Hello All, Compared to yesterday there was a TP-DXing improvement here, but almost all of the recovery went to three Asiatic mainland big guns (972-HLCA, 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA). The Chinese on 603, 639, 738 (Taiwan), 936, 1044 and 1377 didn't benefit much from the improved solar conditions, and the Japanese big guns didn't sound so big, either. Like Dennis I noticed a huge signal in and out from 1575-VOA, although even they (along with 972-HLCA and 1566-HLAZ) had signals that went up and down like a roller coaster. In general, it was fairly lackluster TP-DXing morning. Congratulations to Richard in Oklahoma for his momentary reception of 747-JOIB audio-- quite an accomplishment during these modest Asiatic conditions. 558 HLQH Deagu, S. Korea (Presumed) Fair music losing the battle with KPQ splatter at 1312; 603 // inaudible 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Fair-good male Japanese conversation at 1310 603 Hulun Buir, China Poor-fair Chinese YL speech at 1342; no HLSA appearance this morning 639 CNR1 China Synchros Fair Chinese male-female speech after KFI fade at 1340 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Rising above noise level at times with poor Chinese OM speech around 1313 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan Fair-good language lessons at 1325 in Portland splatter; best NHK signal of the morning 774 JOUB Akita, Japan Good strength Japanese speech at 1303 but buried in KTTH splatter 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan Poor strength TOH fanfare at 1300 936 Anhui, China Poor Chinese YL speech rising above noise level 1339 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Strong Korean male-female speech and pop music in and out during sunrise enhancement 1245-1345 1044 CRI Jiangsu, China Poor Japanese OM speech and Chinese music during external program at 1334 1053 Korean Jammer Not very vibrant compared to typical strength 1377 CNR1? Presumed the station with music fighting splatter at 1345 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Very good Japanese religious program at 1314, but signals up and down 1575 VOA Ban Rassom, Thailand Very good Asiatic language speech by OM at 1319 http://www.mediafire.com/?ur1jy8g1lg1gru1 Best strength of season so far, but didn't last for long 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 8" Medium Wave FSL antenna ("DXpedition" model) _______________________________________________ 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