[IRCA] Michigan DU's & new domestic logged, Aug 26

[Tim Tromp <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx>]

I connected up my southwest phased BOGs last night and woke up early for a
little sunrise DX to gauge DU conditions, since after all, it's that time
of year again here when DU's can make their presence known in Michigan.
Expecting nothing more than a few weak carriers to kick off the season, I
was pleasantly surprised with weak audio on several channels.  These logs
all revolve around local sunrise time here, which was 11:03 UTC Aug.26th,
2017, times below are UTC.


612 4QR ABC Brisbane with weak audio, easy enough to tell it's rugby
play-by-play with Aussie accents.  11:03 and now domestics have faded way
down on 610 making 4QR easier to copy.  In with weak audio for a solid ten
minutes or so after sunrise. Carrier hung on until about 11:20.  8,993
miles from TX to RX.


702 2BL ABC Sydney getting past heavy KHSE splatter that eventually fades
down at 11:03.  Now fast paced rugby play-by-play lasting for several
minutes and a bit stronger than 612. No idea if this was // to 612 as I
couldn't catch simultaneous audio peaks between channels.  Carrier still
noted at 11:23.  9,345 miles from TX to RX.


738 2NR ABC North Coast in heavy splash from 730 with // 702 rugby
coverage, peaking at audio at 11:03 but only lasting a couple of minutes.
 9,073 miles from TX to RX.


1098 for the first time here was more than just an open carrier!  Slow
relaxing music first noted around 10:45 and continued up to the top of the
hour and then talk but too weak to comprehend.  Marshall Islands, I would
assume?  Unfortunately I couldn't parallel it against anything else for
confirmation.  Their streaming site wasn't working for me.  Another brief
signal peak at 11:10 but then faded rapidly.  First time catching any kind
of audio here on 1098.


DU carriers also noted on: 531, 549, 558, 576, 594 (strong), 603, 621, 639,
648, 693 (strong), 729, 747, 756, 828, 837, 882 (strong), 891, 1017
(strong), 1035 & 1116.

Noteworthy North Americans heard at 11:00 TOH:

570 KLZ Denver, CO.
600 KCOL Wellington, CO.
640 KFI Los Angeles, CA.
650 XETNT Los Mochis, SIN
680 KNBR San Francisco, CA.
690 KPET Lamesa, TX. - 250w @ 1,120 miles - "Real Country" -  NEW LOG!
700 KHSE Wylie, TX. (huge signal)
760 XEABC & KFMB San Diego, CA. (tent w/ Red Eye Radio, CBS network news &
infomercial after 11:00 TOH)
890 KJME Fountain, CO.
1020 KCKN Roswell, NM.
1070 KNX Los Angeles, CA.

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
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