[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18-- Yikes! (Conclusion)

[Gary DeBock]

Starting at 1130 UTC (0430 local time) in the predawn darkness an 
improved-design 5" Frequent Flyer FSL was set up in the cold back yard here to 
record 657 kHz, on the offhand chance that the tiny antenna might get a trace 
of Pyongyang through the neighbor's S7 electrical noise. At 1315 a band check 
was once again made in the cold back yard, and the digital recorder was 
checked. The tiny FSL antenna had not only recorded multiple strong signals 
from Pyongyang, but also had China mixing in at times-- quite a surprise 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/oex42e5yefaxsg6mab746x0hx9fk689h


Other Asian carriers seemed potent as well, so a single 15" FSL and 7.5" CC 
Skywave SSB model were once again taken to a local park to escape the 
electrical noise. From the beginning (at my 1335 setup time) there were mixes 
of Chinese and Koreans on 603 and 657, and unusually good signals from the CRI 
stations on 963, 1017 and 1044. A strong 738-BEL2 was already easily pushing 
aside the KCBS splatter, and weak Chinese audio was showing up on 918 and 936. 
With only a single FSL, though, it was tough to decide which Asian to record 
over the 1400 TOH. 603 and 657 fizzled somewhat just before 1400, though, so 
the 3+1 pips from 738-BEL2 were recorded at 1400-- possibly with another Asian 
in the background. After 1400 the 603-China signal began to dominate HLSA, and 
657 turned into somewhat of a zoo with Pyongyang and China fighting it out. 
Curiously, though (as Nick also noticed), 639-CNR1 was practically MIA, 
managing only a trace in domestic splatter. Weak musical audio from a p
 resumed 936-Anhui was recorded around 1415, while 963-CRI hit its S7 peak in 
Russian around 1418. Finally around 1422 the overachieving 738-BEL2 closed out 
the session with an impressive S9 signal-- far and away the best Taiwan signal 
ever showing up at this challenged location. There were still potent Asian 
signals after 1430 but they were tapering off-- similar to my endurance in the 
37 degree cold. As the usual group of curious Peach Park onlookers began to 
congregate around my gear I knew that it was time to get out of Dodge, so the 
PVC base, 15" FSL, hot-rodded Ultralight and frozen DXer beat a hasty retreat 
back to the warm but RFI-troubled point of origin.


603  China   Hulun Buir?   Dominating HLSA's music at 1415; generally at an 
equal level with the Korean prior to 1400  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/2ilzk5tl7seqz5wz0ji98sai2laxqysl

738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   The overall star of the session-- steel drum, 3+1 
pips and Chinese female ID at the 1400 TOH  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/h7savgn03dr5ibtxpdxcsds0xe0ocufh

Awesome S9 level with Chinese female speech at 1422  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/od9um1sx0yvg98c27k75js3jwkajh6cs

963  CRI   Huaduan, China   Russian service with female and male speakers 
peaking at S7 level around 1418  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/yolids3oux2qb8v9p93bzhqz71smdt5c

972  HLCA   Dangjin, S. Korea   Chris K.'s old local testing the crunch 
resistance of my Ultralight with S9+ vocal music signal at 1344  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/bfbiveyoak0pkjuetzlju0q3tl0j2dt0

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna

(DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley




 

  
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18... Yikes!

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Not so much of a Chinese morning here in Victoria Gary, at least
during the live listening. Was barely able to dig out 639 for
example, and didn't find 963 as strong as yesterday (hardly at all), >>>

Thanks Nick,

639-CNR1 was a non-performer here as well, which was very strange considering 
the potent Chinese on 603 and 657. Maybe it has transmitter issues? As for 
963-CRI, this was its signal here around 1418 in Russian (with minor splatter) 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/yolids3oux2qb8v9p93bzhqz71smdt5c

Gary

> On October 18, 2018 at 8:37 AM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> Not so much of a Chinese morning here in Victoria Gary, at least
> during the live listening. Was barely able to dig out 639 for
> example, and didn't find 963 as strong as yesterday (hardly at all),
> but you're right, 603 had Chinese dominant at one point, with
> apparent Korea earlier on. Maybe there will be more heard when
> going over the recording.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> At 15:23 2018-10-18, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >The low and middle band were full of Chinese signals this morning
> >after 1400, with 603-China dominant over HLSA, 657-China at equal
> >strength with Pyongyang, 738-BEL2 at S9, 963-CRI very strong in
> >Russian, etc. It was easily the best Chinese morning of the season
> >here so far-- full details to follow.
> >
> >738-BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Female Chinese at S9 level at 1422 (best
> >signal ever here)
> >
> >https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/od9um1sx0yvg98c27k75js3jwkajh6cs
> >
> >
> >Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> >
> >7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna
> >
> >
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18... Yikes!

