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Re: [IRCA] TP for 30 Aug from Victoria, BC ...notes from Masset, BC
Well things were very different up here, although difficult to assess due to our power failure. Here's my report:
TP report for 30
August 2008 from Masset, B.C.
Good morning!
Monitored between 12:33 and 14:15 and during most of that time (until the
last 20 minutes) there was a power failure, so all I had to use was the laptop
with the SDR-IQ as my 12v DX setup was outside.
Oh well. Sure makes me thankful
for the Perseus SDR which is far more user-friendly than the IQ. A good Asia opening
but with a rapid fall off at about 14:00. Plenty of CC stations, KK, JJ and some
Russians. A few of the highlights:
540: CC with echo ++
at 13:22
576: Strong RR at 13:24.
594: JOAK didn’t seem
very strong today.
657: North
Korea
711: South Korean
very strong today with good modulation.
801: Might have heard
KTWG weakly for first time this season late
810: Russian dominated
here today both early and late.
819: Early mostly
jamming, but on recheck 14:02 very
strong KCBS.
963: Very strong CRI
in Russian.
1089: Nice audio from
NHK2 JOHB
1251: VOR in CC
strong with many cochannels.
1422: English program
from JORF, with ID “This is JORF” and
into a big band 40s program at 13:02
at 9 level.
1475: Malaysia
back today at 7 level at 12:56
1557: WYFR Taiwan
there early at 12:45 at 8 level.
1566: HLAZ with no
sign of cochannel this morning, at least early.
X-band: Minimal signals
today. No DU stations heard this
morning.
Now for the more interesting details, and that is, the TAs
last night. Best so far by far and I
actually could follow program details from TWR Benin on 1566! I heard lots of audio between 04:15 and 05:40
UTC, with virtually all the audios from the Iberian
peninsula, and mostly Spanish stations. A list of TAs heard (hets unless noted)
follows. Note the big cluster of audios
in the mid band!
531, 666, 684, 693, 711.05 (improved to 5 level at 05:30),
738, 747, 783, 801, 819, 837 (a six later at 05;28 presumed COPE), 855 (a 6),
864, 873 (a 6 at 05:27 presumably SER), 909, 918, 936, 945, 954, 963, 972, 981,
999 (very strong at 7 to 8 COPE), 1008 (8 to 8.5 at 05:25), 1017, 1026 (6 at
05:24 SER), 1035 (7), 1044 (7), 1053, 1071, 1089 (6), 1098 (5 to 6), 1107: 2
stations here including R. Nac. Espana and someone off frequency on
1107.08 ?who??, 1116 (9 level at 05:22
with SS talk SER), 1125 (Radio Nac Espana at 7 level), 1134, 1143, 1152 (6),
1179, 1206, 1215 (8 level with Spanish at 05:20), 1224 (6 COPE), 1251, 1268
(6), 1287, 1296, 1305 (6 at 05:16), 1314 (6), 1341, 1359 (6 at 05:15), 1368,
1377, 1404, 1413 (6.5 at 05:15 Spain), 1422, 1431, 1458, 1485 (6 at 05:14),
1494, 1503, 1521, 1539, 1548, 1557, 1566:
Finally! Readable audio from Benin,
but no definite ID. Just American style
preaching in English from 04:37
tune-in. Levels would go up and
down. For example, heard “Spend the rest
of our lives blaming God” at 04:54
at 8 level, then faded down a bit, but up again at 04:57:30.
Remained strong until 30 seconds before 05:00
then faded down a bit. No obvious time
pips or IS at 05:00,but instead a
hymn and then further preaching. Lots of
“Hallelujah”s. Gone by 05:40.
I’m very pleased with this catch!
1575 (6), 1584, 1602 (6).
A comment on antennae.
Whereas the Wellbrook phased array works well for TPs, it’s the worst
performer for the TAs in seems. The
North mini-Beverage and the ALA 100 perform the best for the TAs.
That’s it for the morning!
Good DX to all….Walt Salmaniw, Haida Gwaii, B.C.
PS: During the power
failure I briefly pulled out the Eton E100 and quickly found the 3 strong NHK2
stations audible at fair to good levels…on 747, 774 and 828. This with just the internal antenna at the
window (I have a metal roof here).
----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:09 am
Subject: [IRCA] TP for 30 Aug from Victoria, BC
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> A longer round of listening today, from 1220UT for about an
> hour. Conditions were very erratic, and fairly
> heavily slanted towards Down Under, especially later, and it was
> often quite difficult to get bearings on a
> signal. Interestingly, 774 was the frequency to be,
> with both top strength signals this morning, JOUB at one point,
> 3LO at another, with 3LO being stronger earlier rather than
> later, not as one would expect.
>
> pretty darn good audio (at least briefly):
> 774 JOUB at 1254UT
> 774 3LO at 1244UT
>
> reasonable audios (though often battling w/splash or noise):
> 576 possibly 2RN w/mx at 1310UT, no // available
> 702 2BL //774 at 1244UT
> 747 JOIB //774 at 1305UT, in JJ, so not Australia, which tended
> towards country mx at this time
>
> not so reasonable audio, occasional words in splash or
> noise:
> 189 the best LWBC RR
> 531 at 1313UT, pop mx "Light my Fire" by ? First time this
> season anything heard here
> 594 JJ at 1252UT, but signs of (apparently) the Aussie a couple
> of times also (see 585 below)
> 828 NHK2 numerous times
> 963 think this might have been DU, no distinctive CRI chimes on
> the hour, but a real mess at 1300UT
> 972 finally a bit of audio to match the big carrier at 1308
> 1116 first sign of this at 1321UT
> 1575 at 1257, likely Thailand
>
> Burbles in the splatter and noise:
> 153
> 234
> 279 all RR LWBC; 279 is weak these days
> 567 DU likely NZ
> 585 DU 1306, //with the second station on 594, countryish mx;
> 7RN is a pretty good catch here.
> 639 DU, island mx 1316UT
> 666 DU? at 1255
> 738 2NR //702 at 1313
> 756 DU direction at 1251
> 765 DU 1304UT likely NZ
> 846 1256 UT seemed Asiatic
> 954 at 1312UT, seemed DU
> 1134 two stations mixing at 1252. Asia?
> 1287 at 1248 JJ
> 1512 DU at 1320UT
> 1566 at 1305, best HLAZ could do riding the big carrier
>
>
> Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by
> splatter): (DU unless noted) 936, 1053
> Asia, 1098, 1475 likely Malaysia
>
>
>
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
> *****************************
> Nick Hall-Patch
> Victoria, BC
> Canada
>
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