Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17
Trouble with SDRs Gary is that you're never sure how much 'fun' you've had 'til later on. Yes, Bill, I'm aware of the delayed gratification aspect of SDR-DXing :-) The overall TP-DXing results are far more diverse, but the excitement of live DXing on an ocean cliff during a limited sunrise enhancement is tough to beat (for a fanatic that is totally hooked like me, that is). Last July at the Rockwork 4 cliff site I knew immediately that Chuck and I had stumbled onto some phenomenal Kiwi propagation, but it took Chuck about 2 weeks to be totally convinced of the fact. Gary - Original Message - From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 9:25:28 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17 Trouble with SDRs Gary is that you're never sure how much 'fun' you've had 'til later on. Things were definitely good enough to add some recordings between the usual TOH and BOH stuff. I'll try a better summary later on from the library - after a crab omelette at the Blue Bouy! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 9:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: Hello All, Bill must have had quite a lot of fun at Grayland this morning as Asian propagation improved dramatically, producing the best signals of the new year here for 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1134 (KBS). Although the session here was only from 1430-1515, it was obvious that Asian signals were well above average for the middle of winter. 594-JOAK was setting the pace as the strongest TP at my 1430 start time, with very good signals in and out all session long. Around 1440 the Japanese big guns on 693, 747, 774 and 828 seemed to hit their peak strength, with all of them having good audio peaks through the splatter. 972-HLCA and 1134-KBS also were pretty vibrant around the same time, with 972-HLCA managing its best signals of the new year (very good) with male-female Korean conversation at 1455. Besides these big guns 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were both in and out at a fair level during this short sunrise enhancement boost, although nothing more exotic seemed to be showing up on the low band. The high band seemed to be somewhat overlooked in the propagation bonanza with only fair peaks in and out from 1566-HLAZ around 1500, with the other high band regulars on 1503, 1575 and 1593 missing in action. As yesterday the sunrise enhancement boost proved to be of short duration, with most of the Asians packing it i n by 1515. Despite the short session the NHK big guns and 972-HLCA sounded very vibrant here during sunrise enhancement, and I'm sure that Bill W. was able to record several far more potent (and exotic) Asian signals than those that showed up here at this mediocre location. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Interval music and Japanese female speech at very good level around 1440; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0ptqh5dl4po4fzm/594-JOAK-1440z021715CCSW.MP3 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Korean female and male conversation at a very good level through Freedom 970 splatter at 1455; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8539g3c7ccf3n65/972-HLCA-1452z021715CCSW.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15 FSL antenna ___ 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17
Huh? I scanned the recordings each night to see if I needed to start earlier, find any big surprises, etc. I didn't need to hear all 80 something Kiwis to know things were hopping. Chuck Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:31:15 + From: d1028g...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17 Trouble with SDRs Gary is that you're never sure how much 'fun' you've had 'til later on. Yes, Bill, I'm aware of the delayed gratification aspect of SDR-DXing :-) The overall TP-DXing results are far more diverse, but the excitement of live DXing on an ocean cliff during a limited sunrise enhancement is tough to beat (for a fanatic that is totally hooked like me, that is). Last July at the Rockwork 4 cliff site I knew immediately that Chuck and I had stumbled onto some phenomenal Kiwi propagation, but it took Chuck about 2 weeks to be totally convinced of the fact. Gary - Original Message - From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 9:25:28 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17 Trouble with SDRs Gary is that you're never sure how much 'fun' you've had 'til later on. Things were definitely good enough to add some recordings between the usual TOH and BOH stuff. I'll try a better summary later on from the library - after a crab omelette at the Blue Bouy! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 9:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: Hello All, Bill must have had quite a lot of fun at Grayland this morning as Asian propagation improved dramatically, producing the best signals of the new year here for 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1134 (KBS). Although the session here was only from 1430-1515, it was obvious that Asian signals were well above average for the middle of winter. 