[IRCA] GOODIES from Grayland: Oct 4

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

Friends
It was pretty-much a repeat of the past two mornings, absent 
yesterday morning's Filipino, with marginally better signals from 
China early and Japan late.  Started at 1120 again and had not only 
Japanese but a slew of Chinese and Koreans across the dial. I checked 
873 which had the Korean clobbering the JJ and, sure enough Nick, it 
was // 2850.  I guess that my excuse is that 873 is ON frequency, 
like the Chinese.  Happily, North Korea 2850 is way off frequency, high.

The morning went pretty much like the others did..... nice steady 
signals from 1100 to 1300, then a half-hour "hesitation" with signals 
down some and jumbled, then about 1330 (first light) it was off to 
the races, with dawn about an hour later and fade-out at about 1500.

The more marginal signals, the ones that I was really interested in 
today, were very unstable.... up and then down, seemingly 
permanently. I started the recorder twelve times and only got two 
decent recordings.... tentative Thailand 891 to send to Patrick and a 
very tentative Russian on 1251. It was a frustrating morning.

I've heard two DUs.... 1548 4QD Emerald yesterday at good levels, mid 
to late (didn't check today) and 576 2RN Sydney at the same time 
today.  Thanks to Patrick's great loggings yesterday, I was really 
hunting for Filipinos this AM. No luck for me.

I did hear several new-to-me graveyard channels of NHK2 synchros, 
where the strongest "stations" are 1 kW repeaters. I was likely 
hearing the one or two in Hokkaido, on several different channels, 
late in the opening.  Also, Patrick, 1440 JOWF was running S-9+20, 
measured, without any USA QRM, just after dawn.  Most likely, you are 
right, you weren't hearing them because 1440 wasn't in your 100 
memories of the Drake.

I sure wish that there were a way to ID those NHK parallels at other 
that 09-something for NHK-1 and 1319 for NHK2. I'm certain that I had 
some outstanding catches this morning, no matter which or even which 
group of NHK repeaters I heard. Very frustrating. Sort of reminds me 
of a couple of girls that I dated in high school.

Well, I'll buy some more stuff at Brady's Highly Recommended Oyster 
Ranch (the giant prawns are outstanding and easy to cook) and upload 
this.... Really anxious to learn what the other Northwestern types are hearing.

I gotta drive home immediately after dawn tomorrow and will miss even 
seeing the guys that come in tomorrow night here.  I think, also, 
that Walt will be DXing this weekend from the Queen Charlotte Islands 
up in the Gulf of Alaska. If cx hold, no telling what he can hear 
from up there. The big Elephant Cage MF/HF snooping antenna in the 
NW... jointly operated by the US and Canada... is about 5 miles from 
Walt's shore-side place.  Mighty fine DXing company he is keeping up there!!!

John B.

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