[IRCA] GOODIES from Grayland: Oct 3

["John H. Bryant" <bjohnorcas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Friends

Fellas,

It was another excellent morning at Grayland and almost a twin of 
Monday morning.  I noted almost all of the logged stations from 
yesterday, some at considerably better levels. With dawn at 1420, I 
was at the dials at 1120, with the early audio being mostly from JJs 
once again and rather steady. That sort of lasted for 90 minutes with 
the KKs and CCs slowly coming up to join the JJs. Then about 90 
minutes before dawn like yesterday, things seemed to go kind of 
stale, with most of the stations still there, but with the levels 
noticeably down.  Then at 60 minutes before dawn.... more or less 
"first light," the band was really alive and we were off to the races.

I've pretty-well identified my 1215 Hummer as the CNR-7 station that 
we've heard from Grayland a few times before.  It tends to be in 
earlier than the more northerly CCs and its carrier has a unique 
triple peak.  When I first tuned it in this AM, it was in really well 
and I could hear the hummmmmm on the audio. It also appears that I 
was wrong in my guess on the 702 hi offset signal.  I've heard it for 
two mornings now in very low audio and its not Sydney, but definitely 
an East Asian signal, though I haven't even IDed the language.

New this morning: Several regional CC stations including a presumed 
Henan Satellite station on 657USB.  Thanks to the scope on the 
WiNRADiO 313, I noticed a second carrier right beside the pest North 
Korean that is always on 657 low.  Kicked into USB and had standard 
CC in the clear for about ten minutes.  Gonna send a tentative 
report, for sure.... and I ought to send a Thank You note to the 
dummy in charge of tuning that North Korean transmitter.  Hope that 
he is not in charge of the nuclear test!

The big catch of the morning, though, was presumed DXGM, Davao City, 
Philippines on 1125. Caught it around 1445, well after sunrise with a 
guy talking in presumed Tagalog with a healthy mixture of EE for 
numbers and difficult words. For instance "dandelion extract!" He 
mentioned Davao City twice, so that is the reason to presume this one 
rather than the other three.  Why this one is so special is that we 
always have a much harder time hearing Filipinos at Grayland than 
Patrick Martin, less than 100 miles to our south.... and he has been 
lamenting their absence down there this year.  I've been particularly 
unlucky with Filipinos, not getting more than a tentative on 1062 
(the most common) a time or two in the past decade. So, this one is 
really special to me, QSL or not.  Patrick or anyone else.... any 
hints on QSLing this baby???

That's about it.... If these are poor conditions, the big DXpedition 
coming in here on Thursday evening is gonna be in "tall cotton."

Coming back from Aberdeen yesterday, I spotted a "Free WiFi" sign at 
Brady's Oyster Company just to the right as you cross the last bridge 
onto the Westport/Grayland peninsula.  I'm gonna go see if they are 
still open and will let me surf for buying a few oysters. Half shell, 
anyone.... hey with enough Tabasco, I can eat anything!

Gosh this is fun!!!

John B.


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