Re: [IRCA] Australian DXer Joining November Hawaii DXpedition

[Gary DeBock]

<<< That’s great news! It should be a lot of fun comparing TP DX results! >>>

Yes, welcoming an international DXer to join a DXpedition is always a great 
opportunity to make a lifetime friend, and share a lot of great experiences 
together.

Nick, Tom and I were honored to welcome two Japanese DXers (Hiroo Nakagawa and 
Satoshi Miyauchi) to the Rockwork cliff in July of 2016, and they returned the 
favo(u)r by welcoming Nick to Japan a year later. The 2012 Yachats (OR) 
DXpedition had Mauno from Finland, Vlad from the Ukraine and Victor from Sri 
Lanka, all of whom stopped by my Rockwork cliff DXpedition motel in Cannon 
Beach for a nice visit.

In Chris R.'s case the Melbourne, Australia DXer was scheduled to visit the 
Cook Islands (Rarotonga) in June, and he asked about my DXing impressions 
there. When I told him that my most troublesome pests on Aitutaki were his 
Australia Overnight blasters 693-3AW and 1566-3NE he seemed to gain a lot of 
interest in Kauai :-)

Gary

> On March 17, 2019 at 3:37 PM Donald Barnes  mailto:bevd...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> That’s great news! It should be a lot of fun comparing TP DX results!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Craig Barnes
> Wheat Ridge, CO
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > > On Mar 16, 2019, at 11:18 PM, Gary DeBock  mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> > 
> > Our growing contingent of Kauai, Hawaii ocean beach DXers is 
> > hono(u)red to welcome Chris Rogers of Melbourne, Australia to the group.
> > 
> > 
> > Chris is a member of our Groups.io Ultralight DX community, who has 
> > apparently been influenced by the contagious fanaticism of live DXers 
> > pushing their luck on exotic ocean beaches with hot-rodded Ultralights, 
> > elevated PVC bases and astonishingly effective FSL antennas. Apparently 
> > Chris had been planning a June DXpedition to Rarotonga in the Cooks, but 
> > decided that Kauai in November would be a lot more thrilling. Maybe the 
> > wide open propagation paths to the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the 
> > Americas during last November's trip had some influence on his decision? 
> > Chris R. joins Chris B., Craig B. and yours truly as the participants in 
> > what figures to be the DXing thrill of a lifetime. If your situation 
> > allows, we would be honored to have you with us as well!
> > 
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > 
> > 
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[IRCA] Australian DXer Joining November Hawaii DXpedition

[Gary DeBock]

Our growing contingent of Kauai, Hawaii ocean beach DXers is hono(u)red to 
welcome Chris Rogers of Melbourne, Australia to the group.


Chris is a member of our Groups.io Ultralight DX community, who has apparently 
been influenced by the contagious fanaticism of live DXers pushing their luck 
on exotic ocean beaches with hot-rodded Ultralights, elevated PVC bases and 
astonishingly effective FSL antennas. Apparently Chris had been planning a June 
DXpedition to Rarotonga in the Cooks, but decided that Kauai in November would 
be a lot more thrilling. Maybe the wide open propagation paths to the Middle 
East, Africa, Asia and the Americas during last November's trip had some 
influence on his decision? Chris R. joins Chris B., Craig B. and yours truly as 
the participants in what figures to be the DXing thrill of a lifetime. If your 
situation allows, we would be honored to have you with us as well!


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


  
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Re: [IRCA] Exotic Sunrise DX Targets in Hawaii- the Japanese "Cheat Sheet"

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<<< Looking at a map, Manila, Taipei and Hanoi are only about 600 miles from
Hong Kong and the paths are mostly across salt water. During the evening
hours, I would expect to hear some very strong signals from
Philippines/Taiwan/Vietnam on channels that aren't dominated by Chinese
behemoths. Many of them sign off at midnight or later, so your best
opportunities for long haul DX may be from 1 am until the QRM comes back
on at about 5 o'clock. >>>

Thanks Bruce,

Since this will be an anniversary trip with my wife, serious DXing time will be 
probably be limited-- but who could pass up the chance to investigate the 
Southeast Asian exotic stations at very close range?

I agree that the band should be dominated by China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the 
rest of Southeast Asia, but a healthy dose of salt water around sunrise can 
often work wonders. Unfortunately a lot of the exotic station sign offs like 
918-RNK and 693-Bangladesh occur from 1700-1800, which is a very inconvenient 
DXing hour in Hong Kong. Even the AIR track down trick that worked so well in 
Hawaii (the switch to English news across the network at 1530 UTC) will occur 
very late at night, when sensible tourists should be in bed.

Gary

> On March 14, 2019 at 9:02 PM Bruce Portzer  mailto:portze...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Gary,
> 
> There are kiwisdr receivers in Shenzen and Hong Kong, which can give a
> good idea of the DX environment prior to getting there.
> 
> Looking at a map, Manila, Taipei and Hanoi are only about 600 miles from
> Hong Kong and the paths are mostly across salt water. During the evening
> hours, I would expect to hear some very strong signals from
> Philippines/Taiwan/Vietnam on channels that aren't dominated by Chinese
> behemoths.  Many of them sign off at midnight or later,  so your best
> opportunities for long haul DX may be from 1 am until the QRM comes back
> on at about 5 o'clock.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> On 3/14/2019 6:04 PM, Gary DeBock wrote:
> 
> > > <<< Except for 990 (with an assumed strong null towards us), 
> they've all (not just some) been heard in Newfoundland.
> > I'd add Saudi Arabia 1521 to the list. Perhaps UAE also. >>>
> > Chuck,
> > Yes, these are all fairly common in Newfoundland, but receiving any 
> > of them in Hawaii would be at ranges at least twice as great, with all of 
> > Asia (and the local Hawaii QRM) in play at the same time. I guess that's 
> > what makes it so challenging. 702-BBC in Oman was received at 8,400 miles, 
> > with 6 other transoceanic DX stations logged on the same 702 kHz frequency 
> > during the trip.
> > <<< Good luck with the Hong Kong QRM. I expect it will be tough. >>>
> > Well, Hong Kong is one of the worst possible DXing venues on the 
> > planet, with a wicked combination of severe overcrowding and the highest 
> > real estate prices on the planet. But since my Hong Kong Chinese wife 
> > insisted that we go there for a week, at least I should give DXing my best 
> > shot. Who knows-- maybe 567-Laos and 918-RNK will be daytimers?
> > Gary
> > 
> > > > > On March 14, 2019 at 5:08 PM Chuck Hutton 
> > mailto:charle...@msn.com mailto:charle...@msn.com 
> > mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Gary:
> > > 
> > > Except for 990 (with an assumed strong null towards us), 
> > > they've all (not just some) been heard in Newfoundland.
> > > I'd add Saudi Arabia 1521 to the list. Perhaps UAE also.
> > > 
> > > Good luck with the Hong Kong QRM. I expect it will be tough.
> > > 
> > > Chuck
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > From: IRCA  > > mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com 
> > > mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> > > mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net 
> > > mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net >
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 4:47 PM
> > > To: America, Mailing
> > > Subject: [IRCA] Exotic Sunrise DX Targets in Hawaii- the 
> > > Japanese "Cheat Sheet"
> > > 
> > > In preparation for a trip to Hong Kong early next month I 
> > > asked my Japanese DXer friends to suggest a few long range African, 
> > > Middle East and European MW stations tha

Re: [IRCA] Exotic Sunrise DX Targets in Hawaii- the Japanese "Cheat Sheet"

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Except for 990 (with an assumed strong null towards us), they've all (not 
just some) been heard in Newfoundland.
I'd add Saudi Arabia 1521 to the list. Perhaps UAE also. >>>
Chuck,
Yes, these are all fairly common in Newfoundland, but receiving any of them in 
Hawaii would be at ranges at least twice as great, with all of Asia (and the 
local Hawaii QRM) in play at the same time. I guess that's what makes it so 
challenging. 702-BBC in Oman was received at 8,400 miles, with 6 other 
transoceanic DX stations logged on the same 702 kHz frequency during the trip.
<<< Good luck with the Hong Kong QRM. I expect it will be tough. >>>
Well, Hong Kong is one of the worst possible DXing venues on the planet, with a 
wicked combination of severe overcrowding and the highest real estate prices on 
the planet. But since my Hong Kong Chinese wife insisted that we go there for a 
week, at least I should give DXing my best shot. Who knows-- maybe 567-Laos and 
918-RNK will be daytimers?
Gary

> On March 14, 2019 at 5:08 PM Chuck Hutton  mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Gary:
> 
> Except for 990 (with an assumed strong null towards us), they've all (not 
> just some) been heard in Newfoundland.
> I'd add Saudi Arabia 1521 to the list. Perhaps UAE also.
> 
> Good luck with the Hong Kong QRM. I expect it will be tough.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
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> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net >
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 4:47 PM
> To: America, Mailing
> Subject: [IRCA] Exotic Sunrise DX Targets in Hawaii- the Japanese "Cheat 
> Sheet"
> 
> In preparation for a trip to Hong Kong early next month I asked my 
> Japanese DXer friends to suggest a few long range African, Middle East and 
> European MW stations that I could try to track down on a Hong Kong beach 
> around sunrise. Of course this is something that I should have done prior to 
> the November Hawaii DXpedition-- but hindsight is always 20/20.
> 
> Rockwork DXpedition partner Satoshi Miyauchi and long-term DXer friend 
> Hiroyuki Okamura were extremely helpful in introducing the following list of 
> long range big guns, which have an excellent record of showing up in the 
> tough Japanese DXing environment. One of them (702-BBC) was actually received 
> in Hawaii at good strength last November, but that was by blind luck.
> 
> Gary-san,ペディション楽しみですね。中東、アフリカ、ヨーロッパの信号が強い放送局は。
> 702-BBC-Oman,720-BBC-Oman
> 990-SAWA,999-TWR,917-Nigeria,950-Eritoria,1233-Monte 
> Calro,1134-Kuwait,936-Iran,ほかにも色々。
> 
> Gary-san, wishing you best DXing there!
> 楽しみですね！
> 自宅では、最近下記二局が受信できました。
> 1449kHz IRAN as early as 1530UTC
> 1548kHz TWR-Mordova *1900 UTC starts ..
> 
> East coast TA-DXers will probably recognize several of these as big gun 
> regulars, but the challenge of tracking them down in Hawaii during a "hit and 
> run" DXpedition is likely to be a real thrill. Hawaii local QRM is tough, but 
> that only adds to the thrill of the chase. At least we have a "master plan" 
> of long range exotic targets-- the first step for DXing success. Having an 
> experienced TA-DXer like Chris in our group is another plus. If and when we 
> can track down a local Kauai island contact to store gear for us in between 
> trips, the "Frequent Flyer" DXers could become quite a bit more ambitious and 
> fanatical.
> 
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 
> 
> 
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[IRCA] Exotic Sunrise DX Targets in Hawaii- the Japanese "Cheat Sheet"

[Gary DeBock]

In preparation for a trip to Hong Kong early next month I asked my Japanese 
DXer friends to suggest a few long range African, Middle East and European MW 
stations that I could try to track down on a Hong Kong beach around sunrise. Of 
course this is something that I should have done prior to the November Hawaii 
DXpedition-- but hindsight is always 20/20.

Rockwork DXpedition partner Satoshi Miyauchi and long-term DXer friend Hiroyuki 
Okamura were extremely helpful in introducing the following list of long range 
big guns, which have an excellent record of showing up in the tough Japanese 
DXing environment. One of them (702-BBC) was actually received in Hawaii at 
good strength last November, but that was by blind luck.

Gary-san,ペディション楽しみですね。中東、アフリカ、ヨーロッパの信号が強い放送局は。
702-BBC-Oman,720-BBC-Oman
990-SAWA,999-TWR,917-Nigeria,950-Eritoria,1233-Monte 
Calro,1134-Kuwait,936-Iran,ほかにも色々。

Gary-san, wishing you best DXing there!
楽しみですね！
自宅では、最近下記二局が受信できました。
1449kHz IRAN as early as 1530UTC
1548kHz TWR-Mordova *1900 UTC starts ..

East coast TA-DXers will probably recognize several of these as big gun 
regulars, but the challenge of tracking them down in Hawaii during a "hit and 
run" DXpedition is likely to be a real thrill. Hawaii local QRM is tough, but 
that only adds to the thrill of the chase. At least we have a "master plan" of 
long range exotic targets-- the first step for DXing success. Having an 
experienced TA-DXer like Chris in our group is another plus. If and when we can 
track down a local Kauai island contact to store gear for us in between trips, 
the "Frequent Flyer" DXers could become quite a bit more ambitious and 
fanatical.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 



  
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[IRCA] XHDATA D-808 and Radiwow R-108 Loopsticks

[Gary DeBock]

For those who weren't aware of the fact, XHDATA and Radiwow are actually the 
same Chinese company, which has specialized in wholesale design appropriation 
of the C.Crane Skywave SSB's technical innovations (in the D-808) and physical 
cabinet characteristics (in the R-108). As for why they choose to go by two 
different names, maybe they figure that C.Crane would be less inclined to sue 
two companies for design theft than one? Of course C.Crane can't sue anybody in 
China, where the term "copyright" means "the right to copy." The Fortuna, CA 
company has reason to deeply regret building their breakthrough Skywave SSB 
model at the Redsun factories in Shenzhen-- which is of course the home of 
XHDATA/ Radiwow.

Anyway, since both reverse-engineered models have been "Supercharged" here with 
7.5" loopsticks, I thought some DXers might like to know about their stock 
loopsticks. In the XHDATA D-808 model the loopstick has a 98mm x 8mm x 4mm 
ferrite rod with a 12mm coil, for a total inductance of 341 uH (see detailed 
photo posted at  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/nimnw5jffcnk5h11yvumsy479synihvv

The Radiwow R-108 has a 70mm x 8mm x 4mm ferrite rod with the same 12mm coil, 
for a total inductance of 212 uH. Of course because of the longer loopstick the 
D-808 has significantly better MW sensitivity than the R-108, and in fact has 
better MW sensitivity than any Ultralight radio (the D-108 is a little too 
large to qualify as an Ultralight portable).

Following the typical practice of companies in the Chinese domestic market, 
XHDATA/ Radiwow does not offer any manufacturer's warranty on their radio 
models-- but this doesn't seem to have deterred their sales on the 
international market. When a purchaser can get a $75 model like the D-808 which 
is highly competitive with the $169.98 Skywave SSB (with a few added features 
like a more powerful audio amp and a long endurance rechargeable battery), 
sales are definitely going to happen. So far the component quality of both the 
D-808 and R-108 seem quite good, and international purchasers are cautiously 
optimistic that this will continue. Hopefully this Chinese company will avoid 
the Tecsun example of cutting down quality (as in the PL-380's digital 
shielding) in order to increase profits.

73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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[IRCA] November Hawaii DXpedition-- We Have a Quorum

[Gary DeBock]

Last November the ocean beach location of Poipu, Kauai proved to be the mother 
lode of exotic DX, with propagation to all of Asia, the Pacific Islands, North 
and South America and even some long range MW-DX from the Middle East and 
Africa. The only "problem" was trying to sort out all of the exotic long range 
DX, with languages such as Arabic, Farsi, Hindi and many others. The Finnish 
language experts on Real DX got a Real Workout, and fortunately gave awesome 
assistance  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/p21pc6hddkxejcnf8i3k9gp9ksxvsa0u 

For this year's November trip Craig Barnes and I are honored to have a DXer 
with serious TA-DXing experience, who can help us really go after the African 
and Middle East big guns-- Chris Black, formerly of the Boston Area DX Group. 
Chris plans to be the first to set up a broadband antenna for SDR reception on 
the Poipu beach, and join us in tracking down another awesome MW-DX tally. 
Since there is a fully stocked Home Depot store only 20 minutes from the beach 
offering antenna wire, PVC pipe and concrete bases, the sky may be the limit in 
what three fanatical DXers can dream up.

The Ultralight + 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL combo came away with long range DX 
from Oman, Egypt, Iran, India (2), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, 
Vietnam (5), Bonaire and many others last November, and we have a pretty good 
idea now what frequencies to exploit, and which ones to ignore. The "single 
DXer" price in the Costco travel package is only about $1.7K, which includes 
round trip air fare, 6 days in a gorgeous beach side condo, a full sized rental 
car and some other extras. If you have interest in joining the DXpedition of a 
lifetime, we would be honored to have you with us!

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


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[IRCA] New Radiwow R-108.. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[Gary DeBock]

The Chinese-made Radiwow R-108 is a very compact AM-FM-LW-SW-AIR portable which 
has recently become available to North American purchasers via eBay, where it 
is currently offered at various prices (the lowest being $49.98, including free 
shipping) in listings such as 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RADIWOW-R-108-Radio-Digital-AM-FM-Portable-Stereo-LW-SW-AIR-Band-LCD-fm-Receiver/173793532305?hash=item2876e6d991:g:esMAAOSw1YRcZTng

 Since it is obviously an Ultralight-sized radio and a DSP-enhanced design 
with multiple selectivity options, four of the R-108 models were purchased for 
performance tests, technical investigation, quality control checks and 
comparison with similar models. The Radiwow R-108 is manufactured by the same 
company that builds the XHDATA D-808, so the styling is very similar, with dark 
grey cabinets, orange colored power controls and company logos, and lithium-ion 
rechargeable batteries. And like with the D-808, you will search the owner's 
manual in vain for any type of manufacturer's warranty.

 This Chinese company certainly draws a lot of "inspiration" (to use a very 
generous term) from the C.Crane Skywave model (manufactured in the same Chinese 
city, Shenzhen, at the Redsun factories). Whereas the company's reverse 
engineers started their D-808 model with wholesale design appropriation of the 
Skywave SSB's technical innovations, the new R-108 matches the CC Skywave 
exactly in height, length and width, as well as in the location of the company 
logo, speaker, wrist strap, display, keypad, power control, tuning knob and 
volume control. As a crowning touch, the company's reverse engineers ensured 
that the R-108's screened-on tuning and volume control legends match those of 
the CC Skywave exactly.

 Since only one of the R-108 test models has arrived here so far I haven't 
yet done a full technical disassembly, although to its credit the R-108 does 
have good shielding of the DSP chip, avoiding the irritating digital whine 
which occurs in recent (post 2012) Tecsun PL-310ET and PL-380 models when the 
display is grasped. The R-108 also seems to correct the internal heterodyne 
generation issues of the Tecsun Si4734 DSP chip models (PL-310ET, PL-380 etc.), 
although my first R-108 test model does suffer from a new digital issue-- 
intermittent, nasty oscillations at the extreme high end of the AM band 
(1650-1700 kHz). Whether this a congenital issue or not will be determined when 
the remaining three R-108 models arrive, but previous reviews of this model 
have mentioned uneven quality control.

 The AM band performance does seem to be competitive with the Tecsun PL-380 
model as far as sensitivity, DSP selectivity and digital functions, although 
the audio amp will max out more quickly on a weak signal. The multiple DSP 
options are quite good at this price point, especially when combined with the 
correction of the Tecsun PL-380's internal heterodyne issues. The AM antenna 
connections on the RF circuit board are highly accessible for enhanced 
loopstick transplant projects (see photos below), so assuming that the 
intermittent oscillations on the extreme high end of the AM band are limited to 
this one R-108 model, the R-108 could prove to be a real value winner as a 
"Supercharging" platform. More performance details and technical reports will 
be given when the other three R-108 test models arrive here, but so far, the 
model does appear to have good potential for AM-DXing, both as a stock and 
modified model.

Detailed photos are posted at the following links:  RF Circuit Board  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/456oocxphu0uytkz8i9trfdhb06750i3

Cabinet Disassembly (Digital and RF Circuit Boards)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/xxhqja4031uo16j1rma41xk0t84ujm0p

Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/zn97mtiathscw54qn5i8tdfs4jesem8d

CC Skywave SSB and R-108... the identical sized Shenzhen "siblings"  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/jvenlc0mg6a8lqktld6ouyna3fjzbhaw

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

 

  
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[IRCA] August 2018 Rockwork Cliff DXpedition Article

[Gary DeBock]

A plunging ocean side cliff, thunderous DU signals, awesome DXing companions 
and dazzling scenery-- who could ask for more?

Sandwiched in between an April DXpedition to the Cook Islands and a November 
trip to Kauai, Hawaii, the 9-day Rockwork Cliff DXpedition featured some 
exceptional signals, the largest-ever DXer contingent (5), a wacky boom in the 
squatter population and a bizarre search for antenna setup space each early 
morning in total darkness (right next to total strangers, more than a few of 
whom were pretty "strange"). Going through this bizarre routine for 9 days 
straight right next to the plunging cliff (500 feet straight down) is something 
that we will remember for quite a while.

Despite the challenges the South Pacific DX was more than enough compensation 
for our hassles, with DXpedition partner Tom Rothlisberger scoring the largest 
haul of Longwave South Pacific NDB's ever received on the west coast (55), 
while 558-Radio Fiji One and 1017-A3Z in Tonga managed the strongest signals 
I've ever heard recorded in North America. The ultra-rare Kiwi on 585 showed up 
for the first time in 4 years, while the Kiwis on 531, 594, 639, 657, 738 and 
936 all managed their best-ever signals. Craig Barnes joined us for the first 
time, and Nick ran multiple tests of relative DU signal strength at the various 
turnoffs (while we carefully stayed in between his expensive gear and the 
squatters). Chuck and I were already Rockwork 4 veterans, but the squatters 
forced us to relocate to other turnoffs-- which actually provided involuntary 
relative signal strength test data. Overall the DXpedition was pretty 
thrilling-- in more ways than one. Full details, photos and MP3 rec
 ording links are provided in the 7 page DXpedition article posted at 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ci1n2tbcoh8gm8itrfee35rz93ggldv7


73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork ocean cliff near Manzanita, OR from August 
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[IRCA] Radiwow R-108 Vs. Tecsun PL-380

[Gary DeBock]

The Radiwow R-108 is a new, very compact Chinese-made AM-FM-LW-SW-AIR 
Ultralight radio which has recently become available to North American 
purchasers on eBay (such as this listing at $49.98, including free shipping  
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RADIWOW-R-108-Radio-Digital-AM-FM-Portable-Stereo-LW-SW-AIR-DSP-World-Receiver/173793532305?hash=item2876e6d991:g:esMAAOSw1YRcZTng:rk:1:pf:0

I have placed an order for a couple of them, and plan to test it out against 
its obvious completion, the Tecsun PL-380. The capabilities of the two pocket 
radios seem very similar, although the R-108 has an AIR band, which the PL-380 
lacks.

In the meantime one of our Japanese DXer friends (Fumiaki Minematsu, an NHK 
engineer who was one of the group who welcomed Nick to Japan) has already made 
such a detailed comparison of the R-108 and PL-380, posting it in his blog with 
multiple photos at  
https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/02/comparison-of-radiwow-r-108-and-tecsun.html?fbclid=IwAR0DWj-RWGtgaUBfRYjH6AMEXmfIGLB7vZODyah0_NJ2gJ_nlvhLXAxTDhw

With basic English translation included, it should provide interesting 
information to those who might consider a purchase.


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

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[IRCA] November 2019 Kauai, Hawaii DXpedition

[Gary DeBock]

Chris and All,

<<< Cool, so do I go to any Costco or is this package available from any travel 
agent? >>>

You will probably need to go through Costco to get this particular package, 
although other travel agents may offer similar deals. Other motels may not have 
the convenient, beachside patio DXing area like the Aston at Poipu Kai, though, 
and may have bad RFI, or antenna restrictions. It's tricky to find a Hawaii 
motel where you can avoid these issues, and concentrate on long range DX.