[R. Colin Newell]

I listened from 1325 through 1340 and it was pretty lively in the low band
with stuff leaping up for minutes at a time --
like the Chinese speaker on 1098 that was armchair for around 3 minutes or
so - 1335ish... shot some video.

I would not, as Gary described, call it epic by any means - here is was
average/lo average morning with some perky surprises...


On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 8:37 AM Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Not so much of a Chinese morning here in Victoria Gary, at least
> during the live listening.  Was barely able to dig out 639 for
> example, and didn't find 963 as strong as yesterday (hardly at all),
> but you're right, 603 had Chinese dominant at one point, with
> apparent Korea earlier on.   Maybe there will be more heard when
> going over the recording.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>

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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18... Yikes!

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Not so much of a Chinese morning here in Victoria Gary, at least 
during the live listening.  Was barely able to dig out 639 for 
example, and didn't find 963 as strong as yesterday (hardly at all), 
but you're right, 603 had Chinese dominant at one point, with 
apparent Korea earlier on.   Maybe there will be more heard when 
going over the recording.


best wishes,

Nick


At 15:23 2018-10-18, Gary DeBock wrote:
The low and middle band were full of Chinese signals this morning 
after 1400, with 603-China dominant over HLSA, 657-China at equal 
strength with Pyongyang, 738-BEL2 at S9, 963-CRI very strong in 
Russian, etc. It was easily the best Chinese morning of the season 
here so far-- full details to follow.


738-BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Female Chinese at S9 level at 1422 (best 
signal ever here)


https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/od9um1sx0yvg98c27k75js3jwkajh6cs


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna


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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18... Yikes!

[Gary DeBock]

The low and middle band were full of Chinese signals this morning after 1400, 
with 603-China dominant over HLSA, 657-China at equal strength with Pyongyang, 
738-BEL2 at S9, 963-CRI very strong in Russian, etc. It was easily the best 
Chinese morning of the season here so far-- full details to follow.

738-BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Female Chinese at S9 level at 1422 (best signal ever 
here)

https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/od9um1sx0yvg98c27k75js3jwkajh6cs


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna


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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[d1028gary]

Asian signals improved significantly this morning as several second-tier TP's 
joined the usual Japanese and Korean big guns during sunrise enhancement. 
738-BEL2 was the star performer of the session here, managing its best signal 
of the season so far (good) with Chinese pop music and male speech at 1414. 

At my 1330 start time during the predawn darkness the usual NHK and Korean big 
guns on 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1053 and 1566 were in and out at good 
levels (like yesterday), but this morning there were also modest signals from 
738-BEL2 (poor to fair), 1044-CRI (fair) and 1134-JOQR (fair). Around 1350 
these were joined by 603-HLSA (also fair) and a presumed 657-Pyongyang (poor). 
With increasing daylight after 1400 the signal from 738-BEL2 rose up pretty 
dramatically to its best level of the season with good-level Chinese pop music 
around 1412. The Japanese and Korean big guns didn't seem to get a similar 
boost, though, and by 1420 even the sole survivor 972-HLCA was sinking down 
into the noise. 738-BEL2 had been somewhat of an underperformer this season 
until this morning (along with 603-HLSA), failing to match its typical strength 
during September and October. 

738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Chinese pop music and male Chinese speech at temporary 
good level at 1414; best level of the season so far 
https://app.box.com/s/vsasc1slnzsmck75raqd59o0swp0trep 

73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 


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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[d1028gary]

Richard and Nigel, 
  
Considering the propagation challenges that both of you face so far inland 
(especially during this generally lackluster Asian season), I think that your 
TP results so far have been about the best that anyone could hope for at those 
extreme distances. Excellent propagation is very rare this season, and it 
doesn't stick around for very long.  
  
