Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Nick,

Yes, those were the same 864 pips that I heard at 1400, Nick.

I had somewhat more noise here than you did, but I'll try to dig out a 
recording. Regardless, any time a DXer can receive something on 864 around 
Tacoma (WA) without any IBOC noise is a time for celebration!

Gary

> On March 18, 2018 at 9:15 AM Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
>
>
> Might that have been two low short pips and one high long pip on 864 Gary?
>
> Here, those pips were preceded by a DXer friendly female announcer,
> slowly giving the call letters, but I wish the propagation gods had
> been a bit friendlier.
>
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/4all/864_20180318_1400.wav
>
> I won't prejudge by saying what I heard either on first listen, or on
> looking at PAL.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> At 15:17 2018-03-18, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >
> > were weak Asian signals on 837 and 864 around the 1400 TOH-- as
> > Pete Taylor had mentioned previously, 850-KHHO's IBOC is now turned
> > off, opening up those two frequencies for DXing here in the South
> > Sound. 864 had Asian-style time pips at the 1400 TOH, but there
> > just wasn't enough signal for language recognition. .
> >___
>
> Nick Hall-Patch
> Victoria, BC
> Canada
>
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Might that have been two low short pips and one high long pip on 864 Gary?

Here, those pips were preceded by a DXer friendly female announcer, 
slowly giving the call letters, but I wish the propagation gods had 
been a bit friendlier.


http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/4all/864_20180318_1400.wav

I won't prejudge by saying what I heard either on first listen, or on 
looking at PAL.


best wishes,

Nick



At 15:17 2018-03-18, Gary DeBock wrote:


 were weak Asian signals on 837 and 864 around the 1400 TOH-- as 
Pete Taylor had mentioned previously, 850-KHHO's IBOC is now turned 
off, opening up those two frequencies for DXing here in the South 
Sound. 864 had Asian-style time pips at the 1400 TOH, but there 
just wasn't enough signal for language recognition. .

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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[Gary DeBock]

Asian propagation improved pretty dramatically on the low band just prior to 
daybreak this morning, with decent audio from all the usual big guns and 
several second-tier Asians. In comparison to yesterday the high band seemed to 
drop off somewhat, though. without any special signals on 1593 or other 
frequencies.


Although a propagation check at 1030 revealed pretty anemic conditions (with 
only weak audio from 594) the ionosphere must have gotten some kind of a boost 
before 1300, since the Koreans on 603, 657 and 972 were all doing quite well 
about an hour prior to daybreak. The Japanese big guns were just getting 
untracked, with 594, 693 and 747 all building up strength. 657-Pyongyang had 
some pretty obnoxious peaks just prior to its 1330 "TOH," with a trace of China 
underneath. In a similar situation 603-HLSA's female Korean announcer was doing 
quite well around 1340, also with a trace of China underneath. By 1340 all the 
usual NHK big guns had built up strength, reaching the same level as 972 on 
peaks. A check of the high band at this time revealed weak signals on 1566, 
1575 and 1593, all much weaker than yesterday at that time. 738-BEL2 made a 
modest run in the KCBS splatter just prior to 1400, but it was nothing to shout 
about. Probably the most interesting discovery this morning 
 were weak Asian signals on 837 and 864 around the 1400 TOH-- as Pete Taylor 
had mentioned previously, 850-KHHO's IBOC is now turned off, opening up those 
two frequencies for DXing here in the South Sound. 864 had Asian-style time 
pips at the 1400 TOH, but there just wasn't enough signal for language 
recognition. No matter-- after the demise of KHHO's IBOC, we will be thankful 
anyway for two more TP-DX frequencies :-)


603  HLSA   Namyang, S. Korea   Korean female host at 1333 with trace of China 
underneath  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/4vuobicrx47433sszhnsh9snygdec2dz


657  Pyongyang BS   Pyongyang, N. Korea   Male Korean with angry harangue at 
1323  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rgmydeuqpzsjahabo3b8daf0k20hwgjr

Female Korean with angry harangue at 1317  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rgmydeuqpzsjahabo3b8daf0k20hwgjr


73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight +

15" FSL antenna


 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Colin,

<<< Thank you for your March 18th report! I was wondering who was in possession 
of the Flux Capacitors! >>>

Yes, Flux Capacitors are the latest attempt to make FSL's tune without exposure 
to extreme weather. It works on Longwave, Medium Wave and Shortwave-- as long 
as you hit the wrong key on the keyboard.

