[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-16
Unlike Colin's Victoria results this mediocre location didn't deliver much Asian DX after 1400, but the signals prior to that weren't very energetic either. The usual collection of Japanese and Korean big guns took a while to show up on 594, 693, 747, 828, 972, 1134 and 1566, peaking with fair signals in and out around 1340. Second tier Asians were in short supply, with only poor audio at times on 558 (sounded Korean) and 657 (sounded angry Korean) around 1350. The "super storm" predicted for this area turned out to be pretty much of a fizzler at this location, with electricity (and electrical RF noise) suffering no interruptions. Hopefully the Grayland antennas are intact, and all the other local DXers escaped property damage as well. After suffering through the vicious storm at Rockwork 4 on July 10th Tom R. must feel like the nasty weather is following him around. 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave 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
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-16
As Colin and Nick have reported Asian signals dropped off somewhat in comparison to yesterday, although a decent sunrise enhancement boosted up a couple of second-tier TP's to better levels. The Japanese big guns and 1556-HLAZ were the only really energetic performers, however. At my 1315 start time only 1566 sounded very healthy, with very good level Japanese speech. By contrast the NHK big guns sounded anemic during the predawn darkness, and the second-tier TP's were completely missing in action. Around 1350 the usual collection of Japanese NHK signals on 594, 693, 747 and 828 began to get a decent sunrise enhancement boost, which brought 594 and 693 up to good levels in and out. 972-HLCA and the 1053-Jammer came out of the noise as well, but never did get much above fair levels. Early in sunrise enhancement the somewhat unusual 1323-CRI also came out of the noise with apparent Russian, but couldn't maintain its weak strength. The situation would have been routine and boring except for a fair mix of 603-HLSA and 603-China that came out of the noise at 1405, and an unusually good signal from 1134-JOQR at 1407, playing instrumental music during the late night in Japan. Other second-tier TP's (558, 657, 738 etc.) stayed down in the noise for the entire session, though, and none of the Japanese big guns matched yesterday's levels. Overall it was a pretty typical lean-season session, although 1134-JOQR's signal at 1407 was the best that it has managed here fro a couple of years. 693 JOAB Tokyo, Japan NHK2 Chinese lessons at good strength at 1356 https://app.box.com/s/pp60qp4xkjsa9izgn2pmxc9h4rcatumx 1134 JOQR Tokyo, Japan Instrumental music at good strength at 1407; its best signal here since 2013 https://app.box.com/s/pksf1pd9q9m04ut16h5g9sa4hf5pteu8 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave 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
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-16
Hello All, As Colin and Dennis have reported Asian propagation was much improved from yesterday's clunker session, with the usual Japanese and Korean big guns being joined by weak second-tier TP's on several frequencies. With the exception of 594-JOAK, 693-JOAB, the 1053-Jammer and 1566-HLAZ Asian signal strength generally wasn't very impressive, though, indicating that the conditions still need some improvement before returning to the interesting conditions of Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Asian big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1053 and 1566 were all around with fair to good audio at my 1250 start time, with 594, 693, 1053 and 1566 hitting very good peaks at times. The first sign of daylight around 1330 brought a weak mix of 603-China and 603-HLSA out of the noise, as well as a fair-level signal from the 531-JOQG mentioned by Colin. 657-Pyongyang and 738-BEL2 also both managed anemic signals around 1340 in the domestic splatter, while 1044-CRI and 1134-KBS both came out of the noise with lackluster signals around the same time. After a modest sunrise enhancement boost around 1350 the high band sounded better than it has for some time, with 1566-HLAZ (good), 1575-VOA (fair) and 1593-CNR1 (fair) all in and out of the domestic splatter with decent audio for a few seconds each. Unlike last weekend there were no monster runs of the low-band Asians on 603 or 738, though, and most of the TP signals started sliding into the noise around 1420. The second-tier Asians that did show up this morning were far from vibrant, and didn't hold audio for very long. Best signal (very good) of a pretty routine session was from the 1053-Jammer around 1344, giving the domestic splatter a serious buzz. 1053 Korean Jammer Potent jam session at 1344; best Asian signal of the morning http://www.mediafire.com/listen/z4nwc44ivvd2h5v/1053-Jammer-1344z101614PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 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
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-16
Hello All, Propagation was still definitely in the tank this morning, with Asian signals generally limited to the same die-hard big guns that showed up yesterday. A very meager sunrise enhancement from 1345-1415 brought up 594-JOAK, 693-JOAB, 774-JOUB and 972-HLCA from the noise to fair levels (in and out), while 828-JOBB, the 1053-Jammer and 1134-KBS reached poor audio during the same period. In contrast to yesterday, though, a couple of second-tier Asians managed poor audio along with them-- as 603-HLSA rose out of the noise at 1358 for a few seconds with its typical soft music, and a presumed 738-BEL2 managed ghostly Chinese female speech at 1403. 657-Pyongyang also seemed to have a trace of tirade at 1407, although the strident speech sounded very similar to the irritating hash from the 660 domestic station. In summary it was another miserable morning for Asians, although the halfhearted appearance of a few second-tier TP's probably made the session a very slight improvement over y! esterday's clunker. 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 12" Medium Wave 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
