[IRCA] Where's the TP DX? Certainly not in Seattle

Today's TP DX was all too similar to yesterday's. There were a couple of marginal signals when the SDR recording started at 1525. After that, there was almost nothing. Maybe I should start my recordings earlier? GOOD Nobody FAIR 774JOUB, Japanese conversation 1225, dropped into the mud

[IRCA] TP DX?? in Seattle on Sept 26

Today's unattended SDR recording started at 1225. Conditions were mediocre for the first few minutes and went downhill from there. There was almost no TP audio and only a few carriers after about 1240. GOOD Not today by any means FAIR 972HLCA, Korean talk 1225, fair in domestic splatter,

Re: [IRCA] TP's for Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Kalama, WA

On 9/24/2014 06:55, Dennis Vroom wrote: 702 CHINA? 1347 weak signal with woman in Chinese? W-SW ewe. 09/24/2014 Probably NHK2, which has Chinese lessons at that time. Bruce ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/

Re: [IRCA] WARM - 590 Off

The station's website warm590.com is still up and running as though things were normal (except nothing happens when you click Listen Live). WARM's Facebook page has aSept 19 listener post saying it had been off for about a week. Bruce On 9/24/2014 17:15, Russ Edmunds wrote: WARM is not ther

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Sept 24

I didn't have anywhere near the success Gary and Dennis reported this morning. Conditions were definitely down quite a bit from the past couple of days. A handful of stations briefly faded up to OK but unimpressive levels, and a few others managed to produce teeny bits of audio. The bottom h

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Sept 23

Today's TP DX was very similar to yesterday's. The low end of the dial was quite lively with Korean and Japanese signals. 981 was quite good but it was the only decent Chinese signal. The 711 carrier "almost" produced audio, as did a carrier on 792. The upper half of the dial was downright

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Sept 22

My reception today was very similar to what Gary and Dennis reported. Several low end NHK stations had their best signals of the season, as did the North Korean on 657. I also had a tantalizing carrier (possibly from the KBS station) on 711 trying to break through the KIRO splash and almost s

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Sept 21

Today's TP DX session was probably my best so far this season. There were lots of Korean and Japanese signals to be heard, but very little from China. VOA-1575 was sub-par as well. Most of the action was at the lower half of the band, although 1566 did quite well at times. GOOD 774JOUB

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on September 20

Yesterday's awful conditions improved to mediocre levels today. A few of the regulars showed up, which was a step in the right direction. GOOD 1566HLAZ, signal was up and down today, but was good with Japanese talk, possibly a radio drama 1325 FAIR 774JOUB, Japanese man & English wo

[IRCA] TP non-DX in Seattle on Sept 19

As Gary said, this was one of those mornings when you want to check your antenna connections. It was one we'll quickly forget. I think I had a few molecules of audio here and there but they might have been wishful thinking. GOOD Only in my dreams FAIR ditto POOR 774a bit of talk in the

Re: [IRCA] TA carrier x1

Also heard in Seattle at about the same time, but it's gone at 0440 recheck Bruce On 9/18/2014 20:53, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: 1215 delivering a respectable carrier in Victoria, BC at 0356UTat least at peaks. best wishes, Nick ___ IRCA mailing

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on September 18

As others have noted, TP conditions were quite a bit better today than the past few days. That said, reception was limited to a few of the regulars. For me at least, TP reception is seldom very good until after the equinox, so I'm hoping for better things starting this weekend. GOOD - a nati

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TAs

I'm getting 1215 in Seattle, but not well enough to produce audio. Bruce On 9/17/2014 21:19, Nigel Pimblett wrote: After pretty much nil since late August, lots of carriers tonight. Several in audio too, strongest being Spain on 999 and 1026, and Germany on 1422. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmor

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on September 17

yesterday's mediocre conditions deteriorated into something downright awful today. I guess I did better than Gary since I actually had signals above 738, but that's not saying much. GOOD (snorts of derision) FAIR (muffled guffaws) POOR 972carrier from presumed HLCA 1313. There was proba