The Costco Travel home page is at https://www.costcotravel.com/
Anyone can search the site for the best vacation deal (airfare, motel, rental 
car and extras), but you will need a Costco Member number to actually book the 
vacation deal at the end of the process. There are many different options in 
motels, airlines, rental cars, luaus and other extras (even helicopter tours), 
so the package that we booked can easily be modified if someone has other 
ideas. In general, you can save some $$ by flying on United Airlines, but 
Costco knows that this option "isn't going to fly" with most travelers, so 
Delta is the default option for our vacation (at around $2,400 for 6 days and 5 
nights at the Aston at Poipu Kai).

73, Gary
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Re: [IRCA] New XHDATA D-808 Poertable for $75.64

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Guy.

Thanks for the helpful information about the "Geo-Ship" services for American 
purchasers.

Your information is especially timely now that the XHDATA D-808 seller in my 
original message has already sold out his limited stock of the original D-808 
models at the bargain $75 price. After my message was posted he sold 6 models 
within 24 hours :-)

Gary

> On February 20, 2019 at 11:17 AM Guy Atkins  mailto:d...@guyatkins.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> I noticed that excellent price on the D-808 too! It's almost as good as 
> the
> original $70 price of the first D-808, through AliExpress.
> 
> Others may not be aware of the global Ebay search engine "Geo-Ship". The
> web site is: www.geo-ship.com I've located a number of Ebay bargains
> through this service, including the recent D-808 bargain.
> 
> I've noticed that a number of Ebay sellers will ship internationally, but
> they do not post their auctions on all, or more than one, Ebay site.
> Geo-Ship can reveal these auctions; it helps to configure the search
> settings to "All Ebay sites" (except Ebay Motors) and set the drop-down
> "Location - Available to..." box to "United States" (or whatever your home
> country is).
> 
> 73,
> 
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
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Re: [IRCA] November 2019 Kauai, Hawaii DXpedition

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Hi Chris,

<<< Gary, am not a Costco member but would rejoin. Does this package have a 
particular designation to insure it would be the same as yours?
Chris >>>

Yes, Chris, it is the "Aston at Poipu Kai" package on Hawaii's Kauai Island. 
The 6 day, 5 night package for two travelers includes round trip airfare from 
Seattle (nonstop both ways) on Delta Airlines, accommodation in the newer 2-BR 
condos very close to the beach (with a large open patio area for DXing), a 
full-sized rental car and a $50 Costco cash card for the total price of 
$2,396.27. Some details on the package are pasted below, including our flight 
from Seattle to Lihuie, Kauai. Hope that you can join us!

Gary

Pasted:

November 01, 2019 - November 08, 2019
Kauai: Aston at Poipu Kai Package
Total Package Price
$2,396.27


Traveler Information

Traveler 1
Mrs. RUTH DEBOCK

Total Traveler(s): 2
Traveler 2
Mr. GARY DEBOCK

Flights

Departure Flights
Total Travel Time: 06 hr(s) 19 min(s)
Friday
Nov 01, 2019
Seattle (SEA)
05:58 PM

Kauai (LIH)
09:17 PM
06 hr(s) 19 min(s)

Delta Air Lines
Flight 2922
Number of Stops: 0

> On February 20, 2019 at 6:05 AM Chris Black  mailto:n...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> 
> Gary, am not a Costco member but would rejoin. Does this package have a 
> particular designation to insure it would be the same as yours?
> Chris
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > > On Feb 20, 2019, at 12:40 AM, Gary DeBock  mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> > 
> > Looking for a dream location in the forward Pacific with the chance 
> > to track down MW stations from Africa and the Middle East-- in addition to 
> > the entire continent of Asia? Consider joining the November 1-7 ocean beach 
> > DXpedition at Poipu Kai on Hawaii's Kauai Island-- the closest of the main 
> > Hawaiian islands to Asia. This point features an unobstructed salt water 
> > path to Asia and the South Pacific, as well as to North and South America.
> > 
> > Last November's Ultralight trip resulted in loggings from Oman, 
> > Egypt, Iran, India (2), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam 
> > (5), Bonaire and many other countries-- but this time we hope to have SDR 
> > capability by setting up Rockwork-type breakdown versions of broadband 
> > loops in the large, open patio area next to the gorgeous 2-BR condos at 
> > Poipu Kai-- a 5 minute walk to the best snorkeling beach on Kauai. A Home 
> > Depot store about 20 minutes away provides access to broadband loop 
> > materials like PVC pipes, antenna wire and concrete bases. A video showing 
> > this dream DXing location is posted at 
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI
> > 
> > My wife and I have once again booked our 6-day vacation through a 
> > Costco Travel package, which offers round trip airfare for two (nonstop 
> > each way from Seattle), great accommodations in newer 2-BR condos at the 
> > Aston at Poipu Kai, a full sized rental car and a $50 Costco cash card-- 
> > all included in the $2.3K cost. For two DXers who would share one of the 
> > comfortable condos, the cost of the entire trip (per person) would be about 
> > $1,200. Three of us are already making plans for an awesome DXing vacation, 
> > and if you would like to join us in this hobby thrill of a lifetime, we 
> > would be honored to have you with us!
> > 
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > 
> > Nov. 2018 Kauai DXpedition report posted at 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/p21pc6hddkxejcnf8i3k9gp9ksxvsa0u
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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[IRCA] November 2019 Kauai, Hawaii DXpedition

[Gary DeBock]

Looking for a dream location in the forward Pacific with the chance to track 
down MW stations from Africa and the Middle East-- in addition to the entire 
continent of Asia? Consider joining the November 1-7 ocean beach DXpedition at 
Poipu Kai on Hawaii's Kauai Island-- the closest of the main Hawaiian islands 
to Asia. This point features an unobstructed salt water path to Asia and the 
South Pacific, as well as to North and South America.

Last November's Ultralight trip resulted in loggings from Oman, Egypt, Iran, 
India (2), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam (5), Bonaire and 
many other countries-- but this time we hope to have SDR capability by setting 
up Rockwork-type breakdown versions of broadband loops in the large, open patio 
area next to the gorgeous 2-BR condos at Poipu Kai-- a 5 minute walk to the 
best snorkeling beach on Kauai. A Home Depot store about 20 minutes away 
provides access to broadband loop materials like PVC pipes, antenna wire and 
concrete bases. A video showing this dream DXing location is posted at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI

My wife and I have once again booked our 6-day vacation through a Costco Travel 
package, which offers round trip airfare for two (nonstop each way from 
Seattle), great accommodations in newer 2-BR condos at the Aston at Poipu Kai, 
a full sized rental car and a $50 Costco cash card-- all included in the $2.3K 
cost. For two DXers who would share one of the comfortable condos, the cost of 
the entire trip (per person) would be about $1,200. Three of us are already 
making plans for an awesome DXing vacation, and if you would like to join us in 
this hobby thrill of a lifetime, we would be honored to have you with us!


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

Nov. 2018 Kauai DXpedition report posted at 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/p21pc6hddkxejcnf8i3k9gp9ksxvsa0u



   

 
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] New XHDATA D-808 Poertable for $75.64

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Features look very similar to CCrane's Skywave series. >>>

Yes, Ed, the D-808 was "inspired" by the CC Skywave SSB model (to use a term 
very generous to the Chinese reverse engineers). Both are manufactured in 
Shenzhen, China, and the D-808 appeared a few months after the Skywave SSB, 
with amazingly similar features.
The full details of this wholesale design appropriation are unlikely to ever be 
revealed to the general public, but C. Crane has reason to deeply regret its 
decision to manufacture at the Redsun factories in Shenzhen. And most likely 
XHDATA company's 2018 restriction on direct shipment of the D-808 to North 
America was related to their fear of a copyright lawsuit by C. Crane.

Gary


> On February 19, 2019 at 2:37 AM Ed Muro  wrote:
> 
> Features look very similar to CCrane's Skywave series.
> 
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 5:15 AM Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > As most North American DXers found out last year, the cost to 
> > purchase an XHDATA D-808 AM-FM-LW-SW-AIR SSB portable in the USA or Canada 
> > was significantly higher than in the rest of the world (around $112, in 
> > comparison to around $75).
> > 
> > Apparently an eBay seller is now offering new D-808 models to USA 
> > purchasers for around $75, but you need to order through the Australian 
> > eBay system at 
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/XHDATA-D-808-Digital-Portable-Radio-FM-stereo-SW-MW-LW-SSB-AIR-RDS-Multi-Band/183176708238?hash=item2aa62ec08e:g:KG8AAOSwHqdaz1l6:rk:17:pf:0
> > 
> > You will need to pay AU $12 shipping (about $8), but the radio is 
> > shipped from China, and the total cost will still be far below the other 
> > eBay listings. I don't know if this is a quirk that will soon disappear, 
> > but interest in the model remains very high, so nail down your new D-808 at 
> > $75.64 while you can.
> > 
> > A full 16 page article describing the development, features and 
> > 7.5" loopstick transplant procedure for the XHDATA D-808 model is posted at 
> >  
> > http://www.mediafire.com/file/t2989hg61vbkb5h/Supercharging_the_XHDATA_D_-808-FinalMWLW.doc/file
> > 
> > 73 and Good DX,
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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[IRCA] New XHDATA D-808 Poertable for $75.64

[Gary DeBock]

As most North American DXers found out last year, the cost to purchase an 
XHDATA D-808 AM-FM-LW-SW-AIR SSB portable in the USA or Canada was 
significantly higher than in the rest of the world (around $112, in comparison 
to around $75).

Apparently an eBay seller is now offering new D-808 models to USA purchasers 
for around $75, but you need to order through the Australian eBay system at 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/XHDATA-D-808-Digital-Portable-Radio-FM-stereo-SW-MW-LW-SSB-AIR-RDS-Multi-Band/183176708238?hash=item2aa62ec08e:g:KG8AAOSwHqdaz1l6:rk:17:pf:0

You will need to pay AU $12 shipping (about $8), but the radio is shipped from 
China, and the total cost will still be far below the other eBay listings. I 
don't know if this is a quirk that will soon disappear, but interest in the 
model remains very high, so nail down your new D-808 at $75.64 while you can.

A full 16 page article describing the development, features and 7.5" loopstick 
transplant procedure for the XHDATA D-808 model is posted at  
http://www.mediafire.com/file/t2989hg61vbkb5h/Supercharging_the_XHDATA_D_-808-FinalMWLW.doc/file

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


 
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Gary DeBock]

<<< The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK. I still
think of John often. He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer. Rest in Peace, John. Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman. Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC. >>>

Thanks Walt,

John was a co-Founder of our Ultralight Radio group, and we lost a major part 
of our leadership with his untimely accident.

We still miss him greatly, especially as an ocean coast DXer willing to push 
his luck with Ultralight radios. He did set in motion a very creative trend, 
though, with experimental breakthroughs in FSL antennas, ocean cliff 
propagation discoveries and "Frequent Flyer" travel DXing. John probably would 
have been an eager participant in all these activities.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On February 8, 2019 at 6:55 PM Volodya S  mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
> following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK. I still
> think of John often. He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
> DXer. Rest in Peace, John. Please take a moment for some thoughts for
> this amazing gentleman. Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

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--- Begin Message ---
<<<    The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.    Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.   >>>
Thanks Walt,
John was a co-Founder of our Ultralight Radio group, and we lost a major part 
of our leadership with his untimely accident.
We still miss him greatly, especially as an ocean coast DXer willing to push 
his luck with Ultralight radios. He did set in motion a very creative trend, 
though, with experimental breakthroughs in FSL antennas, ocean cliff 
propagation discoveries and "Frequent Flyer" travel DXing. John probably would 
have been an eager participant in all these activities.
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
   


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The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.    Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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[IRCA] November 2018 Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition-- 15 Page Article

[Gary DeBock]

 What is it like for a west coast TP-DXer to suddenly escape all of the 
North American pests, and find himself in a dream location far out into the 
Pacific-- with Asian propagation wide open from the Middle East to East Asia, 
including multiple stations from India?

 Well, it was the hobby rush of a lifetime! A 15-page article describing 
the awesome 6-day DXing experience on the beach at Poipu on Kauai island (the 
Hawaiian island closest to Asia) has been written, including multiple photos, 
94 transoceanic DX station recording links, detailed descriptions of the 
ocean-enhanced propagation and the related DXing challenges, and also a 
"Scouting Report" for Broadband SDR-DXing at the same site. With receptions 
from Oman, Iran, Egypt, India (2), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, 
Vietnam (5) and many other exotic locations, the entire experience was 
unforgettable-- and a return trip is definitely planned!

https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/p21pc6hddkxejcnf8i3k9gp9ksxvsa0u

Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii from November 3-8)



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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight Radio Group Moves to Groups.io

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Well done!

The writing has been on the wall for a long time -
I managed to migrate 5 groups - it was pretty seamless at the time - but the 
Yahoo rulebook was constantly changing. >>>

Thanks Colin,

Because of some new Yahoo shenanigans we had a somewhat interesting time trying 
shift over our sizable membership and numerous files, but Groups.io did finally 
come up with a sneaky solution to help us get the "seamless transfer" that 
other hobby groups have enjoyed.

Gary


> On January 15, 2019 at 9:03 AM "R. Colin Newell"  
> wrote:
> 
> Well done!
> 
> The writing has been on the wall for a long time -
> 
> I managed to migrate 5 groups - it was pretty seamless at the time - but 
> the Yahoo rulebook was constantly changing.
> 
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:53 PM Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> > > Following the general trend among radio hobby groups, the 1,500+ 
> member Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has moved its home base from Yahoo 
> to Groups.io. This is a general notice to other radio hobby groups before the 
> Yahoo site is closed down.
> > 
> > Founded in early 2008 by the late John Bryant and yours truly, the 
> > Ultralight Radio group has enjoyed steady worldwide growth for over ten 
> > years, leading the way in portable radio modification, FSL antenna 
> > development, ocean cliff propagation discoveries and the new "Frequent 
> > Flyer" transoceanic DXing sport (using a compact FSL antenna on exotic 
> > ocean beaches). We feel honored to have many of the hobby leaders among our 
> > membership, and look forward to continued innovation, exploration and 
> > excitement in the coming years!
> > 
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > 
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[IRCA] Ultralight Radio Group Moves to Groups.io

[Gary DeBock]

Following the general trend among radio hobby groups, the 1,500+ member 
Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has moved its home base from Yahoo to 
Groups.io. This is a general notice to other radio hobby groups before the 
Yahoo site is closed down.

Founded in early 2008 by the late John Bryant and yours truly, the Ultralight 
Radio group has enjoyed steady worldwide growth for over ten years, leading the 
way in portable radio modification, FSL antenna development, ocean cliff 
propagation discoveries and the new "Frequent Flyer" transoceanic DXing sport 
(using a compact FSL antenna on exotic ocean beaches). We feel honored to have 
many of the hobby leaders among our membership, and look forward to continued 
innovation, exploration and excitement in the coming years!


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


 
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Re: [IRCA] TP 5 Jan Victoria version.

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Nick,

<<<   Going over 
the SDR recordings, there are ever so faint 
traces of the R. Iran chimes also on 585 and 720 at 1530UT on 24 December.  >>>

For what it's worth, there was a 720 reception in Hawaii two months ago that 
the Finnish DXers suspected was from Iran, but nobody could identify the exotic 
language being broadcast at the time.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

 


> On January 5, 2019 at 6:22 PM Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> 
> With conditions like this, all that's left is to go over old recordings.
> 
> The morning of 24 December was pretty interesting 
> in that Iran on 1098 was heard here.  Going over 
> the SDR recordings, there are ever so faint 
> traces of the R. Iran chimes also on 585 and 720 at 1530UT on 24 December..
> 
> Definitely targets for the next opening...
> 
> 
> 
> At 01:29 2019-01-06, R. Colin Newell wrote:
> 
> >Which is why if we got more than 2 days of sun 
> >in a row, I’d lower my FLAGS for service and 
> >tweaking and put up an end-fed and get my CQ on.
> >
> >For now it’s all wind, rain, gale, torrent, repeat...
> >
> >Colin Newell - Victoria -
> >VA7WWV - B.C. CANADA -
> >
> > > On Jan 5, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> > >
> > > To call this morning dead would be an insult 
> > to any dearly departed.  Judging by NHK2's on 
> > line presence, they signed off some time after 
> > 1440UT this morning, but the SDR recordings could tell me nothing further.
> > >
> > >
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Re: [IRCA] TP report from Masset for January 1 2019

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<<< AIR 1566 used to be a powerful dominant station in Newfoundland, but in the 
last 2 years we have not heard it at all.
Something has happened to their transmitter / antenna. >>>

That makes perfect sense, judging from the total absence of 1566-AIR in the 
Pacific islands last year. They were completely MIA in both the Cooks and 
Hawaii, even on mornings when other Indian frequencies managed fair strength.

Gary

> On January 3, 2019 at 5:42 PM Chuck Hutton  mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> AIR 1566 used to be a powerful dominant station in Newfoundland, but in 
> the last 2 years we have not heard it at all.
> 
> Something has happened to their transmitter / antenna.
> 
> And if anyone is thinking conditions are to blame, over 40 Indians have 
> been heard from Newfoundland although of course not all in the last few years.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net >
> Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 3:01 PM
> To: Patrick Martin; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] TP report from Masset for January 1 2019
> 
> 
> In both places I also tried to match your reception of 1566-AIR, but the 
> frequency is locked down by 3NE in the Cooks, and by 1570-KUAU splatter in 
> Hawaii. I think that the key for west coast DXers to track down India is to 
> be aware that almost all of the big gun AIR stations switch to an English 
> news format at 1530 UTC, with all of them in parallel. Because of this 
> 927-AIR and 954-AIR were both received in Kauai in November. 657-AIR was also 
> received in Bengali in the Cooks, but only by some serious luck.
> 
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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Re: [IRCA] TP report from Masset for January 1 2019

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Never logged 693, but heard & QSL'd 558. Too much JJ on 693 when I tried. 
Great catch! >>>

Thanks Patrick,

693-Bangladesh is a lot easier to receive in the forward Pacific areas now that 
NHK2 signs off around 1545. The 1000 kW helped to overcome the 3AW Oz pest in 
the Cook Islands, and 690-KHNR splatter in Hawaii.

In both places I also tried to match your reception of 1566-AIR, but the 
frequency is locked down by 3NE in the Cooks, and by 1570-KUAU splatter in 
Hawaii. I think that the key for west coast DXers to track down India is to be 
aware that almost all of the big gun AIR stations switch to an English news 
format at 1530 UTC, with all of them in parallel. Because of this 927-AIR and 
954-AIR were both received in Kauai in November. 657-AIR was also received in 
Bengali in the Cooks, but only by some serious luck.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


> On January 3, 2019 at 12:49 AM Patrick Martin  wrote:
> 
> Gary,
> 
> Never logged 693, but heard & QSL'd 558. Too much JJ on 693 when I tried. 
> Great catch!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager
> 
> -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2019 8:17 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America; Volodya S
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] TP report from Masset for January 1 2019
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> Happy New Year Walt,
> 
> <<< Highlight today was Bangladesh on 693 until s off
> at 17:30 often at armchair levels. >>>
> 
> Congratulations on your 693-Bangladesh reception. They were also pretty 
> strong for me in the Cook Islands (mixing with 3NE) in April, but barely 
> broke through some nasty 690-KHNR (Honolulu) splatter in Kauai, Hawaii last 
> November.
> 
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 
> > On January 1, 2019 at 1:33 PM Volodya S  mailto:can...@gmail.com mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> >
> > Happy New Year to all! Highlight today was Bangladesh on 693 until 
> s off
> > at 17:30 often at armchair levels.
> > 1494 was the mystery solved. English then French. BEE32 from Taiwan
> > Note of the week is 1557 Taiwan. Sick transmitter much like a North 
> Korean
> > with buzzing
> >
> > Last night 4000 to 4100 was busy with pirate activity until past 
> 06:00
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Re: [IRCA] TP report from Masset for January 1 2019

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Happy New Year Walt,

<<< Highlight today was Bangladesh on 693 until s off
at 17:30 often at armchair levels. >>>

Congratulations on your 693-Bangladesh reception. They were also pretty strong 
for me in the Cook Islands (mixing with 3NE) in April, but barely broke through 
some nasty 690-KHNR (Honolulu) splatter in Kauai, Hawaii last November.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On January 1, 2019 at 1:33 PM Volodya S  mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
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> 
> Happy New Year to all! Highlight today was Bangladesh on 693 until s off
> at 17:30 often at armchair levels.
> 1494 was the mystery solved. English then French. BEE32 from Taiwan
> Note of the week is 1557 Taiwan. Sick transmitter much like a North Korean
> with buzzing
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> Last night 4000 to 4100 was busy with pirate activity until past 06:00
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[IRCA] (Re) Introduction

[Gary DeBock]

Like Phil B., I thought that a re-introduction might be a good idea. I'm 
exactly the same age as Phil (65), and also worked extensively in sonar systems 
in my original career-- except on the "business end," as a Navy Sonar 
Technician during the Vietnam War.

As a teenager I became interested in DXing around 1966 in Puyallup, WA, when I 
built a cheap Heathkit "Ocean Hopper" regenerative shortwave radio and found 
that I could hear shortwave stations from around the world with it. In 1967 (at 
age 14) I was moved to iwakuni, Japan as a military dependent, and found that 
this was an ideal venue to chase Asian Medium Wave DX with hot new Sony 
portables (and learn basic Japanese conversation). After returning to the US in 
1969 I built a Heathkit GR-64 tube receiver, along with joining the IRCA and 
tracking down some interesting AM-DX from the east coast.

During the Vietnam War the U.S. had a "draft lottery," and of course my 
birthdate was one of the first in the Army induction priority. Before being 
drafted I joined the Navy in July of 1971, and was fortunate to receive 
advanced electronics training, free travel to most of the Asian countries (as 
well as Pakistan, Kenya, Mauritius and Diego Garcia), including a brief visit 
to Hong Kong to meet a cute Chinese girl. As a Sonar Technician I was trained 
to repair electronic equipment out on the ocean where decent repair parts were 
not available-- a skill (known in the Navy as "WestPac Jury Rigging") which has 
proven most useful in violating portable radio warranties by installing 
fanatical loopsticks.

After leaving the Navy as an E-6 (STG1) in 1982 I became a Washington real 
estate broker and fanatical amateur radio QRP operator, concentrating on 
working the world with a 2-watt Heathkit HW-8 CW transceiver and 2-element 
cubical quad antenna (all homebrew). After receiving QSL's from over 100 
countries with this barebones gear I thought that the same minimalist approach 
could be applied to the AM-DXing hobby, where in 2007 the mindset seemed to be 
stuck in "doom and gloom" over the new IBOC menace. With the focus on operator 
skill, propagation knowledge and ocean beach enhancement the new Ultralight 
Radio Boom took off like wildfire in the USA and Canada in 2008, led by the 
Master of Organization Dr. John Bryant, fanatical DXers Rob Ross, Allen Willie 
and Richard Allen, and expert administrator Kevin Schanilec. After complaints 
that we were "hijacking" the IRCA list we moved off to form our separate 
"Ultralightdx" Yahoo group

In early 2011 we suffered a major loss with John's unfortunate accident, but 
around the same time the U.K.'s Graham Maynard introduced a strange new ferrite 
antenna-- which eventually would be developed into a super sensitive (and super 
compact) ocean beach performer. The compact performance of the new FSL antenna 
led to the discovery of ocean cliff "hot spots" such as the Rockwork cliff in 
Oregon, offering enhanced transoceanic DX propagation to certain areas. In 
early 2017 the FSL antenna was shrunk down to a "travel friendly" size, 
launching the fascinating new genre of "Frequent Flyer" transoceanic DXing. 
During the latest Kauai, Hawaii DXpedition with this 5" (127mm) TSA-friendly 
antenna, AM stations were received from Oman, Egypt, Iran, India (2), 
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam (5) as well as multiple 
stations from Taiwan and the Philippines. How can the hobby possibly get any 
more exciting? Anyway, have a Happy New Year, everybody, with lots of exciti
 ng DX in 2019!