In comparison to last year, everyone here on the coast seems to have 
experienced a drop off in Asian signals, both in strength and variety. We are 
all in the same boat, searching without success for the kind of Asian signals 
that we heard 3 or 4 years ago :-) 
  
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 
  
  
  
  
 
- Original Message -

From: "Nigel Pimblett"  
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
 
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 11:19:23 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18 

    I can sympathise Richard, as the Asians have been virtually 
completely absent here this week also, including this morning.    Did 
have some New Zealand reception earlier in the week, and a nice  clear 
reception of a Nevada DOT station on 1610 yesterday, so I guess it's a 
matter of making the best of what the ionosphere has to offer. 

73, 

NIgel Pimblett 
Dunmore, Alberta 

On 18/10/2014 10:23 AM, richa...@perryisp.net wrote: 
> Gary: 
> 
> It's been a frustrating week of transoceanic DXing in my neck 
> of the woods the past week - only atmospheric noise. 
> 
> Richard Allen. 
> 
> --- Original Message --- 
>  From    : d1028g...@comcast.net[mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net] 
> Sent    : 10/18/2014 11:27:41 AM 
> To      : irca@hard-core-dx.com 
> Cc      : 
> Subject : RE: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18 
> 
>   Hello All, 
>     
> Asian propagation rebounded very well this morning, with exceptional signals 
> from both the low band Japanese and mid band Korean big guns prior to 1300. 
> Sunrise enhancement was lacking, however, and signals generally took a dive 
> with the increasing daylight. Low band Chinese stations also seemed to be 
> overlooked in the early propagation bonanza. 
>     
> At my 1240 start time 594-JOAK was already pegging the PL-380 S/N readout at 
> 25, and 693-JOAB, 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB and 828-JOBB were all at seasonal 
> best strength. Prior to 1300 the Korean big guns on 972 and 1053 also had 
> exceptional signals, and both 603-HLSA and 738-BEL2 were managing fair audio. 
> The less powerful Japanese stations on 531 and 585 didn't seem to be getting 
> much of a boost, however, and the low-band Koreans and Chinese on 558, 639 
> and 657 were at anemic levels. There were some fair strength signals from the 
> CRI stations on 1017 and 1044, but with the exception of a vibrant 1287-JOHR 
> the high band seemed to be overlooked in the potent predawn propagation. 
> Signals pretty much stayed this way until around 1330, when it seemed like a 
> general 
> damper was thrown over the band. The Japanese big guns slacked off in 
> strength somewhat, and both 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were in and out of the 
> noise until the end of the session. The only signal which seemed to get 
> somewhat of a daylight boost was 738-BEL2, which hit a fairly good level with 
> pop music 
> after the KCBS fade prior to 1400. 603-HLSA also managed a fair to good peak 
> around 1355, although both 639-CNR1 and 648-VOR were missing in action after 
> the 1330 propagation 
> slowdown. There were many exceptional Japanese and Korean signals this 
> morning, but the best of the bunch were 594-JOAK and the 1053-Jammer-- both 
> of 
> which pegged the PL-380 S/N display for extended periods in the predawn 
> darkness prior to 1300. The Grayland DXpedition group must have had quite an 
> enjoyable morning, especially with the potent propagation rebound after 
> yesterday's dreary conditions. 
>     
> 594  JOAK   Tokyo, Japan   Japanese group talk at S9+ level at 1257; best of 
> the exceptional low band NHK signals this morning 
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/h4w9m0l8b9mbl7y/594-JOAK-1257z101814PL380.MP3 
>     
> 603  HLSA   Namyang, S. Korea   Good level Korean pop music at 1355; no sign 
> of Chinese co-channel this morning 
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a0gy9c2fvftf96x/603-HLSA-1355z101814PL380.MP3 
>     
> 738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   Fair Chinese female speech at 1353; one of the 
> very few stations to receive a sunrise boost this morning 
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/axb2xjdpdijjgd7/738-BEL2-1353z101814PL380.MP3 
>     
> 1053  Korean Jammer   Seasonal best signal at 1256, pegging PL-380 S/N 
> display for an extended period 
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3nb2gqi7gnjncb7/10

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[Nigel Pimblett]

   I can sympathise Richard, as the Asians have been virtually 
completely absent here this week also, including this morning.Did 
have some New Zealand reception earlier in the week, and a nice  clear 
reception of a Nevada DOT station on 1610 yesterday, so I guess it's a 
matter of making the best of what the ionosphere has to offer.