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Sept 16

Low-band Asians were quite weak today, with a small number of pathetic little carriers barely poking above the noise. The middle and upper parts of the dial fared a bit better. There was audio on a few channels, although none were particularly impressive. There were also a few Alaskans. KNO

Re: [IRCA] TPs in Seattle on September 15

Rick - no I won't be at the convention, even though it sounds like fun. I believe there will be one or two northwesterners there. Bruce On 9/15/2014 17:26, Rick Dau wrote: Bruce, any chance you or any of the other Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia-area DXers will be making it to Billings for the conven

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on September 15

It was another decidedly mediocre morning for TPs. HLAZ was the only one that woke up today. A few others muttered incoherently, rolled over, and went back to sleep. GOOD 1566HLAZ, woman singing 1310, then woman in Japanese FAIR nobody POOR 774male talk 1322 972bits of talk 1314

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on Sept 14

Conditions recovered a bit from yesterday's bummer, but still weren't all that great. JOUB came in quite well for a few minutes, but the other signals were below normal. GOOD - A native speaker would have understood most of it 774JOUB, man in Japanese 1310 FAIR - a native speaker would ha

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on 13 September

TP reception today was not very good. The lower part of the band was downright pathetic, with half-hearted carriers on 693 747 and 774. The upper part of the dial was slightly better in terms of carrier counts. 1575, 1566, and 1377 sort of kinda had a few bits of what I think sounded like

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on September 12

Some TPs improved today compared to yesterday, others were weaker. If I knew why, I could probably apply the idea to the stock market and make a ton of money. GOOD 774JOUB, English lesson about playing sports in school 1308 890KBBI?, "Democracy Now" program faded up and became dominant

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Sept 10

TP conditions rebounded rather nicely today after yesterday's near-bust. There were lots of carriers visible on the SDR display, and weak audio from several stations. There was also quite a bit of electrical noise, which probably masked audio for a number of signals. The first-tier Japanese

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on September 10

Conditions were decidedly lackluster this morning. Except for China-981, the TPs were all much weaker than on Monday and Tuesday. Good - Mostly understandable by a native speaker for a very brief period 1566HLAZ, two men in Japanese briefly at decent level 1255, otherwise just weak audio a

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on 9 Sept

Gary and I were obviously DXing on different planets today, even though our mailing addresses are only 30 miles apart. There was no generous low-band enhancement around here, I'm sorry to say. My morning was pretty much a repeat of yesterday. A handful of signals were sort of OK, and a few

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on 8 Sept

This was my first serious DX session of the season, and the results were interesting. A few of the usual suspects showed up with audio, some good and some barely there. I was impressed by the sheer number of TP carriers I could see on the Excalibur display, although many of them were just a f

[IRCA] TP report for Seattle - August 25

I decided to have the SDR record the band around sunrise today. Conditions were sort of OK for August, but a bit of a let down after seeing TAs reported last night. 1566 HLAZ was fair with a woman in Japanese at 1232 with much KZIZ-1560 splatter Carriers were noted on 774 972 1422 and 1575

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on August 17

This morning I decided to set up the SDR to check for TPs. The results weren't bad for August. Most of the action took place 1215-1240 UTC. 972 Korea had decent audio at times; I could have understood some of it if I spoke Korean. HLAZ-1566 was somewhat OK with music and female talk. C

Re: [IRCA] Question to the left coast guys

Mike It could be a mixing product, since 2 x 610 - 690 = 530. I'm surprised it would happen that far from Vancouver, unless CBU is blasting in with near-local quality. There's a CBU LPRT on 540 in Ucluelet, but I haven't heard anything about a frequency change. Bruce On 8/13/2014 21:16,

Re: [IRCA] Local ham beacons on LW

I QSLed the VE7BDQ beacon a couple of years ago, except he was using the call VX9BDQ on 504.1 kHz. At that time, he was running 100 watts into an inverted L but didn't give the dimensions. He told me he'd also gotten listener reports from Alaska, Hawaii and Texas, so the beacon is a potentia

Re: [IRCA] 657-Pyongyang Doo-Wop Music?

