[IRCA] Marginal DU Morning at Grayland; 567-DU Audio Recorded

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
     Motivated by a sudden interest to escape 98 degree  heat at home, 
yesterday our family decided to spend the night on the Washington  ocean coast at 
Grayland.  We were fortunate to book Room 12 at the Grayland  Motel on short 
notice, which provided a chance to chase the elusive DU's again,  especially with 
the hot-rodded Ultralights.
 
     Around 1130 UTC, there were already a  few anemic DU carriers on the 
modified ICF-2010 (19.5" loopstick), such as  531, 567, 612, 702,  738,  774, and 
1098..  The signal  levels were not near audio level until around 1200, and 
then only on 567 and  774.  Around 1215 the 567-DU reached threshold audio 
level on both the  "Super 2010" and the 20.25" loopstick SRF-39FP, and was 
recorded on both.   KVI-570 did not help matters any, although its splatter didn't 
cover the DU  audio.  The carriers on 738 and 1098 were huge, but had no  audio. 
 The recordings of the 567-DU (about 15 minutes on each  radio) will be 
researched for clues to identity.  Since this  frequency is wiped out by KVI-570 at 
home, I have no experience chasing DX on  567, although the WRTH shows 2YA, a 
50 kw station in Wellington, NZ.   The format included both music and some 
speech, unlike the 531-DU station  heard on the SRF-T615 last month (with only 
repeated music).
 
     In any case, this morning's DU signal levels  were far from having 
adequate strength for stock Ultralight reception.  The  only really strong TP was 
Radio Rossii on 279 at 1132 UTC, absolutely booming in  on the "Super 2010."  
180 had a moderate carrier, but 153 was very  weak.  For the first time in four 
visits to Grayland, there was  no audio from any of the Japanese 
powerhouses--  only a moderate carrier  from JOUB-774 at 1200.  The seasonal changes are 
making the Asiatic  TP's take a dive, and it seems like chasing DU's is the 
only real option  at Grayland for a while.
 
                                                                              
                     73,  Gary DeBock  



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