73,

NIgel Pimblett
Dunmore, Alberta

On 18/10/2014 10:23 AM, richa...@perryisp.net wrote:

Gary:

It's been a frustrating week of transoceanic DXing in my neck
of the woods the past week - only atmospheric noise.

Richard Allen.

--- Original Message ---
 From: d1028g...@comcast.net[mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net]
Sent: 10/18/2014 11:27:41 AM
To  : irca@hard-core-dx.com
Cc  :
Subject : RE: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

  Hello All,
   
Asian propagation rebounded very well this morning, with exceptional signals from both the low band Japanese and mid band Korean big guns prior to 1300.

Sunrise enhancement was lacking, however, and signals generally took a dive 
with the increasing daylight. Low band Chinese stations also seemed to be
overlooked in the early propagation bonanza.
   
At my 1240 start time 594-JOAK was already pegging the PL-380 S/N readout at 25, and 693-JOAB, 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB and 828-JOBB were all at seasonal

best strength. Prior to 1300 the Korean big guns on 972 and 1053 also had 
exceptional signals, and both 603-HLSA and 738-BEL2 were managing fair audio.
The less powerful Japanese stations on 531 and 585 didn't seem to be getting 
much of a boost, however, and the low-band Koreans and Chinese on 558, 639
and 657 were at anemic levels. There were some fair strength signals from the 
CRI stations on 1017 and 1044, but with the exception of a vibrant 1287-JOHR
the high band seemed to be overlooked in the potent predawn propagation. 
Signals pretty much stayed this way until around 1330, when it seemed like a 
general
damper was thrown over the band. The Japanese big guns slacked off in strength 
somewhat, and both 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were in and out of the
noise until the end of the session. The only signal which seemed to get 
somewhat of a daylight boost was 738-BEL2, which hit a fairly good level with 
pop music
after the KCBS fade prior to 1400. 603-HLSA also managed a fair to good peak 
around 1355, although both 639-CNR1 and 648-VOR were missing in action after
the 1330 propagation
slowdown. There were many exceptional Japanese and Korean signals this morning, 
but the best of the bunch were 594-JOAK and the 1053-Jammer-- both of
which pegged the PL-380 S/N display for extended periods in the predawn 
darkness prior to 1300. The Grayland DXpedition group must have had quite an
enjoyable morning, especially with the potent propagation rebound after 
yesterday's dreary conditions.
   
594  JOAK   Tokyo, Japan   Japanese group talk at S9+ level at 1257; best of the exceptional low band NHK signals this morning

  http://www.mediafire.com/listen/h4w9m0l8b9mbl7y/594-JOAK-1257z101814PL380.MP3
   
603  HLSA   Namyang, S. Korea   Good level Korean pop music at 1355; no sign of Chinese co-channel this morning

  http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a0gy9c2fvftf96x/603-HLSA-1355z101814PL380.MP3
   
738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   Fair Chinese female speech at 1353; one of the very few stations to receive a sunrise boost this morning

  http://www.mediafire.com/listen/axb2xjdpdijjgd7/738-BEL2-1353z101814PL380.MP3
   
1053  Korean Jammer   Seasonal best signal at 1256, pegging PL-380 S/N display for an extended period

  
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3nb2gqi7gnjncb7/1053-Jammer-1256z101814PL380.MP3
   
73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight +
15" FSL antenna


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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[richa...@perryisp.net]

Gary:

It's been a frustrating week of transoceanic DXing in my neck 
of the woods the past week - only atmospheric noise.

Richard Allen.

--- Original Message ---
From: d1028g...@comcast.net[mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net]
Sent: 10/18/2014 11:27:41 AM
To  : irca@hard-core-dx.com
Cc  : 
Subject : RE: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

 Hello All, 
  
Asian propagation rebounded very well this morning, with exceptional signals 
from both the low band Japanese and mid band Korean big guns prior to 1300. 
Sunrise enhancement was lacking, however, and signals generally took a dive 
with the increasing daylight. Low band Chinese stations also seemed to be 
overlooked in the early propagation bonanza. 
  
