Re: [IRCA] Aug 30 TPs from Orcas Island: HOO BOY!

[Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

I used my rotating ALA100 for recording with Perseus this morning, from
1230-1330 UTC, aimed to the southwest for DUs. Unfortunately all I found on
the files was a weak 738 Tahiti in French...not even any hets! Bummer.

Either this antenna has a problem, or conditions were really crummy. I was
hoping for a DU morning.

John, it's interesting that you mention the 1260 frequency. In listening to
an April 20th Perseus WAV file last night, I logged a  Japanese on 1260
kHz-- JOIR in Sendai (TBC network). I have only heard this once before, in
November of last year. After your mention of the Korean, I took another
listen. Yep, what have on the frequency is definitely Japanese. The WAV file
was recorded with the QDFA array antenna; its directionality turned the
domestics on 1260 into a murmur and allowed the JOIR station to be the
dominant one by far.

 I've never heard Korean on 1260. Nice going on hearing the 10kw Korean,
John.

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA
www.perseus-sdr.blogspot.com



On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:20 AM, John H. Bryant
<bjohnorcas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Well,
>
> I don't know if it is the difference in micro-location for Walt and me or
> whether it is this new prototype Wellbrook array that I'm testing, but
> whereas Walt had a poor morning (he may have been looking the wrong
> direction), I had a pretty wonderful Asian AM, with a couple of DUs thrown
> in. I DXed the 40 minutes before actual dawn with an antenna that heavily
> favors my Asian route to the NW (F/B up to 50 dB, measured and 18 dB of
> amplification) and had 33 TP audios below 1080 and 14 above. Japan seemed to
> be down this morning, actually while northern China was doing pretty
> decently. Right at dawn itself, I also heard very nice DU audio from 612
> (Aussie) and 756 (Kiwi) along with 774 being both JJ and DU... all on this
> NW antenna.
>
> Other interesting things were a real "hummy" signal on 738 that may have
> been Taiwan Fisheries, since 1143 was doing well. 1017 was the CNR KK
> Service with the normal TOH routine at 1300. 1206 CNR KK Service continues
> to be about 20 Hz low and there were two Asian stations on both 945 and
> 1593. One on each frequency was CNR1.
>
> With the new phased K9AYs, I think that I may have FINALLY been able to
> knock down KGO on 810 and hear AFN-Tokyo, a station that I lived near and
> loved in the mid-70s.  This one has been a long-time goal. I also may have
> been hearing a Korean 10 kW station on 1260. This was mixing with CFRN,
> announcing ownership by Astral Media and running a gardening show.  Since
> they should have been on their northern daytime pattern for an hour by my
> 1330 logging time, I'd say that the Wellbrook antenna was quite directional.
>
> Frankly, I doubt that this prototype antenna will ever pass Wellbrook's
> quality standards and make it to market. It is very touchy (at least so far)
> and I haven't been completely successful in making it switchably
> bi-directional, as it should be, BUT, it sure is hearing well to the
> northwest.  More as I learn more about the antenna.
>
> I'll be really interested in Gu and Grayland Gary's perceptions of the
> morning!
>
> John Bryant
> Orcas Island, WA, USA
> Winradio G313e and various Ultralights
> Wellbrook Phased Array + Superloops
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