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Preliminary)

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Nick,

<<< I suspect that some of the "second tier" Japanese advantage in
Victoria is on the second go round with the SDR files, Gary. A
better comparison would be with what Colin hears live with no
wideband recording to back him up. >>>

Yes, live DXing never seems to uncover the really weak ones, unless they are 
"targeted." During Colin's live band scans I'm sure that the stronger Asian 
stations make a good impression on him, and the same thing happens down here 
with the stronger Chinese and Korean stations. But even with live DXing you 
need to carefully "comb" the recordings later on, to find out if anything 
exotic escaped your initial notice.

With the routine sunrise TP band checks here in Puyallup it's usually not 
productive to carefully search the recordings for exotic weak TP stations, but 
during "forward Pacific" trips to the Cook Islands and Hawaii many recordings 
are always made on many different frequencies for detailed file review later 
on. These recordings almost always have a bonanza of weak, exotic Asian 
stations that never were noticed during the live DXing sessions. During the 
vacations it's probably not a good idea to spend hours on detailed file review, 
especially when your wife is eager to go snorkeling, or sample some Polynesian 
dinners. This fact can even make an Ultralight DXer start to think like a 
spectrum capture enthusiast.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On December 19, 2018 at 11:32 AM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> I suspect that some of the "second tier" Japanese advantage in
> Victoria is on the second go round with the SDR files, Gary. A
> better comparison would be with what Colin hears live with no
> wideband recording to back him up.
> 
> Even going through SDR files has rarely dug out Chinese as good as
> heard in Puyallup or Seattle (after accounting for local splash in
> those more southerly sites)
> 
> This season has been pretty extraordinary here for most East
> Asians. Even so, my 18th December report had nothing that was the
> strength of your recordings of China, Korea, and Taiwan on those
> particular stations. I don't think that I even reported a carrier on
> 756, though I might have been able to find one with dedicated combing
> of the SDR files.
> 
> Now, DUsno argument Victoria is better, as the Olympic Peninsula
>     has nothing like the impact here that it does on paths to Puget Sound.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 22:57 2018-12-18, Gary DeBock wrote:
> 
> >I agree, Colin, but there is a mysterious propagation preference
> >that some places seem to display, that can't really be explained by
> >these factors. The Rockwork cliff in Oregon has always had an
> >overwhelming preference for New Zealand signals, despite the fact
> >that the Australian bearing isn't too far different. Victoria is far
> >superior to Puyallup as a TP-DXing location, but Victoria seems to
> >have a preference for second tier Japanese signals, whereas Puyallup
> >tends to break toward the Chinese on similar days. Weird!
> >
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Preliminary)

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Since this is a Gary - Nick comparison, let's use Gary;s location as the 
starting point and assume a DU bearing of 225 degs (halfway between NZ and the 
east coast of Australia).
That path goes through Centralia WA and then to the coast at the mouth of the 
Columbia River.
That's way south of the Olympic peninsula and its mountains. >>>

Chuck,
The grim reaper for DU signals here in this valley location is Puyallup's South 
Hill, which wipes out 95% of the signals reported elsewhere. The old 738-Tahiti 
occasionally made it through, like the newly rejuvenated 846-Kiribati sometime 
does. But Australia and New Zealand are pretty much a lost cause.
The positive side of this scenario is that repeated reports of the excellent DU 
catches in Victoria provided the motivation to "Get out of Dodge," resulting in 
the discoveries of DXing hotspots like the Rockwork Cliff and Cape Perpetua.

Gary

> On December 19, 2018 at 11:45 AM Chuck Hutton  mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Since this is a Gary - Nick comparison, let's use Gary;s location as the 
> starting point and assume a DU bearing of 225 degs (halfway between NZ and 
> the east coast of Australia).
> 
> That path goes through Centralia WA and then to the coast at the mouth of 
> the Columbia River.
> 
> That's way south of the Olympic peninsula and its mountains.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch 
> mailto:n...@ieee.org >
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 11:32 AM
> To: Gary DeBock; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Preliminary)
> 
> 
> 
> Now, DUsno argument Victoria is better, as the Olympic Peninsula
> has nothing like the impact here that it does on paths to Puget Sound.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Conclusion)

[Gary DeBock]

 As usual, the Asian results here in this landlocked valley were far 
different than those reported by Nick in salt water-enhanced Victoria, with far 
fewer Japanese but a few different Chinese and Koreans. The glowing Victoria 
reports from December 17th were the motivation for the soggy Peach Park DXing 
effort described below, though, and Asian signals were definitely worth the 
short deployment during dreary weather.

 My session started at 1350 UTC in the pouring rain and brisk wind, with a 
semi-waterproof 5" FSL antenna set up at a local park 5 minutes from home. The 
tiny antenna managed to snag a great signal from 864-HLKR at 1406 before some 
wind-assisted rain apparently got inside the variable cap, sending the antenna 
back inside the car for the duration. A 15" monster FSL with all the Rockwork 
Cliff weatherproofing mods was used for the remainder of the session. Early on 
in the predawn darkness the 756-CNR1 synchros were making some serious noise, 
along with 603-HLSA, 738-BEL2 and the usual 972-HLCA. Some weaker Chinese 
signals were showing up on 837 (music), 936 (music) and 963 (Russian). By 1500 
the Chinese big gun 639-CNR1 had finally dispatched KFI splatter, and 603-China 
and 657-China were also building up to decent strength. 738-BEL2 came up with 
an English program at 1530 (the first time ever heard here, although reported 
by some Japanese friends), and 657-China's music ha
 d dispatched the shouting Korean from Pyongyang. By 1545 the rain and wind had 
taken its toll on the drenched DXer, and it became a contest of whether the 
Asian propagation or the soaked DXer would be the first to bail. Since this was 
Puyallup and not Victoria, I'm happy to report that the Asian signals were the 
first to throw in the towel around 1550, with 972 and 1566 making their final 
gasps around 1600. Overall it was an interesting session, but definitely more 
labor-intensive than dream DXing in Hawaii.

603  China Hulun Buir?   Chinese male speech at a very good level at 1523 
before being swallowed up by HLSA's music  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/t0zj9fspaf364ytjmd2dpe2t0ywge9tr

603  HLSA   Namyang, S. Korea   Male Korean pop music building up to S9 
strength at 1524; one of the strongest Asians of the session  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/tmraodszk5riotwglzenwunl34odj5d3

639  CNR1  Synchros   Chinese female speech at very strong level at 1543; one 
of the best signals late in the session  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/qvkr43h436440jox8uaz7p313xakxuqj

738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   English language program at 1534 with 
British-accented lady talking about a Christmas fair; first time ever heard 
here https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/drq81mtk1vchnv54k1qj5kaojgglym3x

756  CNR1 Synchros   China   One of the stars of the session, with S9 signals 
in and out from 1400-1500. This Chinese female speech was at 1413  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8t59br2uwv16ldqm1sf6qpncdzqxuvwc

864  HLKR   Gangneung, S. Korea   Korean pop music at excellent strength at 
1406, shortly before the 5" FSL bailed  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/0tw3r7vo05gt0aa9unkif25o789i2zd8

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley, WA, USA)

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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Preliminary)

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Colin (and Walt),

If not for the intelligence reports from Victoria regarding yesterday's TP 
bonanza, I would have missed out on some exciting DX this morning (along with 
some rain, wind and stares at the local park). Overall, it was an excellent 
opportunity both to get back into the swing of the improving local conditions, 
and test out the latest FSL antenna waterproofing mods.

<<< I think it has everything to do with --
*a.) The "cut of the jib" of the antenna*
*b.) The bearing*
*c.) The ambient noise level*
*d.) The conductivity of the ground*
*e.) The relative position to a coastal enhancement or body of water.* >>>

I agree, Colin, but there is a mysterious propagation preference that some 
places seem to display, that can't really be explained by these factors. The 
Rockwork cliff in Oregon has always had an overwhelming preference for New 
Zealand signals, despite the fact that the Australian bearing isn't too far 
different. Victoria is far superior to Puyallup as a TP-DXing location, but 
Victoria seems to have a preference for second tier Japanese signals, whereas 
Puyallup tends to break toward the Chinese on similar days. Weird!

<<< I have a lake 2.5 km to my N.W. - I bet dollars for doughnuts that
if I did a "Gary DeBock" and set up camp there one morning (it's on an easy
bike bath...)
Signals "by the lake" would be 3 - 7 db better than my location. I'm
convinced of it.
Ok. Yes. Challenge accepted! >>>

Sounds great, Colin! "Hit and run" DXing has a charm all its own-- and a 
special antenna has been developed to give the concept a "turbo boost." 
Tracking down exotic TP-DX in a portable setup is a thrill all its own-- and 
great practice for running wild in places like Hawaii.

Gary (still drying out after this morning's session)

> On December 18, 2018 at 10:44 AM "R. Colin Newell"  mailto:coffeecan...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> I think it has everything to do with --
> 
> *a.) The "cut of the jib" of the antenna*
> *b.) The bearing*
> *c.) The ambient noise level*
> *d.) The conductivity of the ground*
> *e.) The relative position to a coastal enhancement or body of water.*
> 
> I have a lake 2.5 km to my N.W. - I bet dollars for doughnuts that
> if I did a "Gary DeBock" and set up camp there one morning (it's on an 
> easy
> bike bath...)
> Signals "by the lake" would be 3 - 7 db better than my location. I'm
> convinced of it.
> 
> Ok. Yes. Challenge accepted!
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 10:09 AM Volodya S  mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> > > Interesting observation, Colin. For me, my best frequencies are 
> between
> > 594 and 1134. That includes TA activity, as well. Higher doesn't 
> > seem to
> > do as well, with the most obvious being 1386 from Lithuania in our 
> > local
> > evenings. I barely ever hear anything while you fellas in Oak 
> > Bay/Gordon
> > Head are hearing them well. Not sure why, besides my antenna
> > size/locations? 73, Walt
> > 
> > > >
> >
> >
> --
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Preliminary)

[Gary DeBock]

 True to the reports from Victoria yesterday, the Asians put on quite a 
powerful show again this morning. It wasn't quite up to Hawaiian standards or 
even the wacky conditions of late October, but it was still pretty entertaining.

The big stars in the rainy Peach Park here in Puyallup were 756-CNR1 (with 
huge S9 signals in and out from 1430-1515), 738-BEL2 with an English program at 
1534, and 864-HLKR with an S9+ signal at 1408. The regulars 603-HLSA and 
639-CNR1 also managed several S9+ peaks, and a presumed 837-Harbin had music at 
good levels in and out. A presumed 657-Henan was also (thankfully) giving 
Pyongyang BS some severe completion. The CRI stations weren't quite up to their 
late October levels, though, and with the exception of 603-China and a monster 
het from a presumed 621-Heilongjiang, the other Chinese seemed slow to get 
untracked. 783 and 936 were MIA, and the upper band didn't seem to share in the 
good conditions. More details to follow...


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Re: [IRCA] CO TP DX Report 12/15/18

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Craig,

Thanks for your detailed TP-DX report from Colorado.

<<< 702 unknown, w male and female, to paraphrase Nick, faint - burbles in the 
splatter, just prior to LSR >>>

For Asians, the NHK2 synchros (JOFB and JOKD) and off-frequency KCBS in North 
Korea (typically complete with throbbing hum) are the usual suspects on the 
west coast. During your trip to Maui, however, you will also have a shot at 
702-China, VoV, 2BL, Magic, and even BBC in Oman. All of these were received on 
702 in Kauai last month. Good luck!

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> On December 15, 2018 at 8:44 AM C B via IRCA wrote:
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> On December 15, 2018 at 8:44 AM C B wrote:
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> Best morning in a while. I listened from 1312 to 1420. LSR at 1413.
> 594 JOAK weak w/male in JJ
> 693 JOAB good w/female in JJ, //774
> 702 unknown, w male and female, to paraphrase Nick, faint - burbles in the 
> splatter, just prior to LSR
> 747 JOIB fair w/female in JJ
> 774 JOUB very good w/female in JJ, nice pre-LSR bump
> 828 fair w/female in JJ, //774, some intermittent splatter
> 837 poss. CNR5, faint w/female vocals, sounded like CC, briefly just prior to 
> LSR
> 873 JOJB weak w/male and female in JJ
> 972 HLCA fair w/pop-type vocals, lots of splatter
> 1422 poss. JORF, faint w/vocals, male barely audible, right after LSR
> 1566 HLAZ very good w/female in KK, female vocals, intermittent splatter
> 1575 unknown, w/fleeting snivets of audio
> 73 and Best of DX,
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[IRCA] Hawaii Ultralight TP-DXpedition File Review

[Gary DeBock]

 Lucky breaks continue to pile up in the recordings made during last 
month's Poipu, Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition, with a second India station being 
identified (954-AIR, with English News at 1539 UTC on 11-8, // 927) and 7 TP's 
being received on 702 kHz alone. 

 Most DXers are aware that Hawaii has an excessive number of local stations 
running too much power, with salt water spreading their splatter far and wide. 
The way that a vacationing DXer can compensate for that is to find out which 
frequencies are free and clear, and exploit them for all they are worth.

 702 kHz was one such frequency in Poipu, Kauai. It yielded 7 different 
transoceanic stations during the recent Ultralight DXpedition, including the 
8,400 mile DX catch of the BBC Arabic Service in A'Seela, Oman. The list also 
included the NHK2 synchros, KCBS in Chongjin, N. Korea (which was 
off-frequency, causing a throbbing hum on everything else), Jiangsu in China, 
VoV in Danang, Vietnam, 2BL in Sydney, Australia, and a presumed Magic in 
Auckland, N.Z.

 Like 927-AIR in Visakhapatnam, India (100 kW), 954-AIR in Najibabad (200 
kW) was carrying English news at 1539 UTC, mixing with another UnID Chinese 
station. The 927-AIR reception (at 1531 on the same morning) was confirmed by 
Indian DXer C.K. Raman, and the 954-AIR reception is obviously the same English 
news with the same announcer

954-AIR (mixing with China at 1539 UTC  on 11-8)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/iorttt8om8i3mrmw8m5w6xbjz50zm8ht

927-AIR (mixing with China at 1531 UTC on 11-8)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/0got0o1k2bkhpw411fk2y32kg9oxer17

Besides the two stations from India and 702-BBC in Oman, AM stations were also 
received from Iran, Egypt, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam 
(5 stations). Hopefully an SDR-DXer will also be willing to try out his luck in 
this awesome DXing paradise, assuming that the logistics can be worked out.

Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii from November 3-8 with a 7.5 inch 
loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight and 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna)

DXpedition video posted at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI


 

 
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition-- Exotic and Memorable MP3's

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Great stuff Gary! Location, location, location ...
Hawaii's a little further from we east coasters than you but someday ... >>>

Thanks, Bill. It's always much easier to escape North American splatter than 
attempting to manage it.
I felt a little guilty enjoying the 78 degree weather while you were freezing 
in Lubec, but the Kauai propagation (and your awesome TP receptions) helped me 
to get over the feeling pretty quickly.

Gary

> On December 11, 2018 at 6:05 AM His mailto:b...@his.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Great stuff Gary! Location, location, location ...
> 
> Hawaii's a little further from we east coasters than you but someday ...
> 
> Bill Whitacre
> Alexandria, VA ... where it did NOT snow over the weekend.
> 
> ---
> 
> On Dec 11, 2018, at 6:01 AM, Gary DeBock wrote:
> 
> > > From November 3-8 my wife and I took advantage of an outstanding 
> Costco Travel package to the Aston at Poipu Kai on Hawaii's Kauai island 
> ("the Garden Island"), which included round trip airfare for two (nonstop 
> from Seattle), six days in a new 2-BR condo right near the island's best salt 
> water beach and a newer, full-sized rental car-- all included in the $2.3K 
> cost. But the biggest value turned out to be the awesome ocean beach 
> transoceanic DXing.
> > 
> > After two trips to Kona (on the Big Island) with Ultralights and a 
> > 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL I did have some Hawaii DXing experience, but 
> > the transoceanic results during those trips were limited to East Asia and 
> > the Pacific islands. For this trip the 5 inch FSL would have an upgraded 
> > variable cap, and be boosted by a 4 foot PVC base. As it turned out, these 
> > modest improvements would transform the tiny ferrite antenna into the 
> > ultimate compact DXing thriller. MW stations in Oman, Egypt, Iran, India, 
> > Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand were all received, 
> > along with multiple stations in the Philippines and Taiwan. 800-PJB off the 
> > coast of South America also crashed one of the evening sessions. This was 
> > like the "final exam" of the Frequent Flyer Ultralight gear-- which 
> > demonstrated the potential of this forward Pacific DXing paradise for both 
> > Ultralight and SDR-DXers alike. If anyone feels bored in their radio hobby, 
> > a quick trip to Kauai can provid
 e the permanent cure!
> > 
> > 621 Radio Tuvalu Funafuti, Tuvalu, 5 kW The usual S9+ signal with 
> > female speech in the island dialect at 0928 on 11-3, with drums pounding 
> > for emphasis https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/5089jtrmpi5eajk330uwukvz4brqfoyk
> > 
> > 630 VoV? Animated male-female speech in apparent Southeast Asian 
> > dialect dominant over CNR synchros at 1523 on 11-4; Jari S. "guesses" this 
> > is Vietnamese, but no chance at the time to check the 675-711 parallels 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/k0ttlujgsp2p11817uhakkgrqwrzdlvj
> > 
> > 675 VoV My Hao, Vietnam, 500 kW Female speech at very good level // 
> > 711 at 1637 on 11-7 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/9sg4yp7lgfob6e5hw1wphlklnljbvwyq
> > 
> > 675 Cheng Sheng BC Peikang, Taiwan, 5 kW Male-female call in talk 
> > program in a Chinese dialect at 1655 on 11-7; Hiroyuki Okamura says this is 
> > Taiwanese https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/aqd2vjmbcvofpsygksaqx4cqhc0nfbjf
> > 
> > 693 Bangladesh Betar Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1000 kW The super power 
> > exotic station finally broke through wicked 690-KHNR Honolulu splatter (10 
> > kW at 113 miles) at 1639 on 11-8 with an apparent Islamic sermon (having 
> > mentions of "Allah" at 27 and 31 seconds) 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/haye98bfrypbt1cdb1wgma2mx01wskpx
> > 
> > 702 BBC Arabic Service A'Seela, Oman, 800 kW One of the big 
> > surprises of the DXpedition, this station was amazingly strong for the 
> > 8,586 mile (13,818 km) distance at 1604 on 11-6. Thanks to Mauno and Mika 
> > for the language and station investigation 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/cwgqhpm3hy0thmthw4o018i7c70y0b8i
> > 
> > 702 VoV Danang, Vietnam, 50 kW Male and female speech at 1612 on 
> > 11-4 with announcers and format sounding very much like those on 675 and 
> > 711 (although not parallel); Jari L. says this is Vietnamese 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/idw17ybpwsblr8evf440xnlr13z4l5c9
> > 
> > 711 VoV Thoi Long, Vietnam, 500 kW Female speech at good level // 
> > 675 at 1529 on 11-6; this station often had co-channel issues with Korea 
>

[IRCA] Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition-- Exotic and Memorable MP3's

[Gary DeBock]

 on 11-3 with an S9 signal and "Transmundial" ID at 6 seconds, this 
signal was typical of powerful North and South American stations that would mix 
with the Asian and Pacific island stations each evening in a wild competition. 
5.981 miles/ 9,627 km  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wiotqzpyghyinwl4o1f0c3vw2s1brtbw

864  HLKR-UnID Philippines   The Korean big gun is in a wild S9 snarl with a 
mystery Filipino station at 1539 on 11-3; this was a typical snarling Asian mix 
very common in the salt-water-boosted Kauai propagation  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/edbmedfei6kjn85jvs9k21lwe8d89cxn

918  ERTU   Bawiti, Egypt, 10 kW   Some awesome investigative work by Mauno 
determined that this modest signal at 1628 on 11-6 was Egyptian Arabic-- one of 
the biggest surprises of the trip (otherwise it would have remained an UnID). 
Thanks for the extra effort! (8,921 miles/ 14,357 km)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/hhdwsw42ok5pcevh41amx9i7ln3cxmag

918  RNK   Phnom Penh, Kampuchea, 200 kW   One of the biggest stars of the 
DXpedition, with S9-level Kampuchean pop music almost every morning around 
1630, burying Shandong in the dust. This music was at 1655 on 11-3  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wciwhvoeqasvojbifrg8x4u54bm6qshq

Booming pop music at 1653 on 11-8  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/yimn4viqpff60d85ek5cvt1yxe6d5orb

Burying Shandong at 1635 on 11-8  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/geenpiko5i7rkohvdxwhfnbkavb928fe

Full National Anthem at 1700 sign off on 11-8  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wfcfv169exidtnlflx3g0ikag1xdg7ql

927  AIR   Visakhapatnam, India, 100 kW   India news in English by female 
announcer at 1531 on 11-8 (mixing with China); with mentions of "also approved 
Indian..." at 9 seconds and "for India to express" at 25 seconds. Thanks very 
much to C.K. Raman of India for matching the recording to the AIR archives  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ozrw09zrlayks7nt3dxt95zeaibqmwd7

1440  Radio Kiribati   Bairiki, Tarawa, 10 kW   The usual female announcer 
speaking the island language got a boost from semi-auroral conditions at 0845 
on 11-6 to thunder over JOWF's Japanese female announcer  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/cpgfb9jg414gez35y94k0aaghhh6ffcy

 1575  Iranian Jammer   Causing severe interference to VOA-Thailand's Bengali 
program at 1620 on 11-8, the "official" target of this prolific Jammer is Radio 
Farda in the U.A.E. The transmitter location is unknown, but likely distance to 
Kauai is around 8,000 miles/ 12,875 km  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pn1iwgnxq3vzgf5tj9b2ek0pb6p14qg3

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii from November 3-8; DXpedition setup 
photo at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/w6ra0umwncy238cfzui8pqxetw8taare


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Re: [IRCA] further TA in Victoria 1 December

[Gary DeBock]

<<<   I've checked 702 and 1422 several times this week 
> on Kiwi SDRs  for any possible French talk before 
> 0500UT, and it's almost always been Koranic 
> recitation.  However, this evening, it was a man 
> and woman talking, but in Arabic.
> 
> However, the Arabic seemed to have a softer sound 
> than Middle Eastern, or even Egyptian, Arabic, 
> and could possibly be mistaken for French when it's poor quality DX.   >>>

Interesting, Nick. Arabic on 702 might be BBC in Oman, the big gun that was the 
surprise of the Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition. 

