Good morning, Things improved a lot over yesterday. But this morning was the first morning the phaser was used completely in the circuit. Too much SF Bay area IBOC hash without it, as it looks like KCBS-740 has turned their IBOC back on. The first time in months tht I was getting hash on 729 & 756 khz. With the phaser, phasing out the South, China on 729 was very nicely in the clear with no hash as well as 756. With the advent of more Bay area signals using IBOC, using the phaser has knocked out 98% of the hash. With the exception of 850-Tacoma and 1250 Seattle, the rest of the IBOC is pretty much gone. Unfortunately, this also kills most of the DU reception, unless I kick out the WNW EWE with the flip of the switch, when I can always do anyway. Using the phaser in the circut has brought in some interesting DX too. JJ talk on 837, with local 840 KSWB phased. JOQK Niigata was totally clear, which has been rare here since KSWB went AN years ago on 840. Also EE talk on 1404 at 1430. It may have been EE/Tagalog, but uncertain as it was pretty poor. Only audible with the phase, not on either antenna alone. The reason I think it was EE with the interview as the man kept saying "and a....and a." but the other person may have been Tagalog. 1404 bears watching. One downside to using the phasing unit with that Northerly lobe, is the Seattle 1250. Normally I notice little IBOC hash, but increasing that lobe, I now get IBOC hash on 1260 on CFRN, so I did not catch any JJ there this morning, but I did get bits of it on 1350 (JOER), but not as good as the other day, with JOER on top. A nice TOH ID on 918 with Shandong News Station in mandarin after time pips (which were 10-15 seconds late). The JJ powerhouses did not seem to have the strength this morning as normal though. But overall was a bad morning. But having that phaser in line and set for that null to the South really knocks out most of the IBOC from CA. Also no IBOC noticed on 936 or 963 from KTBR this was either. The phaser does introduce a bit more noise, but it is well worth it to knock out the IBOC hash.
73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected]
