[IRCA] TPs Nov. 13 and Farewell

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

I'm really glad that I got one more good morning of DXing in before 
we fold our hand and scamper back to the place where Texas is known 
as Baja Oklahoma.  Mind you, the DX wasn't quite to the level of 
mid-October, but it was very respectable.  I had 43 channels with at 
least threshold audio and 25 of them at language recognition or 
above. I don't know what is so special about listening to NHK2 sign 
off.... maybe I was in mourning, having to leave and all, but 
listening to the full sign-off from NHK2 Kumamoto was really 
special.... and, as soon as they cut their carrier (one of the quick 
ones), there was the North Korean at very listenable 
level.  Obviously, the hum of the last few AMs has been the NK being 
slightly off freq, giving about a 300 cycle tone, or some such. NHK 
828 left their carrier on for quite a while, as usual. 774 lefyt 
theirs on and threw a high pitched test tone on after three or so 
minutes of OC.  There was CC beneath this.  747 cut their carrier 
promptly and got outta Dodge.  Nick, I had 621 and I think it is 
Heilongjiang, though it is only a guess.  I've heard what I think is 
them several times from here this late fall.

The Chinese were back this morning.... not quite in full force, but 
very well represented. 1278 was there, usually what I think is Hebei 
#1. 1377 CNR1 was nice.  My mystery of the morning was 1404 that 
sounded Chinese, that peaked after dawn, as did a goodly number of 
stations, especially on the high band. Patrick, what have you heard 
in East Asia on 1404???  There is a 10 kW in Liaoning, Manchuria, I 
think, so maybe them.... never heard much on 1404. 918 CNR2 had 
multiple echos again and 945 CNR1 showed very nicely, especially 
after dawn and CNR's KK Service on 1017 was doing well. Oh, and 675 
Hanoi came up nicely after dawn.

Well, the antennas are as set as I can make them to survive the 
winter storms, with terminators and matchers stored away... so, I 
guess we might as well hit the road.

Gosh, what a great fall season!!! What fun!

John B.

   

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