Re: [IRCA] TP 18 April Victoria version
It went quickly back down to 2 at 1200 and 0 at 1500. But today up to 6 at 0600 and 5 now at 1200. I think it will be quiet here later today. 73, Mauno 20.4.2017, 6:48, Nick Hall-Patch kirjoitti: Oddly, now that there has been a K index of 5, we're back mainly to Asiansand not too many of those. Peak between 1240 and 1300UT roughly. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not quite; the NHK2 heavies came close at times 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 and woman in Japanese 1243UT 747 JOIB English lessons 1250UT 774 JOUB English lessons 1242UT 828 JOBB English lessons 1250UT 972 HLCA man in Korean 1251UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR man in DU English 1307UT, last man standing up 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) 702 NHK2 man talking //774 1247UT 891 JOHK man and woman talking //594 1247UT 1134 man talking rapidly, seemed Japanese inflection? sports? 1248UT 1143 music, woman talking briefly, too quietly for language guess, more music 1258UT 1287 woman talking quickly, Japanese inflection1249UT 1566 woman talking, possibly Japanese 1241UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 864 954 1206 1242 1323 seemed to be Asian; 576 1098 seemed 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 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 18 April Victoria version
Oddly, now that there has been a K index of 5, we're back mainly to Asiansand not too many of those. Peak between 1240 and 1300UT roughly. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not quite; the NHK2 heavies came close at times 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 and woman in Japanese 1243UT 747 JOIB English lessons 1250UT 774 JOUB English lessons 1242UT 828 JOBB English lessons 1250UT 972 HLCA man in Korean 1251UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR man in DU English 1307UT, last man standing up 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) 702 NHK2 man talking //774 1247UT 891 JOHK man and woman talking //594 1247UT 1134 man talking rapidly, seemed Japanese inflection? sports? 1248UT 1143 music, woman talking briefly, too quietly for language guess, more music 1258UT 1287 woman talking quickly, Japanese inflection1249UT 1566 woman talking, possibly Japanese 1241UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 864 954 1206 1242 1323 seemed to be Asian; 576 1098 seemed 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 18 April Victoria version
The DX gods seemed to have been anticipating a geomagnetic storm, judging by this morning's results. Quite a few more DUs, and Asians mostly limited to the big guns which were rather anemic, especially compared with yesterday. The upper band had a bit more of an Asiatic flavor, or perhaps, less of a DU one. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 612 4QR peaking around local sunrise with two men talking DU English 1311-12UT, fading back up again at 1317UT for a last hurrah Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 747 JOIB end of one session of English lessons, pips, and into the next session; Japanese woman mentioned Eigo (English) among other less comprehensible words. 774 JOUB English lessons 1249UT; 3LO had dominated (quietly) until about 1241UT when this started to fade up not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 576 2RN news //612 at 1301UT 1116 4BC man assumed, DU English, talking to another man on the phone 1252UT 1566 HLAZ woman in Japanese 1245UT 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) 567 RNZ National likely with pips 1300UT, rock music, not //594 (which was 3WV anyway) at 1307UT seemed a bit out of character, but not sure what else it might be 594 3WV man talking //612 1247UT 594 two men talking, Japanese inflection, mixing with 3WV 1248UT 702 2BL man talking //612 1234UT; reprise of this at 1320-22UT after sunrise 774 3LO man talking //612 1234UT 828 JOBB English lessons //747 1247UT 972 HLCA man talking Korean? 1236UT; didn't sound DU English, and there isn't anything much on the channel from that part of the world. 1287 man talking Japanese inflection 1254UT 1323 quiet vocal music, assumed CRI 1242UT; no high band DU's were noted Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 873 945 954 1134 1242seemed to be Asian; 675 1008 1098 seemed 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
