I finally had a chance to put together a summary of this mornings good TP reception and put together some audio. Although I was making an SDR recording, I also worked this one live. This was with my 7' x 24' Superloop, pointed 300 degrees, about 10 degrees south of Japan. (I usually shade the antenna a bit south in the hope that some day I'll get something from Hawaii or Australia and pointing directly at those isn't very practical for me.)
Activity was already in progress when I started a little before 1200 UT (5am MST), and this turned into quite good reception. It started out mostly on the low-end of the band, but the upper-end kicked in by around 1225 UT. By far the best activity was during the 12UT hour, with a decrease near the end of the hour. Some stations were doing pretty well after 13UT, including 1566 HLAZ out of Korea, but in general activity wasn't very good then. Activity totally fizzled out by local sunrise at 1347 UT (6:47am). The real surprise was the strength of 1134, presumably HLKZ out of Korea, producing brief bursts of fair audio. Good audio: 1566 Fair audio: 747, 774, 1134 Weak audio: 693, 828, 972, 1422, 1557, 1593 Marginal audio: 558, 567, 594, 1053, 1197, 1287, 1386, 1413, 1575 Carriers (mostly weak): 603, 819, 864, 873, 1008, 1143, 1188, 1206, 1224, 1242, 1278, 1314, 1332, 1521, 1546, 1584, 1593, 1602, and maybe more For some audio samples, see: https://azswdxing.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/log-am-broadcast-band-march-10th-good-trans-pacific-reception/ Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ azswdx...@gmail.com http://azswdxing.wordpress.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