At my 1240 start time 594-JOAK was already pegging the PL-380 S/N readout at 
25, and 693-JOAB, 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB and 828-JOBB were all at seasonal 
best strength. Prior to 1300 the Korean big guns on 972 and 1053 also had 
exceptional signals, and both 603-HLSA and 738-BEL2 were managing fair audio. 
The less powerful Japanese stations on 531 and 585 didn't seem to be getting 
much of a boost, however, and the low-band Koreans and Chinese on 558, 639 
and 657 were at anemic levels. There were some fair strength signals from the 
CRI stations on 1017 and 1044, but with the exception of a vibrant 1287-JOHR 
the high band seemed to be overlooked in the potent predawn propagation. 
Signals pretty much stayed this way until around 1330, when it seemed like a 
general 
damper was thrown over the band. The Japanese big guns slacked off in strength 
somewhat, and both 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were in and out of the 
noise until the end of the session. The only signal which seemed to get 
somewhat of a daylight boost was 738-BEL2, which hit a fairly good level with 
pop music 
after the KCBS fade prior to 1400. 603-HLSA also managed a fair to good peak 
around 1355, although both 639-CNR1 and 648-VOR were missing in action after 
the 1330 propagation 
slowdown. There were many exceptional Japanese and Korean signals this morning, 
but the best of the bunch were 594-JOAK and the 1053-Jammer-- both of 
which pegged the PL-380 S/N display for extended periods in the predawn 
darkness prior to 1300. The Grayland DXpedition group must have had quite an 
enjoyable morning, especially with the potent propagation rebound after 
yesterday's dreary conditions. 
  
594  JOAK   Tokyo, Japan   Japanese group talk at S9+ level at 1257; best of 
the exceptional low band NHK signals this morning 
 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/h4w9m0l8b9mbl7y/594-JOAK-1257z101814PL380.MP3  
  
  
603  HLSA   Namyang, S. Korea   Good level Korean pop music at 1355; no sign of 
Chinese co-channel this morning 
 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a0gy9c2fvftf96x/603-HLSA-1355z101814PL380.MP3  
  
  
738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   Fair Chinese female speech at 1353; one of the 
very few stations to receive a sunrise boost this morning 
 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/axb2xjdpdijjgd7/738-BEL2-1353z101814PL380.MP3  
  
  
1053  Korean Jammer   Seasonal best signal at 1256, pegging PL-380 S/N display 
for an extended period 
 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3nb2gqi7gnjncb7/1053-Jammer-1256z101814PL380.MP3
    
  
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 
  
  
  
    
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[d1028gary]

Hello All, 
  
Asian propagation rebounded very well this morning, with exceptional signals 
from both the low band Japanese and mid band Korean big guns prior to 1300. 
Sunrise enhancement was lacking, however, and signals generally took a dive 
with the increasing daylight. Low band Chinese stations also seemed to be 
overlooked in the early propagation bonanza. 
  
At my 1240 start time 594-JOAK was already pegging the PL-380 S/N readout at 
25, and 693-JOAB, 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB and 828-JOBB were all at seasonal best 
strength. Prior to 1300 the Korean big guns on 972 and 1053 also had 
exceptional signals, and both 603-HLSA and 738-BEL2 were managing fair audio. 
The less powerful Japanese stations on 531 and 585 didn't seem to be getting 
much of a boost, however, and the low-band Koreans and Chinese on 558, 639 and 
657 were at anemic levels. There were some fair strength signals from the CRI 
stations on 1017 and 1044, but with the exception of a vibrant 1287-JOHR the 
high band seemed to be overlooked in the potent predawn propagation. Signals 
pretty much stayed this way until around 1330, when it seemed like a general 
damper was thrown over the band. The Japanese big guns slacked off in strength 
somewhat, and both 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were in and out of the noise 
until the end of the session. The only signal which seemed to get somewhat of a 
daylight boost was 738-BEL2, which hit a fairly good level with pop music after 
the KCBS fade prior to 1400. 603-HLSA also managed a fair to good peak around 
1355, although both 639-CNR1 and 648-VOR were missing in action after the 1330 
propagation 
slowdown. There were many exceptional Japanese and Korean signals this morning, 
but the best of the bunch were 594-JOAK and the 1053-Jammer-- both of which 
pegged the PL-380 S/N display for extended periods in the predawn darkness 
prior to 1300. The Grayland DXpedition group must have had quite an enjoyable 
morning, especially with the potent propagation rebound after yesterday's 
dreary conditions. 
  