Most TP-DXers are pretty mystified with Arabic. I never would have known what 
this strange 702 signal was, except for the language skills of Mauno and Mika  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/r2v5evrlkg1pv6qvatidyzvqwoi3i7ou

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)   

> On December 6, 2018 at 9:13 PM Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> 
> I've checked 702 and 1422 several times this week 
> on Kiwi SDRs  for any possible French talk before 
> 0500UT, and it's almost always been Koranic 
> recitation.  However, this evening, it was a man 
> and woman talking, but in Arabic.
> 
> However, the Arabic seemed to have a softer sound 
> than Middle Eastern, or even Egyptian, Arabic, 
> and could possibly be mistaken for French when it's poor quality DX.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> At 18:35 2018-12-03, Mauno Ritola wrote:
> 
> >I think Algerian local stations may and do 
> >choose the nighttime relay network freely and 
> >also may change it and carry also two different 
> >networks during the night. I wonder if at 0500 it is then Chaîne 3?
> >
> >Mauno
> >
> >Nick Hall-Patch kirjoitti 3.12.2018 klo 6:18:
> >>Thanks for the suggestions Chuck.
> >
> >>On 702, the French program starts at 0500UT 
> >>apparently, so not a guideline necessarily for 
> >>earlier on.  This evening, I checked a 
> >>Portuguese and a Sardinian KiwiSDR , and both 
> >>delivered Coran Radio IDs on the hour on 702, 
> >>after much recitation, also //1422.
> >
> >>Maybe Algeria  has different programming on 
> >>weeknights, so will check again tomorrow.
> >
> >>1026 Tabriz has been heard here in the last 
> >>month, and was also hearing Iran on 1278 about 
> >>30 minutes later, hence the conjecture.
> >
> >>Nick
> >
> >
> >
> >>At 07:57 2018-12-02, Chuck Hutton wrote:
> >>>702 : I have heard 702 Algeria in French at 
> >>>0500 // 1089 and others several years ago.
> >>>819: since you say it is Arabic, the question 
> >>>mark next to Egypt can be removed. Iran is 
> >>>Farsi and I don't think 5 kW Sudan is more than a dream.
> >>>1026: Can't say given the description.
> >>>
> >>>Chuck
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>From: IRCA  on 
> >>>behalf of Nick Hall-Patch 
> >>>Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2018 11:31 PM
> >>>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> >>>Subject: Re: [IRCA] further TA in Victoria 1 December
> >>>
> >>>A further scan through last night's TA files yielded the following
> >>>
> >>>DEC 1
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>702Â  unID, man talking, sounded French 0240UT, into music from
> >>>plucked stringed  instrument, then more talking.  Algeria is listed
> >>>as R. Coran at this time, which I suspect would not be French, but
> >>>can't think who else this might be?
> >>>
> >>>783 unID man talking, some sort of Arabic singing, poor at 0111UT,
> >>>just a brief fade up.
> >>>
> >>>819 Arabic vocal music, poor,  0231UT Egypt?
> >>>
> >>>864 EGYPTÂ  maxed out 0227-8UT strong and clear Koran recitation.
> >>>
> >>>909 woman  in recognizably British English 0203UT and also 0230UT;
> >>>fair strength, likely Five Live
> >>>
> >>>1026 unID turned up at various times between 0130-0220UT, best was at
> >>>0153UT, with echoey male vocals.  Iran?
> >>>
> >>>1098 Arabic sounding vocal, poor 0226UT
> >>>
> >>>1539 UAE?  Although formally logged at 0239UT, was also noted with
> >>>man talking and Indian sounding music 0203, 0214,and 0234UT, never
> >>>more than poor strength
> >>>
> >>>1575  tUAE.  Fades in the buzz saw yielded male Middle Eastern
> >>>

Re: [IRCA] TAs, sigh, yet again

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Nick,

<<< Next stop, Puyallup? Gary, I think that a
barefoot ultralight might hear it. After all,
didn't Guy Atkins hear Farda on an ultralight? >>>

Yes he did, Nick (on an SRF-39FP during supreme conditions, at Grayland in 
November of 2008). Puyallup is definitely in a much lower propagation league!
As for the 1575-Iranian Jammer, I heard it at S9 in Hawaii, so I'm temporarily 
satisfied. A lot of the Victoria TA's from the Middle East seem to lose their 
steam once they go through U.S. border security.

Gary

> On December 1, 2018 at 2:12 PM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> How quickly the 1575 jammer became part of the landscape, eh?
> 
> Next stop, Puyallup? Gary, I think that a
> barefoot ultralight might hear it. After all,
> didn't Guy Atkins hear Farda on an ultralight?
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 20:42 2018-12-01, Bruce Portzer wrote:
> 
> >Actually, I have been hearing that one a lot
> >lately. I apparently haven't been mentioning it enough.
> >
> >Bruce
> >
> >On 12/1/2018 12:33, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
> >
> >
> >>The one that surprises me by its lack in your
> >>location is the jammer on 1575,
> >>Bruce. Sometimes, that can be downright loud here, morning and evening.
> >
> >>73
> >
> >>Nick
> >
> >
> >
> >>At 06:53 2018-12-01, Bruce Portzer wrote:
> >
> >>>Nick
> >>>
> >>>My experiences have been very similar to
> >>>Gary's. I get lots of carriers but not a lot
> >>>of audio.  I hear little bits of audio when
> >>>you guys are reporting good audio on the same
> >>>frequencies. Some of it may be a higher noise
> >>>floor at my house, but that's not necessarily the whole story.
> >>>
> >>>It's not just limited to TAs. A few years
> >>>ago you and Walt heard a DX test on 960 from
> >>>Ontario, which was a total no-show here, so it
> >>>would appear that Victoria has an advantage in
> >>>that direction. On the surface, the salt water
> >>>path seems to be an advantage for you.
> >>>
> >>>Bruce in Seattle
> >>>
> >>>That's really interesting, Gary.  I will
> >>>not make any jokes about the US border
> >>>protection agency, and move directly into the realm of real 
> speculation.
> >>>
> >>>Victoria city looks out over about 20-60km of
> >>>salt water along the bearings for Europe and
> >>>the Middle East. I would have thought that
> >>>the fact that I'm 5 km or so from the water on
> >>>those bearings would negate that advantage,
> >>>but perhaps there is more to learn. I think I
> >>>feel an experiment coming on:Â we have a park
> >>>with about a 40m high cliff (a little one, I
> >>>know) facing out in a TA direction...
> >>>
> >>>best wishes,
> >>>
> >>>Nick
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>At 03:51 2018-12-01, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >>><<< Have managed 1539 UAE, Asianet Indian pop,
> >>>//657 on the Qatar KiwiSDR, poor at 0239UT
> >>>
> >>>And, 1278 IRAN Kermanshah IRIB, man and woman
> >>>talking in long phrases // Qatar KiwiSDR on 1278
> >>>where Oman is a problem, but a few minutes later
> >>>verified that the same program is being streamed
> >>>on IRIB Kermanshah, poor to fair 0254-0310UT
> >>>
> >>>both new here >>>
> >>>
> >>>Great job with the new catches from the Middle
> >>>East, Nick! Unfortunately most of what is
> >>>being reported in Victoria seems to be held up
> >>>at the border crossing. Some threshold audio
> >>>on 864 showed up here about an hour ago, but
> >>>other than that it's just been carriers at this challenged location.
> >>>
> >>>Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> >>>On November 30, 2018 at 7:20 PM Nick
> >>>Hall-Patch <<mailto:n...@ieee.org mailto:n...@ieee.org 
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Re: [IRCA] TAs, sigh, yet again

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Have managed 1539 UAE, Asianet Indian pop,
//657 on the Qatar KiwiSDR, poor at 0239UT

And, 1278 IRAN Kermanshah IRIB, man and woman
talking in long phrases // Qatar KiwiSDR on 1278
where Oman is a problem, but a few minutes later
verified that the same program is being streamed
on IRIB Kermanshah, poor to fair 0254-0310UT

both new here >>>

Great job with the new catches from the Middle East, Nick! Unfortunately most 
of what is being reported in Victoria seems to be held up at the border 
crossing. Some threshold audio on 864 showed up here about an hour ago, but 
other than that it's just been carriers at this challenged location.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On November 30, 2018 at 7:20 PM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> Have managed 1539 UAE, Asianet Indian pop,
> //657 on the Qatar KiwiSDR, poor at 0239UT
> 
> And, 1278 IRAN Kermanshah IRIB, man and woman
> talking in long phrases // Qatar KiwiSDR on 1278
> where Oman is a problem, but a few minutes later
> verified that the same program is being streamed
> on IRIB Kermanshah, poor to fair 0254-0310UT
> 
> both new here
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> At 01:58 2018-12-01, R. Colin Newell wrote:
> 
> >I’m out doing errands and the band is on fire!!!
> >
> >Ack!!!
> >
> >Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> >
> 
> > > 
> > > > > On Nov 30, 2018, at 4:47 PM, Volodya S  > mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
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> > > > > 
> > > > > Great reception of Qu'ran recitations at 00:46 on 864 kHz 
> > from Egypt.
> > > Strong, too! Very nice! Walt in Victoria
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Re: [IRCA] CO TP Report 11/30/18

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Craig,


Thanks for your detailed TP report from this morning, and I'm glad that you're 
having fun!


<<<   837 poss CNR5 weak w/music, female in what sounded like CC, TOH time pips 
and poss TOH ID in CC, best in a long time for here.   >>>


One of the Chinese stations on 837 was a major star of the late October TP 
bonanza here on the west coast, Craig. The consensus seemed to be that it was 
Harbin showing up for us here, with this pretty wild Mongolian-influenced music 
showing up on the 5" Frequent Flyer FSL at 1423 UTC on November 1  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/oaex4tpek3hrzv9z7z1vv9fz1yh185wl

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


 

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> On November 30, 2018 at 11:38 AM C B  mailto:bevd...@yahoo.com > wrote:
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> 
> I concur with the assessment of this morning being the best in several 
> weeks. I listened from 1237 to 1416. LSR at 1401.
> 594 JOAK weak w/male and female in JJ lots of splatter
> 693 JOAB fair w/male and female w/EE lesson
> 738 poss BEL2 weak w/male in what sounded like CC
> 747 JOIB good w/male and female w/EE lesson, lots of splatter
> 774 JOUB fair to good w/male and female w/EE lesson
> 828 JOBB weak w/male and female w/EE lesson
> 837 poss CNR5 weak w/music, female in what sounded like CC, TOH time pips 
> and poss TOH ID in CC, best in a long time for here
> 873 JOJB weak w/male in JJ, musical interludes
> 972 HLCA good w/male in KK, faded in at 1248
> 1116 ?? faint w/audio just above threshold w/female speaking, could not 
> ID language
> 1134 poss HLKC weak w/male in KK, not often heard here
> 1566 HLAZ good to very good w/male in KK
> 73 and Best of DX,
> Craig BarnesWheat Ridge, COElad FDM-S2 W KAZ w/Vactrol, NW Corner-Fed 
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

[Gary DeBock]

<<< If SDR vs live DXing killed a good part of emotion in this
hobby, Jaguar is finishing the job.
Rocco >>>

Rocco, you have just analyzed and determined the primary factor behind the 
worldwide boom in Ultralight radio popularity, especially the concept of 
deploying to isolated ocean beaches with nothing but basic equipment and your 
own DXing skill. Congratulations on your insight!

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On November 29, 2018 at 5:26 AM Rocco Cotroneo  mailto:rocco.cotro...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Jaguar is hyper assisted DXing. It's like fishing in open ocean
> with a huge net which is also selecting your preys. Its easiness for
> recognising offsets and the huge database embedded means he knows
> before you what's on the dial and tells you where to go and catch it.
> It's only patience and luck (for the id, eventually), no intuition and
> very little experience needed. The main expertise you need is to grasp
> all the software tools for maximum efficiency. It has been invented in
> Scandinavia, where conditions are such that almost every night you can
> fill some Terabytes, and you would need to live 1000 years to review
> all of it. If SDR vs live DXing killed a good part of emotion in this
> hobby, Jaguar is finishing the job.
> Rocco
> 
> 
> 
> Il giorno gio 29 nov 2018 alle ore 01:28 Sylvain Naud
> mailto:sylvainnau...@gmail.com > ha scritto:
> >
> 
> > > I have been using Jaguar on a regular basis for one + year and I 
> would
> > say that for deep MW file analysis, Jaguar is the best tool. I
> > particularly like the Extended Scan feature where one can perform 
> > from
> > wav files, an high resolution deep bandscan of split carriers over a
> > certain period of time (witch can mean hours of files). And with 
> > gaining
> > experience, it become easier to spot on a carrier where audio can be
> > find, this especially under the lowest QRM. This process saves me 
> > quite
> > some time when reviewing (juicy) files.
> > 
> > As for live listening, I still prefer the ease of the Perseus.exe 
> > GUI
> > for the reasons Chuck just gave.
> > 
> > Sylvain
> > 
> > Le 2018-11-27 à 23:41, Chuck Hutton a écrit :
> > 
> > > > > I think the overall consensus is that Jaguar audio is a 
> > bit better than Perseus. Much like the old SDR-IQ had a slight advantage..
> > > 
> > > But I chose not to use Jaguar as I find the 
> > > one-screen-does-all approach of the Perseus makes filter adjustment, 
> > > volume adjustment, frequency changes, fine tunig to get an off frequency 
> > > signal centered etc easy.
> > > 
> > > But I am still tempted to play with Jaguar every now and then.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Chuck
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > From: IRCA  > > mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Neil Kazaross 
> > > mailto:neilka...@gmail.com >
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 8:31 PM
> > > Cc: irca@hard-core-dx.com mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com ; 
> > > nrc...@googlegroups.com mailto:nrc...@googlegroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?
> > > 
> > > For me the real question is how is audio recovery with Jaguar 
> > > compared to
> > > default, for weak splits like the TA's DU's and very rare 
> > > TP's that can
> > > make it into our Midwest? 73 KAZ
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 5:36 PM James Niven 
> > > mailto:jni...@austin.rr.com > wrote:
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> > > > > > > Hi Brandon,
> > > > 
> > > > I have the Perseus SDR receiver and I have the Jaguar 
> > > > software, but it is
> > > > a little bit of a learning curve.
> > > > From what I have seen with this software so far, it is 
> > > > great for seeing
> > > > the various carriers on each frequency, but like I 
> > > > mentioned I am still
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> > > > Maybe others will chime in
> > > >  

[IRCA] 927-AIR Received During Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks to C K Raman of India for listening to my 927 kHz recording of an 
English co-channel mixing with China at 1531 UTC on November 8th in Poipu, 
Hawaii, and confirming that this was English news from All India Radio (100 kW) 
in Visakhapatnam, on the east coast of India. The recording has mentions of 
"also approved Indian." at 9 seconds, and "for India to express..."  at 24 
seconds  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/4db8eyfzc2zh3jv1xkorf008eydpj7at

 File review from the Poipu, Kauai Ultralight DXpedition is still 
continuing, but there have already been receptions identified from 702-BBC in 
Oman, the 1575-Iranian Jammer, 918-Egypt (thanks to Mauno), 927-AIR in India, 
693-Bangladesh, 729-Myanmar, 918-Cambodia (about 15 receptions, like a daily 
pipeline), VoV on 675, 702, 711 and 729, at least one Philippine station (on 
954) plus multiple stations in Taiwan, China, Japan and Korea.

 DXing in Poipu, Kauai with a 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna was the 
hobby thrill of a lifetime!

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)




 
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Re: [IRCA] Jammin' on the Beach

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Nick,

<<< I wonder how many of VoA-Thailand's real listeners are getting fouled
up by that jammer, hi. >>>

No doubt the 1575-Jammer is causing serious consternation in Southeast Asia, 
Nick, but the Jammer doesn't seem to fade into Hawaii until just before 1600, 
which is about the time that the SE Asian language programs from VOA-Thailand 
have just about wrapped up. Maybe the regular listeners in SE Asia avoid the 
worst? As for the Bengali program after 1600, though, it's probably toast.

Gary

> On November 27, 2018 at 1:11 PM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
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> 
> I wonder how many of VoA-Thailand's real listeners are getting fouled
> up by that jammer, hi.
> 
> Certainly VoA can be overpowered here, at least this season.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> At 20:42 2018-11-27, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >An S9 signal from the 1575-Iranian Jammer (8,000 miles away)
> >temporarily overwhelms VOA-Thailand's Bengali at 1620 UTC on
> >November 8th during the last morning session on the Poipu, Kauai
> >beach https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pn1iwgnxq3vzgf5tj9b2ek0pb6p14qg3
> >
> >
> 
> > > Middle East reception was the big surprise of the Kauai Ultralight
> > DXpedition, with 702-BBC in Oman also reaching a near S9 level on
> > November 6th, and Mauno Ritola doing an awesome language
> > investigation to narrow down Egyptian Arabic from 918-Egypt. We
> > can't wait to go back to the forward Pacific DXing Paradise!
> > 
> > > >
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Re: [IRCA] Jammin' on the Beach

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<<< It's not clear from your words, but there's an implication that VOA is the 
jammer target.
Or maybe I misinterpret? In any case, Farda is the real target. >>>

Chuck,

Yes, Farda is the "official" target, but the way it works out (at least in 
Hawaii) is that VOA in Thailand might just as well be the Jammer's target after 
propagation from the Middle East develops around 1600 UTC daily. My guess is 
that the SE Asian target area of VOA-Thailand is similarly plastered by the 
Iranian Jammer around that time.

Gary

> On November 27, 2018 at 1:19 PM Chuck Hutton  mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
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> 
> It's not clear from your words, but there's an implication that VOA is 
> the jammer target.
> 
> Or maybe I misinterpret? In any case, Farda is the real target.
> 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch 
> mailto:n...@ieee.org >
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 1:11 PM
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Jammin' on the Beach
> 
> I wonder how many of VoA-Thailand's real listeners are getting fouled
> up by that jammer, hi.
> 
>     Certainly VoA can be overpowered here, at least this season.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> At 20:42 2018-11-27, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >An S9 signal from the 1575-Iranian Jammer (8,000 miles away)
> >temporarily overwhelms VOA-Thailand's Bengali at 1620 UTC on
> >November 8th during the last morning session on the Poipu, Kauai
> >beach https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pn1iwgnxq3vzgf5tj9b2ek0pb6p14qg3
> >
> >
> 
> > > Middle East reception was the big surprise of the Kauai Ultralight
> > DXpedition, with 702-BBC in Oman also reaching a near S9 level on
> > November 6th, and Mauno Ritola doing an awesome language
> > investigation to narrow down Egyptian Arabic from 918-Egypt. We
> > can't wait to go back to the forward Pacific DXing Paradise!
> > 
> > > >
> >Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> >
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[IRCA] Jammin' on the Beach

[Gary DeBock]

An S9 signal from the 1575-Iranian Jammer (8,000 miles away) temporarily 
overwhelms VOA-Thailand's Bengali at 1620 UTC on November 8th during the last 
morning session on the Poipu, Kauai beach  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pn1iwgnxq3vzgf5tj9b2ek0pb6p14qg3


 Middle East reception was the big surprise of the Kauai Ultralight DXpedition, 
with 702-BBC in Oman also reaching a near S9 level on November 6th, and Mauno 
Ritola doing an awesome language investigation to narrow down Egyptian Arabic 
from 918-Egypt. We can't wait to go back to the forward Pacific DXing Paradise!


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

  
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[IRCA] Broadband SDR-DXing in Hawaii-- A Scouting Report

[Gary DeBock]

As most transoceanic DXers are aware, the Hawaiian Islands offer an exceptional 
opportunity for AM-DXing hobbyists to chase enhanced, salt water-boosted 
signals from around the world. A recent Ultralight + FSL antenna trip provided 
all the DXing excitement anyone could hope for, with potent signals received 
from Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, and both North and South America. But this 
was all live DXing-- one frequency at a time. Is a similar trip possible using 
a broadband loop antenna, and an SDR to record spectrum in one of the world's 
most enhanced environments?

Normally such a challenge would be unthinkable, due to external antenna 
restrictions and the impossibility of carrying large loop antenna components on 
major airlines. But the unique situation at Poipu Beach on Kauai Island is 
definitely worth mentioning.

First of all, there is a fully stocked Home Depot store about 15 minutes 
away by car, offering PVC pipes, concrete bases and antenna wire-- along with 
any tools necessary for antenna assembly. The 2-BR condos on the Poipu Kai 
beach are not part of a motel, but are individually owned and rented out by a 
management company for owners on the mainland. I never saw a single management 
company official on the property during the entire 6 days, except for the night 
when we checked into the complex management office (and he seemed to stay right 
there). Each morning I set up my FSL antenna on a 5' PVC base in the large open 
patio area behind our condo from 0400-0700 local time (1400-1700 UTC), and 
never was questioned by anybody-- let alone anybody from the management 
company. I'm pretty sure that small, breakdown versions of broadband antennas 
(such as the type that both Chuck and Tom have become skillful in setting up at 
the Rockwork cliff every August) would be fully acceptable
  during these sunrise enhancement sessions in Hawaii. There is excellent, free 
Wi-Fi available at the site for checking parallels and web streams, and fragile 
items like the SDR receivers and Wellbrook amps could be carried in hand carry 
luggage, similar to how I carry the Ultralights and FSL antennas. After such a 
broadband DXpedition the antenna parts could be probably be returned to the 
local Home Depot store, possibly with a chance of refunds.

 Of course with a such a pioneering effort there will always be challenges 
and surprising discoveries, and a sense of optimism and adventure will prove to 
be most useful. But the opportunity certainly is there-- as well as the chance 
to conduct a breakthrough DXpedition that could be of legendary success.


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)




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Re: [IRCA] Kauai Island AM-DXing.. Know Before You Go (Conclusion)

[Gary DeBock]

Craig, Nick and Bill,

Thank you all very much for your generous comments on the Kauai DXing posts. 
And no, Nick, Costco is not giving me any finder's fee for travel referrals :-) 
But I wouldn't turn down a discount on the next Kauai trip!
Bill, I was actually also thinking of you in Lubec during the Kauai trip, as 
you tracked down multiple breakthrough TP's that almost never show up on East 
Coast beaches... especially when you tracked down 1098-Marshalls, an island DX 
station not too far from Kauai. I was thinking of how much trouble you went 
through to set up the DKAZ in the freezing cold, and how I was just stepping 
out into the 78 degree patio to track down Middle East and Asian DX with a 
1-minute antenna setup.
As far as a fair reward for real dedication and sacrifice, the Asian and 
Pacific TP's sowing up in Lubec far outweigh anything that showed up in Kauai! 
Your efforts to set up the Kiwi SDR's so that others could share in the DXing 
excitement certainly went above and beyond the call of duty. DXing innovation, 
creativity and dedication are alive and well on both coasts!
Gary (Back in cold and rainy Puyallup, WA)

> On November 21, 2018 at 9:09 AM "bill [his.com]"  mailto:b...@his.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> I’d like to 2nd Nick’s comments Gary. There were a few times I thought of 
> you there in Hawaii with a souped up portable radio and modest sized FSL and 
> compared it to freezing my butt off in Maine trying to keep up two huge DKAZ 
> antennas in a very unfriendly environment. Then I got under the quilts at 
> night and let the SDR do the work and knew I’d made the right choice. The 
> only thing worse than having to keep a big antenna up is having to actually 
> DX out there live!
> 
> Thanks again for the write up and exposing us all to some pretty amazing 
> DX!
> 
> Bill Whitacre
> Alexandria, VA
> 
> —
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> > > On Nov 21, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> > 
> > Heh, I hope that Costco is giving you a good finders' fee for that 
> > write up Gary (hi). It certainly sounds like quite the deal all right.
> > 
> > Seriously, thanks for an excellent write up on how to approach a 
> > new and exotic DX location, and how to take full advantage of it.
> > 
> > best wishes,
> > 
> > Nick
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > At 09:38 2018-11-21, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > 
> > > > > Finally, In consideration of the exceptional value of the 
> > Costco travel package and the superb transoceanic DX propagation prevalent 
> > on the Kauai beach, this 6 day Hawaii vacation proved to be as much of a 
> > lifetime hobby thrill as visiting the exotic Cook islands in April-- at 
> > less than half the cost. My strong advice to anyone who is feeling bored 
> > with his AM-DXing hobby is to step out of your comfort zone, and try 
> > something really new. You can certainly chase DX at home (or at the same 
> > flat ocean beach) for decades, but you are unlikely to experience anything 
> > radically different from what you have already experienced. Breakthrough 
> > results require breakthrough innovation, exploration and experimentation, 
> > and the commitment to overcome all challenges until you get the results you 
> > desire.
> > > 
> > > DXing on Kauai Island makes it easy for you. All the comforts 
> > > of home are within a 20-minute drive. A Walmart, Safeway, Costco and Home 
> > > Depot are all in the local area, close to your gorgeous 2-BR beach side 
> > > condo. You don't even need to change currency or bring a passport (well, 
> > > at least if you live south of the border). An outstanding snorkeling 
> > > beach is a 5 minute walk away, and the "Garden Island" is one of the most 
> > > beautiful in the entire Hawaiian chain, waiting for you to explore it in 
> > > your new, full-sized rental car. What more could you ask for? So go ahead 
> > > and take the plunge... and discover the exceptional thrill of forward 
> > > Pacific TP-DXing!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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[IRCA] Kauai Island AM-DXing.. Know Before You Go (Conclusion)

[Gary DeBock]

 Finally, In consideration of the exceptional value of the Costco travel 
package and the superb transoceanic DX propagation prevalent on the Kauai 
beach, this 6 day Hawaii vacation proved to be as much of a lifetime hobby 
thrill as visiting the exotic Cook islands in April-- at less than half the 
cost. My strong advice to anyone who is feeling bored with his AM-DXing hobby 
is to step out of your comfort zone, and try something really new. You can 
certainly chase DX at home (or at the same flat ocean beach) for decades, but 
you are unlikely to experience anything radically different from what you have 
already experienced. Breakthrough results require breakthrough innovation, 
exploration and experimentation, and the commitment to overcome all challenges 
until you get the results you desire. 