594-JOAK was setting the pace as the strongest TP at my 1430 start time, with very good signals in and out all session long. Around 1440 the Japanese big guns on 693, 747, 774 and 828 seemed to hit their peak strength, with all of them having good audio peaks through the splatter. 972-HLCA and 1134-KBS also were pretty vibrant around the same time, with 972-HLCA managing its best signals of the new year (very good) with male-female Korean conversation at 1455. Besides these big guns 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were both in and out at a fair level during this short sunrise enhancement boost, although nothing more exotic seemed to be showing up on the low band. The high band seemed to be somewhat overlooked in the propagation bonanza with only fair peaks in and out from 1566-HLAZ around 1500, with the other high band regulars on 1503, 1575 and 1593 missing in action. As yesterday the sunrise enhancement boost proved to be of short duration, with most of the Asians packing it i n by 1515. Despite the short session the NHK big guns and 972-HLCA sounded very vibrant here during sunrise enhancement, and I'm sure that Bill W. was able to record several far more potent (and exotic) Asian signals than those that showed up here at this mediocre location. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Interval music and Japanese female speech at very good level around 1440; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0ptqh5dl4po4fzm/594-JOAK-1440z021715CCSW.MP3 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Korean female and male conversation at a very good level through Freedom 970 splatter at 1455; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8539g3c7ccf3n65/972-HLCA-1452z021715CCSW.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15 FSL antenna ___ 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
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17
Hello All, Bill must have had quite a lot of fun at Grayland this morning as Asian propagation improved dramatically, producing the best signals of the new year here for 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1134 (KBS). Although the session here was only from 1430-1515, it was obvious that Asian signals were well above average for the middle of winter. 594-JOAK was setting the pace as the strongest TP at my 1430 start time, with very good signals in and out all session long. Around 1440 the Japanese big guns on 693, 747, 774 and 828 seemed to hit their peak strength, with all of them having good audio peaks through the splatter. 972-HLCA and 1134-KBS also were pretty vibrant around the same time, with 972-HLCA managing its best signals of the new year (very good) with male-female Korean conversation at 1455. Besides these big guns 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were both in and out at a fair level during this short sunrise enhancement boost, although nothing more exotic seemed to be showing up on the low band. The high band seemed to be somewhat overlooked in the propagation bonanza with only fair peaks in and out from 1566-HLAZ around 1500, with the other high band regulars on 1503, 1575 and 1593 missing in action. As yesterday the sunrise enhancement boost proved to be of short duration, with most of the Asians packing it in by 1515. Despite the short session the NHK big guns and 972-HLCA sounded very vibrant here during sunrise enhancement, and I'm sure that Bill W. was able to record several far more potent (and exotic) Asian signals than those that showed up here at this mediocre location. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Interval music and Japanese female speech at very good level around 1440; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0ptqh5dl4po4fzm/594-JOAK-1440z021715CCSW.MP3 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Korean female and male conversation at a very good level through Freedom 970 splatter at 1455; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8539g3c7ccf3n65/972-HLCA-1452z021715CCSW.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15 FSL antenna ___ 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17
Trouble with SDRs Gary is that you're never sure how much 'fun' you've had 'til later on. Things were definitely good enough to add some recordings between the usual TOH and BOH stuff. I'll try a better summary later on from the library - after a crab omelette at the Blue Bouy! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 9:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: Hello All, Bill must have had quite a lot of fun at Grayland this morning as Asian propagation improved dramatically, producing the best signals of the new year here for 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1134 (KBS). Although the session here was only from 1430-1515, it was obvious that Asian signals were well above average for the middle of winter. 594-JOAK was setting the pace as the strongest TP at my 1430 start time, with very good signals in and out all session long. Around 1440 the Japanese big guns on 693, 747, 774 and 828 seemed to hit their peak strength, with all of them having good audio peaks through the splatter. 