Re: [IRCA] The fun continues from October 25th. Part II loggings from Victoria, BC

[Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for your very detailed TP report for **the** awesome session, Walt.

>From somewhat who was just as astonished at the propagation bonanza as you, each of your loggings is of great interest here. It's also interesting how one side of Victoria gets different TP propagation from the other-- but all of them get far superior propagation compared to here!

Gary

> On October 26, 2018 at 10:43 PM Volodya S <canswl@xxxxxxxxx mailto:canswl@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> 
> 
>     As promised,here is part II for the amazing morning of October 25th.
>     Tonight, I'm up to 909 kHz. Here's the haul! 73, Walt Salmaniw,
>     Victoria, BC
> 
>     747 JAPAN Sapporo 500 kW JOIB, Oct 25 1434 - Excellent, almost local
>     reception with English lesson. // to other NHK2 outlets, like 774.
>     (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     750 ALASKA Anchorage 50 KW KFQD, Oct 25 1427 - Excellent reception with
>     time check and temperature at 14:28. ID as well. Local S9 + 20 to 30
>     reception! An impressive morning, indeed!. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     756 CHINA Multiple sites, most 10 kW CNR 1 (tentative), Oct 25 1430 - Only
>     a tentative logging. Just before 14:30, the channel has the 'CNR 1
>     sound'. Too weak to be sure. Suffering from Anchorage splatter on 750!
>     Improved by 14:32, and almost certainly // to 639 (at excellent level!).
>     (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     760 CANADA Burns Lake, BC 1000w CFLD, Oct 25 1428 - I know when conditions
>     are good to the north, when we can hear the flea powered station, IDing as,
>     'The Moose'. Fair reception before fading down, but back again a minute
>     later. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     774 JAPAN Akita 500 kW JOUB, Oct 25 1440 - Perhaps not as strong as it
>     often is, but still more than ample signal with NHK 2 programming, and
>     right through my SDR window of about 20 minutes. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     780 ALASKA Nome 14 kW KNOM (tentative), Oct 25 1430 - Not sure whether them
>     or not, but for the entire 15 or so minutes audible, non-stop music with no
>     announcements. Kind of fits the Alaska profile of unattended overnight
>     transmissions. Fair reception. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     783 CHINA Guangxi Zhuang Guangxi Weixing guangbo (tent), Oct 25 1428 -
>     Briefly heard Chinese here about 1428, before fading out.
>     (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     792 AUSTRALIA Brisbane 25 kW ABC National 4RN, Oct 25 1430 - Not much DU
>     activity this morning, but there's 4RN breaking through the adjacent
>     splatter from nearby Bellingham at fair level (would be good otherwise)
>     improving after 14:30. Talk show of some sort. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     800 CANADA Penticton BC 500w CKOR, Oct 25 1430 - Hoping for Alaska, but
>     instead, the dominant station is flea powered CKOR from Penticton, BC.
>     Recognized the phone number several times (492-2800). There is another
>     station, cochannel, however. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     801 UNID unid, Oct 25 0359 - A reasonably strong carrier, apparently on
>     801.000, but there's another wobbly carrier, first measured on 800.817, and
>     then drifting to 800.740. Perhaps North Korea. Is it just an OC or
>     severely undermodulated transmitter. Strong enough that I should hear
>     something! By 14:35, that wobbly carrier seems to be gone, leaving 801.000
>     in the clear, but still unable to make out anything. The wobbler is back a
>     few minutes later, though. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     819 NORTH KOREA Pyongyang 500 kW KCBS, Oct 25 1428 - Pretty typical N
>     Korean large strident choir singing the praises to their dear leader, I'm
>     sure. Plenty of Seattle splatter 1 kHz up, though. Almost good at
>     times. By 14:35, the signal was almost as strong as Seattle!.
>     (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     828 JAPAN Osaka 300 kW JOBB, Oct 25 1426 - Good reception with English
>     lesson. Improving by the BOH. I don't think the Japanese are as strong
>     compared to the mainland Asians today. Good reception mostly, though.
>     (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     830 ALASKA Sand Point 1 kW KSDP, Oct 25 1435 - Another regular into Masset,
>     but not so common down here. Good reception with NPR programming (?BBC, as
>     the announcer has a UK accent), reporting about Riyadh, and // to 670.
>     Faded in after 14:30. Pretty strong within a few minutes.
>     (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     837 CHINA Harbin 50 kW Harbin RGD (tent), Oct 25 1426 - I'm hearing 2
>     stations cochannel at this time. The stronger is definitely a Chinese
>     speaker, possibly Harbin RGD with 50 kW. The cochannel is a bit too weak
>     to hear. Reception is fair to good. By 1430, the cochannel is a bit
>     stronger, and sure sounds either Japanese or Korean, and especially by
>     14:41. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     846 UNID unid, Oct 25 1449 - A reasonably strong carrier, but low
>     modulation. I'm guessing either China or Taiwan on this one from the tone
>     of the language. Only tentative, though!. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     850 ALASKA Nome 50 kW KICY, Oct 25 1431 - Good reception, but interesting
>     propagation with continuous fade ups, then fading away, only to come back
>     again(and again). Way over cochannel lower 48 US station at 14:42 with a
>     Sermon. Near local quality at times. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     855 NORTH KOREA Sangwon 500 kW Pyongyang Bangsong (tent), Oct 25 1439 - 855
>     is not what it used to be. I recall this N Korean channel coming in at
>     armchair level morning after morning years ago, but it's a bit anemic of
>     late Earlier, I was pretty sure it was // to 657, but later, I'm not so
>     sure. Hence the tentative logging. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     860 CANADA Prince Rupert 10 kW/2.5 kW CFPR, Oct 25 1429 - Excellent
>     reception with a Kelowna ID at 14:30 (CBC network via Kelowna, it was
>     announced). Rare to hear Prince Rupert so well down here! Into regional
>     news. 14:35 faded down with a cochannel station with sports. Turned out
>     to be KPAM The Answer, from Troutdale, OR. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     864 SOUTH KOREA Gangneung 100 kW HLKR KBS 1, Oct 25 1436 - Good reception
>     at times with Korean banter, then into a brief musical piece, before the
>     same announcer came back. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     873 JAPAN Kumamoto 500 kW JOGB, Oct 25 1441 - Finally, some audio by 1441,
>     but obliterated mostly by serious splatter from 880 KIXI Seattle. Poor to
>     fair only. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     890 ALASKA Homer 10 kW KBBI, Oct 25 1429 - Excellent reception into NPR
>     news after a local ID. Very nice! Another favourite in Masset.
>     (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     891 JAPAN Sendai 20 kW JOHK, Oct 25 1431 - Very good reception at 14:31
>     clearly // to 594, but quickly faded down. (Salmaniw,Victoria, BC)
> 
>     Part III to come!
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