Sunrise enhancement brought in another surge of low band Chinese, although this morning's propagation had a different composition than yesterday's. 639-CNR1 once again showed up suddenly at daybreak, but was weaker than yesterday's signal. 603-China and 657-China were stronger, though, with 603 (Hulun Buir?) all alone at an S7 level around 1418.
As usual the Korean regulars were potent on 603, 657 and 972 around 1315, but by 1335 in the predawn darkness 603-China was in an equal-strength mix with HLSA's pop music. At the same time 657-China (Henan?) started to pester Pyongyang BS, which was (thankfully) weaker than usual. By daybreak at 1410 the Chinese took over both frequencies, and 639-CNR1 and 756-CNR1 also came out of the noise. The latter two stayed at a modest level, but 603-China continued to build up strength until 1418, when it managed its strongest signal here for several years (S7). 657-China thankfully put Pyongyang BS down into the noise around the same time, although its S5 signal was troubled by some domestic splatter. Through all of this the Korean mega-station 972-HLCA sailed through at a monster level, with several S9+ peaks despite the shifting propagation. Overall it was a pretty interesting session, with the unpredictable Chinese stations once again shaking out in a new way. 603 China (Hulun Buir?) - HLSA mix The two Asian co-channels at equal strength in the predawn darkness at 1335, with the female Chinese mixing with the Korean pop music https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/lct0iievjgbm5zpe8dw2m1861dkcvggk 603 China After a sunrise enhancement boost at 1418 the station had silenced its Korean co-channel, reaching a fairly potent level with male Chinese speech (through some noise) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/obzwnxgy0sp817nevlbjlatf2pem383w 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea The usual S9 level with Korean female speech and interval music at 1407 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/zmiul86n9h109nzaoq0vi8eza6cag2wh 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna _______________________________________________ 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