594  JOAK   Tokyo, Japan   Japanese group talk at S9+ level at 1257; best of 
the exceptional low band NHK signals this morning 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/h4w9m0l8b9mbl7y/594-JOAK-1257z101814PL380.MP3   
  
603  HLSA   Namyang, S. Korea   Good level Korean pop music at 1355; no sign of 
Chinese co-channel this morning 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a0gy9c2fvftf96x/603-HLSA-1355z101814PL380.MP3   
  
738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   Fair Chinese female speech at 1353; one of the 
very few stations to receive a sunrise boost this morning 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/axb2xjdpdijjgd7/738-BEL2-1353z101814PL380.MP3   
  
1053  Korean Jammer   Seasonal best signal at 1256, pegging PL-380 S/N display 
for an extended period 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3nb2gqi7gnjncb7/1053-Jammer-1256z101814PL380.MP3
   
  
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 
  
  
  
    
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[d1028gary]

Hello All,


One of the longest Mid-October anomalies in recent memory dragged on for a 
fourth straight day here as Asian propagation once again seemed stuck between 
miserable and mediocre. Halfway vibrant audio was again limited to the big gun 
TP's on 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1053, with 594-JOAK (at 1550) and 747-JOIB 
(at 1555) the best of an anemic bunch with brief peaks of good audio. The two 
second-tier overachievers 603-HLSA and 738-BEL2 were back with some fair audio 
at times, as was 657-Pyongyang with a tirade in the noise at 1407. 891-JOHK had 
a ghostly signal at 1405 // to an equally ghostly 594, and 1134-KBS was barely 
there with Korean speech at 1358. The Chinese stations generally continued to 
be missing in action, although occasional wispy audio on 936 and 1044 rose 
above the noise during brief peaks. The high band seemed especially bad, as not 
only was yesterday's 1575-VOA missing, but 1566-HLAZ seemed lost in the noise. 
Compared to yesterday the big gun TP's had slightl!
 y better audio in general, but the second-tier Asians were still way down from 
their normal levels. Overall it was another lackluster session, and typical of 
a very mediocre week.


73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight +
12" Medium Wave FSL antenna


   
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[d1028gary]

Hello All,

Yesterday's halfhearted Asiatic recovery was stopped in its tracks this morning 
as the latest solar tantrum made the band "go south" once again. Despite the 
auroral propagation 738-Tahiti wasn't doing particularly well from 1330-1410, 
and the only fair audio was was 1575-VOA, which because of its southerly 
location has been able to ride out the solar roller coaster pretty well this 
season. A bizarre twist this morning were the Japanese and Korean signals being 
completely wiped out, but poor audio from the Chinese on 603, 1044 and 1377 
coming out of the noise for a few seconds occasionally. Since these Chinese 
signals presumably follow the same propagation path as the Japanese and 
Koreans, it would seem that the sour propagation should have wiped them out 
along with the Japanese and Koreans-- but that certainly wasn't the case here. 
603-Hulun Buir was the best of the Chinese this morning, but its signal was 
just barely strong enough to identify the language. In general, it wa!
 s another mediocre morning, but the uneven propagation made it halfway 
interesting.
 
603  Hulun Buir, China  Poor male-female Chinese speech rising
   above noise level at 1404; in and out throughout session
738  Radio Polynesie  Mahina, Tahiti  Poor French YL speech at
   1352; losing out to heavy KCBS splatter
1044  CRI  Jiangsu, China  Threshold audio during Japanese
   external program at 1355
1377  China (presumed)  Poor music rising above noise level for
   a few seconds at 1358
1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Fair Asiatic language male
  speech in and out at 1404; best TP of a weak session
  http://www.mediafire.com/?23yfmo5q0rkcbw0

73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 +
8" Medium Wave FSL antenna




 
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[d1028gary]

Hello All,

With the medium wave Asiaitics sounding very anemic at 1300 all of the
attention this morning was directed at the Longwave band, which
actually had quite a bit of action.

153-Radio Rossi was the strongest of the Russians this morning, with
very good audio around 1330 (Russian music). The other Rossiis' audio
was nothing to shout about, with 189 fair at times, 234 and 279 poor,
and 180 kHz missing in action. 164-Mongolia had its typical
female-voiced speech rise above threshold level at times around 1333
(headphones recommended) http://www.mediafire.com/?n07bi42467tmsi2
and for the first time in October, 209-Mongolia was back at a poor
level (with the same female speech), so that 164 and 209 kHz could be
parallel-checked here for the first time to confirm each other's
identity (without needing to try for the dicey 4895 kHz signal).