Gary Maybe you heard this group? http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/My-Motherland-Full-of-Hope-N-Koreas-pop-queens-stage-comeback-256582701.html   Bruce   - Original Message - From: "irca" To: "irca" , ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 8:15:19 AM Subject

[IRCA] Recent TP DX in Seattle

Social activities kept me out late Monday and Tuesday evening, so this report will cover the past three mornings' TP DX. Here's what the SDR recorded between 1150 and 1400 UT each day. MONDAY was a bit of a bummer, with fair audio from HLAZ-1566 and JOIB-747, plus a few snippets from JOUB-774

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on April 6

It was a rather dreary session today. The highlight was hearing a new type of nasty-sounding electrical noise that wiped out most of the meager DX at the low end of the band. The high band wasn't affected as much, but the noise was still noticeable. I suspect conditions would have still b

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on April 4

TP conditions today seemed rather typical for April. HLAZ was the only Asian with much of a signal. THE GOOD 1566HLAZ, Japanese male talk 1317 THE BAD 750KFQD, jingle and spoken IDs 1300, then CBS news under KXTG 774JOUB, English lesson briefly fading up 1258 850KICY, ID and st

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on April 3

Asians were down noticeably today, but a few of the Alaskans did quite well. GOOD 670KDLG, tentative, BBC news good atop KBOI 1310 780 KNOM, guitar music, "KNOM in Nome, it's 5 o'clock" at 1300, into ABC news o/KKOH 850KICY, 1151 man in Russian way atop KHHO/KOA, gradually weakened, b

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on April 2

It's been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result each time. Well, much to my surprise, today's TP DX was almost exactly the same as yesterday's. I'm not sure what that says about me or the hobby, but after weeks of wildly varying condit

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle for April 1

Conditions weren't all that bad for April. The bottom of the band was a total bust, with weak audio on 693 747 and 774. VOA-1575 was impressive for a few minutes today. There was no clear enhancement, except for VOA which had a very pronounced boost in strength at sunrise. GOOD 972HLCA

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 31

A few stations managed to put in good signals today. The low band was relatively quiet, and peaked about an hour before sunrise. The high band peaked at sunrise, but 1557 and 1566 were the only ones making a good showing. Some of the usual Alaskans were audible, with KFQD making its best app

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 30

It was a really weird morning here. Most of the usual powerhouses were either weak or absent today. Yet, I had audio from the same two tentative Filipinos that Dennis reported. There were also tantalizing carriers that almost produced audio on 1197, 1458, and 1494. VOA-1575 was the only sta

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on 3-29

Today's unattended SDR recording came to a premature halt, thanks to a computer glitch. The problem was fixed by rebooting the PC, but that wasn't until after I got up at 9 a.m. local time. For the record, here's what was received up until 1208 UTC. GOOD Nobody FAIR 747JOIB, Japanese

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 28

It was another routine late March TP session today, with several of the regulars dutifully checking in. Most of the action was at the low end of the dial today. Conditions were sort of similar to what Gary reported, which occasionally happens around here, believe it or not. GOOD 774JOUB

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on MArch 27

We're nearing the end of the season, so it's no surprise reception quality is tapering off. A couple of the regulars had nice signals for brief periods today. Otherwise, there were several stations producing weak audio for brief periods. GOOD - Mostly understandable by a native speaker for b

[IRCA] TP DX inn Seattle on March 26

My morning was similar to Gary's, if you leave out the part about him hearing the Korean on 603. JOUB and HLAZ were quite good, but most of the others were missing in action. GOOD - Mostly understandable by a native speaker 774JOUB, Chinese lesson 1331-40 1566HLAZ, 1340 mellow Japanese

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 25

Gary and I weren't just DXing on different planets today - we were in different solar systems. His low-band bonanza was a low-band bust here, with just a couple of NHK stations producing anything in the way of audio. The mid and upper parts of band were slightly less bad than the low end, but

