Re: [IRCA] DX Conditions 9/29

["Bill Block" <billwblock@xxxxxxx>]

Hi All

No DU's or TP's were heard here but KEX, KIRO and KOMO were very strong.



Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ
R-390A





>From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Martin)
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>Subject: [IRCA] DX Conditions 9/29
>Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:48:35 -0700
>
>Good morning,
>
>Well, another excellent morning here with Northern Asians for the most
>part dominating the dial. There was hardly a frequency without one or
>two on a channel, plus several like 864 and 1062, huge pipe ups. They
>sounded like GYers! Not many filipinos in this morning, but I did manage
>to hear a tentative on a new one for me.
>    When I got up at 1330 UTC, the dial was already going strong. This
>has not been the case most of the mornings this season. I had to wait
>for dawn enhancement to get the good DX. But this morning was different.
>I always start at 531 khz, with the R8 in memory #1. I found 531 at
>JOQG/CC mix here, 540 more CNR (CC), 549, CC there, 558 was JOCR, 567
>JOIK/CC, 576 a jumble, 585 more jumble/JJ, 594 JOAK/Unids, and so on up
>the dial. Some stations were loud like CRI on 963 in RR. No sign of
>Thailand on 1575 (VOA), but I think I heard the gal in Thai on 891 once
>again, but 891 was another pile up this morning. This season I seem to
>hear 891 Thailand better. After 1430, things settle down to the
>powerhouse JJ, KK, etc and a few DUs until fade out. 4QR-612 took over
>where I heard I believe DYHP Cebu, Philippines earlier and then 4BC 1116
>was good.
>The highlights:
>
>t612    PHILIPPINES, Cebu, DYHP presume the strong Tagalog talk in
>passing at 1350 9/29 (PM-OR)
>639    CHINA   CNR sychros , very good with gal in CC, echo effect as
>several in // on freq. 1350 UTC 9/29 (PM-OR)
>t684   PHILIPPINES, Bacolod City, DYEZ, MBC station (Manila BC) with man
>in Tagalog, no ID but mentions of "Bacolod a few times in conversation
>at 1428 9/29. This was strong enough for a tenative report. (PM-OR)
>720    CHINA, CNR2 fair with domestics and KUAI phased, leaving soft
>spoken woman in CC 1415 UTC. Never heard this one before as far as I
>know. I was looking for (what else? Filipinos. hi), as I have DYOK  and
>the Indo), but what a surprise to catch China here and fairly decent,
>one I got rid of the QRM. (PM-OR)
>
>HLAZ 1566 was loud, but nothing noted on 1575 khz.
>
>Not a bad morning, but when I got up and turned on the R8, I found the
>dial flashing. Apparently the power went off briefly during the night
>and when it came back on it confused the microproccessor. I unplugged it
>and plugged it back in and that took care of the problem. It worked fine
>before, but I did not want to look at the flashing. hi. But power off/on
>is common on the OR coast.
>    Today light rain, so my ground system should be working better now.
>
>73,
>
>Patrick
>
>Patrick Martin
>Seaside  OR
>KAVT Reception Manager
>
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