For all the talk of conditions having deteriorated, this wasn't too bad a morning for Asiatics, though the high band was weak. Things were reasonably lively around 1400UT, and didn't really fade too much for the next 100 minutes or so. Of course, preparing for the day took up some valuable DX time, but I did manage to hear a few second tier stations that haven't been heard for awhile.
pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 774 woman in JJ at 1534; my display software said this averaged pretty good strength overnight, and finished off the last few bars of the s/off chimes with good strength at 1545UT 972 HLCA woman in KK 1532UT 1566 HLAZ man in CC at 1539UT reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 747 JOIB language lessons at 1415UT //774;faded up to good signal at s/off also 828 JOBB woman talking at 1402UT //774; also pretty good signal at s/off 1540 to 1540UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 567 JOIB man talking in JJ at 1414UT, but not // with what was on 594 at the time, so that remains a mystery 594 JOAB man in JJ 1403UT 945 man in CC //6125 1409UT 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 unID. man talking, but not //603, so maybe JOCR, but too much splash to tell language 585 JOPG weak JJ inflected talk, seemed //594 and 567 which were similarly weak, at 1541UT 603 HLSA? NHK style pips at 1500UT, but didn't seem //594 873 JOGB woman talking //747 at 1459UT; also noted s/off chimes 1543UT 891 JOHK man talking //594 at 1403UT 1017 JOLB s/off chimes 1542UT 1143 BEL3 man talking, quite murky, then instrumental mx. Seemed //738 which was very mangled by splatter. 1179 light vocal mx in splash at 1539UT, JOOR? Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 612 639 918 1035(rough carriers) 1044 1098 1161 1242 1287 1323 best wishes, Nick ----------- Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ 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