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2018-08-02 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Mostly Down Under, with a couple of Asian audios toobet it was a better morning at Rockwork than yesterday... pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 702 2BL woman talking about internet privacy regulations in Europe //774 1238UT

[IRCA] TP 1 Aug Victoria version

2017-08-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
That was interesting, and annoying too, as the SDR recording failed at 1200UT todayI suspect set up problems. But it was completely contrary to Gary's Rockwork description, as this was the best Asian morning of the new season in Victoria. The signal strength recordings claim there was

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2016-08-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
More coastal promise... not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR fairly sudden fade up 1235UT, woman talking //702, peaking at this level 1236UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might

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2015-08-02 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Unexpectedly, an exclusively Asian morning Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOUB man in Japanese 1126UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could

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2014-08-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I don't have the SDR recording right now, but the signal strength monitor is still recording. It looks like it would have been a fine morning for DXing between about 1225 and 1235UT. The upper band was lit up like a Christmas tree for a moment or two. Leave the radio for one moment, hi...

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2013-08-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
This one really was a stinker of a morning, few and weak carriers only, with only Tahiti deigning to talk to me. Recording had to stop at 1230UT (something about leaving for a convention), but in past mornings, the best has mostly passed by then. Burbles in the splatter and noise (if