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 24

Conditions were so-so today. Nothing out of the ordinary. It was about what I would expect for this late in the season. GOOD - Mostly understandable by a native speaker for brief periods 774JOUB, weather report 1305 1566HLAZ, 1338, man in Japanese FAIR - A Native speaker could probab

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-22

I, uh (cough cough), forgot to switch the K9AY back to the northwest lobe last night after hearing the KCKM test. As a result, the antenna had a very big null towards Asia this morning. There were faint carriers on 594 and 1566, but nothing else from that part of the world. Bruce On 3/22/2

[IRCA] KCKM Test

I managed to catch a couple of weak code IDs and sweeps at :24 As others have said, CJYM was huge tonight. Bruce in Seattle ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 21

The bottom of the dial was horrible today, with weak signals from only a few stations. The upper band fared much better, but only during a brief sunrise enhancement. GOOD 1422JORF, Japanese talk & pop songs 1347-1358 1503JOUK, 1349 woman and piano music //594 briefly good 1566HLAZ,

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 20

Another somewhat OK but unspectacular morning. A couple of stations, including JOBB-828 and Yanbian-1206, were better than normal. The others were average at best. There was a very brief but noticeable enhancement at about 1350. GOOD 774JOUB, wrapping up English lesson 1259, 3+1 pips 13

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 19

As Gary said, conditions were down quite a bit today. Most of the regulars were there - they just weren't up to the standards of recent mornings. GOOD 1566HLAZ, piano music & close of Japanese program for the day 1343 FAIR 670KDLG, legal ID and NPR news o/KBOI 1400 747JOIB, 1312

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on MArch 18

I tend to agree with Gery's comments about today's TP DX. Not bad, but not as good as some recent days and not much of a sunrise enhancement. There were no big surprises - the stations that came in well today were the usual powerhouses. GOOD 693JOAB, briefly overriding CBU splatter 1332

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 17

It was another productive morning for TPs here. There was good reception up and down the dial today, with many stations producing respectable audio. As Gary mentioned, the sunrise enhamcement peaked just before 1400 UTC. GOOD - A native speaker would have understood most of it, at least brie

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 16

It was a reasonably good morning all over the dial. Taiwan 1557 had an impressive signal at sunrise. There were also lots of weak carriers, as well as a few tantalizing signals with all too weak audio. GOOD 747JOIB, man & woman with English lesson about global warming and renewable ener

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on the Ides of March

It was a rather lackluster morning here, as far as TPs are concerned. The low end stations were all below average today. There was a noticeable enhancement above 1400 kHz for a few minutes at about 1400-1410 UT. The highlight of the morning was hearing the NHK2 outlets weakly on 1467. Otherw

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 14

Today's DX was highlighted by presumed Filipino stations on 1161 1215 and 1512, plus a stellar signal from JORF-1422. Otherwise, there wasn't much to get excited about, with average or below average signals from many of the regulars. GOOD - a native speaker would have understood most of it 97

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 13

My morning bore no resemblence to Gary's (so what else is new?). I had boring low band reception 1300-1400, that fizzled off to nothing as sunrise approached. However, there was a brief exciting enhancement above 1300, with some decent audio from several Japanese commercial stations. The

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 12

It was another relatively good morning for TP DX, but not as good as Monday or Tuesday. Taiwan-1557 was the big standout catch today, with a big signal during the sunrise enhancement. GOOD - mostly understandable by a native speaker 594JOAK, man & woman in Japanese 1325, also 1355-1402 tal

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 11

Another productive morning for TPs. It was similar to yesterday, with some stations down a bit and some better today. I sure wish I knew what I'm hearing on 1512. Maybe DYAB, like Nick suggests. It has great strength, but the IBOC QRM is killing the audio. GOOD - a native speaker would ha

