[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-13

2016-10-13 Thread d1028gary
As western Washington prepares for a nasty storm most of the Asian DX seemed to have skipped town early, with only a few big gun TP's sticking around in the steady rain. 594-JOAK (fair), 693-JOAB (poor), 747-JOIB (fair), 972-HLCA (good) and 1566-HLAZ (fair) were in and out of the noise during a

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-13

2015-10-13 Thread d1028gary
Asian results here were similar to those reported by Dennis as most signals  dropped off significantly, in comparison to yesterday. Significant audio was limited to the usual Japanese and Korean big guns, and most of those needed sunrise enhancement to shake off anemia.   At my 1250 start

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-13

2014-10-13 Thread d1028gary
Hello All,   Overall Asian results here this morning were closer to Dennis' version than Colin's NHP fish barrel report, but Dennis and I apparently tracked down different sets of second-tier Asians. I can agree with Colin that conditions were not nearly so favorable as two days ago, however.

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's fpr 10-13

2013-10-13 Thread d1028gary
Hello All, Nigel is certainly correct that this was a very unusual morning. At 1320 a quick check of the band (on a modified ICF-2010 spotting receiver) revealed the Asians to be in full clunker mode, with only a few wispy carriers from big gun TP's like 774-JOUB and 972-HLCA. Figuring that

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-13

2011-10-13 Thread d1028gary
Hello All, Medium wave Asiatic signals never seemed to get out of the gate here this morning, with the exception of a few unusual performers with occasional fair audio (603-HLSA and 936-Anhui, around 1345). The Japanese big guns especially were down in strength, and neither of the two upper band