A brief check was made of the medium-wave TP's around 1400, but they
still seemed to have trouble getting out of the gate. This October
certainly hasn't been anything like during the TP seasons of the past
few years on MW, unfortunately.

73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18: A Victoria observation

[Walter Salmaniw]

Gary, your observations far exceeded mine.  I've been away for a few days in
the interior of B.C., but I was back at the dials this morning between 13:45
and 14:15.  Overall, a real stinker!  I was virtually totally skunked until
around 14:00, when a few signals began to fade up.  Before then, I only had
weak audio on 189 and 529 (SQM).  Here are my results, with "6" unless
otherwise noted.  SF was 87, A5, and K2:

189
529:  6.5
567
594:  DU at 14:10 at 7 level
603, 639, 747
774:  Snippets of DU audio at 14:09, and then JJ at 7 level at 14:17.
1548

Really, that was it!!!  I keep thinking that there must be something wrong
with my antenna system.  I have the W/NW directed corner fed loop, and a
super ALA loop aimed 20/200 degrees.  I also had the last several days
recording at 14:00 for 5 minutes with the Perseus, and, again, I was not too
impressed with what I heard.  Hoping for better luck tomorrow!  Walt


On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 9:57 PM,  wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> For some strange reason, the Asian TP propagation  here this morning
> seemed quite a bit better than what Nick (and  Richard and Bill) reported.
> Although it definitely wasn't one of the season's  best sessions, it did
> provide some interesting signals on certain  frequencies.
>
> The 639-CNR1 mystery co-channel chose this morning  to rise up and be
> heard, and it became dominant over a weakened CNR1 for about 3  minutes,
> around 1412. Because of its unusual strength it became clear that  the
> mystery
> station's language was not Korean after all, and a check of the 1134  KBS3
> parallel confirmed that it was not the 50 kw KBS3 station on the
>  frequency.
> A check of 594-NHK1 likewise confirmed that it was not an NHK1  station.
> The
> language sounds similar to one of the Southeast Asian dialects  broadcast
> on 1575-VOA, but if anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate any  leads:
>
>  _http://www.mediafire.com/?ox9apgavxo7ewxv_
> (http://www.mediafire.com/?ox9apgavxo7ewxv)
>
> Besides the 639 mystery the low-band Asiatic TP's  were fairly strong
> this morning, with the usual regulars (639-CNR1, 648-VOR,  657- Pyongyang)
> putting in decent signals. Mid-band regulars like 1044-CRI,  1053-Jammer
> and
> 1134-KBS were vibrant at times, and there were traces of audio  on Chinese
> frequencies like 756 and 936. The Japanese didn't sound so strong,
>  however.
> In summary, it was a fairly average morning here for mid-October, but  with
> some extra excitement because of the 639 mystery station's strong  fade-in.
>
> 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 36
> degree back yard). A modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick) was used as an  SSB
> spotting receiver:
>
> 558  HLQH  Daegu, S. Korea  Threshold music around 1355, //  603
> 594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan  Good Japanese interview program  1341
> 603  HLSA  Namyang, S. Korea  Fair music over CC,  //558
> 639  UnID-TP  Unknown Asiatic language co-channel with CNR1
>fading in with strongest signal  of the season at 1412; not // with
>1134 or 594 (short version of  above MP3)
> _http://www.mediafire.com/?i55sovg8kbo5pba_ (
> http://www.mediafire.com/?i55sovg8kbo5pba)
> 639  CNR1  China Synchros  Fair-good signal during most of  morning,
>usually over UnID above _http://www.mediafire.com/?623suhsz295kmcj_
> (http://www.mediafire.com/?623suhsz295kmcj)
> 648  VOR   Razdolnoye, Russia  Good Chinese external  pgm 1346
> 657  Pyongyang BS, N. Korea  Good signal obsolete music  with
>YL announcer  _http://www.mediafire.com/?49sawqsgvrxwlm3_
> (http://www.mediafire.com/?49sawqsgvrxwlm3)
> 666  JOBK  Osaka, Japan  Fair with Japanese talk around  1342
> 738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Fair-good Chinese speech  1420
> 747  JOIB  Sapporo, Japan  Almost buried in KXL splatter  1358
> 756  CNR1  China Synchros  Fair Chinese male-female talk  1405
> 828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Poor-fair Japanese over weak CC,  1419
> 936  Anhui, China (presumed)  Threshold music around 1410
> 972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Vibrant Korean speech  1425
> 1035  CNR1  China Synchros  Weak Chinese male-female talk  1448
> 1044  CRI  Jiangsu, China  Fair-good Japanese program at  1343
> 1053  Korean Jammer  Fairly vibrant over UnID co-channel 1355
>  _http://www.mediafire.com/?aon8342rn7wod8t_
> (http://www.mediafire.com/?aon8342rn7wod8t)
> 1134  KBS  Strong at 1413 for parallel check with the 639 UnID,  but
>  the KBS3 programming  did not match (Korean male-female talk)
> 1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea Fair-good Japanese religious program  1335
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock
>
>
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-18

