Wow, with propagation like this at home a trip to Hawaii seems almost
absurd! Thanks to Ken in Lummi Island for his report confirming the
exceptional conditions. The Chinese wave which had been hitting this area at
unusual strength for the past week became a huge tsunami this morning--
bringing salt water-type conditions. Several second tier Chinese frequencies
like 756, 837 and 936 hit S9 levels, while regulars like 639 and 738 were at
absurd strength. The entire wacky situation was like the final stunning bonus
in a one week propagation bonanza.
The tiny 5" FSL and hot-rodded Ultralight were once again set up at 1330
in the local park, with hopes that yesterday's sudden Chinese propagation
collapse was only an aberration. The S9 peaks of the CRI stations on 963, 1017
and 1044 in the predawn darkness were reassuring, and some second tier
frequencies like 837 and 963 were also reaching S9 peaks prior to 1400. When
daybreak occurred around 1410 the 756-CNR1 (poorly coordinated) synchros went
on a monster romp, hitting S9 peaks with their reverb effect. 837-China
(Harbin?) started pounding in at S9 strength (in and out) for a full 20 minutes
with Chinese rock starting at 1415, and was probably the overall star of the
wild session. Traces of audio began showing up on 783 as well around 1425,
reaching a very good level with Chinese opera around 1435-- just like it did in
Hawaii last December, only this time with an apparent Chinese co-channel, that
never had shown up in Kona. The floodgates were now open, with the CRI
stations, 639-CNR1, 738-BEL2 and others on monstrous romps. 675 had YL audio
at 1445 that sounded like the VOV recordings made here years ago, while both
684 and 927 were at threshold audio levels. Chinese audio was still hanging
around at the 1500 TOH here-- an unprecedented breakthrough at this mediocre
location No doubt Nick, Walt and Colin had TP audio as late as 1600 in salt
water-enhanced Victoria this morning, but I wonder who had more fun? :-)
756 CNR1 Chinese female speech //639 with awesome echo effect at 1410; best
signal ever here https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/4maczz39wavknc2szcpenu2p0ukam51q
783 China Chinese opera at full Hawaii strength at 1436, with apparent
Chinese co-channel as well
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/b5rwkm60qq7dkdfwqn3lb88bppo6m9ry
837 China (Harbin?) Chinese rock music at powerful level around 1425-- one
of the overall stars of the wild session
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pc3nm5ujr6k8b2vuhaihgsw3penmrer3
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA-- for one more day)
7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5 inch Frequent Flyer FSL ("Dynamic
Duo" photo posted at
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/vvne5qvgtyq7wyodzt12m70si7rbgyhw
DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley, WA, USA
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