Re: [IRCA] Belated Day THREE Report from Grayland: Comments from Victoria

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

Hi, John.  Comments below:

At 08:39 PM 10/1/2009, John H. Bryant wrote:
>Made it home at 6:00PM after starting to pack at Grayland at 8:00AM. Man, what a drag.... but worth it. This Third morning, October 1, Thursday was one of my more interesting in recent years. The upper band was quite open and a number of things were there that were far from usual... In fact, there were several that I simply had no idea what the heck they were.
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>1458 Man the catch of the DXpedition (I think) was just sitting there as I tuned by. Wham, traditional Mongolian men's chorus doing very well. For several odd reasons, I've heard a bit of traditional Mongolian men's singing and it is unmistakable. It is related to Tuvan "throat singing" and similar to that type of singing from NE Siberia and the Arctic. It is hauntingly beautiful. After sitting there stunned for a minute (I NEVER hear anything on 1458) I hit the record button and dove into PAL. Sure enough, there is a 200kW station that I've tentatively heard a couple of times over the years in Hohhot, Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia, China.) Just gotta be this baby!  I recorded about 20 minutes worth.  There were several solos by men and all of the music was "a cappella" without instrumental accompaniment. I think Walt may have heard this, too. I fear that I'll not get a QSL... the regional Chinese stations rarely answer English reports. I'm sure gonna try, tho'. Heard from 130!
 4-1324

John, back in Victoria, I was hearing 6+ level audio at the same time on my enhanced W wire.  Sure intriguing.  Perhaps better if not for the darn splatter from 1460.  


>1593 CNR was in as well as I've ever heard them and so were the NHK2 mini-Synchros on 1602 At 1326, CNR1 and CNR2 were simulcasting. I've never heard that before.

Simulcasting due to it being the 60th anniversary of the PRC.  I've heard the same on the Charlottes during the Beijing Olympics.  Made things easy to identify as China, but hopeless to ID the site!


>1161 I'm almost certain this is the BCC-Country station in Ilan (QSLed a few years ago).  They seemed to be in standard Chinese before a nice set of chimes at TOH and into something different, presumed Taiwanese.  I got a good TOH recording and want to submit it to the experts.

Very well heard here the other day at "9" level!


>The lower band was rocking, too I had NHK1 on 567//576//585//594. I don't think that I've ever had that run before, all in at once.

This is common in Masset.  This year in Victoria it's usually RR all the way on 576.  I agree, though, that the NHK1 stations at the bottom of the band have been stellar performers this year, and much better for me compared to last year (perhaps helped by the absence of 600 Vancouver).


>A few other random notes for the crew going to Grayland tomorrow:
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>945 is not always CNR1.  By process of elimination, I've sort of focused on Chutian Satellite BC (was Mandarin not Manchurian) Rather than the three big Heillongjiang RGD Village radio.  In truth, I'm guessing and have not invested the time.... BUT 945 is sometimes in standard CC but is *not* CNR1... at other times, it is clearly CNR1
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>801 has some interesting stuff on it as does 1341. I'm not sure of the IDs at either frequency.

Here's my guess.  I was listening to it right at 14:00.  Before the TOH, it was definitely in CC at strong "9" level.  I could also see the wobbly North Korean on the lower side this time.  The carrier remained on at the TOH without any time pips or announcements...just dead air.  Could this not be Chita with VOR in CC listed on PAL between 13:00 and 14:00, with the carrier remaining on afterwards?  


>1215 is not always CNR2

On Sept 29th it was CNR2 at 9 level at 13:46.  Not often heard here, except at 6 level.



John, what antennae did you have up there?  I'll be in Masset 9 to 12th October to do some serious DX time.....Walt  

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