<<< Today in the Victoria area, radio signals were particularly gregarious in 
the post dawn period around 1400 UTC -
I think I missed the best of the action as I staggered towards the shower - 
still in play were the high banders - with 1575 taking
the cake with an English sounding, strident "VOA" style voice - in English no 
less - likely talking about Trump punting Tillerson
out onto Pennsylvania Avenue with a growing collection of unemployed 
states-people... AFN perhaps? >>>

With Bill's recent success with Cambodia and Burma, maybe he would be a natural 
for Secretary of State? He already lives in the right area, has had great 
results in long-range trips, and has a lot of experience in listening to North 
Korean communications.

Gary


> On March 13, 2018 at 9:05 AM "R. Colin Newell"  wrote:
> 
> Thank you for your March 18th report! I was wondering who was in 
> possession of the Flux Capacitors!
> 
> Today in the Victoria area, radio signals were particularly gregarious in 
> the post dawn period around 1400 UTC -
> I think I missed the best of the action as I staggered towards the shower 
> - still in play were the high banders - with 1575 taking
> the cake with an English sounding, strident "VOA" style voice - in 
> English no less - likely talking about Trump punting Tillerson
> out onto Pennsylvania Avenue with a growing collection of unemployed 
> states-people... AFN perhaps?
> There were clearly 1 or 2 other signals underneath the main one - which 
> is a little unusual for me.
> 
> Anyway - I think I missed most of the party.
> 
> Colin - Drake R8 - West Flag - VACTROL knob twiddly termination 
> thingies...
> 
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 8:08 AM, Gary DeBock  mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> > > Wow! Pretty exceptional conditions prevailed for both the big gun 
> TP's and several second tier stations as well-- during both the predawn 
> darkness and sunrise enhancement. 657-Pyongyang hit an S9 level here just 
> before 1300, while potent Chinese stations showed up on 603 and 738 around 
> the same time.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> 
> 
> --
> Colin Newell - Editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com 
> http://www.Coffeecrew.com  and DXer.ca http://www.DXer.ca - 
> VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada
> 
 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[R. Colin Newell]

Thank you for your March 18th report! I was wondering who was in possession
of the Flux Capacitors!

Today in the Victoria area, radio signals were particularly gregarious in
the post dawn period around 1400 UTC -
I think I missed the best of the action as I staggered towards the shower -
still in play were the high banders - with 1575 taking
the cake with an English sounding, strident "VOA" style voice - in English
no less - likely talking about Trump punting Tillerson
out onto Pennsylvania Avenue with a growing collection of unemployed
states-people... AFN perhaps?
There were clearly 1 or 2 other signals underneath the main one - which is
a little unusual for me.

Anyway - I think I missed most of the party.

Colin - Drake R8 - West Flag - VACTROL knob twiddly termination thingies...

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 8:08 AM, Gary DeBock  wrote:

> Wow! Pretty exceptional conditions prevailed for both the big gun TP's and
> several second tier stations as well-- during both the predawn darkness and
> sunrise enhancement. 657-Pyongyang hit an S9 level here just before 1300,
> while potent Chinese stations showed up on 603 and 738 around the same time.
>
>
>


-- 
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 and DXer.ca  -
VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[Gary DeBock]

Wow! Pretty exceptional conditions prevailed for both the big gun TP's and 
several second tier stations as well-- during both the predawn darkness and 
sunrise enhancement. 657-Pyongyang hit an S9 level here just before 1300, while 
potent Chinese stations showed up on 603 and 738 around the same time.


