Re: [IRCA] Japan listening (was: Re: S. AZ TPs, Oct. 1)

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Mark and Richard, 

We typically have two different Asian propagation peaks here on the west coast during good conditions -- one during the Asian sunset and another around our local sunrise. The local dawn enhancement peak is usually more favorable during the early season months (September-October), but the Asian sunset peak becomes pretty competitive around November and December. 

Unfortunately the Asian sunset propagation peak occurs at pretty inconvenient DXing times for someone with work or family obligations (from midnight to 3AM local time). It can be surprisingly good in the late season, though. The original TP-DX receptions that kicked off the Ultralight radio boom 10 years ago (594-JOAK, 747-JOIB and 972-HLCA on a $15 stock Sony SRF-59) happened during Asian sunset propagation in late November. 

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 

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From: "Richard N Allen" <richarda@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 9:51:16 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Japan listening (was: Re: S. AZ TPs, Oct. 1) 

Mark: 

Some of the best reception I've had from Japan has occurred at sunset there. Iâve frequently heard JOIB and JOUB on a barefoot ultralight receiver then. In the 1980's I often logged Japanese stations (JOAB, JOAK, JOIB and JOUB) at sunset at the transmitter site. 

Richard Allen, 
near Billings OK 

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