[IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA"
Hello All, All the reports of TA activity in the east and midwest made me scramble for my ICF-2010 spotting receiver, in hopes of hearing the new season's first TA audio (six of them were heard here last season). Scanning the band eagerly, I noticed that the usual suspects on 675, 693, 756 and 1377 had ghostlike heterodynes at best, but there was a booming carrier on 738 kHz. Turning the ICF-2010 toward the Asiatic TP direction nulled out the heterodyne, convincing me that something was coming in from Europe :-) Setting up the 9' PVC box loop and modified C.Crane SWP Ultralight in the back yard, the monster loop was quickly turned to the NE / SW direction (for Europe), and immediately brought in a nice audio signal on 738 kHz! After recording a few minutes of apparent French, I checked the band again for more "TA's," finding nothing. Thinking over this bizarre situation, I suddenly remembered that the French voices I heard on 738 were the same ones that were heard before in the RFO broadcasts from Tahiti last summer. Then it became clear that this "TA" was actually Tahiti fading in on its sunset peak (at the same time that Europe would fade in on its sunrise peak), using a European language at the same (reciprocal) loop bearing as Europe on the 9' loop! It's nice to hear Tahiti in this DU-dead zone (for only the second time ever), but it wasn't exactly the desired result :-) I hope that this comical situation will prove as humorous to others as it is to me. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA"
Did have a very slight het, very briefly, on my south-north wire here at Burnt River, but nowhere close to audio on 738. I was actually hoping for Japan, but no other hets whatsoever. Saul suggestinmg possibly - Original Message - From: To: ; Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 2:08 AM Subject: [IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA" Hello All, All the reports of TA activity in the east and midwest made me scramble for my ICF-2010 spotting receiver, in hopes of hearing the new season's first TA audio (six of them were heard here last season). Scanning the band eagerly, I noticed that the usual suspects on 675, 693, 756 and 1377 had ghostlike heterodynes at best, but there was a booming carrier on 738 kHz. Turning the ICF-2010 toward the Asiatic TP direction nulled out the heterodyne, convincing me that something was coming in from Europe :-) Setting up the 9' PVC box loop and modified C.Crane SWP Ultralight in the back yard, the monster loop was quickly turned to the NE / SW direction (for Europe), and immediately brought in a nice audio signal on 738 kHz! After recording a few minutes of apparent French, I checked the band again for more "TA's," finding nothing. Thinking over this bizarre situation, I suddenly remembered that the French voices I heard on 738 were the same ones that were heard before in the RFO broadcasts from Tahiti last summer. Then it became clear that this "TA" was actually Tahiti fading in on its sunset peak (at the same time that Europe would fade in on its sunrise peak), using a European language at the same (reciprocal) loop bearing as Europe on the 9' loop! It's nice to hear Tahiti in this DU-dead zone (for only the second time ever), but it wasn't exactly the desired result :-) I hope that this comical situation will prove as humorous to others as it is to me. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA"
Hi Saul, You probably had a "real TP" heterodyne on 738 at the same time I had the "fake TA" audio on the frequency :-) French audio from 738-Tahiti had never been received here previously during our local evening, and was only received once here during our sunrise TP peak (in August of last year). This station (like all trans-equatorial DX) is SO much easier to receive on a Pacific Ocean beach, rather than in this DU-dead zone 90 miles inland. 73, Gary (in Puyallup, WA) French audio from 738-Tahiti last night around 0502 here: _http://www.mediafire.com/?ko7748dms5o1jd9_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?ko7748dms5o1jd9) In a message dated 9/25/2010 4:50:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sau...