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 10

It was a very good morning here. The whole band had a major resurgence, leading me to spend most of my evening playing back recordings of signals I don't hear much. The highlights included: - hearing something from home on 1458 for the first time (thanks to Family Radio abandoning 1460) - h

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on March 9

Not a bad morning, but not a great one. I was limited mainly to the usual NHK and Korean stations, with no big surprises. Good 774JOUB, male monologue 1240 890KBBI (presumed) 1400 transition from BBC WS to NPR Morning Edition, no ID heard 972HLCA, woman in Korean 1217 1566HLAZ

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on March 8

Today's DX was ok but not as good as yesterday's. The sunrise enhancement was pretty much over by 1425. Good - mostly understandable by a native speaker for brief periods 774 JOUB, good with language lesson 1250 – man in Japanese, woman in Portuguese. Also, 1440 sign off with local ID & NA, the

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 7

This is more like it! Today was possibly my best morning of 2014 for TPs. Conditions were like what I would expect in mid September, with many stations producing audio, even though some were quite weak. Many intriguing carriers showed up as well. I can now hear a carrier on 1458 now that KAR

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle, Yesterday and Today

A social gathering last night kept me from reviewing yesterday's recordings until tonight, so this report covers two days WEDNESDAY A cursory check of the SDR recording showed interesting audio on 963 and 981. Otherwise it was a few of the usual stations crawling out of th woodwork. Most of

[IRCA] TP DX (don't I wish) in Seattle on March 4

Yesterday's mediocre conditions weren't as bad as today's. I have an occasional carrier on 1566 today, which I'm willing to pretend had audio at 1245. Otherwise, there was no sign of anything from Asia. Bruce ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.

[IRCA] Ho hum TP DX in Seattle on March 3

Conditions here were not much better than the past couple of days. HLAZ at least had some audio, but that wasn't much of a thrill. Good forget it Fair 1566HLAZ, man in Japanese 1318, otherwise poor-nil Poor see "Fair" Carriers 1413 1422 1503 ___

[IRCA] No TPs in Seattle on March 2

This morning, for the first time in ages, I didn't have any TP signals. Yesterday, there were at least a few weak carriers. This time, not even carriers. Bruce ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinf

[IRCA] Recent QSLs

Here are a couple of QSLs received during February ALASKA - KCAM 790, frequency-only email confirmation in 2 days for report with MP3 file sent to kcam(at)kcam.org v/s Scott Yahr, Station Manager CHINA - CNR1 1593, sent a QSL card listing date & freq only. The reply took 74 days for postal r

[IRCA] No TP DX in Seattle on March 1

Like Gary said, it was a miserable morning for TPs. I had carriers on 1413 1422 1503 1566 and 1575, with 1422 coming closest to producing audio. Bruce --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Februaray 28

A rather light turnout for the TPs today. The solar flare must've scared them away. Good Nobody Fair 1575VOA, SE Asian talk 1425, English IDs 1430, then language change (probably Burmese) Poor 1566Weak female talk 1330, presumably HLAZ --- This email is free from viruses and malwar

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Feb 27

My morning's DX didn't resemble Gary's or Dennis' very much. It was actually similar to yesterday. I had several weak carriers in the upper part of the band, with 1557 putting in a good signal for a few minutes. The only audio below 1500 kHz was on 774, which just barely poked its nose out o

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 26

Conditions here were similar to what Dennis reported. There was an impressive sunrise enhancement at the high end of the band. I had almost no TP signals below 1200 except for very weak signals on 972 and 774. Here's what the SDR captured: Good 1557Taiwan, several short announcements

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 25

Conditions were a bit on the dreadful side today, and made worse by increased levels of electrical noise. Here's what little the SDR captured: Good 1566HLAZ, Chinese woman with flute & harp in background 1438 Fair 774JOUB, man and woman, language lessson 1248 972HLCA, man talking,

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 24

A rather dreary morning, with mostly mediocre signals from some of the regulars. Good 1566HLAZ, best signal was at 1315 with woman in Japanese, not quite as good with Chinese woman & guitar music 1436, both times briefly. Otherwise fair-nil. Fair 693JOAB, Japanese man slogging his

