Hello All, This morning's TP session would have been a clunker in October, but for late November, it was probably the best one could hope for. Signals were improved over yesterday (but that's not saying much). 594-JOAK was heard mixing with the UnID Chinese co-channel at 1510, the first time the 594 kHz Chinese has been heard here in late November: _http://www.mediafire.com/?dxhguvjwyjy_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?dxhguvjwyjy) 657-Pyongyang had a pretty strong warbling carrier from 1515-1530, with no detectable audio (maybe that's not such a bad thing). 675-Vietnam also had a decent signal (with audio) around this time, but no weak co-channels could be heard because of the domestic splatter from 670 and 680 kHz. As usual recently the high band was practically dead, with only two wispy carriers from 1566 and 1575 during the entire 1510-1540 UTC monitoring period. The usual low-band powerhouses like 603-HLSA and 639-CNR1 were practically silent, and even JOIB-747 had difficulty staying in audio. So in general the band seemed to be in transition to the winter doldrums, with a few isolated surprises. 73, Gary DeBock Spotting receiver: Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick) Main receiver: Modified C.Crane SWP (7.5" Slider loopstick + CFJ455K5 filter) 9' and 6' (side) PVC tuned passive loops (in the calm back yard) _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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