@sympatico.ca writes: Did have a very slight het, very briefly, on my south-north wire here at Burnt River, but nowhere close to audio on 738. I was actually hoping for Japan, but no other hets whatsoever. Saul suggestinmg possibly - Original Message - From: To: ; Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 2:08 AM Subject: [IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA" > Hello All, > > All the reports of TA activity in the east and midwest made me scramble > for > my ICF-2010 spotting receiver, in hopes of hearing the new season's first > TA audio (six of them were heard here last season). Scanning the band > eagerly, I noticed that the usual suspects on 675, 693, 756 and 1377 had > ghostlike heterodynes at best, but there was a booming carrier on 738 > kHz. Turning > the ICF-2010 toward the Asiatic TP direction nulled out the heterodyne, > convincing me that something was coming in from Europe :-) > > Setting up the 9' PVC box loop and modified C.Crane SWP Ultralight in the > back yard, the monster loop was quickly turned to the NE / SW direction > (for > Europe), and immediately brought in a nice audio signal on 738 kHz! After > recording a few minutes of apparent French, I checked the band again for > more "TA's," finding nothing. Thinking over this bizarre situation, I > suddenly remembered that the French voices I heard on 738 were the same > ones that > were heard before in the RFO broadcasts from Tahiti last summer. Then it > became clear that this "TA" was actually Tahiti fading in on its sunset > peak > (at the same time that Europe would fade in on its sunrise peak), using a > European language at the same (reciprocal) loop bearing as Europe on the > 9' > loop! It's nice to hear Tahiti in this DU-dead zone (for only the second > time ever), but it wasn't exactly the desired result :-) I hope that > this > comical situation will prove as humorous to others as it is to me. > > 73, Gary DeBock > (in Puyallup, WA) > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA"
Tnanks. It was not long in duration, and very weak during a "het bandscan" conducted soon after sunrise. I only wish I could tell you I received it on the loopstick-modified Tecsun 380, but in fact it was on the AOR 7030 Plus, and south-north wire. TA hets noticeably weaker tonight, but then again last night's peak here was after midnight local time. Overall cx seem ho-hum... Saul / Burnt River ON - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA" Hi Saul, You probably had a "real TP" heterodyne on 738 at the same time I had the "fake TA" audio on the frequency :-) French audio from 738-Tahiti had never been received here previously during our local evening, and was only received once here during our sunrise TP peak (in August of last year). This station (like all trans-equatorial DX) is SO much easier to receive on a Pacific Ocean beach, rather than in this DU-dead zone 90 miles inland. 73, Gary (in Puyallup, WA) French audio from 738-Tahiti last night around 0502 here: _http://www.mediafire.com/?ko7748dms5o1jd9_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?ko7748dms5o1jd9) In a message dated 9/25/2010 4:50:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sau...@sympatico.ca writes: Did have a very slight het, very briefly, on my south-north wire here at Burnt River, but nowhere close to audio on 738. I was actually hoping for Japan, but no other hets whatsoever. Saul suggestinmg possibly - Original Message - From: To: ; Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 2:08 AM Subject: [IRCA] 738-Tahiti Audio at 0502... the Fake "TA" Hello All, All the reports of TA activity in the east and midwest made me scramble for my ICF-2010 spotting receiver, in hopes of hearing the new season's first TA audio (six of them were heard here last season). Scanning the band eagerly, I noticed that the usual suspects on 675, 693, 756 and 1377 had ghostlike heterodynes at best, but there was a booming carrier on 738 kHz. Turning the ICF-2010 toward the Asiatic TP direction nulled out the heterodyne, convincing me that something was coming in from Europe :-) Setting up the 9' PVC box loop and modified C.Crane SWP Ultralight in the back yard, the monster loop was quickly turned to the NE / SW direction (for Europe), and immediately brought in a nice audio signal on 738 kHz! After recording a few minutes of apparent French, I checked the band again for more "TA's," finding nothing. Thinking over this bizarre situation, I suddenly remembered that the French voices I heard on 738 were the same ones that were heard before in the RFO broadcasts from Tahiti last summer. Then it became clear that this "TA" was actually Tahiti fading in on its sunset peak (at the same time that Europe would fade in on its sunrise peak), using a European language at the same (reciprocal) loop bearing as Europe on the 9' loop! It's nice to hear Tahiti in this DU-dead zone (for only the second time ever), but it wasn't exactly the desired result :-) I hope that this comical situation will prove as humorous to others as it is to me. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
