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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 11-7... More Weird Chinese Co-channels
Hello All,
This morning's TP propagation may have been slightly down from yesterday,
but there were certainly plenty of interesting signals to go around.
At 1435 the 828 kHz frequency was a battleground, with a weakened JOBB
fighting it out with a Mandarin Chinese station playing Chinese music. Both
were at approximately equal strength, with the frequency sounding like a
graveyard channel. This was one of two Chinese co-channel frequencies reported
by Nick from an October recording-- the other was 774, which is pretty much
hopeless here because of 770-KTTH splatter (and JOUB).
At 1505 a weakened 972-HLCA was mixing heavily with a Mandarin Chinese
station, which was broadcasting news with a male announcer. The Korean station
finally prevailed over the pesky Chinese, dominating the frequency until
general TP fadeout around 1515 here.
As reported by Nick, Bruce and Nigel already, the strong 648 kHz TP signal
is indeed the VOR's Chinese service, restored back to the strong signals
which were typical last year. I guess we all missed our chance to dig out
weak co-channels on this frequency :-)
In general, the November propagation has been spotty, but there are many
obscure TP's waiting to be logged on the frequencies of the weakened NHK and
KBS powerhouses. Like most DXers in previous seasons, in November I would
check these "powerhouse" frequencies, find the NHK signals down, and assume
that TP propagation was mediocre. Now it's clear that TP propagation isn't
necessarily down just because the big gun NHK stations are weak-- and that
we have many chances to try for rare, obscure TP's when these "big gun"
stations go into their seasonal demise.
Now the only problem is to identify all these UnID Chinese-- a dilemma it
seems we all face :-)
73, Gary DeBock
Spotting receiver: Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick)
Main receiver: Modified C.Crane SWP (7.5" Slider loopstick + CFJ455K5
filter)
9' and 6' (side) PVC tuned passive loops (in the back yard)
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