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-16
Hello All, It was nice to finally have a couple of Asiatic TP's back at decent levels this morning after the long aurora-induced shutdown-- even if they were only the Korean big guns on 972 and 1053. 738-Tahiti's signal apparently still received some benefit from the recent solar tantrum, though, and was back with fair audio around 1355. The Japanese on 594 and 774 were at fair-good levels, and even the 1044-CRI Chinese station showed up weak weak audio in and out. Dennis' apparent reception of 738-BEL2 is quite a puzzle--the station didn't manage a trace here this morning, even though it it one of the very few TP's that this mediocre location seems to pull in quite well. I did notice that at the time that Dennis mentioned (1345-1352) 738-Taiwan had a special program on with a female-voiced narrator (a different female voice than the usual RFO lady announcer that has been heard here over and over this weird season), and the lady's rapid-fire French speech could easily have been mistak! en for Chinese., if a nulling-type antenna wasn't available to check the signal's origin. When I first heard this lady's speech even I thought it might be Chinese, but the direction was all from the SW, and when I listened closely I could identify the language as French (an MP3 link is below). 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Fair Japanese OM speech late at 1405 657 Pyongyang N. Korea Back with undermodulated music on strong carrier at 1407 738 Radio Polynesie Mahina, Tahiti Rapid French YL speech at fair level during apparent special program at 1353 http://www.mediafire.com/?8sptidc2yyfboq9 774 JOUB Akita, Japan Fair Japanese conversation through Seattle splatter at 1351 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Good Korean YL-OM conversation at 1358; best TP signal of the morning http://www.mediafire.com/?48htgl8yicl5ysm 1053 Korean Jammer Not quite at a booming level, but back in action after being lost in the aurora recently http://www.mediafire.com/?578ce8io7upw603 1134 KBS Hwaseong, S. Korea Fair Korean YL speech in CKWX splatter around 1343 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Poor-fair Japanese OM speech during Christain program at 1346 1575 VOA Ban Rassom, Thailand Poor Asiaitic language YL speech around 1349 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 + 8" Medium Wave FSL antenna (demo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqYZcRXCGxM&feature=youtu.be ) ___ 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-16
Hello All, As Bruce and Nigel have already reported, the Asiatic TP signals were stronger this morning than yesterday, but it certainly wasn't one of the season's most impressive sessions. In one of the more bizarre twists of western Washington propagation, 729-China (presumed Jiangxi) was coming in here at a decent level at exactly the same time that Bruce reported 729-JOCK (//594)-- from 1345-1350. 729-China had been managing a vibrant signal in CHMJ splatter since the backyard listening session began around 1335, and its strongest peak was right around 1346, when Bruce reported 729-JOCK. How weird is that, for 40 miles of separation? Low-band TP's were generally back up to strength after yesterday's miserable session, although for some strange reason 639-CNR1 seemed to be missing in action. 738-BEL2 was back with fair Chinese (and a raspy carrier), and 657-Pyongyang's comical programming was back at a strong level, unfortunately. 648-VOR was vibrant, along with the low-band Japanese. The middle band also had some nice signals on 1035 and 1044, although 1053 and 1134 were not up to their usual strength. Except for 729-China's strong stand, though, the session was rather forgettable-- and hopefully just part of a transition to better TP propagation in the next few days. The following were heard on a C.Crane SWP Slider model (7.5" loopstick) inductively coupled to a 9' sided PVC tuned passive loop (in the 33 degree back yard): 585 JOPG Kushiro, Japan Weak Japanese talk around 1343, // 594 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Good Japanese interview at 1342 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Fair pop music over UnID CC, 1337 648 VOR Razdolnoye, Russia Good Chinese speech around 1339 657 Pyongyang BS, N. Korea Emotional shouting at regular strength 666 JOBK Osaka, Japan Good Japanese talk around 1358, // 594 729 China (presumed Jiangxi) Fair-good Chinese speech and brief music from 1330-1415; in and out of CHMJ splatter with peak around 1350 _http://www.mediafire.com/?zrepkfwidyzvncb_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?zrepkfwidyzvncb) 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Fair Chinese talk program (with raspy carrier) around 1353 _http://www.mediafire.com/?qedvqqueiklyban_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?qedvqqueiklyban) 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan Good language program in KXL slop 1348 774 JOUB Akita, Japan Barely audible in KTTH splatter, as usual 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan Weaker than usual with UnID CC, 1335 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Fair Korean speech around 1411 1017 TP-Mix Two signals mixing at 1340, but too weak to decipher 1035 CNR1 Fair-good Chinese speech around 1415, but gone quickly 1044 CRI Jiangsu, China Fair-good Japanese external program 1341 1053 Korean Jammer Barely there for most of morning, but no QRM 1134 TP-Mix Underpowered combination of KBS and JOQR, 1409 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Fair-good Japanese speech around 1345 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock ___ 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