 DXing on Kauai Island makes it easy for you. All the comforts of home are 
within a 20-minute drive. A Walmart, Safeway, Costco and Home Depot are all in 
the local area, close to your gorgeous 2-BR beach side condo. You don't even 
need to change currency or bring a passport (well, at least if you live south 
of the border). An outstanding snorkeling beach is a 5 minute walk away, and 
the "Garden Island" is one of the most beautiful in the entire Hawaiian chain, 
waiting for you to explore it in your new, full-sized rental car. What more 
could you ask for? So go ahead and take the plunge... and discover the 
exceptional thrill of forward Pacific TP-DXing!


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)




 
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[IRCA] Kauai Island AM-DXing.. Know Before You Go (Part Two)

[Gary DeBock]

 The Asian propagation to Kauai Island during the sunrise sessions was like 
having constant exposure to the best possible TP-DXing signals that ever show 
up on west coast ocean beaches-- except that far more of Asia is in play. Big 
gun Middle East stations like 702-BBC (in Oman) can show up at decent strength, 
and not too many TP-DXers have familiarity with Arabic. Stations like 
918-Cambodia which are rare DX on the west coast often thunder in at S9, and by 
necessity a DXer quickly learns the Vietnam parallel frequencies for its 
various networks. The Chinese propaganda blasters on 666, 783 and 909 pound in 
like locals, and a DXer needs to wait out their sign off times in order to 
receive anything exotic on their frequencies. The entire situation is a crash 
course in surviving and thriving in the middle of nonstop exceptional 
propagation, which can easily overload your abilities to sort out languages, 
stations and programming. Depending on your TP-DXing experience, you wil
 l either find this situation thrilling or bewildering. 

 If you have extensive TP-DXing experience on west coast ocean beaches you 
will probably feel like you are on Cloud Nine, but without this experience you 
will probably wonder where to start. The usual Asian big guns on 594, 747, 774 
and 972 are either buried in Honolulu splatter or have trouble holding down 
their frequencies. Language recognition of Chinese, Korean and Japanese becomes 
crucial in sorting out unfamiliar stations, and at least basic recognition of 
Vietnamese, Thai and Taiwanese is helpful. In addition, knowledge of exotic 
station frequencies is essential before a DXer can hope to track these exotic 
stations down. Many exotic station frequencies (like 576, 594, 657, 693 and 
others) are jumbled with Honolulu splatter, and you need to know which ones are 
not (702, 729, 918 etc.).The amount of TP-DXing experience that you can bring 
to the island is directly related to the results that you can expect from DXing 
on the island. Fortunately, because of two previous
  Hawaii trips and an April visit to the Cook Islands, I was able to track down 
some thrilling TP-DX on Kauai-- 693-Bangladesh, 702-BBC (Oman), 729-Myanmar, 
918-Cambodia, plus Vietnam stations on 675, 702, 711 and 729. An S9-level 
800-Radio Transmundial jumped over to 801 during an evening session without any 
effort on my part. File review is continuing, though, and more exotic Asian 
stations may still show up.

 Hawaiian station splatter is a major issue in Kauai, but depending upon 
the location of these pests, their signals may taper off just before TP 
propagation collapses (around 1705 in November). On my last session I was able 
to finally track down the 1000 kW Asian big gun 693-Bangladesh through wicked 
690-KHNR (Honolulu) spatter, probably because the pest was farther into 
daylight than my more westerly Kauai location. The Hawaii pests on Maui and the 
Big Island also display the same behavior.

 Propagation slowdowns on the west coast seem to be fairly irrelevant in 
Hawaii, with the only difference being S9 Australian and NZ signals showing up 
in the null of the S9 Asians. During regular sessions the big gun ANZ stations 
are usually around at S5 levels in the null of the Asians, but I didn't really 
go after the DU's during the Kauai trip. The Pacific island exotic stations on 
540, 621, 846, 1017, 1098 and 1440 were all at S9 levels about 2 hours after 
local sunset, but once again the North and South American transoceanic DX 
stations were turning their frequencies into a pretty wild fiasco. Originally 
it seemed like a great idea to have a straight salt water shot to all these 
areas, but be careful what you wish for--  you just might get it :-)

(TO BE CONTINUED)


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[IRCA] Kauai Island AM-DXing.. Know Before You Go (Part One)

[Gary DeBock]

 Earlier this month my wife and I stumbled across an outstanding 6-day 
Costco Travel package to the Aston at Poipu Kai on Hawaii's Kauai island, the 
westernmost of the main Hawaiian islands (and closest to Asia). Included in the 
$2.3K cost was roundtrip airfare for two on Alaska Air (nonstop from Seattle 
both ways, with no "red-eye" flights), 5 nights at a gorgeous, beachside 2-BR 
condo with a patio area ideal for TP-DXing (and within easy walking distance to 
the island's best snorkeling beach), a full sized new rental car and a $50 
Costco cash card to use for a little spending $$. This was far and away the 
best travel bargain we have ever had to the Hawaiian Islands-- and right in the 
middle of the DX season!

 The location at Poipu Kai is at the extreme southeastern tip of Kauai 
Island, which offers a clear, unobstructed salt water path to Asia, ANZ, the 
Pacific islands and both North and South America. Unfortunately, it also offer 
a clear salt water path to the RF Zoo of Honolulu (more about that later).

 Of course, before you can chase DX in Hawaii you will need to bring along 
some kind of radio and antenna-- whether it is a hot-performing portable, an 
SDR along with a small broadband antenna or an Ultralight with a "Frequent 
Flyer" miniature FSL. Whatever you bring will need to go through TSA 
inspections both ways-- so try not to get too complicated or extravagant. 
Fragile items can be taken in hand-carry luggage, so use this for radios, FSL 
antennas, digital recorders and anything else that could be smashed. Also keep 
in mind that many large motels and condos do not allow external antennas to be 
set up on their property-- and most of them generate enough indoor RFI to make 
DXing indoors a lost cause. Before leaving for the Islands, be ready with a 
DXing plan that you know will work!

 For me, TP-DXing with a modified CC Skywave SSB portable and TSA-friendly 
FSL antenna in the large open patio area right outside our condo meant chasing 
enhanced DX right in the middle of a gorgeous beach side garden (video at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI&t=29s 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI&t=29s   )  These 2-BR condo 
complexes were overbuilt somewhat, and the mainland owners of these condos 
badly need the tourist rental income to pay their mortgages. The competition 
for this rental income is high. As such, the cost per night for a stay at one 
of these newer 2-BR condos on Kauai is about the same as for a well-worn 1-BR 
motel room in Kona (on the Big Island).

 So, what can a TP-DXer expect from the transoceanic propagation at Poipu 
Kai? First of all, there is so much enhanced DX coming from so many different 
areas of the world that you will need to carefully choose your priorities. What 
is your main DXing thrill? For me, it was chasing exotic Asian DX that was 
unlikely or unavailable at home in the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, when I 
tried to do this during the evening hours on Kauai (0700-1000 UTC) there was so 
much enhanced transoceanic DX coming from North and South America that the 
frequencies became a snarling maze of languages and heterodynes. During a check 
of 801 for kHz Pyongyang BS at 0922 UTC the frequency was completely hijacked 
by 800-Radio Transmundial in the Caribbean (near South America). The same thing 
was going on all over the band, with North And South American stations on the 
10 kHz band plan fighting it out with Asians and Pacific Islanders using the 9 
kHz frequency system. Honolulu QRM added its own 
 distinctive touch to this jumbled fiasco, and eventually I was forced to 
concentrate on sunrise DXing sessions in order to track down any really exotic 
Asian DX. The bands were so much quieter during the sunrise sessions starting 
around 1500 UTC. Of course, if a DXer was mainly interested in North or South 
American DX in Kauai he could have made out like a bandit around local sunset, 
when the Asian and Pacific Island stations would not yet have faded in.  (TO BE 
CONTINUED) 

   
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[IRCA] NZ's Radio Live in Terminal Condition

[Gary DeBock]

For those (like me) who like to keep track of the Kiwi Radio market, this story 
about a merger between Radio Live and Magic just appeared on Facebook  
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/entertainment-top-stories/108622921/mediaworks-radio-arm-radio-live-to-be-merged-with-magic-network?fbclid=IwAR3C3ilSDh9LMsExbnxkNuuessVtzItpAloD1scTvotiWjEU-fo_-iz__b0

Apparently there will be a another shuffle in the NZ station names prior to 
next summer's Rockwork DXpedition.


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

 
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Re: [IRCA] TPs on Nov 16 from Lubec, Maine

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Nick,

<<< Conditions in Victoria seemed quite revolting
around local sunrise, so it's good to hear that
the TP's are showing up somewhere. >>>

The TP's have definitely not been showing up here, either, on their way to 
Lubec, Nick. Thank goodness for file review from the recent Hawaii DXpedition.

Gary

> On November 16, 2018 at 9:24 AM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> Conditions in Victoria seemed quite revolting
> around local sunrise, so it's good to hear that
> the TP's are showing up somewhere. I'll have to
> see if I can find as "good" a signal heard here
> around sunrise on 1287 for example.
> 
> Straight over the pole seems to be a better bet
> at the moment, as there's apparently some
> interesting absorption out over the north Pacific ocean.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 11:28 2018-11-16, Bill Whitacre wrote:
> >Quoddy House, Lubec, Maine - November 16, 2018
> >
> >Korea on 972 was again the most steady of the
> >TPs heard after 0900utc here in a snowy Lubec,
> >Maine this morning. Star of the morning though
> >was 1089-China doing very well against WBAL on 1090.
> >
> >Signals seemed best from straight over the pole
> >to China and Korea rather than Japan.
> >
> >Here, in no particular order are some sound samples:
> >
> >Japan on 1287 @ 0931utc
> >http://realmonitor.com/QH12/181116/1287-0931-Nov16.wav
> >
> >Japan on 774 @ 1018utc
> >http://realmonitor.com/QH12/181116/774-1018-Nov16.wav
> >
> >Korea on 1566 @ 1018utc
> >http://realmonitor.com/QH12/181116/1566-1018-Nov16.wav
> >
> >Korea on 972 @ 1020 and 1021utc
> >http://realmonitor.com/QH12/181116/972-1020-Nov16.wav
> >http://realmonitor.com/QH12/181116/972-1021-Nov16.wav
> >
> >China on 1089 @ 0954 and 1015utc
> >http://realmonitor.com/QH12/181116/1089-0954-Nov16.wav
> >http://realmonitor.com/QH12/181116/1089-1015-Nov16.wav
> >
> >I wrote down several other frequencies with
> >possible audio during a 1030utc scan - 963,
> >1017, 1098, 1188 and 1215. TP DXers will
> >recognize those as either China or Korea
> >frequencies. We’ll see what further listening will provide.
> >
> >For reference, the previous 10 days of geomag
> >indices can be viewed on a running graph I keep:
> >
> >http://tivodxer.com/jpgraph_example3b_multi_y_axis.php
> >
> >Note A and K indices have fallen way down and
> >Dst has gone up above zero. All are ‘good things’ to trans polar DXers.
> >
> >Bill Whitacre
> >…> getting ready to dig out some snow
> >
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Re: [IRCA] 702-BBC (Oman) Received in Hawaii

[Gary DeBock]

Yes, I remember how 1575 -Farda was one of the very few common TA's which was 
capable of showing up in our sunrise sessions (although I only received it as a 
TA, here).

702-BBC certainly seems to have the same qualifications-- awesome power and a 
nearby location. After receiving it at near S9 in Hawaii around 1600 it seems 
like it would have at least have put in a trace at Masset (or even Victoria) at 
the time.

Gary


> On November 15, 2018 at 6:51 PM Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> Yes, Farda has been heard in Masset after VOA and later AFN fade 
> out...Walt 
> 
> On Thursday, November 15, 2018, Nick Hall-Patch < n...@ieee.org 
> mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> > > It would be over the pole on the west coast ocean beaches as 
> well, Gary, so, a north facing beach, like at Masset would probably be 
> advantageous.
> > 
> > The beauty of "over the pole" here is that in mid-winter, it might 
> > possibly show up around local sunrise as well, as Farda occasionally did 
> > during the last solar minimum.
> > 
> >     best wishes,
> > 
> > Nick
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > At 06:38 2018-11-14, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > > > <<< Gary, I was going through some SDR files from Jan 
> > 2010, and on it, I also clearly heard Oman with BBC programs in our local 
> > afternoon in Masset. Haven’t heard them since, though. 73, Walt >>>
> > > 
> > > Wow-- if you received them on Masset in the early afternoon, 
> > > then they were propagating over the pole as a TA. In Hawaii they were 
> > > following the Central Asia and Pacific route, during TP propagation.
> > > 
> > > 702-BBC in Oman seems to be a Middle Eastern mega-station 
> > > like 1575-Radio Farda, which is capable of showing up during either our 
> > > west coast sunrise or sunset propagation. Judging from its strength in 
> > > Hawaii around 1600 UTC, it's definitely worth a try on west coast ocean 
> > > beaches around sunrise this winter!
> > > 
> > > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > On November 13, 2018 at 9:51 PM Volodya S < 
> > > can...@gmail.com mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Gary, I was going through some SDR files from Jan 2010, 
> > > and on it, I also clearly heard Oman with BBC programs in our local 
> > > afternoon in Masset. Haven’t heard them since, though.  73, Walt
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Gary DeBock < 
> > > d1028g...@comcast.net mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net mailto: 
> > > d1028g...@comcast.net mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >  During the recent Poipu, Hawaii Ultralight 
> > > DXpedition a weak, strange station was showing up on 702 kHz under North 
> > > Korea's ancient music (and throbbing, off-frequency hum) every morning 
> > > from 1530-1630 UTC, with a foreign language that was a total mystery to 
> > > me. Whenever I tried a recording the buzzing hum from North Korea would 
> > > go on the warpath and derail the effort, and because of the station's 
> > > marginal signal and NK's obnoxious transmitter it seemed like the 702 
> > > UnID would remain a mystery for the duration.
> > > > >
> > > > >   Finally at 1604 UTC on November 6th the 702 
> > > mystery station built up its strength enough to push KCBS and its hum 
> > > down into the noise, and I was able to get a good recording of a totally 
> > > unfamiliar language 
> > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg 
> > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg 
> > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg 
> > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg
> > > > >
> > > > > Fortunately a couple of awesome Finnish DXers 
> > > (Mauno and Mika) on Real DX identified the language as Arabic, coming 
> > > from the BBC Arabic Service transmitter in A'Seela, Oman (at 8,425 miles, 
> > > or 13,559 km). Even considering the 800 kW transmitter, this was pretty 
> > > stunning DX for a 5 inch FSL antenna set up near the beach in Poipu, 
> > > Ha

Re: [IRCA] TPs in Maine

[Gary DeBock]

Great job, Bill!

There's nothing like an experienced TP-DXer to make out like a bandit when 
Asian signals show up on the East Coast :-)

Gary DeBock (highly motivated to watch the propagation in the predawn darkness 
at 1156 UTC)

> On November 14, 2018 at 3:04 AM Bill Whitacre  mailto:b...@his.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> 972 was loudest, starting at <1000utc then 1206 [China in Korean] and 
> then the Japanese on 774 & 747 came in well later.
> 
> Sunrise is around 1100utc here so things are pretty much done as I write 
> this.
> 
> Hopefully it’ll be there tomorrow or you can check wav files.
> 
> —
> 
> On Nov 14, 2018, at 6:00 AM, James Renfrew  mailto:jim.renf...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> > > What time? In Newfoundland we are interested. Jim Renfrew
> > 
> > On Wed, Nov 14, 2018, 06:29 Bill Whitacre  > mailto:b...@his.com wrote:
> > 
> > > > > Not sure how TP reception here in Maine translates to the 
> > midwest and west
> > > coast but I hope someone besides me is listening!
> > > 
> > > I’ve had pretty decent audio so far on 972, 1206, 1287 and to 
> > > a lesser
> > > extent on 774 and 1566.
> > > 
> > > Pretty amazing, actually.
> > > 
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Re: [IRCA] 702-BBC (Oman) Received in Hawaii

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Gary, I was going through some SDR files from Jan 2010, and on it, I also 
clearly heard Oman with BBC programs in our local afternoon in Masset. Haven’t 
heard them since, though. 73, Walt >>>

Wow-- if you received them on Masset in the early afternoon, then they were 
propagating over the pole as a TA. In Hawaii they were following the Central 
Asia and Pacific route, during TP propagation.

702-BBC in Oman seems to be a Middle Eastern mega-station like 1575-Radio 
Farda, which is capable of showing up during either our west coast sunrise or 
sunset propagation. Judging from its strength in Hawaii around 1600 UTC, it's 
definitely worth a try on west coast ocean beaches around sunrise this winter!

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


> On November 13, 2018 at 9:51 PM Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> Gary, I was going through some SDR files from Jan 2010, and on it, I also 
> clearly heard Oman with BBC programs in our local afternoon in Masset. 
> Haven’t heard them since, though.  73, Walt 
> 
>     On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
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> > >  During the recent Poipu, Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition a 
> weak, strange station was showing up on 702 kHz under North Korea's ancient 
> music (and throbbing, off-frequency hum) every morning from 1530-1630 UTC, 
> with a foreign language that was a total mystery to me. Whenever I tried a 
> recording the buzzing hum from North Korea would go on the warpath and derail 
> the effort, and because of the station's marginal signal and NK's obnoxious 
> transmitter it seemed like the 702 UnID would remain a mystery for the 
> duration.
> > 
> >   Finally at 1604 UTC on November 6th the 702 mystery station 
> > built up its strength enough to push KCBS and its hum down into the noise, 
> > and I was able to get a good recording of a totally unfamiliar language  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg
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> > Fortunately a couple of awesome Finnish DXers (Mauno and Mika) on 
> > Real DX identified the language as Arabic, coming from the BBC Arabic 
> > Service transmitter in A'Seela, Oman (at 8,425 miles, or 13,559 km). Even 
> > considering the 800 kW transmitter, this was pretty stunning DX for a 5 
> > inch FSL antenna set up near the beach in Poipu, Hawaii.
> > 
> >  Checking John Bryant's records from his 2007 Easter Island 
> > DXpedition, I see that John received the 750 kW station 1413-BBC from 
> > A'Seela, Oman during his trip, but not this station. Considering the 
> > strength and reliability of 702-BBC into Hawaii, my guess is that it could 
> > put somewhat of a signal into the west coast in deep winter, especially on 
> > the ocean coast when propagation is still in play around 1600 UTC. At least 
> > one DXer that I know will be looking for it :-)
> > 
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu, Hawaii from November 3-8)  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/l61xhqoq9ki7b6kl9bz41yunangvr6ap 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/l61xhqoq9ki7b6kl9bz41yunangvr6ap
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[IRCA] 702-BBC (Oman) Received in Hawaii

[Gary DeBock]

 During the recent Poipu, Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition a weak, strange 
station was showing up on 702 kHz under North Korea's ancient music (and 
throbbing, off-frequency hum) every morning from 1530-1630 UTC, with a foreign 
language that was a total mystery to me. Whenever I tried a recording the 
buzzing hum from North Korea would go on the warpath and derail the effort, and 
because of the station's marginal signal and NK's obnoxious transmitter it 
seemed like the 702 UnID would remain a mystery for the duration.

  Finally at 1604 UTC on November 6th the 702 mystery station built up its 
strength enough to push KCBS and its hum down into the noise, and I was able to 
get a good recording of a totally unfamiliar language  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg

Fortunately a couple of awesome Finnish DXers (Mauno and Mika) on Real DX 
identified the language as Arabic, coming from the BBC Arabic Service 
transmitter in A'Seela, Oman (at 8,425 miles, or 13,559 km). Even considering 
the 800 kW transmitter, this was pretty stunning DX for a 5 inch FSL antenna 
set up near the beach in Poipu, Hawaii.

 Checking John Bryant's records from his 2007 Easter Island DXpedition, I 
see that John received the 750 kW station 1413-BBC from A'Seela, Oman during 
his trip, but not this station. Considering the strength and reliability of 
702-BBC into Hawaii, my guess is that it could put somewhat of a signal into 
the west coast in deep winter, especially on the ocean coast when propagation 
is still in play around 1600 UTC. At least one DXer that I know will be looking 
for it :-) 


Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu, Hawaii from November 3-8)  
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[IRCA] Special 918-RNK (Cambodia) Propagation to Hawaii

[Gary DeBock]

 One of the biggest discoveries of the recent Poipu, Hawaii DXpedition was 
greatly enhanced propagation between Kauai island and Southeast Asia from 
1615-1700 daily, at least during the early November period. No other part of 
the world received this propagation boost; in fact, Japanese, Chinese and 
Korean stations fizzled out during this period. The Japanese, Chinese and 
Korean co-channels of 675-VOV, 711-VOV and 918-RNK were all gone by 1635, 
leaving the Southeast Asians stations all alone on their frequencies. They were 
also the last TP's to bail, usually around 1705.

 Although 675-VoV got quite a boost, the most striking signal increase was 
on 918-RNK, a station which was barely heard in the Cook Islands under 
Shandong, RNZ, and an UnID Australian (featuring the call-in talk program 
"Midnight, with Merv Starr"). On Kauai island 918-Cambodia was hitting S9 
levels around 1650, all alone and playing great Cambodian pop music

1653 UTC November 8th (pop music)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/yimn4viqpff60d85ek5cvt1yxe6d5orb

1635 UTC November 8th (pop music)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/geenpiko5i7rkohvdxwhfnbkavb928fe

1649 UTC November 8th (pop music)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/yuvoe4reafzvkok63nbucns9g1u39e4k

1651 UTC November 7th (pop music)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3lin57x9pqsfg9e7mf93omxxn3mb6rup

 I look forward to the chance to have a joint Hawaii DXpedition with a 
spectrum capture DXer, similar to how Tom R. and I have worked together during 
the Rockwork ocean cliff trips. With Costco offering 6 days in a gorgeous 2-BR 
beach side condo in Poipu (including round trip airfare on Alaska Airlines and 
a full sized rental car) for just over $2K, the TP-DXing excitement for the $$ 
can't be beat!


