Strange receptions this morning. A few no shows were JOAB 693, JOIB 747, but tier two stations JOCR & JOIK were received. China on 1206 was in with a fair signal, no Chine CNR1 on 1593. VOA 1575 struggle in late with fair signal. Rare Russian long wave on 171 was heard with a poor signal, but nothing but threshold audio for 234. Best signal this morning was HLAZ 1566 with a Grayland type signal at 1316. Have a nice weekend. 153 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1235-1242 fair signal with man in Russian. 1321 Good signal. HPAW. 09/29/2012 171 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1322 poor with man in Russian. HPAW. 09/29/2012 180 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1245 fair signal with woman in Russian. 1322 off air no carrier. HPAW. 09/29/2012 189 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1246 good signal with woman in Russian. HPAW. 09/29/2012 234 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1224 threshold audio. HPAW 09/29/2012 279 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1247 good signal with man in Russian. HPAW 09/29/2012 558 JAPAN, JOCR 1337 very weak at times with bits of audio along with moderate domestic splatter. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 567 JAPAN, JOIK NHK1 1250 very weak audio with bits of Japanese. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 576 RUSSIA, Rst Mayak 1339 fair signal with woman/man in Russian. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 594 JAPAN, JOAK NHK1 1345 late arrival this morning. Weak signal with party atmosphere. Woman laughing loud. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 603 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1347 poor signal with bits of audio getting through. Quietest channel of the splits. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 657 DPR OF KOREA, 1349-1351 poor signal with woman singing. Shortwave // 3250 seems to be suffering with low audio. 3320 normal audio, 6250 cover by utility station, 6400 fair NW ewe 09/29/2012 747 JAPAN, JOIB NHK2 1253 very weak audio with bits of Japanese. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 774 JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1255 weak to fair signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. 1326 good signal on W-SW ewe. 09/29/2012 828 JAPAN, JOBB NHK2 1344 weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLSA 1307 weak signal with man in Korean. Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 1053 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1308 jammer atop channel with fair signal. Best on W-SW ewe. 09/29/2012 1206 CHINA, Korean Service 1312 fair signal with man in Korean. No splatter. Good signal at 1334 with interview. Great with KEX IBOC turned off. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 1287 JAPAN, JOHR HBC 1315 fair signal with some splatter. Man in Japanese. NW ewe. 09/29/2012 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ 1316 Grayland signal with woman/man in Japanese. Listened with 6 hz filter. NW ewe 09/29/2012 1575 THAILAND, VOA 1401 another late arrival with woman in Asian language. fair signal. NW ewe 09/29/2012. Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 + DRAKE R8B + EAC R-390A NW + W-SW ewes + Sky wire loop 753' High Performance Active Whip (long-wave) Solar Indices SF 138 A 2 K 2 Local Sunrise 1408 utc Sunset 0154 utc _______________________________________________ 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