During antenna testing in the predawn darkness at 1030 the Korean big gun 
972-HLCA was already at an S9 level, so it was obvious that conditions were 
well enhanced over yesterday. By 1300 there was an S7 mix of China and HLSA, 
while 738-BEL2 started managing peaks of the same strength (which would 
continue until 1415). 936-China (Anhui?) produced weak audio around the same 
time, while 657-Pyongyang managed another S9 peak with its 3+1 pips at 1330. 
All the while the big guns on 594, 693, 747 and 972 were at S9 peaks in and 
out, with 774 and 828 not far behind. By 1400 (daybreak here) 603 had become a 
real battleground, with China finally taking over at an S7 level. The 
watered-down Puyallup version of  sunrise enhancement lasted until around 1420 
this morning, with 594 and 972 still at S9 peaks around 1415, when they pretty 
rapidly succumbed to the propagation reaper. Overall it was an excellent 
morning-- easily one of the best of the year so far.


657  Pyongyang BS   Pyongyang, N. Korea  Girl group vocal music at S9 level at 
1257  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/i7d35i0ggtl0gajzix5kal4v3bk67lin


738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   Chinese female announcer at good level with news 
at 1407  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/zvb9u94tefzulap1ymtudlf08m4vn71d


73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight +

15" FSL antenna

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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[richa...@perryisp.net]

Gary:  Here, there was only a carrier on 702 kHz just before sunrise (1237 
UTC).  
I assume it was from 2BL. Otherwise it was mostly Mexican stations on every 
wavelengths.

Good DX.

Richard Allen,
near Perry OK USA.



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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[d1028gary]

Hello All, 
  
Yes, Nick, propagation did fall off of a cliff yesterday (the place where live 
DXers sink or swim, depending upon their own frequency choices... or maybe 
that's a bad analogy?). 
  
TP propagation did make a modest recovery here this morning, with conditions in 
a transition between auroral and normal. 1566-HLAZ managed a few fair peaks 
during its Japanese service from 1330-1340, and a presumed 1575-VOA also 
reached threshold level at the same time. 738-Tahiti's male and female French 
news reached a poor but steady level from 1400-1405, but that was about it for 
a very short session (from 1335-1410). After yesterday's total shutout even 
these modest TP results were unexpected. 
  
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 
  
  
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-18

[d1028gary]

Hello All,
 
The Asian signals weren't quite up to yesterday's standard this morning, 
although a few low band TP's did manage some interesting signals. Sunrise 
enhancement was pretty much of a fizzler, though, causing the band to suffer an 
early demise around 1415.
 
At the 1305 start of the session several low band Asians were already managing 
fair audio in and out, including 594-JOAK, 603-HLSA, 648-VOR, 657-Pyongyang and 
747-JOIB. The 1053-Jammer and 1566-HLAZ were also having good peaks in and out 
around 1310, and the band seemed to show some promise during the predawn 
darkness. At 1308 the Chinese language program from 648-VOR rose up out of the 
noise to reach the best level the station has managed during the new year 
(fair), while 972-HLCA and 1134-KBS joined the other big guns (594-JOAK, 
693-JOAB and 747-JOIB) producing fair to good audio around 1330. On the high 
band 1377-CNR1, 1503-JOUK and 1593-CNR1 started coming out of the noise with 
fair audio shortly after 1330, but from this point on most of the Asians seemed 
to taper off somewhat as daylight appeared. 603-HLSA was a noticeable 
exception, though, seeming to get a boost with the daylight to manage fair to 
good audio around the 1400 TOH (without its usual Chinese co-channel).!
  Around 1410 even HLSA seemed to lose steam, though, diving into the noise 
prematurely with the other Asians around 1415. The session wasn't very 
memorable, although 648-VOR's fair signal at 1308 was the best that the station 
has managed here since early November.
 
603  HLSA  Namyang, S. Korea   Deep-voiced Korean
 male flexing vocal chords at 1354
 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3n2zfg888aadv38/603-HLSA-1354z031814E100.MP3   
  
 Korean YL with pre-TOH fanfare at fair to good level at 1359
 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/dx7r5fich1kc00p/603-HLSA-1359z031814E100.MP3
 
648  VOR  Razdolnoye, Russia   Fair level Chinese
female speech at 1308; best signals here since
new year began 

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/otw5i7v4ymf0t7c/648-VOR-1308z031814SWP.MP3 
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight +
12" Experimental FSL antenna


 
 
 
 
 
   



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