[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-25

2018-03-25 Thread Gary DeBock
Asian conditions were very similar to yesterday's here, with exceptional Japanese big gun signals (on 594 and 693) along with good audio from 603 (HLSA) and 738. The high band signals on 1566, 1575 and 1593 were also in play once again, with a generous daybreak boost peaking around 1345. Once

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-25

2017-03-25 Thread Donald Barnes via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- I second Gary's comments regarding our meeting. We enjoyed a couple of hours of very stimulating discussion regarding radios, antennas, propagation and DXpedition sites. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Gary and also appreciate the enthusiasm and expertise Gary brings to the

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-25

2017-03-25 Thread d1028gary
Thanks to Nick and Walt for their initial reports. I just finished a very enjoyable lunch with TP-DXer Craig Barnes from Colorado, during which we discussed all kinds of exciting subjects like antennas, propagation, and how to track down TP's with Ultralight radios and FSL antennas. Craig is an

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-25

2015-03-25 Thread d1028gary
Hello All,   Propagation wasn't exactly thrilling this morning but several low band Japanese big guns did show up, with 594, 693, 747 and 774 reaching fair to good peaks at various times during a short session from 1305-1350. 1566-HLAZ was at similar strength around 1305, but it fizzled

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-25

2014-03-25 Thread d1028gary
Hello All, Asian propagation improved dramatically on the low band here this morning, with the Korean station 603-HLSA managing its best signal of 2014 during maximum sunrise enhancement around 1343. The rest of the band sounded fairly average, though, with the high band seemingly ignored

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-25

2013-03-25 Thread d1028gary
Hello All, Unusually good Asian conditions (for late March) continued for a second day this morning as several Japanese and Korean big guns managed fair to good audio from 1310-1400. Like yesterday there was a diverse variety of stations from Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, although none