[IRCA] TPs Oct 1 from Orcas Island... Good to Excellent

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

Well, things mighta been "Ho-Hum" in Victoria, but just 20 miles NE 
(with a clear look up the Gulf of Georgia) things were HOPPING. In 
fact, it was the first morning that there was more DX than I could 
handle, live.... and I caught myself considering joining the Dark 
Side with a Perseus recorder.

Here, things seem to be well into mid-season, with the Chinese and 
Koreans doing better than the Japanese.... that seems to be a 
seasonal pattern here.

I note that Walt was hearing DU on 612 this AM... I believe around 
1350.... Well, I was on the same freq then and as late as 1410 and it 
was all NHK1, JOLK, here.

There was Chinese all over the bottom half of the dial, including 
two, again on 1062 and a scad of CNR1 //s... 540//629//756//945//1377 
at least.

The star of the morning was 675 Vietnam at a 9 at 1346 and still 
walking pretty tall after 1400.

Other areas of interest..... 837 was doing well at 1415, but I heard 
no IDs... Still hoping to hear the new one in Fujian Province.  Also, 
there was a Chinese, not //918, CNR2, over the local religious 
broadcaster on 630. Would love to know who that was in Beijing dialect.

I spent most of my time on 540 and 675.... for an initial report to 
CNR1 on 540 and a fourth or fifth report to VOV on 675.  I'm reminded 
of Tropical Bander Kevin Atkins' eight year old son who sincerely 
believed that Kev's hobby was sending dollar bills to stations in Peru.

I believe that Chuck Hutton has a new Perseus, so he is likely to 
fill it full when he hits the Grayland Motel this weekend.


John B.
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, Ultralights
Antennas: Wellbrook Phased Array SE/NW
Two 70' x 100' Conti Super Loops, West and Northwest
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