Re: [IRCA] TP 17 Nov Victoria version

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

I will try and find a good place for it, the Yukon River gets a decent
amount of snowmobile traffic in the winter when its frozen..... it'd be
cool to try.  Drill a hole and ground the antenna into some water down
below? :)


On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The guys in Alberta used to run Beverages across frozen lakes.   Only
> problem for ones directly on the ice is that a slight surface thaw followed
> by a refreeze means that you will be reeling the wire in next spring, if at
> all, hi.
>
>
> At 15:16 18-11-16, you wrote:
>
>> And if anyone besides you guys can pull it off, it'd be me lol.
>>
>> O am considering an interesting antenna location later this winter for
>> shites and giggles.. the yukon River is about 100 yards wide from river
>> bank to river bank.  I am considering for the heck of it, run a wire
>> across
>> from one end of the bank to the other. would make a goo photo op, if
>> nothing else when the river is frozen up.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Walt has heard it on 693 in Haida Gwaii, and that was also heard at
>> > Grayland in October 2009.  Sometimes a megawatt of transmitter power
>> pays
>> > off.
>> >
>> > Glad you like a challenge.   Good luck.
>> >
>> > Nick
>> >
>> >
>> > At 14:27 18-11-16, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
>> >
>> >> What frequencies should I look for Bangladesh on?
>> >>
>> >> Paul
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 2:11 AM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > 1242 is a "second tier" station here Paul.   It starts to deliver
>> audio
>> >> > when high latitude conditions improve.   In the last couple of weeks
>> >> even
>> >> > the "first tier" stations such as JOUB-774 have been mostly missing
>> in
>> >> > action here, likely due to continuing geomagnetic activity which
>> doesn't
>> >> > seem to be affecting your paths from Japan and Korea.  Those paths
>> are
>> >> on a
>> >> > more southerly path from you than they are from here.
>> >> >
>> >> > When you start hearing Bangladesh from there, I'll bet conditions
>> down
>> >> > here will be pretty exceptional also, hi.
>> >> >
>> >> > best wishes,
>> >> >
>> >> > Nick
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > At 06:04 18-11-16, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> It's interesting, what I'm assuming, solely being closer, does...
>> 1242,
>> >> >> which is just a het or "imaginary" audio for you is one of my
>> >> strongest as
>> >> >> of late here.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Paul
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Not a loud morning, but there was some interest.   My recording
>> was
>> >> on
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> > North Flag this morning, so missed out on 738, 1098 etc., but
>> still
>> >> got
>> >> >> > some 1116.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Low band Asians were primarily from sunset enhancement at the
>> >> >> transmitter.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native
>> >> speaker, at
>> >> >> > least briefly):
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > not quite
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it
>> >> understandable
>> >> >> > by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 1566 HLAZ first signs of this were a bit of mumbling around
>> 1450UT,
>> >> but
>> >> >> > didn't really develop until 1510UT, getting to this level by
>> 1523UT,
>> >> >> with a
>> >> >> > female ballad.   Stayed more or less at similar level for about 5
>> >> more
>> >> >> > minutes, including some Chinese talk by a woman
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or
>> >> noise
>> >> >> > could be understood by a native speaker:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 747 JOIB woman in Japanese 0758UT, fading to weak pips on hour
>> >> >> > 774 JOUB pips at 0800UT, and a minute or so of Japanese talk by
>> man
>> >> >> before
>> >> >> > fading out
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 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)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 594 woman and man talking, Japanese perhaps, 0800UT, but did not
>> hear
>> >> >> pips
>> >> >> > on the hour.  A  reprise with a man talking at 1523UT, too rough
>> to
>> >> >> really
>> >> >> > tell language, but could be Japanese.
>> >> >> > 1116 brief music 1509-10UT, plus some mumbling.
>> >> >> > 1593 CNR1 woman and man talking //6125 1521UT
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either
>> undermodulated or
>> >> >> > ravaged by splatter) lots of near audio here
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 621 702 738 756  882 891  1098 1179 1242 1386  1422 1503
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > best wishes,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Nick
>> >> >> >
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