[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-24
Craig Barnes certainly picked an excellent morning to chase TP's at the Kalaloch Lodge! All the usual big gun Asians were potent both before and after dawn, while several second tier TP's rode a daybreak enhancement boost to their best audio in some time. The Japanese big guns were pounding in at S7 levels on 594, 693 and 747 during a predawn band check at 1130, and they were joined by 972-HLCA at that level around 1300. The high band was also in play at that time, with good audio from 1566 and fair peaks on 1575 and 1593 (CNR1). 738-BEL2 was already managing some audio at 1315 in the KCBS splatter, and it sure didn't sound like the usual Chinese variety show at all. When KCBS began to fade around 1335 the Taiwan Fisheries signal (apparently // to a weak 1143) built up strength to an S7 level, with male and female speech definitely not in Chinese (maybe in Indonesian, like Nick had discovered on the website schedule). Fortunately the 738-Taiwan Fisheries signal was well above average at this time for the language check, along with an above average signal from 603-HLSA during the same daybreak boost. 1575-VOA and 1593-CNR1 both rode the same boost to good peaks in and out, while 1134-JOQR was following the Japanese big gun pat tern with fair audio. Although both 603-HLSA and 972-HLCA were potent during the daybreak boost somehow 657-Pyongyang was MIA all morning (as if that was a big loss). As Nick suggested 1377 was checked several times during the session for anything exotic, but the watered-down Puyallup version of sunrise enhancement bailed around 1400 here, dropping all the Asians back down in the noise. Craig (on the ocean coast at Kalaloch, WA) was given an update on Nick's probable 1377-RRI reception yesterday, though, and he certainly has no such limitation. 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Korean pop music at a good level at 1328 (hosted by the usual female announcer); no sign of the Chinese co-channel all session long https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/xksjyvp4937fy52zewis948hf0da1b7i 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan (Taiwan Fisheries) Female and male speech at S7 level in non-Chinese language at 1338-- Indonesian? https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/9sj1vf82kmchil3hojh1vuwx971j8k43 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB 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 3-24
I think we're reverting to your getting better Asian propagation in the valley, Gary. Although the big guns were still firing fairly well in Victoria this morning, otherwise, things were decidedly more subdued. best wishes, Nick At 15:57 24-03-17, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: Once again the Japanese big guns on 594, 693, 747 and 774 pounded in with serious force during sunrise enhancement, while the Koreans on 972 and 1566 had their usual potent moments as well. Unlike yesterday the second-tier Koreans on 603 and 657 were relatively subdued, though, but 738-BEL2 managed its best signal here since the fall season (all on a 5" FSL antenna). Haven't seen any other TP reports, so maybe it was another WA/ BC propagation exclusive? 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB were the main stars of the session, with both very vibrant at my 1320 start time (along with 1566-HLAZ's Japanese service). 972-HLCA was in and out of "Freedom 970," but generally pretty potent as well. Sunrise enhancement around 1340 boosted up 738-BEL2 to a fair level in and out, but didn't seem to do much for the other second-tier regulars on 603 or 657, or the high band TP's on 1575 and 1593. 1134-JOQR rode the Japanese-slanted propagation to a brief good level during sunrise enhancement, but the main attraction here during that period was 738-BEL2's Chinese pop music program, with the usual female announcer quite legible after the 740-Frisco splatter bit the dust around 1340. It was quite a thrill to track this down on an antenna not much larger than an Ultralight radio. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Very good level Japanese female speech at 1322; along with 693-JOAB's Chinese lesson, the strongest signal of the session https://app.box.com/s/rtihg7mhad9jmc3tt2rxeoqwwkpfc0jm 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan The usual Chinese female announcer at a fair level after pop music at 1353; best signal here so far in 2017 https://app.box.com/s/ruir96bjob9jel20wy5ctipg4h5lztxk 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Potent signal with male vocal music at 1343 , but can't seem to break free of "Freedom 970" https://app.box.com/s/6r03i0623jn82eodqbknq4uiypy218f7 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" 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 Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ 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 3-24
Once again the Japanese big guns on 594, 693, 747 and 774 pounded in with serious force during sunrise enhancement, while the Koreans on 972 and 1566 had their usual potent moments as well. Unlike yesterday the second-tier Koreans on 603 and 657 were relatively subdued, though, but 738-BEL2 managed its best signal here since the fall season (all on a 5" FSL antenna). Haven't seen any other TP reports, so maybe it was another WA/ BC propagation exclusive? 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB were the main stars of the session, with both very vibrant at my 1320 start time (along with 1566-HLAZ's Japanese service). 972-HLCA was in and out of "Freedom 970," but generally pretty potent as well. Sunrise enhancement around 1340 boosted up 738-BEL2 to a fair level in and out, but didn't seem to do much for the other second-tier regulars on 603 or 657, or the high band TP's on 1575 and 1593. 1134-JOQR rode the Japanese-slanted propagation to a brief good level during sunrise enhancement, but the main attraction here during that period was 738-BEL2's Chinese pop music program, with the usual female announcer quite legible after the 740-Frisco splatter bit the dust around 1340. It was quite a thrill to track this down on an antenna not much larger than an Ultralight radio. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Very good level Japanese female speech at 1322; along with 693-JOAB's Chinese lesson, the strongest signal of the session https://app.box.com/s/rtihg7mhad9jmc3tt2rxeoqwwkpfc0jm 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan The usual Chinese female announcer at a fair level after pop music at 1353; best signal here so far in 2017 https://app.box.com/s/ruir96bjob9jel20wy5ctipg4h5lztxk 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Potent signal with male vocal music at 1343 , but can't seem to break free of "Freedom 970" https://app.box.com/s/6r03i0623jn82eodqbknq4uiypy218f7 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-24