972-HLCA and 1134-KBS also were pretty vibrant around the same time, with 972-HLCA managing its best signals of the new year (very good) with male-female Korean conversation at 1455. Besides these big guns 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were both in and out at a fair level during this short sunrise enhancement boost, although nothing more exotic seemed to be showing up on the low band. The high band seemed to be somewhat overlooked in the propagation bonanza with only fair peaks in and out from 1566-HLAZ around 1500, with the other high band regulars on 1503, 1575 and 1593 missing in action. As yesterday the sunrise enhancement boost proved to be of short duration, with most of the Asians packing it i n by 1515. Despite the short session the NHK big guns and 972-HLCA sounded very vibrant here during sunrise enhancement, and I'm sure that Bill W. was able to record several far more potent (and exotic) Asian signals than those that showed up here at this mediocre location. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Interval music and Japanese female speech at very good level around 1440; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0ptqh5dl4po4fzm/594-JOAK-1440z021715CCSW.MP3 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Korean female and male conversation at a very good level through Freedom 970 splatter at 1455; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8539g3c7ccf3n65/972-HLCA-1452z021715CCSW.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15 FSL antenna ___ 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17
Hi, Bill! Hope you are having fun at Grayland! What's the local noise situation now. Nick mentions that it has increased markedly compared to the past. I haven't been there for 3 years, I believe (with you and Harold Sellers.). Re SDRs: I like having the SDR available to record when conditions warrant. I have not gotten into automatically recording each morning while I sleep, and then reviewing later. Not quite as exciting as being there in person, and noticing that conditions are hot! 73,...Walt On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 5:25 PM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote: Trouble with SDRs Gary is that you're never sure how much 'fun' you've had 'til later on. Things were definitely good enough to add some recordings between the usual TOH and BOH stuff. I'll try a better summary later on from the library - after a crab omelette at the Blue Bouy! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 9:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: Hello All, Bill must have had quite a lot of fun at Grayland this morning as Asian propagation improved dramatically, producing the best signals of the new year here for 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1134 (KBS). Although the session here was only from 1430-1515, it was obvious that Asian signals were well above average for the middle of winter. 594-JOAK was setting the pace as the strongest TP at my 1430 start time, with very good signals in and out all session long. Around 1440 the Japanese big guns on 693, 747, 774 and 828 seemed to hit their peak strength, with all of them having good audio peaks through the splatter. 972-HLCA and 1134-KBS also were pretty vibrant around the same time, with 972-HLCA managing its best signals of the new year (very good) with male-female Korean conversation at 1455. Besides these big guns 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang were both in and out at a fair level during this short sunrise enhancement boost, although nothing more exotic seemed to be showing up on the low band. The high band seemed to be somewhat overlooked in the propagation bonanza with only fair peaks in and out from 1566-HLAZ around 1500, with the other high band regulars on 1503, 1575 and 1593 missing in action. As yesterday the sunrise enhancement boost proved to be of short duration, with most of the Asians packing it i n by 1515. Despite the short session the NHK big guns and 972-HLCA sounded very vibrant here during sunrise enhancement, and I'm sure that Bill W. was able to record several far more potent (and exotic) Asian signals than those that showed up here at this mediocre location. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Interval music and Japanese female speech at very good level around 1440; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0ptqh5dl4po4fzm/594-JOAK-1440z021715CCSW.MP3 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Korean female and male conversation at a very good level through Freedom 970 splatter at 1455; best signals of the new year so far http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8539g3c7ccf3n65/972-HLCA-1452z021715CCSW.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15 FSL antenna ___ 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-17
Hello All, Without Derek's southerly location or Dennis' ability to listen in around 1300, my short session from 1430-1445 here was dreary indeed. There was anemic audio from 693-JOAB, 972-HLCA and 1575-VOA in and out (mostly out), and ghostly carriers from several other big gun Asians. Like yesterday, the session was going nowhere during the predawn darkness and it seemed highly unlikely to improve with daylight-- so it was mercifully cut short at 1445. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) C.Crane SWP 7.5 Slider loopstick Ultralight + 12 Experimental FSL antenna ___ 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
