[IRCA] TP 29 Jan Victoria version.
In some ways worse (the lower band was almost completely dead), in some ways better (there was a lift at the upper end of the band around local sunrise) pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): no Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling with splash or noise): 1566 HLAZ woman in Chinese followed by female vocal music 1542UT. This first showed about 1530UT, and lasted until after 1600UT, but not at this good a level not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 1593 CNR1 woman talking //6175 1539UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 972 woman talking, maybe Korean? 1527UT 1557 man talking, Chinese intonation at 1540 and 1545UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 1242 1359 1422 1503 1575 seemed to be Asian; 1017 seemed to be DU best wishes, Nick 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] TP 29 Jan Victoria version
Lots of splash, lots of carriers, a number of those with whispers of audio. There were lots of rapid fades, so likely missed some peaks. NHK2 off at 1500UT again, though a number of carriers left on. Several Japanese commercial stations made an appearance, with 1422 leading the pack, but struggling with the aforementioned splash just the same. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 972 HLCA woman in Korean fading up rapidly after weak pips on the hour. Similar strength with woman and man in Korean 1552UT 1566 HLAZ peaking at various times between 1545 and 1610UT, Chinese talk, quite a number of ballads with both male and female voices Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 594 JOAK man talking to woman on phone, 1514UT 774 JOUB man in Portuguese 1452UT 1422 JORF assumed woman in Japanese 1528UT, better on north Flag, but still lots of 1420 splash; this was quite strong for much of the morning, not a usual visitor 1593 CNR1 man in Chinese 1526UT; ID'd slightly later after fading somewhat man in Chinese //6125 1534UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 693 JOAB music box s/off 1502UT; heard "ni hoso desu" at 1500UT but CBU splash obliterated the call ID if there was one 828 JOBB music //774 1457UT 873 JOGB garbled call ID by man JO..B, then NHK mention 1500UT 1242 JOLF rock music 1453UT, cuckoo pips noted 1500UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 558 HLQH as 603, only poking above the splatter for a short time 567 JOIK woman talking 1444UT //594 603 HLSA quiet music, deep voiced man 1543UT //558 738 woman talking DU English intonation? 1511UT 1134 man and woman Japanese intonation;1451UT man talking 1537UT sounded more Korean; both together at 1524UT 1143 female ballad 1531-2UT 1314 woman talking, Japanese intonation 1502UT 1332 man talking, Japanese intonation 1530UT 1503 JOUK woman on phone //594 1515UT 1557 man talking; Chinese? 1536UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 837 891 936 954 1053 1098 1107 1179 1206 1269 1287 1323 1386 1404 1431 1458 1539 1575 1584 seemed to be Asian; 792 846 1017 1116 seemed to be DU best wishes, Nick 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] TP 29 Jan Victoria version
Colin reported some of the "big stuff" at sunrise, but there were one or two other things heard here. Interestingly, 1400-1500UT has generally been pretty poor, but this morning, at least the big guns were doing pretty well then, and a couple of Koreans made an appearance. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 747 JOIB, the big NHK2 one today, maxing out with the music box at 1541UT, but had been pretty good earlier as well. This one doesn't give its calls at s/off apparently, just "NHK, dai ni hoso" 972 HLCA man in Korean with another man agreeing, 1428UT; sunrise enhancement (pop vocal at 1543UT) didn't quite get to this level. Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOUB man and woman in Japanese 1529UT; still quite good at s/off 1566 HLAZ pop music, 1532UT, erratic fading not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 558 HLQH soft vocal music //603 1418-20UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 603 HLSA soft music, //558 1418UT 828 JOBB pips 1400UT, vocal music //774 1408UT 1053 Korean jammer 1323UT 1242 man talking, Japanese inflection 1533UT 1386 NHK2 synchros man and woman in Japanese //774 1529UT 1593 CNR1 man in Chinese //6125 1531UT, usual pips not heard at 1530UT though Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 711 756 891 945 981 1116 1134 1143 1314 1323 1422 1503 best wishes, Nick ___ ___ 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] TP 29 Jan Victoria version
Grubbing in the dirt for minimal DX today; the boost at sunrise wasn't too exciting, and as Bruce said, it fell off pretty quickly pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 1566 HLAZ choral mx, best on the N. Flag 1534UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): the above passing through not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 1314 JOUF blast of recognizable JJ by man 1529UT, very erratic fading; mostly in the murk 1593 CNR1 down in the mire 1430UT, but faded up to woman in CC, CNR nx sounder between items, then gone again, back fighting with splash around 1530UT as well. Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 594 JOAK JJ inflected talk various times after 1440UT, pips at 1500UT, noted later //1503 1503 JOUK man talking 1532UT //similarly weak 594 1575 VoA? woman talking 1537UT, could be SE Asian, but?? Strongish het, no or near imaginary audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 891 1242 1386 1422 best wishes, Nick ___ 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] TP 29 Jan, Victoria version
Sort of a bit like others heard this morning, but I didn't get much of a low band lift today. 774 was often in with audio from 1300UT onwards, but it wasn't as good at sunrise as it had been previously. I was also limited to the north Flag today, as the west one was down to get it out of the way of tree pruners, and usually the west Flag is best for low band Asiatic signals, even during enhancement. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 774 JOUB CC lessons 1347UT 1566 HLAZ man in CC 1524UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 1422 JORF assumed w/woman in JJ 1521UT, best this has been heard here in a long time. not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 594 JOAK man in JJ 1301UT 1386 NHK2 man in JJ 1523UT, big carrier 1503 JOUK brief moment of jazz guitar at this strength 1523UT, //1584sort of had to be reaching for NHK1 parallels this morning 1557 likely Taiwan woman in CC 1535UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 828 JOBB opening bars of anthem 1540UT 972 HLCA? man talking, might have been KK 1401UT 1314 sounded like preaching 1527UT, DWXI likely? 1539 NHK2 man talking //1386 1523UT 1584 NHK1 jazz guitar //1503 various times 1523-1526UT 1593 CNR1? man talking, sounded like CC 1531UT Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): ...738 837 864 873 891 1008 1206 1242 1269 1287 1458 1467 1485 best wishes, Nick ___ 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] TP 29 Jan; Victoria version
I might have missed the best of the enhancement this morning, as didn't get to the radio until after 1530UT to snag HLAZ fading away with a lady in CC. Earlier tomorrow, but not too much earlier, as my check at 1500UT showed minimal signals, and the overnight recorder showed no reason to get out of bed. best wishes, Nick ___ 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
