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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