Re: [IRCA] TPs for 09--25-07 from the QCI

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:30 AM 9/25/2007, you wrote:

>Got up at 1325 ---> 1355
>
>Carriers yielding no audio: 531, 621, 639, 648, 702, 738, 783, 792, 801, 837, 846, 855 (buzz), 1134, 1503, 1575
>Good carriers with slight audio in the mud: 558, 567, 576, 585, 594, 612, 675, 756, 765, 918, 945, 972, 1287
>Fair audio struggling with splatter: 747, 774, 828, 963
>
>There seemed to be a well defined peak at about 1353 -- somewhat pre-sunrise.
>
>All in all, the band seemed to be wall to wall splash this AM.
>I tend to notice this more this time of year.
>
>Crossing my fingers it improves over the next week or so.
>A long weekend is planned at the West Coast.
>
>Receivers: Drake R8 - Eton E1
>Antennas: Wellbrook X 2 ALA100 + various whips and loops
>Recording: Zoom H4 + Sony MD
>Location - Victoria, B.C. Canada
>--
>Colin Newell - Editor/Creator


Hi, Colin!  Back home from a very exciting and productive dxpedtion to the Queen Charlottes....long too.  For me, it was 11 days worth of non-stop TA and TP activity, so not a lot of sleep.  This morning produced arguably the best CC/JJ/KK opening of the entire 10 day stay.  Each frequency virtually had audio, many if not most at very readable, or armchair levels.  Those also often had 2 or 3 cochannels too.  My new SDR-IQ is absolutely fabulous at "drift netting" 190 kHz segments for further analysis....at 750 MB per 15 minutes worth!!!  Glad I had a 500 GB HD available.  Now comes the fun part of demodulating close to a 100 files!!!  

Yesterday's highlight was India on 684 (from Port Blair) at 14:45 for about an hour, often at surprisingly good reception, and // to SW 4760.  Talk about being thrilled!!!  

TAs have been poor for several nights with last night only yielding audio on 1215....initially SS, and then Virgin occasionally  quite strong, but very intermittently.  Sure wish I had access to the type of conditions available up there always!!!! One gets spoiled awfully quickly!!!  ............Walt Salmaniw


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