A tiny 5 inch antenna isn't really supposed to track down multiple second
tier TP's at good levels in a mediocre inland valley-- but when propagation
gets this enhanced, all odds are off!
The exceptional Asian conditions reported by Colin, Nick and Walt were
repeated down here, with the "Frequent Flyer" FSL flying high with the
reception of audio on 783 (Chinese), 837 (Japanese and Chinese), 936 (Chinese)
and multiple other frequencies at the noise-free local park. 963-CRI hit an
awesome S9 level just prior to the 1400 TOH, and 864-HLKR did the same around
1420. 1143-BEL3 was potent with S7 Chinese around 1425, while 531-JOQG, managed
its best signal ever here in Puyallup. As if that weren't enough, the S9+
performers on 603, 639, 657 and 738 repeated their thunderous romps again this
morning, while a separate 5" FSL was set up in the back yard to record
657-Pyongyang from 1030-1500. There was so much S9 programming from the "Dear
Leader" that the neighbor's electrical noise was totally swamped, as if it
didn't exist (or maybe it couldn't tolerate the programming, and decided to
throw in the towel?).
The wacky session started off in the predawn darkness at 1030. After a
lackluster TA report from Victoria expectations were not high, but there were
603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang, already hitting S9 peaks in the noisy back yard.
After setting up Craig Barnes' 5" FSL to record 657 I headed for the local park
at 1320, to be greeted with an astonishing variety of unusual Chinese, Korean
and Japanese signals on second-tier frequencies. Most of these stayed at modest
levels until after 1400, but 963-CRI's traditional Chinese music right before
1400 was a legendary S9+. Shortly thereafter the Chinese signals on 756, 783,
837, 936, 1017, 1035 and 1044 started managing decent audio, and 864-HLKA went
on an S9 romp around 1420. Late on in the session 1143-BEL3 reached its best
audio level ever here (S7, in some splatter), and 531-JOQG did the same (it is
on a frequency usually covered by a semi-local 530-TIS station here). The
awesome performers from yesterday were back in force-- 6
39-CNR1 repeated its S9+ signal with Chinese news at 1430, while 603-HLSA did
the same at various times over its Chinese co-channel. 738-BEL2's Chinese
totally shut down the Frisco splatter for most of the session, while the
657-Pyongyang signal (mentioned by all the Victoria DXers) had a four hour run
from 1030-1430 at overwhelming strength. If I was as dedicated as Nick, Colin,
Walt or Nigel this report would be a lot more detailed, but for a live DXer
"living the dream" with a 5 inch FSL tracking down an astonishing variety of
TP-DX in a mediocre valley, it was definitely a session for the ages!
531 JOQG Morioka, Japan Best signal ever here with male speech //594 at
1425; usually this station is covered by a semi-local TIS transmitter
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/j595mcuuohym84ly64xmek4jg41pcxp2
639 CNR1 Chinese Synchros Repeating its S9+ signal from yesterday with
Chinese news at 1431
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/foijf4ehpltehuq2jzaw8icfjxne8r4r
657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Sweet-voiced lady with soothing speech
at 1309... NOT! https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/utd5uw7z96agi6y4vf34w90v5z2iadq1
756 CNR1 Chinese Synchros Male Chinese speech sounding like a hollow echo
chamber at 1418 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pnlmh3mwpgb0l40tikenkq2bpz3zzrqf
783 China Female Chinese speech not quite up to Hawaii strength at 1436, but
strong enough for language recognition
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/07nm714p1qae6m60m0bg0kh8jpmlglau
837 NHK1-China Female Japanese speech //594 mixed with dominant Chinese
music at 1434 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/g2tru6awc0xupwcbd6mx3u9ca78a1w7f
864 HLKR Gangneung, S. Korea Male Korean speech reaching a surprising S9
level at 1427; best signal ever here
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/kvjnje0517hpzshvn49oe1qyotgkrzof
936 China (Anhui?) Female vocal music at good level at 1440
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/it5zudvqpk2l170yc149acek6fmemvy1
Male Chinese speech at fair level at 1443
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/o1s0yve6468e1nronn0c8urrbina8q8j
963 CRI Huaduan, China Traditional Chinese music at S9+ level just prior
to the 1400 TOH-- best signal ever here, and one of the most memorable signals
of the entire session
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/sg0dca0q2okqblj7azzfcvxsbxlxx6oo
1143 BEL3 Penghu, Taiwan Female Chinese speech //738 at S7 level in some
splatter-- best signal ever here
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pie808oqo251u3ezxylcagg5gatcvn03
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight +
5" Frequent Flyer FSL (apparently thinking it was on an ocean beach)
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