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

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Tim, 

Let me add my congratulations to those of KAZ for your long-range Australian loggings. Tracking down DU-DX at over 9,000 miles is always quite an accomplishment! 

<<< Re:1017 (still needed here) I 
> think s/off starts at about 1100 and ends 1103. >>> 

This is true for the "usual" sign off, but 1017-Tonga has variable sign off times, and three different times were observed during the week of the Rockwork 4 DXpedition this month (1103 UTC, 1133 UTC and 1243 UTC). Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much of a pattern as to when the station will go on extended time. The latest sign off (1243) occurred during a weekday evening, and there was no sports event or other special reason that I could determine. 

Based on prior experience I was ready for extended time on their late Saturday evening on August 5th, but they signed off at 1103 as usual. Other DU's on the frequency are usually much weaker, however, so if you have a decent 1017 carrier after 1105 it's probably Tonga running on extended time. 

Gary 


----- Original Message -----

From: "Tim Tromp" <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: "abdx" <abdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2017 4:31:05 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & new domestic logged, Aug 26 

Thanks, Kaz. KPET was a very nice surprise and one I wasn't expecting but 
will gladly take. Conditions were hot this morning towards the west. I'll 
be at it again tomorrow morning (so much for sleeping in this weekend). 
I'm looking forward to your logs this season, which has apparently begun 
here now! Thanks also for the reminder about the 1017 & 1098 sign-off 
times. Indeed, the 1017 carrier seemed gone shortly after 1100 UTC. 

73, 
-Tim 

On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 5:33 PM, Neil Kazaross <neilkaz58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

> Very promising indeed, Tim and a good inducement for me to get out into the 
> field and finish up my west antenna (assuming it works). Good catch with 
> KPET 690, I need that one. Sd/lk you had Marshall Is. on 1098 to me. More 
> listening should give you something more positive soon. Note they start 
> s/off somewhat prior to 1130 and leave OC on. Re:1017 (still needed here) I 
> think s/off starts at about 1100 and ends 1103. 
> 
> 73 KAZ 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Tim Tromp <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> > 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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