Hello All, While a definite improvement over the last 3 days, the morning's TP propagation here seemed closer to Nick's observation than John's. The signals were fairly good on the powerhouse stations, but nothing new was logged, and nothing much out of the ordinary was heard. The sunrise enhancement didn't really enhance TP's very much, a typical late November issue. The weird co-channel stations on 594 (Chinese and Korean), 603 (Chinese), 828 (Chinese) and 972 kHz (Chinese) seemed to have gone back below the noise level this morning, leaving the NHK and Korean powerhouse stations unchallenged on their frequencies. These obscure co-channels really haven't been around in force for quite a few days now, and may have already had their best levels of the season. Like Nick, I detected weak audio on 1503 kHz from a presumed JOUK around 1445, but the signal wasn't strong enough to check a parallel. Other attempts to find new TP's were equally unsuccessful, but at least the band had some signs of real life (unlike the 3 previous days). With a temporary break in the back yard's rainy and windy weather, a new experimental 7.5' sided PVC tuned passive loop optimized for the high band frequencies was tested out, and worked well. It should provide some fun this winter in TA chasing. 73, Gary DeBock Spotting receiver: Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick) Main receiver: Modified C.Crane SWP ultralight (7.5" Slider loopstick + CFJ455K5 IF filter) 9' and 7.5' (side) PVC tuned passive loops (in the back yard) _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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