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Feb 23

The low band was better today, with nice signals from a couple of NHK stations at about 1300. The upper part of the dial was quite poor. The sunrise enhancement consisted of carriers on 1557 and 1575 briefly rising out of the noise. Good - a native speaker would have understood most of it fo

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on 22 Feb

Conditions today were, in many respects, much like the past few days. Unlike some recent days, there was a very pronounced sunrise enhancement that lasted from about 1435 to 1450. HLAZ-1566 was the big standout today, with a nice signal for several minutes. Otherwise, there were lots of carr

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on 21 Feb

The marginal conditions continued today. VOA-1575 was the only genuine bright spot this morning, with a rather nice signal for about 15 minutes. The electrical noise was stronger than average, but it was locally generated so it doesn't count as TP DX :) Good - Would have been armchair copy

[IRCA] TP DX? in Seattle? on February 20?

Another dreadful morning for TPs here, with marginal signals from only a couple of stations. Maybe things will improve when March arrives. Good - A native speaker would have marveled at the clarity and strength of the signal Yeah, right Fair - A native speaker would have barely been able t

[IRCA] TP "DX" (if you can call it that) in Seattle on February 19

As everyone else has already pointed out, this was an horrifically pathetic morning for TPs. For the record, here are the DX crumbs I managed to scrape off of my receiver's noise floor. Good Nobody Fair See "good" Poor 774JOUB, carrier 1254, not sure if the audio was real or imaginary 15

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 18

This morning's TP DX was similar to yesterday's. There was no sunrise enhancement at all, and nothing at the upper end of the dial except for HLAZ and a couple of carriers. Most of the action was on the lower part of the band at 1300UT give or take an hour. Good - A native speaker would have

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 17

Today's DX was a bit better than yesterday's. There was a sunrise enhancement of sorts, but it was mainly HLAZ-1566 and VOA-1575 rising from "not there at all" too "barely there" for about three minutes. Instead, the real action took place at about 1230-1300. JOUB was impressive for a few min

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 16

As Dennis said, conditions were down this morning. Not just down but pathetic. A couple of the regulars made feeble attempts at showing up, but that was about it. I was able to go through the SDR files in record time, freeing up the rest of my day for more useful activities. Good - A native

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 15

For the most part, today's TP DX was noticeably worse than yesterday's. The lower part of the dial was especially lethargic, except for 774 and 594 which had brief moments of glory. There were a few tantalizing carriers on the high end at sunrise. Some of them teased me with slight bits of a

[IRCA] Valentines Day TP DX in Seattle

It was an impressive morning for TPs, kind of like early autumn except sunrise was later. The low-mid band was quite nice, with most of the low band activity happening at about 1300. The extreme upper part of the band was not very good but several signals were heard in the 1150-1350 range at

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 13

One terrible morning for TPs. I heard only three of the today, and weakly at that. Good LOL Fair 1566HLAZ, woman with closing announcement for Japanese service 1344 Poor 693JOAB, partial time pips in CBU splatter 1500, weak talk 1507 774JOUB, very faint talk & pips 1500, slightly

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on February 12

It was an interesting morning here. Reception was reasonably good up and down the dial today. The lower part of the dial was the best it had been in quite a while, with very good signals on 693 and 774. The upper part of the dial was not as impressive but there were a few catches to be found

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 11

Today's TP DX was similar to yesterday's. There was almost nothing in the lower part of the dial except for pathetic signals from a couple of the high powered NHK stations. The upper part of the dial continued to offer a large assortment of weak signals and carriers. The high band would hav

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 10

As is often the case, my morning didn't resemble what Dennis and Gary reported. The low band TPs were downright mediocre, with only a few NHK stations audible. 594 was the only one of the bunch that had anything resembling decent signal strength. The upper part of the dial was somewhat bette

