Re: [IRCA] Michigan TP Asian logs this morning, October 28th, 2018

[Tim Tromp <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gary,

Thanks for listening and confirming!

73,
-Tim


On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 10:24 PM Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Tim,
>
> I've listened to your 972 kHz recording, and can confirm that the male
> speaker is using the Korean language. The format and 3+1 time pips also
> match those used by HLCA. Congratulations on your long-range TP logging!
>
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>
> On October 28, 2018 at 5:59 PM Tim Tromp <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> I woke up early and started my session at 1000 UT with the hope of catching
> some audio from 1566 HLAZ after receiving a hint of the station a few days
> ago. Not even a carrier this morning. Then I started dialing down the
> band and was totally unprepared for what followed. It had me learning
> Japanese, Korean, and Chinese frequencies in a hurry. In the 10 years or
> so I've been doing this, the logs below are all new. These stations just
> don't make it to Michigan as I've learned from years of trying. I guess
> all it takes is a good solar minimum!
>
> Listening session: 1000 UT - 1230 UT
> Local sunrise: 1214 UT
>
> 594 carrier strong at times and a little threshold audio at 1100 UTC TOH
> allowing weak time pips to come through which seemed to match those used by
> NHK (3+1).
>
>
> 693 JOAB with mostly continuous audio with man & woman talking from 1012 UT
> up through 1200 UT, downright good at times against the domestic splatter.
> 3+1 time pips noted at 1100 & 1200 UT TOH. Recording:
> https://youtu.be/Eml79LLf0RU
>
>
> 702 UNID w/ threshold audio at 1154 UT, presumed Asian or perhaps just a
> weak DU off the North DKAZ (but no other common DUs were noted).
>
>
> 747 UNID some audio at 1152 UT, man talking, but no hope at recovering
> audio while sandwiched between CFZM & CKJH. Any parallel to check for?
>
>
> 774 JOUB, like 693 with mostly continuous audio from 1030 through 1200 UT
> and astonishly good at times // to 693. 3+1 time pips noted at 1100 & 1200
> UT TOH. Recording: https://youtu.be/NZj6ju9flYg
>
>
> 828 UNID talk & language @ 1149 UT up through 1200 UT, strong signal but
> not strong enough to overcome WCCO splatter.
>
>
> 972 HLCA? with music and talk in unid language under very heavy domestic
> splatter. 3+1 time pips noted at 1200 UT TOH. Recording:
> https://youtu.be/aWouwz3RE08
>
>
> 1205.960 with audio for a brief moment at 1147 UT, woman talking in what
> sounded like an Asian language under domestic splatter. Some music noted
> at 1159 UT, TOH fanfare? MWoffsets suggest China. A weak het also noted
> near nominal. Recording: https://youtu.be/Aad-_17OQCg
>
>
> TP hets all over the band!
>
> 594, 666, 711, 738, 756, 765, 783, 792, 801, 819, 864, 873, 891, 918, 927,
> 945, 954, 963, 981, 1008, 1017, 1035, 1044, 1053, 1071, 1107, 1116, 1134,
> 1143, 1152, 1179, 1188, 1197, 1242, 1269, 1287, 1314, 1323, 1332, 1377,
> 1422, 1566
>
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> Perseus SDR & 117 FT DKAZ aimed due North
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