[IRCA] TP 14 Apr Victoria version
Not a bad morning, with some of the DUs as well as the Korean big guns doing quite well; Japanese not quite so much. The only definite Chinese was on 1323, but that had its moments also. A number of the stronger signals became that way quite suddenly, with a quick (15 or 20 seconds) fade from mumbles to perfect readability. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 576 2RN man and woman in DU English 1256UT //846 702 2BL woman mentioning ABC radio and emergency broadcasting 1252UT, after two men in DU English 972 HLCA man in Korean 1252UT 1566 HLAZ woman in Japanese 1254UT 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 1239UT 612 4QR woman in DU English "6 past 11; 6 past 9 in Western Australia" 1306UT 738 2NR man in DU English, sports announcing //612 1234UT 774 JOUB English lessons 1233UT 828 JOBB woman in Japanese 1252UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 594 3WV man in DU English //612 in a big mess with JOAK 1240UT 747 JOIB English lessons 1244UT 774 3LO woman in DU English mixing with JOUB 1253UT, //738 but not 702 891 woman in heavily accented English 1301UT; after fading down, man with a more DU accented English sound was heard. 5AN? 1323 CRI woman in Russian 1233UT 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) 585 pop music, not //576 or 594, 1257UT; 2WEB? 756 man talking, DU English intonation 1232UT 846 2RN woman talking //576 1256UT 909 slow male ballad 1243UT; NZ? 1116 man talking, DU English intonation, a commercial? 1251UT 1134 man talking Japanese intonation 1246UT 1287 pop vocal 1243UT 1215 man talking, maybe Chinese??? 1230UT 1503 man talking DU English intonation? 1311UT 1548 woman talking DU English intonation 1337UT; heard on north Flag as well as the West one, which was a bit unusual 1575 man talking; Southeast Asian language? 1234UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 567 693 873 891 1053 1089 1143 1206 1242 1422 1458 1593 seemed to be Asian; 531 558 603 675 837 846 855 864 1017 1035 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 14 Apr Victoria version
Let's call that the morning of the carriers. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): nope Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): nope not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: and nope 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 very weak fanfare 1300UT 738 rhythmic pop music 1234UT 774 3LO man mumbling, didn't sound like language lessons 1236UT 1254UT; presumably this one as very weak pips and fanfare heard at 1300UT 891 man talking, DU English inflection? 1307UT 1026 man mumbling, possibly DU English 1226UT 1107 vocal music with a ponderous bass line 1304UT, man talking, possibly DU English inflection 1306UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 621 702 828 846 1008 1476 1503 1539 1566 1593 1611 1701 best wishes, Nick ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. Registration info: http://www.nrcdxas.org 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 14 Apr. Victoria version
A few Asians of the regular variety today; not too bad for mid-April. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not quite today; HLAZ was close Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 828 JOBB. EE lessons briefly at this level 1307UT; mostly in the murk 1566 HLAZ. Tail end of CC s/off 1229UT was almost readable, then JJ s/on at 1230UT at this level, mostly readable, usual full ID, nihongo hoso mention, piano mx etc. not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 972 HLCA. Man in KK 1247UT 1053 KK jammer, doing what it does best, 1255UT 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) : 738 Man talking, too weak for language guess 1231UT 774 Woman talking 1141UT, never at any really readable level 1287 JOHR?Woman talking, JJ? 1316UT Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 873 891 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
