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[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 24 September 2016



Another interesting morning. That's been the case of late, as conditions have been variable, and I never quite know what to expect. I didn't see any reason in the solar numbers why the Asians should have vanished this morning, but most of them did. The strongest overseas signal today was actually from 2BL on 702. Actually it was an interesting night too, as I inadvertently forgot to turn off my SDR recording after listening to the TAs last night. First my regular morning session from 1240-1320:

567 JOIK Sapporo, JAPAN Weak, but definitely Japanese with man speaking at 1248.

594 JOAK Tokyo, JAPAN Man speaking in Japanese at 1248, //567 (and, unusually, a no better signal.

612 4QR Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Vocal by a woman at 1314, then the singer talking with program host.

693 JOAB Tokyo, JAPAN MIA most of the morning, but a big spike up to fair-good for a few minutes with English lesson at 1310.

702 2BL Sydney, AUSTRALIA Perhaps its best performance of the season, with Saturday Night Country program hosted by a woman at 1247. Fairly steady for the next half hour.

738	2NR	Grafton, AUSTRALIA   Country song by woman at 1320.

747 4QS Toowoomba, AUSTRALIA Man gave the weather, then into music at 1305. First time heard this season.

774 JOUB Akita, JAPAN Woman in Japanese at 1250, but under the Australian.

774 3LO Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Saturday Night Country at 1250. Mixing with Japan then, but was alone after 1300.

792 4RN Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Bits of classical music at 1306. Confirmed // on remote SDR in Brisbane.

873 JOGB Kumamoto, JAPAN Woman in Japanese at 1306. Very unusual, as usually hearing this one is far inferior to 693/747/774/828 and is a sign of good Asian conditions, not the case today.

1026	unID		Traces of music at 1308

1116 4BC Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Vocal by a woman at 1308. Was in much earlier, as I note below.

1557	unID		traces of music at 1301

1566	HLAZ	Cheju, KOREA	Fair signal, with man in Japanese at 1253.

1575	VOA	THAILAND	Weak, with man talking at 1302.

Since I unexpectedly had an overnight recording I thought I'd check it out. Turned out the Japanese big guns actually did better earlier on, with 774 JOUB having a good signal at 0825, and 693, 747, and 828 all reaching fair levels between 0830 and 0905. The first Australian to reach audio was 1116 4BC at 0852. 1017 had a good carrier by 0715 (likely Tonga), but never developed into audio. On the other hand the good carrier on 1098 at 0715 had traces of talk shortly after, and had weak audio at times between then and 1050. Seemed like a sport commentary early on, and I'm sure I caught "....play ball...) at 0745. Music later on, including a slow choral song at 1045 which I thought might have been an anthem, until I heard traces of talk again at 1050. Surely must have been the Marshall Islands. The Marshalls and Mauritania within 12 hours certainly exceeded my expectations for the day! Had a decent carrier on 621 at 0845, something I never get a sunrise. That's an IBOC infested frequency, so it would have taken a potent signal to get any audio, but Tuvalu crossed my mind.



73,


Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB
Perseus SDR with Wellbrook Phased Array
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