Hello All, Although the DXing environment was far less desirable than Grayland, the Chinese were unusually strong here, also. Again testing the new 9' box loop in the back yard, around 1358 there was pretty strong Chinese music and then Chinese speech on 1053 kHz, with only a weak trace of a co-channel ((Korean or Japanese). China has never been heard here on 1053, so I'd be interested in how the Grayland group (Bruce, Chuck and Nick) identifies this station, which was also mentioned by Bruce in his short report today. Besides this, the perennial weak Chinese on 792 kHz showed up around 1405, in the typical male speech format-- but not strong enough for any ID clues. 756 also seemed to be Chinese, but too weak to make sure. In general, the conditions seemed a little down from yesterday, with stations like 675-Vietnam and 666-JOBK not as strong as usual. As typical, the morning enhancement fizzled out here around 1410 UTC, after about 20 minutes of good conditions. It's always a scramble to choose the best frequencies during this all-too-brief enhanced period, which seems far shorter than the leisurely openings at Orcas, Victoria, and (of course) Grayland. 73, Gary Spotting receiver: Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick) Main Receiver: Modified C.Crane SWP Slider (.7.5" loopstick + CFJ455K5 filter) 9' PVC frame tuned passive loop (in back yard) _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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