[IRCA] TP for 31 Mar from Victoria, BC

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

Well, the DX gods must have heard Walt's not entirely positive comments about
springtime conditions  (or they saw Kevin heading for the beach, and took pity
on him).   A pretty fine turnout this morning; several channels w/more than one
signal.  Listened from 1305-15 and 1340 to 1400 when things started to fade,
though 1566 still had audio traces at 1440UT.   The fade down started earlier at
the bottom of the band, with a bit of a lift at the top at the same time.


pretty darn good audio (at least briefly):

594 JOAK
603 HLSA (yes, really)   //558 
774 JOUB
828 JOBB 
1566 HLAZ at 1349 o/another station which was about 28Hz high, so talk on it was
mostly concealed by a hum



reasonable audio  at  times during the period (though often battling w/splash or
noise):

612  JOLK w/JJ talk //594 o/4QR w/EE talk
1053 the mighty mysterious 100Hz hum which faded down to reveal a weaker JOAR
w/JJ talk by woman 
1422 JORF likely at 1352, along with one other station (!)
1503 JOUK //594, also along with another station at 1352
1575 woman talking SE Asian language at 1358, with accompanying off channel hum




not so reasonable audio, occasional words in splash or noise:

558 two stations one HLQH //603, other presumably JOCR
747 JOIB
846 unID Asian per direction, instrumental "Amazing Grace"; not NHK1, so no idea
1242 likely JOLF, something else underneath as well?
1557 Family R. Taiwan? w/ woman in CC at 1356UT
1593 NHK2 //828 mixing with CNR-1


Burbles in the splatter and noise:

279 w/big carrier, presumably R. Rossii
567 JOIK  // 594 
693 JOAB //828
873 JOGB //828
954 unID, JOKR?
1134 unID
1188 unID
1332 unID
1494 JJ inflected talk? at 1357
1512 NHK2 synchros, pips on hour, talk //828, o/u something else; pretty nice
catch for this time of year
1584 NHK1 synchros //594, big hum on channel as well



Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 1098DU,
1314, 1467, 1475

I notice I didn't log HLCA-972; I'm sure they must have been there, but too much
else to chase I guess.

best wishes,

Nick


**********
Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada

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