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 9

Conditions today were a continuation of the past few days. There was a low end enhancement at about 1300-1400, and a high end enhancement at 1500. Only a few of the regulars showed up today. Good - A native speaker could have understood most of it, at least briefly 594JOAB, lively Japanes

[IRCA] KARR-1460 to go silent

Family Radio outlet KARR-1460 Kirkland WA, will leave the air at the end of February. According to on-air announcements, the shut down is due to "a number of factors", most notably the non-renewal of the lease for the transmitter site. It's not clear whether this is related to Family Radio'

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 8

Today's conditions were similar to the past few days. The best reception was at about 1300, followed by a dropoff in strength from 1330 to about 1500. There was a modest sunrise enhancement for a few minutes after 1500. For once, I was able to hear a handful of low band signals during the

[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on February 7

It wasn't a particularly good morning. A few of the usual suspects made brief half-hearted appearances, but only the Koreans on 972 and 1566 were there for the long haul. In this case, "long haul" means the audio didn't disappear until after 1330. There was no sunrise enhancement today, exce

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 6

Today's TP pattern was similar to the past few days - low band signals peaked early, 1300 +/- an hour. High band peaked around 1500 +/- 10 minutes. Reception was down today all across the dial. Basically, I heard a few of the regulars, most of them just barely above the noise. Good - Mostly

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Feb 5

Today's DX was reasonably OK. The upper half of the dial was down noticeably from yesterday, but the lower part of the band improved. There was a modest enhancement on the upper part of the dial just before sunrise. Stations below 1000 peaked much earlier, mostly at about 1300 again today wi

Re: [IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Feb 4

It wasn't a matter of missing the later low band peak - I checked the SDR files and there was nothing on the lower part of the dial after about 1400, let alone at 1500 or 1530. Bruce On 2/4/2014 22:02, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: And, different again up here Bruce. One similarity is that the uppe

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Feb 4

It never fails. Whenever I compare my TP DX with Dennis and Gary's reports, it's like we're talking about different days. Today was really interesting in several ways. The upper and lower halves of the band behaved completely differently. Signals below about 1100 peaked early, at about 130

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Feb 3

Today's TP DX was similar to yesterday's. There wasn't much of a sunrise enhancement, and no consistency as to when individual stations peaked in strength. I had some actual signs of life in the lower half of the dial today, albeit from three of the most reliable signals, but at least it was

[IRCA] TP DX for 2 Feb in Seattle

Kind of a crummy morning for TPs. At least it didn't turn out to be a predictor of Superbowl results. I'll skip the Ground Hog analogies. There was a humdrum enhancement at sunrise. No audio below about 1500. No carriers below 1400, except for a weak one on 774. No audio at all from any

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on February 2

It was a rather routine morning here, according to the SDR logs. 747 and 774 peaked early today, while 1566 faded in and out at various times. There was a very slight sunrise enhancement that boosted a few midband signals by a couple of dB. Except for HLAZ, the upper part of the band was quit

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on January 31

As Nick said, there wasn't much of anything today until after 1500. There was an interesting sunrise enhancement that started at about 1520 and lasted until about 1535. All of today's TP action was above 1250, with no signs of life on the lower 2/3 of the dial. Good - mostly understandable by

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on January 30

Unfortunately, the hard drive filled up at 1450 today so today's sunrise enhancement will forever remain a mystery. HLAZ was huge prior to that time, but otherwise there was very little in the way of TPs today. Good 1566HLAZ, monster signal 1543, woman in Japanese with piano music, sign o

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on January 29

The SDR recordings showed some signs of life on the low band at 1300, but the opening lasted about 5 minutes and only included NHK powerhouses. Otherwise, there was a routine sunrise enhancement featuring some of the usual suspects. Good 594JOAK, pips 1300, about 15 secs of music, then ma

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on 28 January

It wa a rather dull morning for TPs, with a brief modest enhancement at about 1520-1530. Taiwan 1557 did quite well, but otherwise there weren't any exciting catches today. Here's what I found when I went through the SDR recordings Good - Mostly understandable by a native speaker 1557Taiw

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