Hi Brian, Of course we have the utmost appreciation for the challenge that you, Steve and Bill face every morning in tracking down TP signals in Arizona (as well as Craig in Colorado, and Richard in Oklahoma). You guys have a much tougher propagation path, and deserve credit for every tough TP reception that you make. In particular, Richard's reception of multiple DU's in Oklahoma this season was phenomenal.
Since we are quite a bit closer to Asia, the local DXers often have a tendency to take "big gun" TP reception for granted, and concentrate on chasing the more obscure Asian stations. Especially for live DXers with limited time and limited propagation openings, it seems logical to try for the best DX that you can track down during short listening opportunities. Of course there is always somebody closer to the DX than us (like Paul in Galena, Alaska, or Walt during his Haida Gwaii trips) who probably has quite a different concept of what TP-DX is "exotic." When we read their reports and listen to their recordings, we have our own turn to feel a little bit of envy. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Rachford" <azswdx...@gmail.com> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2016 11:19:10 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-25 Gary, As far as the issue of how TP reception gets appreciated in Arizona, I have a few thoughts on that. First, here in central AZ, my Great Circle path to Japan doesn't exit the west coast until near the CA/OR border, nearly 800 miles. While that's nothing compared with what Richard in OK has to deal with, it's still quite far inland. Also, while having audio from Japan isn't unusual, having armchair quality is, at least for me. Finally, it's not practical for me to do this every morning, so I miss some good openings. Combined with only having been doing this a couple years, there is still a strong novelty factor in getting TP audio. Thanks to everyone for their regular TP reports. Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ azswdx...@gmail.com http://azswdxing.wordpress.com/ On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 7:16 PM, <d1028g...@comcast.net> wrote: > This morning's TP-DXing session certainly sounded a lot like the Victoria > clunker described by Colin and Walt Despite some decent variety in Asian > signals around 1300 signals started a terminal plunge after that, with only > 1566-HLAZ and the Japanese big guns on 594, 747 and 774 around at fair to > good levels by 1500. Asians were far more numerous at 1300, with the > second-tier TP's on 603, 657, 738 and 1134 at least in and out with audio, > along with the big guns on 693, 828, 972 and 1053. Maybe it's a matter of > perception-- the Victoria and Washington state DXers don't seem to consider > the big gun TP's very special, whereas they seem to be far more appreciated > in Arizona? In any case there are many more weird and wacky TP-DX > recordings to review from the wild early Wednesday morning (11-23) session > here, so nobody is complaining. > > Congratulations also to Paul for receiving one of the obscure Australian > stations on 1215 this morning, and thanks for posting the Yukon River DXing > site video. The combination of awesome scenery and jumbled antenna cables > reminds me of the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff scramble on July 10th, with three > DXers deploying three different antennas and radios during disastrous > weather. We salute your determination. > > 73 and Good DX, > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) > 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + > 15" FSL antenna > _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