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[IRCA] Poipu, Hawaii Ultralight TP's for 11-8

[Gary DeBock]

 Thanks to Craig and Walt for their earlier comments, and yes, the exotic 
DX results of this trip have far exceeded all expectations for a 5 inch FSL 
antenna brought to Hawaii in hand carry luggage. During the last session the 
1000 kW 693-Bangladesh finally broke through heavy 690-KHNR splatter, while new 
mystery language stations showed up on 675 (apparent Taiwanese, according to 
Hiroyuki) and 954 (yet to be assessed by the Real DX experts). 927 also 
apparently had a Southeast language lady showing up under China, and 1575 may 
have had Radio Farda around 1630. Once again 918-Cambodia rose up to S9 around 
1635, and was at good strength right up until its sign off at 1703  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dtthxs76wa1w7n0xer9kxcttpzmdwwfc

 Probably the greatest challenge of the trip was to keep checking 693 
(despite the nasty 690-KHNR splatter) for a possible appearance of 
693-Bangladesh, even though the 10 kw Honolulu blaster is only a short distance 
away across salt water. 693-JOAB could make it through for the NHK2 music box 
sign-off despite the splatter, and I figured that Bangladesh could do it as 
well. Finally near the end of the last session at 1639 some 693 audio broke 
through, and I was lucky to record the same Bangladesh announcer that was heard 
on multiple Cook Island MP3's, speaking in the same apparent language. This was 
my last major exotic target except for India, which may well show up in the 
many recordings made on previous days (as 657-AIR did after the Cook Island 
trip).  As of now, definite identification has been made of exotic stations in 
Oman, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.

 So what is the overall assessment of Hawaii DXing propagation? It is far 
and away more enhanced and diverse than any west coast DXer can possibly 
imagine, and a single session can provide exotic results far greater than an 
entire year of ocean coast DXing in the Northwest. The forward location of 
Kauai allows the band to stay open past 1700 UTC, which is a phenomenal 
advantage in going after stations in central Asia, and even the Middle East. 
Hawaii does have an excessive number of local stations, but a DXer can usually 
work around their splatter by either nulling them out (with FSL's) or by going 
to the other side of the island to put the local volcanic cliff to work. The 
location of Poipu Beach at the extreme southeast tip of the island proved to be 
very fortunate-- as hoped for, there was excellent propagation to East Asia on 
all 5 days, and good propagation to North and South America on most days. Some 
huge DU signals were recorded from ANZ, Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati an
 d Tuvalu on most days, while 702-BBC in Oman actually showed up every day of 
the week. For those in the Pacific Northwest who are looking for a new level of 
DXing excitement, the Aloha State is definitely THE place to make it happen!


73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Beach, Hawaii from Nov. 2-8)

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[IRCA] S9+ 918-Cambodia Socks it to Shandong

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks to Craig and Walt for their comments on the Poipu, Hawaii DXpedition, 
which has now wrapped up. 693-Bangladesh managed some audio in bad Hawaii 
splatter this morning, with enough content to make sure of reception. As such, 
Oman, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia and multiple Vietnam stations were heard 
during the DXpedition. Full details to follow, but here was 918-Cambodia 
burying 918-Shandon (China) by building up an S9+ signal at 1635 UTC  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/geenpiko5i7rkohvdxwhfnbkavb928fe

Aloha and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Poipu, Hawaii)


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[IRCA] Poipu, Hawaii Ultralight TP's for 11-7

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks to Guy and Nick for their earlier reports. At the risk of getting some 
rotten tomatoes thrown my way from Victoria, Seattle and elsewhere, here is a 
summary of this morning's session on the Southeast tip of Kauai Island.


Once again my session started in the predawn darkness at 1445, about two hours 
before local sunrise. At this time I took the 4' PVC base outside for a 
10-second setup in the condo patio's grass area, which has been a very 
convenient venue for all the DXing this week. After this the tiny 5" FSL was 
put on top of the PVC base, and the hot-rodded CC Skywave SSB Ultralight and 
Sony ICD-SX68 digital recorder were brought out to start the DXing session, A 
new photo of all this gear (along with its sleep-deprived operator) is posted 
at  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/p05jijsjl3eaym3jy75c9p1u7ctd25og

 The Chinese on 603, 639, 666, 720, 783, 837 (in splatter), 909 and certain CRI 
frequencies were hitting S9 peaks at the start of the session, although the ABC 
LR network stations on 603, 630, 702, 738, 774 and 828 were also managing 
excellent strength when the FSL was turned 90 degrees opposite. Signals from 
the Vietnam parallels on 675 an 711 were fairly subdued until 1530, when they 
began to build up strength to around S7 levels. One Chinese signal which stood 
out around 1550 was the presumed 666-VoS, with excellent strength all alone on 
the frequency (except for minor 670 splatter) as JOBK was totally MIA. At 1619 
there was again good-strength foreign language reception on 702 kHz after 
yesterday's BBC Oman reception, but lacking any Arabic skills I don't know if 
it was the same station (MP3 link below). Another unknown foreign language 
station broke into 675-VoV's programming at 1625, again with a mystery language 
(and another recording link below).  918-Cambodia hit its
  usual stride around 1645, with beautiful Cambodian pop music pushing S9 
levels again (as Shandong once again wimped out completely). Best signals of 
the session were from the Chinese propaganda blasters on 783 and 909 around 
their 1601 and 1603 sign off times-- both of them with awesome S9+ strength. 
This will be my last report from the Aloha State-- we are flying back to 
Seattle tomorrow, and tomorrow morning's session will be reported later.

 Overall this trip has been an awesome experience in every aspect-- the 
Costco Travel package bargain, the gorgeous 2-BR beachside condo (rented at a 
bargain price because of an oversupply of them on the market), the performance 
of the 5" FSL antenna with awesome DX signals from Oman, Myanmar, Cambodia, 
Vietnam and many other places, as well as the chance to enjoy fantastic scenery 
together with my wife. My hope is that all of you will be so lucky!  :-)

666  Voice of Straight (presumed)  Beautiful Chinese vocal music at S9 strength 
at 1550  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rft0y5woql95eqnbs5jusoriovzhs61v

675  UnID-TP   Mystery foreign language station received at 1625 during fade of 
VoV music-- any ideas?  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/yyqddyetsokf32d4tcmmz12b4znwtwu4

702  UnID-TP  After the reception of BBC Oman on this frequency yesterday, this 
mystery foreign language was received at 1619-- if Arabic, it would be a return 
appearance of BBC Oman, if not, who?  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/i6i97hvug3h5f7q7p2xo9szqrioqdjth

783  Voice of Straight  S9+ strength at 1600 TOH with 5+1 pips, Chinese ID and 
sign off  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6cbton9gqiqvqiwe6ewfc8u0aoztv4dm

909  CNR6   Quanzhou, China  S9+ strength with multiple Chinese ID's and sign 
off at 1603  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/urhk66t4mqunezupi99r0red0pt4u7ub

Aloha from Kauai and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna

DXpedition video posted at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI&t=100s 
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[IRCA] Chinese Propaganda Blasters-- S9+ Chinese ID's at Sign Off

[Gary DeBock]

For those in North America who have wondered about the reason for the powerful 
Chinese stations on 783 and 909 kHz, as Chris Kadlec has mentioned, they are 
used for propaganda broadcasts to Taiwan. These mega-stations were both 
blasting into Poipu, Hawaii with their usual S9+ signals this morning, just 
prior to their sign off.

The 5+1 pips and full Chinese ID of 783-Voice of the Straight were recorded 
just prior to sign off at 1601 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6cbton9gqiqvqiwe6ewfc8u0aoztv4dm

The full sign off of 909-CNR6 at 1603 (with about 5 Chinese ID's in 3 minutes) 
is posted at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/urhk66t4mqunezupi99r0red0pt4u7ub

This is just a minor sample of the enhanced Hawaii propagation, which has been 
a stunner all week long.


Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Hawaii)

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Re: [IRCA] Nov. 7th: Ionosphere Delivers a Gold Mine to the Pacific NW

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Guy,

I'm glad that your TP-DX propagation improved greatly at Cape Lookout on the 
Oregon coast!

<<< So... what a turnaround from the previous two mornings. I'll be interested
to know others impressions of DX on Nov. 7th, >>>

First, a disclaimer. Propagation in Poipu, Hawaii routinely delivers a gold 
mine of exceptional DX daily, to the point where a DXers quickly starts to 
develop a spoiled attitude of entitlement. Northwest DXers who typically chase 
DX on local ocean beaches should definitely avoid this area, if they wish to 
continue feeling satisfied with the propagation and results at such venues.

Anyway, in answer to your question, 702-BBC in Oman apparently made a return 
appearance with Arabic around 1615, and 918-RNK (Cambodia) once again hit an S9 
level with music shortly before its 1700 sign off. The 675/711 VoV parallel was 
easy to notice, but 675's S7 signal let up long enough around 1630 to let in a 
new foreign language UnID (with everything from Oman to Japan possibly in 
play). The Chinese propagation blasters on 783 and 909 both signed off suddenly 
around 1605 for no apparent reason, but I recorded S9 sign off messages from 
both of them. The ABC DU's were around at S9 on 612, 630, 702, 774 and others 
with the goofy call in talk guy, but fortunately he could be completely nulled 
just by turning the FSL away from him-- in which case the Asian TP's would 
typically rush in with powerful signals at S7-S9 levels. Anyway, Guy, you asked 
:-)

Gary (DXing at Poipu Beach, Hawaii)

> On November 7, 2018 at 10:18 AM Guy Atkins  mailto:d...@guyatkins.com > wrote:
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> I hope other DXers in the Northwest, from the Victoria crew southwards,
> found last night to be a fascinating time at the dials.
> 
> At my temporary Cape Lookout post in Oregon, I noticed a few Japanese
> stations in audio more than an hour and a half before Japan sunrise. With
> 4.5 terabytes of hard drive space on my laptop now I decided to just let
> SDR recording continue uninterrupted through the night.
> 
> Spot checks a few times through the night showed a wealth of TPs up and
> down the band. When I stopped recording at 1645 UTC (nearly two hours past
> local SR), a handful of Chinese and Korean signals were still providing
> weak but clear audio.
> 
> So... what a turnaround from the previous two mornings. I'll be interested
> to know others impressions of DX on Nov. 7th, as I face an SDR DXer's
> dilemma of how to approach over 11 hours of productive DX recordings!
> 
> 73,
> Guy Atkins
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[IRCA] Hawaii DXpedition 702 kHz Mystery Solved

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks to two awesome Finnish DXers (Mika and Mauno) for taking the time to 
assess my 702 kHz UnID language recording from 1604 UTC this morning, and give 
their expert opinions that this is Arabic from the BBC transmitter in Oman 
(8,615 miles/ 13,849 km). This is far and away the best DX catch ever made with 
the hand-size 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna, which has already greatly 
exceeded expectations here in Poipu, Hawaii. BBC's Arabic signal was actually 
pretty strong this morning, unlike the threshold level of the past few days  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/qekznlonqnx9gaue7gm2uvni9l2jkmqq


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Re: [IRCA] 5 Nov Poipu, Hawaii Version

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Colin,

This morning's session was an absolute blast here-- both 675 and 711-VOV with 
S9 peaks, 918-RNK putting on a concert of Cambodian music at a strong level, my 
702 unknown language UnID suddenly pounding in at S9, etc. And as a bonus, we 
get to miss the political nastiness in the mainland! :-)
Ruth and I had a nice phone conversation with Toni last night-- Ruth and Toni 
are both nurses-- instant bonding. We hope to meet up in the next couple of 
days. Have fun!

Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)

> On November 6, 2018 at 7:07 AM "R. Colin Newell"  mailto:coffeecan...@gmail.com > wrote:
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> I see what you did there...
> 
> Needed the smile.
> 
> Happy mid-terms everyone!
> 
> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> 
> > > Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it 
> understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):
> > 
> > 
> > Practically everything else. Come on-- I'm on vacation!
> > 
> > > 
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[IRCA] 621-Pyongyang BS/ VoK-- Audio Situation Becoming Critical

[Gary DeBock]

A few months back there was a discussion on the list about the transmitted 
audio from the 621-Pyongyang BS/ Voice of Korea station in Chongjin, N. Korea-- 
specifically, whether there was audio hum on the frequency from a bad 
transmitter, or whether the bad audio was caused by a drifting frequency.

 Yesterday morning a recording was made of 621-Pyongyang BS mixing with 
621-China (Heilongjiang) at the 1500 TOH, with the two sets of pips loudly 
overlapping at the 39 second point  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/612kbk25hqqlxh1r4qfzaxzeuuwktbeo

The throbbing hum from Chongjin's transmitter is pretty obvious, distorting not 
only the Pyongyang BS audio but also covering Heilongjiang's clean signal. The 
overlapping time pips from the two are in the same bizarre league as the 
"Cuckoo Clock" overlapping pips from 918-Shandong and RNZ at 1700 UTC in the 
Cook Islands.


Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Hawaii)


 
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Mauno,

<<< I think the last time I could monitor Mongolia 1431 kHz was in June, I
don't think it has been operating since. >>>

I remember seeing a post from Hiroyuki on DXing Info (Facebook) that the 
station seemed to be off the air, so expectations were not high. It's too bad 
that they decided to quit-- I think that during the recent enhanced conditions 
their signal could have made it to the west coast ocean beaches just before 
propagation dropped off.

<<< Sorry, I can't get the language of 702 kHz, just a bit too muffled for
my ears, but doesn't sound Urdu. >>>

Thanks for listening, anyway. I'm not satisfied with the recording myself, and 
the station is my number one target for the next few days (well, along with 
705-Laos :-)

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 1:23 PM Mauno Ritola  mailto:mauno.rit...@realmonitor.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> looks like I was wrong about the attachments: it was the *message* size
> that was increased and attachments remain blocked.
> 
> I think the last time I could monitor Mongolia 1431 kHz was in June, I
> don't think it has been operating since.
> 
> Sorry, I can't get the language of 702 kHz, just a bit too muffled for
> my ears, but doesn't sound Urdu.
> 
> Mauno
> 
> Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 19:03:
> 
> > > <<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW 
> yet, I
> > did it
> > for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically 
> > as:
> > "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip 
> > at
> > about 15 seconds.
> > 
> > > 
> > > As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 
> 63 kB
> > clip in this message. >>>
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning
> > 783-Voice of Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600
> > UTC, with this S9 ID in presumed Amoy
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
> > By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station 
> > has
> > stopped transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 
> > UTC
> > in April, but haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions
> > yesterday and the day before.
> > Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to
> > check for its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for 
> > is
> > Burmese language identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the
> > recording content, as at the 43 second point of this recording
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
> > I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made
> > yesterday, with the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type
> > language. My WRTH shows 702-AIR's foreign service in Jalandhar A 
> > with
> > Urdu at the time, broadcasting to South Asia
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
> > Thanks again for all your assessment help!
> > 
> > > 
> > > Gary
> > 
> > > > > On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > Gary,
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from 
> > SW yet, I
> > > 
> > > > > did it
> > 
> > > > > for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters 
> > phonetically as:
> > > "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in 
> > > your clip at
> > > about 15 seconds.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I 
> > attach a 63 kB
> > > clip in this message.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, 
> > Tibetan and
> > > 
> > > > > other
> > 
> > > > > IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
> > > 
> > > > &

Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai Ultralight TP's for 11-3

[Gary DeBock]

Bruce and Mauno,

Thanks very much for the information about 1431-Mongolia apparently going dark,

>From the first DXing session here I knew that something was wrong, since they 
>were a regular S9 signal around 1630 in the Cooks. Right now here in Poipu the 
>frequency is a furball (as John B. would say) at the same time, even in great 
>Asian propagation.

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 1:22 PM Bruce Portzer  mailto:bport...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> 
> Gary
> 
> The 1431 transmitter may be off the air.  I've tried for it several
> times on the KiwiSDR receivers at Daegu, Seoul, Cangzhou, Khabarovsk,
> and a couple Japanese sites, with no sign of it.  The Seoul receiver
> seems to be picking up a jammer, Cangzhou has an unid Chinese station
> dominating, and the others only receive the Japanese stations.  I'd
> expect to hear it at most, if not all, of those sites if it was on the 
> air.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> On 11/4/2018 00:35, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >
> 
> > > Another target was 1431-Mongolia's BBC service at 1630, but with 
> no
> > signal received at all in the good propagation it seemed pretty odd.
> > Only a few presumed peaks of 693-Bangladesh music eeked through
> > horrible 690-KHNR splatter around 1645, and any hope of receiving
> > 657-AIR (like in the Cook Islands) was smothered by a wicked
> > combination of Pyongyang BS, a presumed Henan, and 650-KPRP 
> > splatter.
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[IRCA] 5 Nov Poipu, Hawaii Version

[Gary DeBock]

 Hmm, it seems like there is one more benefit with the Costco Travel 
package to this gorgeous island-- relative immunity to the effects of solar 
tantrums that send PNW propagation into the tank?

 I'm very sorry that Guy's propagation went south after so much planning 
and preparation for the Oregon coast visit. At this location the only real 
difference was the collection of S9 Oz and Kiwi signals joining the S9 Asians 
at the Aloha State beachside party. I'd better duck before some rotten tomatoes 
and eggs start arriving by air mail from Victoria and Seattle...


pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least 
briefly):


666  China   UnID male speaker at very good level during JOBK fade at 1508  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/m4ov0jkw8osruh4tbhn6w7vkd39n1v6k

702  2BL   Poster child of the DU's this morning with S9 level ABC news at 1502 
 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/166bg03dazff1ulqasrjrzvh3pw1t05c

720  China   UnID Chinese opera station at very good level at 1553; this 
station always seems to play only Chinese opera  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/tr03jtqk4qhxscdjn8erazo4944v9tlc

783  Voice of the Straight   Asian leader this morning with awesome strength 
5+1 TOH pips and full Chinese ID  at 1600  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout

909  China   Most likely CNR6 with very good strength Chinese at 1533  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/lzkcklce5q5imzar1dznll1z0skl5jvb

972  HLCA   Male Korean speech at great level over UnID Chinese co-channel at 
1527  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3ll2ric7hcrxlx8jmk6d7qrsw0xm683l


Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable by a 
native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):


Practically everything else. Come on-- I'm on vacation!


73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii until Nov. 8)

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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Auroral absorption would not impact stations whose signal paths are coming 
to you on Kauai from the S or SW. >>>

Thanks Russ,

Australian and NZ signals were stronger than ever here this morning on Kauai, 
but the Asians didn't seem to drop off very much. Maybe the ionosphere treats 
this location like part of Asia?

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 9:19 AM Russ Edmunds  mailto:wb2...@bcdx.us > wrote:
> 
> 
> Auroral absorption would not impact stations whose signal paths are 
> coming to you on Kauai from the S or SW.
> 
> 
> 
> Russ Edmunds
> 
> WB2BJH
> 
> Blue Bell, PA
> 
> Grid FN20id
> 
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> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net >
> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 12:03:25 PM
> To: Mauno Ritola; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing
> 
> <<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did 
> it
> for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
> "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
> about 15 seconds.
> 
> As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
> clip in this message. >>>
> 
> Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning 
> 783-Voice of Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600 UTC, 
> with this S9 ID in presumed Amoy 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
> By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station has 
> stopped transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 UTC in 
> April, but haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions yesterday and 
> the day before.
> Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to check 
> for its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for is Burmese 
> language identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the recording content, as 
> at the 43 second point of this recording 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
> I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made 
> yesterday, with the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type language. My 
> WRTH shows 702-AIR's foreign service in Jalandhar A with Urdu at the time, 
> broadcasting to South Asia 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
> Thanks again for all your assessment help!
> 
> Gary
> 
> > > On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
> > 
> > > >
> 
> > > Gary,
> > 
> > > 
> > > as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I 
> did it
> > for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically 
> > as:
> > "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip 
> > at
> > about 15 seconds.
> > 
> > > 
> > > As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 
> 63 kB
> > clip in this message.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan 
> and other
> > IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Hope this helps,
> > 
> > > 
> > > Mauno
> > 
> > > >
> 
> > > Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
> > 
> > > > > Chris,
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz 
> > UnID Chinese station identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest 
> > Asian TP on the band both in the morning and evening here, and it plays an 
> > incredible variety of music (Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even 
> > rap :-)
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > <<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% 
> > Voice of the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this 
> > station, as nice as it sounds.
> > >1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop 
> > > music (doesn't mean it doesn't exist underground and that people don't 
> > > listen anyway), but here, you can hear them broadcast it on one

Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[Gary DeBock]

Aloha Colin,

<<< Nope. Slate wiped clean.
Only a few NHK channels and DU’s. >>>

It was slightly different here in Poipu, Kauai, Colin. DU's joined the Asians 
during the morning session, but the big gun Chinese and Koreans were completely 
unaffected.
Here was 783-Voice of the Straights with a meltdown-level TOH ID at 1600 UTC 
this morning https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 7:53 AM "R. Colin Newell"  mailto:coffeecan...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Nope. Slate wiped clean.
> 
> Only a few NHK channels and DU’s.
> 
> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> 
> > > On Nov 5, 2018, at 7:32 AM, Bruce Portzer  mailto:bport...@comcast.net > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I rebuilt my antenna yesterday. Either I did something horribly 
> > wrong or conditions took a dive.
> > 
> > There were a few weak TPs on 603 693 774 792 972 1098 etc just 
> > barely above the noise.
> > 
> > NOAA is reporting a moderate geomagnetic storm and my locals seem 
> > to be at normal strength, so I don't think it's the antenna.
> > 
> > Did anyone else hear anything today?
> > 
> > Bruce
> > 
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

<<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
"Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
about 15 seconds.

As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
clip in this message. >>>

Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning 783-Voice of 
Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600 UTC, with this S9 ID in 
presumed Amoy https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station has stopped 
transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 UTC in April, but 
haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions yesterday and the day 
before.
Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to check for 
its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for is Burmese language 
identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the recording content, as at the 43 
second point of this recording 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made yesterday, with 
the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type language. My WRTH shows 702-AIR's 
foreign service in Jalandhar A with Urdu at the time, broadcasting to South 
Asia https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
Thanks again for all your assessment help!

Gary
> On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
>
>
> Gary,
>
> as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
> for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
> "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
> about 15 seconds.
>
> As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
> clip in this message.
>
> Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan and other
> IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mauno
>
>
> Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
> > Chris,
> >
> > Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz UnID Chinese station 
> > identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest Asian TP on the band 
> > both in the morning and evening here, and it plays an incredible variety of 
> > music (Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even rap :-)
> >
> > <<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the 
> > Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as 
> > nice as it sounds.
> > 1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean 
> > it doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but 
> > here, you can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda 
> > stations aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock 
> > music (American music as well) and most Chinese-language music in those 
> > genres originates there, so it makes sense they're throwing some of it 
> > their way.Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of 
> > the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, 
> > as nice as it sounds. >>>
> >
> > Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly have the 
> > prerogative to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't they? My 
> > wife is Hong Kong Chinese, and she always tells me that laws don't mean 
> > anything in China, where the government can do anything it wishes. But 
> > sometimes I wonder how many Taiwan residents actually listen to these 
> > mono-format music broadcasts with a heavy propaganda edge? When you lived 
> > in Seoul, were the people rushing to turn on the Voice of Unification after 
> > their 12-hour work days? I think not. But to be honest, the programming 
> > from Pyongyang BS and KCBS is so ridiculous that it is actually pretty 
> > amusing, and I would be sorry if this type of amusement suddenly 
> > disappeared from the radio scene.
> >
> > Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)
> >
> >
> >> On November 4, 2018 at 2:21 PM Chris Kadlec wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Your 783 you've been hearing has been confirmed as Voice of the Straits 
> >> broadcasting in Amoy, as I was suspecting (since it was the only 
> >> high-powered one left). My friend in Guangdong, who can hear all of those 
> >> stations nearby and can understand Amoy, listene

Re: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC

[Gary DeBock]

Chuck,

A longer recording of the same 729 station started at 1540 UTC is attached, 
with the same lady speaking most of the time, including the apparent mention of 
"Myanmar" at the 43 second point. 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff
This station rarely gets completely free of JOCK, but the Japanese does 
occasionally go MIA for a couple of minutes.

