[IRCA] TP 5 Feb Victoria version.
Mostly speculation about what the DX would be if there was any DX. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not so Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling with splash or noise): the above passing through not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: nothing to see here. (or hear here, more accurately) Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 612 4QR mostly mumbling before 1500UT, but ABC fanfare quite readable 774 JOUB man talking, Japanese intonation 1459UT then pips 1017 man talking, island speech? 1517UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 594 603 693 747 972 1323 1566 seemed to be Asian; 594 702 738 756 846 891 1026 seemed to be DU best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP 5 Feb Victoria version
A very mixed bag today with everything apparently from New Zealand to China being heard, if only briefly. Conditions were erratic, and stations heard were in the lower part of the band. No sunrise enhancement. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 747 JOIB woman in Japanese 1510UT; don't when s/off was today for NHK2, as there still seemed to be talk after 1540UT, but that was about the last audio. 828 JOBB woman in Japanese 1507UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 594 JOAK woman and man in Japanese 1439UT 972 HLCA female vocal, woman in Korean 1459UT fading down to pips on hour not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 576 2RN man in DU English //846 1441UT 612 4QR man in DU English 1440UT 639 CNR1 man in Chinese 1450UT; weak CNR pips heard on hour 702 2BL man in DU English //612 1444UT 756 fade up to man and woman in DU English 1439UT, presumed New Zealand but no parallels available 774 JOUB noted various times //747 and/or 828, but never really amounted to much Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 567 JOIK woman talking //594 1442UT, 594 fighting with something else not ID'd 675 man talking, DU English intonation 1513UT, no parallels 693 JOAB woman talking //774 1504UT 846 2RN man talking //576 1441UT 873 JOGB woman talking //774 1515UT, creeping past splash Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 603 891 918 954 1134 1206 1503 1566 seemed to be Asian; 594 846 855 882 891 1008 1017 1098 seemed to be DU best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP 5 Feb Victoria version
That was a morning that had more to it than at first listening. Almost all Asia. Low band big guns did reasonably well 13-14UT, then there was a two stage pre-sunrise lift, one at about 1440UT, then another at 1510UT. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 774 JOUB English lessons 1510UT (still hanging in faintly with s/off chimes at 1542UT) Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 594 JOAK man in Japanese 1441UT 747 JOIB brief fade up at 1319UT, man in Japanese 972 HLCA man and woman in Korean 1307UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 558 HLQH soft vocal music //weaker 603 1502-4UT 567 JOIK Japanese pop, lively announcers //594 693 JOAB English lessons 1439UT; CBU playing quiet classical music let this through 828 JOBB man in Japanese //747 1510UT. Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 603 HLSA soft vocal music //558 1503UT 603 unID. China? woman talking insistently, maybe Chinese inflection, not //558 1444UT 873 JOGB man talking //774 1316UT 1386 woman singing, Indian type inflection to the vocals 1438UT, not //774. Tarana? but little other evidence of DU stations this morning. 1503 JOUK man talking //594 1520UT 1566 man and woman, Chinese inflection, likely HLAZ, 1449UT. Similar level piano music 1531UT, and very faint w/man talking at 1653UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 891 1089 1134 1242 1251 1287 1422 1593 seemed to be Asian; 621 1098 possibly DU best wishes, Nick ___ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP 5 Feb Victoria version
What a frustrating mess is the best I can say. Conditions were reasonable from about 1430UT onwards, mostly the big guns though not terribly strong. A little after 1500UT, things really opened up, sort of. Lots of carriers, extremely erratic fading meant that you were never sure from one moment to the next whether you were hearing splatter or snatches of audio. And then there was the splatter. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK woman in Japanese 1517UT 972 HLCA man in Korean 1444UT 1566 HLAZ in quite well for the half hour or more, though erratic fading at times, and occasional Chinese talk interfering with it. Slow oriental sounding female vocal music and accompaniment at 1520 UT was particularly good . Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 738 Tahiti. Odd one out with odd programming too. Big band style music, male vocal, then announcer with a few words in Frenc 1432UT 1575 VoA woman and man SE Asian language 1420UT; weaker at 1429UT with Voice of America ID by man not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 558 HLQH man in Korean 1519UT //603; music there as well assumed Japan 567 JOIK man in Japanese 1508UT //594 747 JOIB man in Japanese //1386 1516UT; 774 in various times as well, not a great signal today though 1314 JOUF assumed woman in Japanese 1319UT 1503 JOUK woman in Japanese, 1520UT //594 1593 CNR1 woman in Chinese //6125 1521UT, but often mixed up with something else Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 1143 man talking, maybe Chinese? 1514UT 1242 JOLF? woman talking, sounded Japanese 1517UT 1269 man talking, maybe two stations, didn't seem //1287 1522UT 1287 JOHR woman talking, Japanese inflection 1518UT 1377 slow music not //CNR1 or NHK2 1525UT 1386 NHK2 mand talking //747 1458UT; also made a mumber of appearances 1422 man talking, Japanese inflection ? 1431UT and various other times later on Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 828 1098 1107 1134 1188 1206 1251 1278 1359 1323 1332 1404 1413 1494 best wishes, Nick ___ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP 5 Feb Victoria version
Got a little bit of signal out of some of the regulars this morning; HLAZ pretty much owned what there was of sunrise enhancement. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not quite; too much splatter and noise Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOBB EE lessons 1427-32UT 972 HLCA woman and man in KK 1450UT 1566 HLAZ woman in CC 1520-23UT, gone by 1526UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: above passing through Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 702 NHK2? man talking 1456UT seemed //774, but both very weak, and both gone by 1500UT 738 pop mx 1259UT, woman talking 1456UT, maybe FF? 747 man and woman talking seemed //828 also very weak, 1416UT Strongish het, no or near imaginary audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 873 1422 1593 best wishes, Nick ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP 5 Feb, Victoria version
Another morning owned by HLAZ which was quite thunderous at various times from 1445UT to after 1530UT, but there was a fair bit else of interest, and mystery, as well. Old regulars made themselves felt at various times after 1300UT, then a bit of a quiet period after 1400UT, picking up again before 1500UT, with most emphasis then on the higher band. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 1566 HLAZ huge w/man in CC 1507UT, but was constantly surprised by stumbling over it yet again, blowing down the walls Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOUB CC lessons 1353UT 972 HLCA vocal pop mx 1357UT after KK talk by man, pips on hour barely heard, but this returned after hour w/woman in KK 1179 JOOR assumed. High octane JJ talk by woman followed by pop mx 1525UT, best on W. Flag 1575 VoA welcome to Voice of America in Burmese announced by man, a messy channel w/several carriers including one about 40Hz low not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 747 JOIB CC lessons 1349UT 1314 JOUF assumed, JJ talk by man 1522UT; mixing earlier w/likely DWXI Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 567 JOIK? snatches of JJ sounding talk by man 1515UT 603 HLSA? just a bass line sneaking through 1531UT 828 JOBB? man talking JJ? 1312UT 1278 unID male ballad traces 1513UT 1467 unID androgynous vocal mx 1509UT 1503 JOUK traces of NHK1 theme mx, then man talking //1584 1584 NHK1 as above and // 1287 JOHR? man talking JJ inflection 1428UT Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 558 639 873 1008 1053 1323 1332 1377 1386 1422 1431 1476 1494 1512 1539 1548 (best on N. Flag with a number of carriers, one about 35Hz low) best wishes, Nick ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