[D1028Gary]

Hello All,
 
 For some strange reason, the Asian TP propagation  here this morning 
seemed quite a bit better than what Nick (and  Richard and Bill) reported. 
Although it definitely wasn't one of the season's  best sessions, it did 
provide some interesting signals on certain  frequencies.
 
 The 639-CNR1 mystery co-channel chose this morning  to rise up and be 
heard, and it became dominant over a weakened CNR1 for about 3  minutes, 
around 1412. Because of its unusual strength it became clear that  the mystery 
station's language was not Korean after all, and a check of the 1134  KBS3 
parallel confirmed that it was not the 50 kw KBS3 station on the  frequency. 
A check of 594-NHK1 likewise confirmed that it was not an NHK1  station. The 
language sounds similar to one of the Southeast Asian dialects  broadcast 
on 1575-VOA, but if anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate any  leads:
 
  _http://www.mediafire.com/?ox9apgavxo7ewxv_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?ox9apgavxo7ewxv) 
 
 Besides the 639 mystery the low-band Asiatic TP's  were fairly strong 
this morning, with the usual regulars (639-CNR1, 648-VOR,  657- Pyongyang) 
putting in decent signals. Mid-band regulars like 1044-CRI,  1053-Jammer and 
1134-KBS were vibrant at times, and there were traces of audio  on Chinese 
frequencies like 756 and 936. The Japanese didn't sound so strong,  however. 
In summary, it was a fairly average morning here for mid-October, but  with 
some extra excitement because of the 639 mystery station's strong  fade-in.
 
 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 36 
degree back yard). A modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick) was used as an  SSB 
spotting receiver:
 
558  HLQH  Daegu, S. Korea  Threshold music around 1355, //  603
594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan  Good Japanese interview program  1341
603  HLSA  Namyang, S. Korea  Fair music over CC,  //558
639  UnID-TP  Unknown Asiatic language co-channel with CNR1
fading in with strongest signal  of the season at 1412; not // with 
1134 or 594 (short version of  above MP3) 
_http://www.mediafire.com/?i55sovg8kbo5pba_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?i55sovg8kbo5pba) 
639  CNR1  China Synchros  Fair-good signal during most of  morning,
usually over UnID above _http://www.mediafire.com/?623suhsz295kmcj_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?623suhsz295kmcj) 
648  VOR   Razdolnoye, Russia  Good Chinese external  pgm 1346
657  Pyongyang BS, N. Korea  Good signal obsolete music  with
YL announcer  _http://www.mediafire.com/?49sawqsgvrxwlm3_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?49sawqsgvrxwlm3) 
666  JOBK  Osaka, Japan  Fair with Japanese talk around  1342
738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Fair-good Chinese speech  1420
747  JOIB  Sapporo, Japan  Almost buried in KXL splatter  1358
756  CNR1  China Synchros  Fair Chinese male-female talk  1405
828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Poor-fair Japanese over weak CC,  1419
936  Anhui, China (presumed)  Threshold music around 1410
972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Vibrant Korean speech  1425
1035  CNR1  China Synchros  Weak Chinese male-female talk  1448
1044  CRI  Jiangsu, China  Fair-good Japanese program at  1343
1053  Korean Jammer  Fairly vibrant over UnID co-channel 1355 
  _http://www.mediafire.com/?aon8342rn7wod8t_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?aon8342rn7wod8t) 
1134  KBS  Strong at 1413 for parallel check with the 639 UnID,  but
  the KBS3 programming  did not match (Korean male-female talk)
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea Fair-good Japanese religious program  1335
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock
 
 
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