Hi Walt, Your DU morning enhancement certainly continues for a much longer duration than the watered-down version here. It must be related to the salt water environment of Victoria, compared to the solid rock of the hills around Puyallup (including the southwest direction). This morning only 738-Tahiti made it to modest audio (1255), although 612-4QR and 639-Fiji were pretty close to threshold level at the same time. The DU's followed their typical pattern here, going from weak carriers at 1245 to moderate strength at 1255, only to fizzle out by 1305. This strange, ultra-short DU propagation has been observed during four of the last seven days here, so it must be the regular August situation in this hill-surrounded valley (when using some large passive loops). 73, Gary In a message dated 8/24/2009 6:50:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, salma...@shaw.ca writes:
Missed the boat today, getting up not until 13:24. The DUs must have been very good again, with 612 still booming in at an 8 to 9 level. Best so far I’ve heard them this year! Weak audio still on 639 (but still as strong a carrier as Brisbane). Audio on 531, 576, (both weak), 585 (music at 13:27 at 7), 594, 702 (both weak), 738 (very good RFO at 13:29), 747 (DU), 756, 774 (also DU…all 3 weak at 13:31), 801 (pretty strong audio with music at 13:32 on S wire), 846, 963 (both weak). Now up to the top of the X-band: Weak audio on 1701 with at least 3 almost equal carriers noted and weak audio), 1656 with a decent carrier and almost audio (at 13:37), SF noted to be 67, A3/K0. A totally DU morning, but that may simply be since I started listening too late for the Asiatics. Wish I had been listening a little earlier! The best DU I’ve heard so far this season. 73s, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ 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 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