Re: [IRCA] TPs 02-12-07

[WALTER SALMANIW <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

Hello from the Queen Charlottes (internet cafe).  I've been dxing since Saturday morning.  Conditions were great that morning.  Sunday was so-so, and this morning, after a slow start really took off and stayed late...past 17:00 when I packed it in.  One big mystery.  1575:  A wonderful frequency to dx.  Normally, of course, VOA Thailand booms in.  Saturday AM, though, there was someone else dominating until around 16:00.  Sure sounded like they said "Radio Farda".  Not an oriental language, and not VOA which I could hear underneath.  Also the other station which dominates at times is AFN Japan.  I have some great mp3 recordings that I'll share upon my return to Victoria.  I'm using 3 Beverages.  A N/S with a BOG underneath....first time I've used this combination into a phaser.  Really cuts out any noise at times.  Then there's an E/W Beverage which I can also feed into a phasing unit.  This morning, after a slow start, the band just opened up with audio on every channel, vir
tually.  Especially on the high side with Korea, China, and to a lesser extent Japan dominating.  Any thoughts on 1575 would be VERY appreciated.  I'll have to check the sunset terminator to see if the middle east is possible.

Last night I heard Virgin Radio around 07:00 quite loud, but only for a few seconds.  At the same time some of the TPs were starting to come in.  Lot's of carriers on at that time.  Also LW Siberia came in reasonably well last night as well.

Having fun with the Alaskan TWEB aviation beacons too.  So far I've logged 16 or 17 voice transmissions.  

MW Alaskans are another goal for me, especially Barrow on 680.  So far no luck.  Darn KNBR really dominates, even all day as well.  I can phase it out, but still end up with usually the FF station in Edmonton.  Darn!  I'll keep trying.  I suspect I need a really good opening to log them....here's hoping for very low A/K indices.

.........Walt.

----- Original Message -----
From: vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, February 12, 2007 7:41 am
Subject: [IRCA] TPs 02-12-07

> 
> 
> Two TP stations with audio this morning.  Listened from 1445-1530 ut
> 
> 1566  HLAZ Republic Korea, weak with man talking in Asian language
>                     at 1439 ut.
> 
> 1575 VOA   Thailand, weak at 1453 ut with man in Asian language. 
> 
> Carriers:
> 
> Level 5  1422
> 
> Level 4 1503
> 
> Level 3 1431-1467-1557
> 
> Level 2 1404-1494
> 
> Conditions faded shortly after 1500 ut.
> 
> Dennis,
> Vancouver, WA
> JRC 545 EWE NW
> 45.2 F
> 7.3 C
> Local Sunrise 1517 UT
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