Gary


> On November 4, 2018 at 12:18 PM Chuck Hutton  wrote:
> 
> Gary:
> 
> There's English in your recording. At :04 she says "this approach in the 
> next summer". At :09, I think she says Myanmar.
> Some Myanmar stations have carried English in this time period. 
> 
> The audio was difficult to understand. After correcting for the terrible 
> rolloff above 1000 Hz and also removing everything below 150 Hertz, it was 
> better. I can't attach the file due to list limits on attachments.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -
> From: IRCA  on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 11:30 AM
> To: America, Mailing
> Subject: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC
>  
> Despite unfavorable solar predictions the morning session in Poipu, 
> Hawaii was actually quite good today. This female speaker in an apparent 
> Southeast Asian language was received at 1541 this morning during a fade in 
> JOCK, but the Myanmar parallels on 576 and 594 are totally wiped out by 
> Hawaiian local splatter  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra
> 
> I know that Bill W., Chuck and Bruce have all received this station in 
> Grayland, so it seems like I'm the last to track it down :-)
> 
> 
> Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii)
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

Chris,

Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz UnID Chinese station 
identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest Asian TP on the band both 
in the morning and evening here, and it plays an incredible variety of music 
(Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even rap :-)

<<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. 
It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it 
sounds.
1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean it 
doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but here, you 
can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda stations aimed at 
Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock music (American music as 
well) and most Chinese-language music in those genres originates there, so it 
makes sense they're throwing some of it their way.Meanwhile, the clip that you 
just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. It's both hypocritical and 
ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it sounds. >>>

Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly have the prerogative 
to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't they? My wife is Hong 
Kong Chinese, and she always tells me that laws don't mean anything in China, 
where the government can do anything it wishes. But sometimes I wonder how many 
Taiwan residents actually listen to these mono-format music broadcasts with a 
heavy propaganda edge? When you lived in Seoul, were the people rushing to turn 
on the Voice of Unification after their 12-hour work days? I think not. But to 
be honest, the programming from Pyongyang BS and KCBS is so ridiculous that it 
is actually pretty amusing, and I would be sorry if this type of amusement 
suddenly disappeared from the radio scene.

Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)


> On November 4, 2018 at 2:21 PM Chris Kadlec  wrote:
> 
> 
> Gary,
> 
>  
> 
> Your 783 you've been hearing has been confirmed as Voice of the Straits 
> broadcasting in Amoy, as I was suspecting (since it was the only high-powered 
> one left). My friend in Guangdong, who can hear all of those stations nearby 
> and can understand Amoy, listened to it and confirmed it for you.
> 
>  
> 
> Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the 
> Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as 
> nice as it sounds.
> 
>  
> 
> 1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean 
> it doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but here, 
> you can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda stations aimed 
> at Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock music (American 
> music as well) and most Chinese-language music in those genres originates 
> there, so it makes sense they're throwing some of it their way.
> 
>  
> 
> 2) The song you're hearing is Allen Su "Beijing City" (Allen Su took 2nd 
> place in the 2007 Super Boy competition, a TV music contest show in China). 
> Its lyrics are about the highest level of propaganda you could spew at your 
> enemy across the water because it speaks everything great about Beijing. It's 
> EXACTLY what Seoul broadcasts on Jayu FM into North Korea (I included a hefty 
> chunk of the song in my Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide documentary), a song 
> called "Seoul Seoul" that says all the same great things about Seoul sorta. 
> The difference is that it was used for the '88 Olympics, but the idea behind 
> using that suitable song for propaganda is the same.
> 
>  
> 
>     The Beijing song is here, lyrics included:
> 
>  
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jTf_WaAl8
> 
>  
> 
> -Chris Kadlec
> 
>  
> 
> ***
> 
>  
> 
> Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 12:02:13 -0800 (PST)
> 
> From: Gary DeBock 
> 
> To: Chris Kadlec , irca@hard-core-dx.com
> 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for your assessment on the 783 Chinese station, Chris, and also on 
> the 801 jammer (or lack thereof).
> 
>  
> 
> Of all the Asian signals here in this Asian-oriented DXing paradise, 
> 783-China and (surprise!) 657-Pyongyang BS are the S9+ leaders every morning. 
> This is a major reversal from the Kona, Hawaii situation last December, when 
> 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 were far and away the top dogs.
> 
> When I heard this bizarre Chinese rap music on 783-China at 1541 UTC 
> yesterday, I thought that it sounded like a weird Chinese copy of Korean rap 
> artists like Leessang :-)
> 

Re: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC

[Gary DeBock]

Chuck and Mauno,

<<< To me also. I wonder if Gary checked for a parallel on 549 and 783? >>>

At the time of the 729 reception these frequencies weren't checked, but they 
definitely will be checked from now on. Unfortunately neither frequency seems 
open enough in Kauai to let any weak signal get through.

Gary

> On November 4, 2018 at 12:57 PM Chuck Hutton  mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> To me also. I wonder if Gary checked for a parallel on 549 and 783?
> 
> If I truly heard some English, is VoV2 known to carry any English? I;ve 
> not noticed any English.
> 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Mauno Ritola 
> mailto:mauno.rit...@realmonitor.com >
> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 12:37 PM
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC
> 
> To my ears it sounds more Vietnamese than Burmese. (Re Myanmar: 729 kHz
> should carry different programming than 576 and 594 kHz).
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mauno
> 
> 
> Gary DeBock kirjoitti 4.11.2018 klo 21:30:
> 
> > > Despite unfavorable solar predictions the morning session in 
> Poipu, Hawaii was actually quite good today. This female speaker in an 
> apparent Southeast Asian language was received at 1541 this morning during a 
> fade in JOCK, but the Myanmar parallels on 576 and 594 are totally wiped out 
> by Hawaiian local splatter 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra
> > 
> > > 
> > > I know that Bill W., Chuck and Bruce have all received this 
> station in Grayland, so it seems like I'm the last to track it down :-)
> > 
> > > >
> 
> > > Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii)
> > 
> > > 
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Re: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC

[Gary DeBock]

Chuck,

Thanks for your assessment on the 729 UnID TP recording from this morning.

<<< There's English in your recording. At :04 she says "this approach in the 
next summer". At :09, I think she says Myanmar.
Some Myanmar stations have carried English in this time period. >>>

Wow, her accent is so heavy that I never could have pulled out that English-- 
but now that you mention it, the "Myanmar" at 9 seconds stands out pretty 
clearly (even without any wishful thinking).

<<< The audio was difficult to understand. After correcting for the terrible 
rolloff above 1000 Hz and also removing everything below 150 Hertz, it was 
better. I can't attach the file due to list limits on attachments. >>>

The clipped-off audio above 1000 Hz is a congenital issue of the Ultralight 
radios in their 1 kHz DSP filtering selection, which is usually the only 
effective option when chasing split-frequency DX like this. In most of the 
recent recordings I've attempted to compensate somewhat by using Audacity's 321 
Hz High Pass filter, but the resulting audio will still have rough edges in 
comparison to that of the Perseus-SDR and other SDR's.

In any case, thanks again for your assessment.

Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)


> On November 4, 2018 at 12:18 PM Chuck Hutton  wrote:
> 
> Gary:
> 
> There's English in your recording. At :04 she says "this approach in the 
> next summer". At :09, I think she says Myanmar.
> Some Myanmar stations have carried English in this time period. 
> 
> The audio was difficult to understand. After correcting for the terrible 
> rolloff above 1000 Hz and also removing everything below 150 Hertz, it was 
> better. I can't attach the file due to list limits on attachments.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -
> From: IRCA  on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 11:30 AM
> To: America, Mailing
> Subject: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC
>  
> Despite unfavorable solar predictions the morning session in Poipu, 
> Hawaii was actually quite good today. This female speaker in an apparent 
> Southeast Asian language was received at 1541 this morning during a fade in 
> JOCK, but the Myanmar parallels on 576 and 594 are totally wiped out by 
> Hawaiian local splatter  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra
> 
> I know that Bill W., Chuck and Bruce have all received this station in 
> Grayland, so it seems like I'm the last to track it down :-)
> 
> 
> Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii)
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks for your assessment on the 783 Chinese station, Chris, and also on the 
801 jammer (or lack thereof).

Of all the Asian signals here in this Asian-oriented DXing paradise, 783-China 
and (surprise!) 657-Pyongyang BS are the S9+ leaders every morning. This is a 
major reversal from the Kona, Hawaii situation last December, when 819-KCBS and 
981-CNR1 were far and away the top dogs.
When I heard this bizarre Chinese rap music on 783-China at 1541 UTC yesterday, 
I thought that it sounded like a weird Chinese copy of Korean rap artists like 
Leessang :-)

https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/u653xdigwaeiaxlrh42x8duky2w3ppoz

Gary


> On November 4, 2018 at 1:16 AM Chris Kadlec  wrote:
> 
> 
> Gary,
> 
>  
> 
> 783 is likely the straits broadcast. If they are not on the air at that 
> time, we will find who is.
> 
>  
> 
> Hebei Life Radio is 150kw on that frequency but it's not them. Here's the 
> TOH ID that aired on 11/3 at 1000 UTC from Qingting and clearly you can see 
> it's not what you have:
> 
>  
> 
> http://www.beaglebass.com/temporary/Hebei_Life.mp3
> 
>  
> 
> They run the same clear ID with a single time beep at the top of every 
> hour on their networks (which are notorious for echoes).
> 
>  
> 
> Either way, I'll get back to you tomorrow with a confirmation for that 
> signal.
> 
>  
> 
> And I'm sure there is no jammer on 801, at least not within earshot of 
> Seoul. If there is one, it's lower powered and on the Gangwon-do coast. Even 
> then, it would be likely to be heard in Seoul, if it existed, but nobody can 
> hear anything.
> 
>  
> 
> -Chris Kadlec
> 
>     http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> * * *
> 
>  
> 
> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2018 04:47:36 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> From: Gary DeBock 
> 
> Subject: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing
> 
>  
> 
> There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" 
> station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, which 
> hopefully someone can decipher  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
> 
>  
> 
> Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 kHz 
> really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . 
> Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency from 
> 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines. Can anyone 
> provide language or station identification?  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua
> 
>  
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> 
>  
> 
> Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)
> 
>  
> 
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[IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC

[Gary DeBock]

Despite unfavorable solar predictions the morning session in Poipu, Hawaii was 
actually quite good today. This female speaker in an apparent Southeast Asian 
language was received at 1541 this morning during a fade in JOCK, but the 
Myanmar parallels on 576 and 594 are totally wiped out by Hawaiian local 
splatter  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra

I know that Bill W., Chuck and Bruce have all received this station in 
Grayland, so it seems like I'm the last to track it down :-)


Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii)

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[IRCA] Poipu, Kauai Ultralight TP's for 11-3

[Gary DeBock]

    The first DXing sessions here near the ocean beach at Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) really made all of the planning, gear development and A/B testing pay off in a major way. Poipu was chosen because of its location at the extreme southern tip of the island, which provides a straight salt water shot to Asia and Oceania, as well as to North and South America. In this aspect it is pretty much unique on Kauai, where a sizable ridge of hills tends to limit transoceanic DX reception from certain areas to other parts of the island.     Several earlier posts were made concerning the phenomenal Costco Travel package for this trip, the awesome Asian signals and another South American station strong enough to splatter over from 1 kHz away to imitate a Pacific area broadcaster.     Exotic, long-range stations were the target during sunrise enhancement this morning, using April's Cook Island results (with the same gear) as a guide. Signals from one of the targets (918-Cambodia) were stronger than in the Cooks, with RNK easily dominating Shandong at 1618  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/cc46e5qwsaxatv7xfwkdgva0q9gjvtliAs a parting shot before its 1701 signoff, 918-RNK stomped over Shandong with this awesome S9 music at 1655  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/v7olzd8dtcu9nzv390opsrfzpjiscp6vAnother target was 1431-Mongolia's BBC service at 1630, but with no signal received at all in the good propagation it seemed pretty odd. Only a few presumed peaks of 693-Bangladesh music eeked through horrible 690-KHNR splatter around 1645, and any hope of receiving 657-AIR (like in the Cook Islands) was smothered by a wicked combination of Pyongyang BS, a presumed Henan, and 650-KPRP splatter.     The most interesting signal received this morning was a pretty strong UnID female voice on 702 kHz under KCBS in Chongjin (NK), speaking in a foreign language that nobody seems to be able to identify  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708  My own assessment of this mystery (based on a 2017 WRTH listing) shows the 200 kW 702-AIR in Jalandhar A, India (a foreign service station) broadcasting in the Urdu language to South Asia from 1430-1930 daily. It certainly doesn't seem like this is a language commonly recognized by DXers, though, so this may remain a mystery for some time!73 and Good DX,Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii)7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight +5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antennaKauai DXpedition setup photos are posted at the following links  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/fewexvijgj1gnxpng6qrvi56vihnqbofhttps://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/w9xwjl1a2zasg7n4ivz7x0mx621knnr1https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/66osm6kgxfw53ymil9wsdylw905wxl0rhttps://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/bucol3mw5x18nus1m1v6jn2ssqxrcebv        
 
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Hawaii DXpedition Travel Package

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Craig,

<<< Now you are seriously tempting me. I am going to Maui in Jan. I suppose two 
Hawaii trips in a year is not totally out of the question. Just curious, I 
noted you are using the supercharged Skywave. Did the supercharged XH Data 
D-808 make the trip? >>>

The hot-rodded XHDATA D-808 is a great DX chaser, but the equivalent CC Skywave 
SSB model has both a size and weight advantage, which makes a difference in a 
long range trip like this-- especially when a backup model is taken as well. 
Another factor is that the D-808 is technically not an Ultralight radio, but 
rather a high-performing Chinese copy of an Ultralight radio. For DXpeditions 
close to home, though, I use both models.

<<< Quite frankly after seeing Bill Whitaker’s results at San Souci, I’m very 
tempted to give that a shot with both ULRs and my Elad, perhaps with a DKAZ. 
Now your place in Poipu has got me thinking. I was initially concerned about 
potential interference from the powerful USN radar station on the west coast of 
Kauai. It sounds like that’s not an issue. BTW, is there something attracting 
Brazilian Portuguese programs to Kauai? >>>

Of course I have a lot of respect for Bill Whitacre's San Souci DXpeditions, 
and admire his determination to set up the 160' DKAZ antennas twice a year at 
both Grayland and San Souci, not to mention on the east coast. But when you can 
take a tiny 5" FSL to places like Kauai or the Cook Islands in hand carry 
luggage, and with a two minute setup easily come away with exceptional DX from 
countries like India, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Cambodia and Brazil, why not take 
the "lazy man's" shortcut to great DX? All of the gear has already been 
tweaked, tested and proofed out, and with the travel packages offered by Costco 
and others, these kind of "Frequent Flyer" trips really provide a lot of DXing 
excitement for the buck!

Gary

> On November 3, 2018 at 2:45 PM Donald Barnes  mailto:bevd...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> Now you are seriously tempting me. I am going to Maui in Jan. I suppose 
> two Hawaii trips in a year is not totally out of the question. Just curious, 
> I noted you are using the supercharged Skywave. Did the supercharged XH Data 
> D-808 make the trip? Quite frankly after seeing Bill Whitaker’s results at 
> San Souci, I’m very tempted to give that a shot with both ULRs and my Elad, 
> perhaps with a DKAZ. Now your place in Poipu has got me thinking. I was 
> initially concerned about potential interference from the powerful USN radar 
> station on the west coast of Kauai. It sounds like that’s not an issue. BTW, 
> is there something attracting Brazilian Portuguese programs to Kauai?
> 
> 73 and Best of DX,
> 
> Craig Barnes
> On the road in South FL
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > > On Nov 3, 2018, at 5:36 PM, Gary DeBock  mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> > 
> > For those interested in trying their TP-DXing luck at an awesome 
> > forward Pacific location, Costco Travel offers an amazing 6-day vacation 
> > package for two to a gorgeous 2-BR condominium in Poipu Kai (near the 
> > ocean) on Kauai Island for $2,173.03, which includes roundtrip airfare from 
> > Seattle, and a full-sized rental car. The travel package price varies 
> > according to the month, and this quote is for April (when both TP and DU DX 
> > should be great). The free WiFi is also awesome, and a large Safeway and 
> > Walmart are within convenient driving range. What more could you ask for?
> > 
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[IRCA] Poipu, Hawaii DXpedition Travel Package

[Gary DeBock]

For those interested in trying their TP-DXing luck at an awesome forward 
Pacific location, Costco Travel offers an amazing 6-day vacation package for 
two to a gorgeous 2-BR condominium in Poipu Kai (near the ocean) on Kauai 
Island for $2,173.03, which includes roundtrip airfare from Seattle, and a 
full-sized rental car. The travel package price varies according to the month, 
and this quote is for April (when both TP and DU DX should be great). The free 
WiFi is also awesome, and a large Safeway and Walmart are within convenient 
driving range. What more could you ask for?


Gary

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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

Aloha Colin,

<<< Noise levels are manageable at your rental? any room to put up small 
Wellbrook ALA100 loops outside? >>>

It's possible to chase DX right outside this 2-BR house condominium very close 
to the ocean beach, but there is some moderate RFI that can be nulled with the 
"Frequent Flyer" FSL (on a null bearing that's great for Asian DX).. I'm sure 
that a Wellbrook ALA100 would be acceptable outside the condominium, and 
possibly even larger broadband antennas-- but you (or any other DXer) would 
need to find a way to null out the RFI in order to hear the weaker TP-DX 
stations (maybe with one of your new phaser units?).

Gary


> On November 3, 2018 at 10:55 AM "R. Colin Newell"  
> wrote:
> 
> Noise levels are manageable at your rental? any room to put up small 
> Wellbrook ALA100 loops outside?
> 
> --
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

<<< I should have mentioned it is Brazilian Portuguese, like you did.
And yes, about the first word is Transmundial. Good spot.
I think this is another case of reporting even channel DX on a TP/DU 
frequenmcy. >>>

Theo and Chuck,

I'm pretty sure you are both correct-- this is probably another case like 
1000-Radio Record showing up on "999" in the Cook Islands. With an Ultralight 
radio you can hear booming South Americans 1 kHz away from the set frequency, 
and unless the language provides a clue, it's easy to assume that you have a TP 
or DU on the dial frequency. I'll review the recording to pull up a little more 
context.

Gary

> On November 3, 2018 at 11:16 AM Chuck Hutton  mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Theo -
> 
> 
> I should have mentioned it is Brazilian Portuguese, like you did.
> 
> And yes, about the first word is Transmundial. Good spot.
> 
> 
> I think this is another case of reporting even channel DX on a TP/DU 
> frequenmcy.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Theo  mailto:th...@telus.net >
> Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 11:10 AM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing
> 
> 801 is in Portuguese, and to my ears of the Brazilian kind.
> 
> Are you sure you weren't on 800, though the direction would be totally
> wacky?  The woman says "Transmundial" within the opening seconds of
> your clip but there's no context I can grab before that.
> 
> Theo
> 
> On 3/11/2018 9:15 AM, Bruce Portzer wrote:
> 
> > > Hi Gary
> > 
> > > 
> > > It sounds like you're off to a good start.
> > 
> > > 
> > > 783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese
> > stations. No ideas on that one.
> > 
> > > 
> > > 801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in
> > Gosford NSW. The gang at RealDX should be able to nail it down for
> > sure.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Enjoy you trip
> > 
> > > 
> > > Bruce
> > 
> > > >
> 
> > > On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > 
> > > > > After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my 
> > wife and
> > > I decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. 
> > > Craig
> > > Barnes has already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL 
> > > in April
> > > of 2017 ,and made out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in
> > > Princeville, on the north side of the island.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > >> Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which
> >> greatly reduces the strength of North and South American stations,
> >> Poipu in Kauai has a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with
> >> similar paths to both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it
> >> seemed like all four areas were coming in at good strength, with 621
> >> kHz having two S9 stations from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and
> >> VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having the same (Kiribati and
> >> JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can completely null out
> >> one area or the other.
> >>
> >> To investigate some questions that were discussed recently
> >> among the Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's
> >> Japanese service at 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio
> >> (which is more noticeable during signal fades)
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd
> >>
> >> There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera"
> >> station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID,
> >> which hopefully someone can decipher
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
> >>
> >> Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801
> >> kHz really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal .
> >> Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency
> >> from 0910-0930 tonight,

Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for your assessments on 783 and 801, which are appreciated!

In the sunrise session this morning 918-Cambodia was dominant over Shandong 
after daybreak, which was the opposite of the Cook Island situation in April. 
Here was Cambodia over Shandong at 1618. Shandong shows up weakly at the end of 
the recording  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/cc46e5qwsaxatv7xfwkdgva0q9gjvtli
Unfortunately Hawaiian splatter wipes out 693 (Bangladesh) here, and 657 is 
almost as bad (AIR). 1431-Mongolia was MIA this morning in good propagation, so 
I don't know if they are still around. 702 had an interesting foreign language 
TP under Pyongyang at 1623, though, so once the language experts figure it out 
it may provide some excitement  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
You and Chuck should come over here for a trip... there's more than enough 
exotic DX to send any TP-chaser straight to Cloud Nine!

Gary





> On November 3, 2018 at 9:15 AM Bruce Portzer  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Gary
> 
> It sounds like you're off to a good start.
> 
> 783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese 
> stations.  No ideas on that one.
> 
> 801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in 
> Gosford NSW.  The gang at RealDX should  be able to nail it down for sure.
> 
> Enjoy you trip
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
> On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >   After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and I 
> > decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig Barnes has 
> > already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April of 2017 ,and made 
> > out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in Princeville, on the north side 
> > of the island.
> >
> >   Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which 
> > greatly reduces the strength of North and South American stations, Poipu in 
> > Kauai has a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with similar paths to 
> > both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it seemed like all four 
> > areas were coming in at good strength, with 621 kHz having two S9 stations 
> > from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 
> > kHz having the same (Kiribati and JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" 
> > FSL can completely null out one area or the other.
> >
> >   To investigate some questions that were discussed recently among the 
> > Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's Japanese service 
> > at 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio (which is more noticeable 
> > during signal fades)  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd
> >
> > There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" 
> > station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, which 
> > hopefully someone can decipher  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
> >
> > Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 kHz 
> > really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . 
> > Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency from 
> > 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines. Can anyone 
> > provide language or station identification?  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua
> >
> > Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One thing 
> > seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 stations 
> > don't seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did in Kona (at 
> > least not tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for much of the 
> > evening, when it was pretty weak in Kona  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw   Go figure!
> >
> > 73 and Good DX,
> >
> > Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)
> >
> > 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna
> >
> >
> >
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[IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

 After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and I decided 
to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig Barnes has already 
been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April of 2017 ,and made out like a 
bandit with lots of Asian DX in Princeville, on the north side of the island.

 Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which greatly 
reduces the strength of North and South American stations, Poipu in Kauai has a 
straight ocean shot to both areas, along with similar paths to both Asia and 
the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it seemed like all four areas were coming 
in at good strength, with 621 kHz having two S9 stations from two different 
areas (621-Tuvalu and VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having the same 
(Kiribati and JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can completely null 
out one area or the other.

 To investigate some questions that were discussed recently among the 
Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's Japanese service at 
0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio (which is more noticeable during 
signal fades)  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd

There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" station. 
At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, which hopefully 
someone can decipher  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2

Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 kHz 
really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . Unfortunately 
801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency from 0910-0930 tonight, 
which I think may be from the Philippines. Can anyone provide language or 
station identification?  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua

Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One thing 
seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 stations don't 
seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did in Kona (at least not 
tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for much of the evening, when it 
was pretty weak in Kona  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw   Go figure! 

