It was a mediocre TP morning here, with the high band being especially weak. Still, most of the JJ, KK and CC regulars were there.... just at somewhat lower levels. The items of interest:
639 early.... 90 minutes before LSR was almost certainly Fiji with Island Talk. The Victoria troops have been hearing this from time to time, but I have not.... they tend to hear DUs better than I do here a bit further inland. At dawn the more usual CNR1 was here in moderate strength. 1386 at dawn was a mixture of the NHK2 Synchros and what I'm almost certain is the Tianjin "Life" Channel. I never hear any speech on this transmitter, just continuous EZ listening music.... I've not invested a TOH in them... they haven't peaked at just the right time... but I've heard this a half dozen times now and am sending them a tentative report with recording. I was a "Guest Foreign Expert" at the College of Architecture in Tianjin (the port city for Beijing) twenty-five years ago and would really like a QSL from there. Here is hoping. I continue to work on the Alaskans in the early morning. Today was a mediocre day for them, too, but I did manage an ID on KICY-850 (Tacoma was GONE on the Wellbrook) and snatches of NPR audio from KSKO-870, McGrath. The other northerly station on 870, is in Smithers, far north central BC. I stumbled onto them last Friday night running highschool ice hockey (hey, its CANADA!) between the Smithers Steelheads and the team from nearby Hazelton, the Wolverines. This morning, I was trying for KVOK, Kodiak on 560.... The Wellbrook will take KSFO right outta the picture and KPQ in nearby Wenatchee, WA isn't too much of a headache. I ended up with CHTK, Prince Rupert, running either 250 or 1000 watts. After driving through Smithers and Hazelton, Guy Atkins and I spent the night in Prince Rupert before taking the ferry over to the Queen Charlotte Islands. Rupert is only 700 or so miles up the BC coast, just south of the Alaska Panhandle. However, without a highly directional antenna, I'd never of had a shot at CHTK. Well, its less than 24 hours until dawn enhancement!!! John B. _______________________________________________ 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