 and the usual 972-HLCA. Some weaker Chinese
signals were showing up on 837 (music), 936 (music) and 963 (Russian). By 1500
the Chinese big gun 639-CNR1 had finally dispatched KFI splatter, and 603-China
and 657-China were also building up to decent strength. 738-BEL2 came up with
an English program at 1530 (the first time ever heard here, although reported
by some Japanese friends), and 657-China's music ha
d dispatched the shouting Korean from Pyongyang. By 1545 the rain and wind had
taken its toll on the drenched DXer, and it became a contest of whether the
Asian propagation or the soaked DXer would be the first to bail. Since this was
Puyallup and not Victoria, I'm happy to report that the Asian signals were the
first to throw in the towel around 1550, with 972 and 1566 making their final
gasps around 1600. Overall it was an interesting session, but definitely more
labor-intensive than dream DXing in Hawaii.
603 China Hulun Buir? Chinese male speech at a very good level at 1523
before being swallowed up by HLSA's music
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/t0zj9fspaf364ytjmd2dpe2t0ywge9tr
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Male Korean pop music building up to S9
strength at 1524; one of the strongest Asians of the session
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/tmraodszk5riotwglzenwunl34odj5d3
639 CNR1 Synchros Chinese female speech at very strong level at 1543; one
of the best signals late in the session
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/qvkr43h436440jox8uaz7p313xakxuqj
738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan English language program at 1534 with
British-accented lady talking about a Christmas fair; first time ever heard
here https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/drq81mtk1vchnv54k1qj5kaojgglym3x
756 CNR1 Synchros China One of the stars of the session, with S9 signals
in and out from 1400-1500. This Chinese female speech was at 1413
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8t59br2uwv16ldqm1sf6qpncdzqxuvwc
864 HLKR Gangneung, S. Korea Korean pop music at excellent strength at
1406, shortly before the 5" FSL bailed
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/0tw3r7vo05gt0aa9unkif25o789i2zd8
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight + 5" and 15" FSL antennas
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