Re: [IRCA] Turbocharged Tonga

[Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Both Kiribati stations (846 and 1440) sign off around 1006 UTC recently, Neil, and our usual antenna setup at the Rockwork cliff is around 1100 UTC for the sunrise sessions. For this reason, neither station is usually reported from the cliff. 621-Tuvalu and 540-Samoa, both of, which also sign off before we usually set up antennas, fall into the same category.

846-Kiribati is a relatively easy catch on the west coast around 0500 UTC in winter and spring, however. It even showed up around S5 in the DU-DXing wasteland of Puyallup, WA in March.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)

> On August 10, 2018 at 5:40 PM Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> They certainly were on the Washington coast
> around 0515UT this past week Neil, but by
> supposed s/off at 1000UT, not really. Kirimati
> local sunset is about that time, not too long after the northwest coast's..
>
> Depending on your local interference, maybe
> 0500-0600UT might be a good time for you to
> record? The Pacific islands often seem to have
> enhancement at transmitter sunset when listening
> on the northwest coast, as well as a little ways inland.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> At 23:26 2018-08-10, Neil Kazaross wrote:
>
> >Is Kiribati still doing well on 846? 73 KAZ
> >
> >On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 6:20 PM, Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the information and link, Bruce.
> >
> > > It's obvious that something had dramatically changed with 1017-Tonga's
> > > signal in Oregon. Along with the revitalized 558-Fiji, North American DXers
> > > now have two powerful DU targets. The Japanese transmitter on 558 is still
> > > performing very well, and 990-Fiji Gold was a big gun in the Cooks.
> >
> > > Gary
> >
> > > > On August 9, 2018 at 9:43 PM Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tonga had a new transmitter installed about a year ago, which would
> > > > explain why it's been heard so well lately.
> > > >
> > > > There's a brief story about it at http://www.tonga-broadcasting.
> > > net/?p=7192
> > > >
> > > > Bruce
> > > >
> > > > On 8/9/2018 20:53, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > > > > Hi Guy (and Mark),
> > > > >
> > > > > <<< You are so right about Tonga since itÃÂÂs gone 24/7! This
> > > re-energized
> > > > > station has been a powerhouse into Grayland this week too, and like you
> > > > > said the vibrant signal is a welcome replacement for Tahiti 738. It
> > > makes
> > > > > for enjoyable wide-bandwidth listening! >>>
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, we were all amazed to hear 1017-Tonga at such a potent level. It
> > > showed up on all 9 days for me, usually with some extended S9 strength.
> > > Craig even had it at S9 level on his 3.5" Baby FSL
> > > > >
> > > > > Despite the squatter issue we all had a lot of DU-DXing fun at the
> > > Cliff, and as far as I know, Craig, Tom, Nick and I are all booking our
> > > return trips for next August. Unfortunately those guys left without hearing
> > > Western Australia, but it certainly seemed like 558 was making a return
> > > appearance this morning around 1256 during my very last session (DU English
> > > female speech in between the Fiji music). Now comes the hard part--
> > > matching the recorded content with ABC's byzantine, contradictory website..
> > > > >
> > > > > 73, Gary (back in the DU-DXing wasteland of Puyallup)
> > > > >
> > > > >> On August 9, 2018 at 11:08 AM Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Hi Gary,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> You are so right about Tonga since itÃÂÂs gone 24/7! This re-energized
> > > > >> station has been a powerhouse into Grayland this week too, and like
> > > you
> > > > >> said the vibrant signal is a welcome replacement for Tahiti 738. It
> > > makes
> > > > >> for enjoyable wide-bandwidth listening!
> > > > >>
> > > > >> For any carrier chasers out there, after calibration my SDR's software
> > > > >> reports their signal as 5.5 Hz on the high side of 1017. At least a
> > > couple
> > > > >> other station peaks were noted slightly lower than 1017.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Good DX,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Guy
> > > >
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