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna



 
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Re: [IRCA] TSA Loves the "Frequent Flyers"

[Gary DeBock]

<<< OMG! My sister headed to Poipu today!
How odd is that!
Out of Seattle too. >>>

Great, Colin-- she is welcome to visit our (rented) 2-BR home at Aston at Poipu 
Kai, where two amateur radio licensees (N7EKX and KC7BAR) are ready to get her 
hooked on DXing! :-)

Gary


> On November 2, 2018 at 4:06 PM "R. Colin Newell"  
> wrote:
> 
> OMG! My sister headed to Poipu today!
> 
> How odd is that!
> 
> Out of Seattle too.
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 3:28 PM Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> > >  The airport-friendly "Frequent Flyer" FSL antennas kept 
> their perfect TSA screening record today as the recently-tweaked 5" bar model 
> deployed from Sea Tac airport for a 5 day Hawaii trip. After all the 
> exceptional DX received over the past week at home with the same antenna, 
> though, maybe the trip to Kauai will be a chance to relax a  little? :-)
> > 
> >  Good luck to Walt during his PEI DXpedition trip-- and if 
> > conditions like the past 8 days continue, maybe an experienced TP-DXer like 
> > Walt will be in high demand on the island?
> > 
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (en route to Poipu, Hawaii)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
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[IRCA] TSA Loves the "Frequent Flyers"

[Gary DeBock]

 The airport-friendly "Frequent Flyer" FSL antennas kept their perfect TSA 
screening record today as the recently-tweaked 5" bar model deployed from Sea 
Tac airport for a 5 day Hawaii trip. After all the exceptional DX received over 
the past week at home with the same antenna, though, maybe the trip to Kauai 
will be a chance to relax a  little? :-)

 Good luck to Walt during his PEI DXpedition trip-- and if conditions like 
the past 8 days continue, maybe an experienced TP-DXer like Walt will be in 
high demand on the island?


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[IRCA] 837-China at 1423 UTC

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks to Colin, Nigel and Nick for their earlier TP-DX reports from 
yesterday's wacky session. At my location the Chinese signals really bordered 
on the incredible, though. This was 837-China (Harbin?) pounding in with an 
extended S9 run of techno rock music from 1423-1425... kind of the poster child 
for the ionospheric meltdown session  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/4par504ketidsyiil5dlhpmc2527btpt

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Re: [IRCA] November 1, 2018 West Coast TP No Pumpkin hangover.

[Gary DeBock]

<<< One can only imagine some of the stuff that is surfacing at the coveted 
coastal locations and in Hawaii (Good luck Gary!) >>>

Thanks Colin,
This may the first time in history when two local DXers (Walt and I) go out for 
ocean coast trips totally exhausted from receiving so much exceptional DX at 
home-- and maybe looking to relax a little? No rest for the weary!

Gary

> On November 1, 2018 at 9:40 AM "R. Colin Newell"  mailto:coffeecan...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> From 1345 through top of the hour, things were in pretty good shape still
> favouring the long haul -
> 
> Although I did not do a comprehensive band sweep with written loggings,
> here is an example of how things were shaping up.
> -
> KHZ COUNTRY STATION DATE TIME DETAILS
> -
> 
> 531 JAPAN JOQG, Morioka, NHK1. Nov 1 1345 – sounded like a location
> broadcast //567, 594, 666, etc [CN-BC]
> 
> 603 CHINA Nov 1 1346 – Alone on top with the CNR1 program with
> preachy Chinese woman. [CN-BC]
> 
> 639 CHINA CNR1 Nov 1 1347 – Chinese talk with YL and OM at good
> levels [CN-BC]
> 
> 657 CHINA/DPR KOREA Pyongyang Nov 1 1347 – Same hypnotic content,
> same unusually good signals this Fall. [CN-BC]
> 
> *675 China/Japan/VIETNAM RGD Nei Menggu/Voice of Vietnam/NHK . Nov 1
> 1348 – Easy three-some with double echo Chinese YL pontification,
> followed by Japanese*
> 
> *speaking YL/OM in the background and in the same minute a
> Lao/Vietnamese sounding lady surfaced. This is indicative of the deep
> continental reception we have been getting into Asia this season.
> [CN-BC]*
> 
> 756 CHINA various, CNR1. Nov 1 1349 - Chinese OM at very good levels. 
> [CN-BC]
> 
> 837 CHINA Harbin, RGD. Nov 1 1350 – Very good with OM chatting away
> in strident Chinese [CN-BC]
> 
> 900 CHINA UnID Nov 1 1400 – A series of pips at the top of the hour
> under the Canadian domestic [CN-BC]
> 
> 963 CHINA Huaduan, CRI. Nov 1 1352 – Russian speaking at very good
> levels [CN-BC]
> 
> 972 972 REP KOREA HLCA, Dangjin. Nov 1 1352 – Super loud Korea talk
> and soft music [CN-BC]
> 
> 1116 CHINA various. Nov 1 1355 – Chinese at very good levels on a
> single pass. Heard no echo or other competition [CN-BC]
> 
> 1179 CHINA Hubei RGD. Nov 1 1356 – At chunky levels and still
> audible on Honda Civic car radio when pulling into University of
> Victoria parking lot at 1455 UTC [CN-BC]
> 
> 
> This was something of a glimpse, a skim, a snapshot of this morning -
> what's clear is: This has been a good season. It's been an interesting
> season. We have been getting way more
> 
> than just coastal Japanese and Korean stations showing up at our
> antennas - this is deep continental penetration. One can only imagine
> some of the stuff that
> 
> is surfacing at the coveted coastal locations and in Hawaii (Good luck 
> Gary!)
> 
> I'm holding out for a single Philippines station but will accept
> something more exotic.
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Booming Chinese for 11-1

[Gary DeBock]

 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)


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[IRCA] Best Chinese Session Yet

[Gary DeBock]

It certainly seemed like my gear was already in Hawaii this morning, with far 
and away the best Chinese session for the entire wacky week. I finally tracked 
down Nick's 783 kHz Chinese opera at good strength at 1436 (with a possible 
Chinese co-channel), along with an S9 signal from 756-CNR1 (with an awesome 
reverb effect). 837-China (Harbin?) had S9 music around 1426, while a ton of 
other Chinese stations had their best audio ever here. Full details to follow!

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

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Re: [IRCA] Marginal 531 Audio at 0440

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Jim,

Your parallel information is appreciated. The next time 531 TA audio shows up 
here the chase will be much better organized!

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)


> On October 31, 2018 at 2:00 PM James Renfrew  wrote:
> 
> And if 531 is in look for its // 549.  Pop music of the Algerian variety, 
> and it does ID a lot as "jeel fm".  Very stringy music.  Jim Renfrew
> 
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 16:49 Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> > > Thanks, Nick.
> > 
> > After reading the multiple posts about "armchair copy" of TA's in 
> > Victoria last night around 0440 UTC I finally got envious enough to head 
> > out into the RFI-noise-troubled back yard and try my luck on one of the 
> > "armchair copy" frequencies (531) with a 5" FSL.
> > Much to my surprise the RFI could be completely nulled, and the 
> > tiny antenna actually pulled in presumed TA audio on 531 around 0440-- 
> > marginal copy of a cheery-voiced YL for a few seconds, along with a male 
> > voice possibly from the SeaTac Airport TIS station on 530 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/zalmsexc1d9rmiyv8ne09awvipjg4jct
> > Definitely not enough evidence to claim any logging, but maybe 
> > enough evidence to try again during better conditions? :-)
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > 
> > > On October 31, 2018 at 8:41 AM Nick Hall-Patch < n...@ieee.org 
> > mailto:n...@ieee.org mailto: n...@ieee.org mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't think any of my TA receptions qualify as "armchair" 
> > by any
> > > means, Gary, but my reception of 531 at the time of your 
> > reception
> > > was more like "lying on the floor with a blanket over my 
> > head", so
> > > afraid I can't help.
> > >
> > > best wishes,
> > >
> > > Nick
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 05:22 2018-10-31, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > > >Certainly nowhere near Victoria standards, but some marginal 
> > audio
> > > >showed up on 531 kHz here at 0440. There is a SeaTac airport 
> > TIS on
> > > >530 which may account for some of the male voice, but the 
> > female
> > > >audio seemed to be definitely on 531, and nulling toward 
> > Europe.
> > > >Don't know if this wispy signal sounds anything like the 
> > Victoria
> > > >"aimchair copy" material
> > > >:-) 
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gwecxanhcuj8jcbtgvidwrlao8e8bdb0
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> > > >Gary in Puyallup, WA
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for Halloween

[Gary DeBock]

The Chinese wave took a frightful plunge around 1430 here this morning, 
leaving the band to the Korean and Japanese stations. What seemed like decent 
Chinese propagation in the predawn darkness around 1330 expired rapidly with 
increasing daylight, with the Chinese regulars (for this week, that is) on 639, 
756, 783, 837, 936, 963, 1017, 1035 and 1044 running away like vampires afraid 
of the light.

 657-Pyongyang started off the session with a frightful combination of 
awful music and power at 1320, with more than enough strength to wake up the 
dead. Until around 1415 the consensus was that the Chinese were just playing 
hard to get at good strength, but the increasing daylight sent them into a 
terminal plunge, leaving only 603-China in a graveyard mix with HLSA around 
1440. Ghostly Chinese signals on other frequencies were still around at 1435 
but their dying gasps didn't register on the digital recorder. By 1445 it was 
clear that the watered-down Puyallup version of sunrise enhancement (or in this 
case, sunrise degradation?) had given up the ghost, with no hope of the high 
band resurrection enjoyed in salt-water-enhanced Victoria. Such was the story 
of a pretty morbid session, although the bizarre graveyard mix of 603-HLSA and 
603-China around 1440 provided some temporary entertainment, as the two low 
band regulars briefly tried to shout each other down at monstrous
  strength.


603  HLSA-China   Sounding like an American graveyard frequency around 1440, 
complete with Halloween-type audio similar to a thriller movie  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3mhmclmpas6voezjrpdhodj2hekzz13r

657  Pyongyang BS   The scariest signal of the entire morning at 1321-- a 
terrifying combination of awful music and shocking power  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/g5y2wt1jtku4boi6s7525p93ln93jezs

936  Anhui   Chinese music temporarily at good strength at 1425 (before its 
terminal plunge around 1435)  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/m6b5eou7y20q8rz93pchogeet1zo3k2x

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight +

5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna

DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley (new photo of the wild and wacky 
park DXing setup is posted at 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/vvne5qvgtyq7wyodzt12m70si7rbgyhw


 
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Re: [IRCA] Chinese Wave Continues (Preliminary)

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Nick,

<<< 936 didn't fade up here until just after your clip ended Gary, when
a woman singing was heard. A short while later, it was possible to
"parallel" it to the Anhui 936 web stream, so I think you can
probably be assured that was what you heard. >>>

Thanks for your investigation, Nick, and I should add that the times recorded 
in the wild DXing setup at the local park are always approximate. A new photo 
of this makeshift TP-DXing station (with the hot-rodded CC Skywave, 5" FSL, 30" 
loopstick Sony ICF-2010 spotting receiver and Sony ICD-SX68 digital recorder, 
all set up on a 4' PVC pipe base) is posted at 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/15k3nsf3p9mof1zae5gc9p243spytw4w
<<< This has been tough to hear, but not this morning. >>>
936 was much easier to receive here yesterday than today, Nick. I did have some 
pretty good reception of music on 936 around 1425 today, but it was one of the 
Chinese signals that tanked out around 1435
<<< I guess you didn't stick around for the high band enhancement after 1500UT? 
>>>
Umm, what high band enhancement after 1500UT, Nick? Are you forgetting that 
this is Puyallup, where the Asians bail completely about a half hour before 
they do in Victoria? :-)

Gary

> On October 31, 2018 at 6:12 PM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> 936 didn't fade up here until just after your clip ended Gary, when
> a woman singing was heard. A short while later, it was possible to
> "parallel" it to the Anhui 936 web stream, so I think you can
> probably be assured that was what you heard.
> 
> This has been tough to hear, but not this morning.
> 
> I guess you didn't stick around for the high band enhancement after 
> 1500UT?
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> At 16:13 2018-10-30, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >..
> >
>     >936 China Anhui? Chinese male speech and interval music at very
> >good strength at
> >1437 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s2jcvcv1rf68m7qruf7vx9kspmikbctb
> >
> >Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Marginal 531 Audio at 0440

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks, Nick.

After reading the multiple posts about "armchair copy" of TA's in Victoria last 
night around 0440 UTC I finally got envious enough to head out into the 
RFI-noise-troubled back yard and try my luck on one of the "armchair copy" 
frequencies (531) with a 5" FSL.
Much to my surprise the RFI could be completely nulled, and the tiny antenna 
actually pulled in presumed TA audio on 531 around 0440-- marginal copy of a 
cheery-voiced YL for a few seconds, along with a male voice possibly from the 
SeaTac Airport TIS station on 530 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/zalmsexc1d9rmiyv8ne09awvipjg4jct
Definitely not enough evidence to claim any logging, but maybe enough evidence 
to try again during better conditions? :-)

Gary DeBock (Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On October 31, 2018 at 8:41 AM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't think any of my TA receptions qualify as "armchair" by any
> means, Gary, but my reception of 531 at the time of your reception
> was more like "lying on the floor with a blanket over my head", so
> afraid I can't help.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> At 05:22 2018-10-31, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >Certainly nowhere near Victoria standards, but some marginal audio
> >showed up on 531 kHz here at 0440. There is a SeaTac airport TIS on
> >530 which may account for some of the male voice, but the female
> >audio seemed to be definitely on 531, and nulling toward Europe.
> >Don't know if this wispy signal sounds anything like the Victoria
> >"aimchair copy" material
> >:-) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gwecxanhcuj8jcbtgvidwrlao8e8bdb0
> >
> >
> >Gary in Puyallup, WA
> >
> >
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Re: [IRCA] Halloween TP -early bird gets the worm gear...

[Gary DeBock]

<<< But things like
Chinese popping up on 1116 and 1395 well after 1430UT don't sound
like a suppressed band either. Quite odd. >>>

Thanks for your assessment of this morning's TP propagation, Nick. Even in 
these unusually good conditions, though, it's probably best to remember that 
Puyallup is a pretty "suppressed" location in comparison to Victoria, and the 
fact that so many strong Chinese signals showed up here this past week on such 
a tiny antenna is "quite odd." :-)

Gary

> On October 31, 2018 at 8:34 AM Nick Hall-Patch  mailto:n...@ieee.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> And yet.it's like things were generally suppressed, but not in
> the usual way, where the Chinese disappear and the Japanese remain,
> because the Japanese weren't doing well either. But things like
> Chinese popping up on 1116 and 1395 well after 1430UT don't sound
> like a suppressed band either. Quite odd.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 15:17 2018-10-31, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >Exact same situation here this morning, Nigel, although with the
> >Chinese stations.
> >In the predawn darkness 756-CNR1, 837-China and 936-China were all
> >managing some good audio around 1350, but sunrise enhancement was
> >more like sunrise degradation. By 1440 the Chinese stations had
> >generally tanked, although some diehard Koreans on 603, 864 and 972
> >were still hanging around at weak levels.
> >
> >Gary
> >
> 
> > > 
> > > > > On October 31, 2018 at 6:12 AM Nigel Pimblett 
> > mailto:nige2...@telus.net
> > > 
> > > > > mailto:nige2...@telus.net mailto:nige2...@telus.net > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > > > > It may really have been advantageous to be an early bird
> > > 
> > > > > today. When I
> > 
> > > > > first checked at 1220 things were good, in line with what 
> > Colin said,
> > > with a nice signal from Korea on 558. But, when I got back 
> > > from
> > > having a shower signals had taken a big hit, to the point 
> > > that the
> > > Japanese big guns were struggling to produce audio.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 73,
> > > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > Nigel Pimblett
> > > Dunmore, AB
> > > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > On 10/31/2018 5:13 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > > 11:10 UTC -
> > > >
> > > 
> > > > > > > Already a busy band on the West Coast
> > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 1566khz - 2 stations audible / 1 likely KOREA... 
> > > the other?
> > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Good luck everyone.
> > > > 
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Re: [IRCA] Halloween TP -early bird gets the worm gear...

[Gary DeBock]

Exact same situation here this morning, Nigel, although with the Chinese 
stations.
In the predawn darkness 756-CNR1, 837-China and 936-China were all managing 
some good audio around 1350, but sunrise enhancement was more like sunrise 
degradation. By 1440 the Chinese stations had generally tanked, although some 
diehard Koreans on 603, 864 and 972 were still hanging around at weak levels.

Gary

> On October 31, 2018 at 6:12 AM Nigel Pimblett  mailto:nige2...@telus.net > wrote:
> 
> 
> It may really have been advantageous to be an early bird today.   When I
> first checked at 1220 things were good, in line with what Colin said,
> with a nice signal from Korea on 558.But, when I got back from
> having a shower signals had taken a big hit, to the point that the
> Japanese big guns were struggling to produce audio.
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> Nigel Pimblett
> Dunmore, AB
> 
> 
> On 10/31/2018 5:13 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote:
> 
> > > 11:10 UTC -
> > 
> > Already a busy band on the West Coast
> > 
> > 1566khz - 2 stations audible / 1 likely KOREA... the other?
> > 
> > Good luck everyone.
> > 
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Chinese TP's for 10-30

[Gary DeBock]

   Yes, the Chinese wave continues to dominate TP-DXing sessions at this 
mediocre inland location, with lots of interesting signals still showing up 5 
days after their breakthrough morning on October 25th.

As Nick reported 837-China (Harbin?) was one of the top performers during 
sunrise enhancement, although this frequency in Hawaii was notorious for having 
two Chinese stations fighting it out each evening (usually along with NHK1). 
936-China (Anhui?) also managed very good audio at times, as did 603-China and 
639-CNR1. The CRI stations on 963, 1017 and 1044 took a while to get untracked 
but eventually showed up with S7 peaks around 1440, while 756-CNR1 and 
1035-CNR1 both had good (mushy) signals at times. 603-HLSA, 864-HLKR and 
972-HLCA also had several S9 peaks, although 603 was mostly dominated by China. 
657-Pyongyang generally managed to hold off 657-China (Henan?) but there were 
times when both stations were at equal strength. Overall the session was 
another blast here, with the exceptional conditions during the past 5 days 
coming at a perfect time for final FSL antenna tweaking, waterproofing and 
testing prior to a Hawaii trip on Friday..After all the improvements the
  tiny 5" Frequent Flyer model even managed to track down some marginal 531 kHz 
audio here during the TA bonanza in Victoria last night (around 0440)-- quite a 
thrill!

603  China  Hulun Buir?   Chinese female speech at strong level at 1441 over 
HLSA's music and wimpy NHK1 female speech  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/i7w4ynjvup7sm39xq3m825q1grrf2jb3

837  China  Harbin?   Hitting S9 peaks in and out (in some splatter) with 
female speech and music at 1429  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ue633azqcozmdozcts1neiz32r1ttqgd

936  China  Anhui?   Chinese male speech and interval music at very good 
strength at 1437  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s2jcvcv1rf68m7qruf7vx9kspmikbctb

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

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5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna  
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DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley


   
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[IRCA] Marginal 531 Audio at 0440

[Gary DeBock]

Certainly nowhere near Victoria standards, but some marginal audio showed up on 
531 kHz here at 0440. There is a SeaTac airport TIS on 530 which may account 
for some of the male voice, but the female audio seemed to be definitely on 
531, and nulling toward Europe. Don't know if this wispy signal sounds anything 
like the Victoria "aimchair copy" material :-)   
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gwecxanhcuj8jcbtgvidwrlao8e8bdb0


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Re: [IRCA] Turkey on 954 again

[Gary DeBock]

There is a weak carrier on 531 currently nulling toward Europe-- which is 
probably S9+ audio in Victoria.

Gary

> On October 30, 2018 at 8:48 PM "R. Colin Newell"  mailto:coffeecan...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Your sweetness seems to be mid-Band
> My Flags rocking the low band and upper mid.
> 
> Best of times - true DX-citement!
> 
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> > > On Oct 30, 2018, at 8:42 PM, Volodya S  mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
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> > Armchair copy of 954 at 03:40 Wow! Walt
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Re: [IRCA] TP DX from Central Iowa

[Gary DeBock]

Let me add my congratulations for the outstanding TP-DX recordings this 
morning, Tim!

<<< We're going to be talking about these
conditions for years to come I think. >>>

Yes we will-- and not just the DXers in the Midwest! :-)

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA

> On October 30, 2018 at 5:46 PM Tim Tromp  mailto:kilok...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Tim,
> 
> Congratulations on those awesome recordings. It's great to see another
> Midwesterner get in on the action! We're going to be talking about these
> conditions for years to come I think..
> 
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> West Michigan
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 2:31 PM tim rahto  mailto:bowm...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> > > Hello everyone,
> > 
> > > 
> > > I picked a good morning to drag myself out of bed before dawn. 
> The band was
> > full of carriers, some of which turned into remarkably strong 
> > signals. All
> > loggings were made between 1030 UTC and 1230 UTC from Luther, Iowa 
> > using a
> > SAL-30 antenna and a Perseus receiver.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Here's a rundown of the highlights:
> > 
> > > 
> > > NHK 2, 774 kHz. I have never heard Japan on MW before now, and I 
> may never
> > hear it this well again. They were giving an English lesson with a
> > Halloween theme that peaked at just under S9. || to 693. i have 747 
> > kHz
> > down in my notes, but I am not sure if it was parallel or not.
> > 
> > > 
> > > 774 kHz: https://youtu.be/QOfVVdXwypU
> > 
> > > 
> > > 693 kHz: https://youtu.be/Er7qoMjylws
> > 
> > > 
> > > 774 kHz (made about an hour after the first clip):
> > https://youtu.be/flTMaUhyTms
> > 
> > > 
> > > CNR 11 (?), 1098 kHz: I have caught a trace of this one before, 
> but I've
> > never heard it this well. I think it is China, but I am not 
> > positive on
> > this one as I couldn't find an audible parallel station, or an 
> > accessible
> > online feed. If anyone can provide any insight into this one I'd 
> > appreciate
> > it.
> > 
> > > 
> > > https://youtu.be/w7jO9duu7Zs
> > 
> > > 
> > > -Tim
> > Luther, IA
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[IRCA] Chinese Wave Continues (Preliminary)

[Gary DeBock]

Although most of the DXers in the local area have probably become accustomed to 
great Asian conditions, here at this location there is never enough great DX to 
stop testing FSL antenna improvements in preparation for a Hawaii trip. Even 
considering the enhanced conditions of the past week this morning's session was 
one of the better ones, with 603-China finally keeping HLSA down most of the 
time, and with 837-China hitting S9 peaks again. 936-China (Anhui?) had very 
good audio at times, and 783-China was strong enough for language recognition. 
756-CNR1 had its best audio this week (a garbled S5), as did 1035-CNR1 (about 
the same). The chance to test out tiny 5 inch FSL antennas in awesome 
propagation is like a dream come true, and it will never get old! :-)


603  China   Hulun Buir?   Female speech at strong level at 1441 over HLSA's 
music and a wimpy NHK1's female speech  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/i7w4ynjvup7sm39xq3m825q1grrf2jb3

936  China   Anhui?   Chinese male speech and interval music at very good 
strength at 1437  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s2jcvcv1rf68m7qruf7vx9kspmikbctb

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight + 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s2jcvcv1rf68m7qruf7vx9kspmikbctb

(DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley)

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