Hello All, Asian signals returned to both the low and high band this morning, with a few of them even sounding somewhat healthy. A decent sunrise enhancement boost around 1340 brought up some fair to good signals on 594, 603 and 693, while 1566 and 1575 both managed fair peaks on the high band a little earlier. At my 1310 start time only the high band had any Asian audio, with 1566-HLAZ hitting fair to good peaks with its Japanese Christian program and 1575-VOA managing fair peaks with its male-female Asiatic language news format. Around 1330 the increasing daylight brought the low band regulars on 594, 603 and 693 up out of the noise, with 594-JOAK building up to good peaks around 1345, and 603-HLSA and 693-JOAB in and out with fair moments around the same time. The high band didn't seem to get much of a sunrise enhancement boost, though, and all of the Asians were long gone by 1355. It wasn't exactly a stellar morning, but who can complain after the long-running solar tantrums this past week? 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Japanese female speech at a fair to good level around 1345; best Asian signal of the session http://www.mediafire.com/listen/xxc63f2u0d0421h/594-JOAK-1344z032415CCSW.MP3 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Korean pop music with fair peaks at 1346 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/61wob1d4bwkz8zw/603-HLSA-1346z032415CCSW.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 3-24
Gary: Listening this morning it was obvious propagation was in transition from the recent solar storm. While I wasn't expecting any TP signals, I was surprise by the dearth of Mexican signals as well as missing northern stations (WCCO, WGN, WHO, WJR, etc.). Reception just wasn't very good. Good DX. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA ___ 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 3-24
Last evening was severely AU. But unlike most previous nights this week, southerly and LA stations didn't have all that much power. This might explain why I noted a major dearth of reports last night from any where in US/Canada. DXers with somewhat noisy QTH's aren't going to be able to get much non local past the noise. DXers without big outdoor antennas, aren't going to be able to get enough signal to copy those weaker signal strengths. I have big antennas, and I got stuff, but it was more noise ridden and much was not nearly at the levels of the weekend from the south. 73 KAZ Barrington IL -Original Message- From: richa...@perryisp.net richa...@perryisp.net Sent: Mar 24, 2015 11:53 AM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-24 Gary: Listening this morning it was obvious propagation was in transition from the recent solar storm. While I wasn't expecting any TP signals, I was surprise by the dearth of Mexican signals as well as missing northern stations (WCCO, WGN, WHO, WJR, etc.). Reception just wasn't very good. Good DX. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA ___ 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 3-24
Hello All, Asian results here this morning were as meager as Dennis' report, although with a slightly different cast of characters. A couple of Chinese stations managed some poor to fair audio for a few minutes, in addition to the usual Korean big guns. Only 972-HLCA and 1566-HLAZ ever managed good audio this morning (both of them around 1330), and only for very brief periods. A collection of weak Chinese stations on 603, 738, 936, 1377 and 1593 made things somewhat interesting this morning by rotating in and out of the noise during a lackluster sunrise enhancement from 1340-1350, but only a presumed 936-Anhui and 1377-CNR1 ever reached fair levels (and only for a few seconds, each). Both 558-HLQH and its parallel 603-HLSA made weak appearances around 1340, but bailed shortly after that. The Japanese NHK stations were especially anemic this morning, with only 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB managing fair levels around 1345, along with 531-JOQG at a poor level. 1575-VOA was the last Asian to make an appearance this morning, reaching a poor to fair level before all of the TP's dived into the noise in unison around 1400. Overall it was a pretty dreary session, but probably what should be expected in late March of a lean solar year. 73 and Good DX, 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
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-24
Hello All, Asian results here this morning were very similar to those reported by Dennis, except for the usual difference between us of fewer Japanese stations heard here (and more Koreans). For overall variety of TP's it was one of the best days of March, with audio from 558-HLQH (fair), 594-JOAK (good, at 1335), 738-Taiwan (fair), 972-HLCA (good, at 1330), 1053-Korean Jammer (good, at 1350), 1134-KBS (fair), 1566-HLAZ (good, at 1345) and 1575-VOA (fair). If these good conditions continue until tomorrow morning, it might be worth it for other DXers to give this late-season band a try. 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) C.Crane SWP 7.5 Slider loopstick Ultralight + New 12 Medium Wave FSL antenna (Design Photo at http://www.mediafire.com/view/?v43746cqo9sc4dd ) ___ 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
