Re: [IRCA] Strong Chinese on 657 kHz

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hi Chuck,
 
Thanks very much for listening to the two 657 kHz clips from this morning,  
and your suggestion of the Henan, China identity. I was sure that this  
station shows up at Grayland frequently, and it's very helpful to know  what 
you guys received there.
 
As you may know, it's kind of a challenge to get good recording audio on  
the modified Ultralight radios, which have no line-out recording jack. There 
is  always the temptation for a DXer to overdrive the audio, when  receiving 
weak TP-DX signals. I was planning to build  something like a line-out 
recording jack into the Tecsun PL-380 model  after the July DU-chasing trip to 
Oregon, but got sidetracked  by other matters. After such a line-out 
recording jack is built into the  ULR's like the PL-380 and C.Crane SWP, we should 
finally be able to record  657-Pyongyang's highly distorted audio with 
maximum high fidelity :-)
 
73, Gary      
 
 
In a message dated 9/18/2010 8:49:36 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
charlesh3@xxxxxxx writes:


Gary:

I didn't hear any ID, but it should be Henan which  is the Chinese I hear 
at Grayland. There may be a mention of Henan at :16 but  I can not get the 
context. With a signal like you had, I'm sure you'll have  Puyallup's first 
logging of it soon.

A few parts of this clip and a lot  of the Pyongyang clip are distorted 
from having too high an audio level when  recorded.


Chuck

> From: D1028Gary@xxxxxxx
> Date:  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:42:14 -0400
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;  ultralightdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] Strong Chinese on 657  kHz
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> This morning during excellent  TP-DXing conditions there was one of the 
> more bizarre Asiatic  fade-ins that was ever observed here, and I was 
curious 
> whether any  of the other TP-DXers noticed it.
> 
> Around 1333 UTC a weakened  657-Pyongyang BS Korean-speaking YL was alone 
> on the frequency, when  suddenly a Mandarin Chinese station appeared 
under 
> Pyongyang and  completely overcame the NK station within a minute, 
leaving no 
> trace  of Pyongyang _http://www.mediafire.com/?i3yln7vt34sw6k3_ 
>  (http://www.mediafire.com/?i3yln7vt34sw6k3) .
> The Chinese station was  alone on the frequency at a strong level for 5 
> minutes, with apparent  news and Chinese pop music 
>  _http://www.mediafire.com/?176l0s1w9way10x_  
(http://www.mediafire.com/?176l0s1w9way10x) . After 
> dominating the  frequency for about 5 minutes, the UnID Chinese station 
finally 
> faded  back into the noise, allowing Pyongyang to weakly return to the 
>  frequency.
> 
> Chinese has never been heard on 657 kHz here, so  the station would be a 
new 
> TP if I can determine the identity. Any  suggestions from the Grayland 
> experts would be appreciated. In  addition to this reception, 891 kHz 
also had a 
> strong UnID mystery  here this morning, and several other frequencies had 
> very interesting  TP signals. I hope you guys had as much fun as I did!
> 
> 73,  Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> Modified C.Crane SWP Ultralight + 9' PVC  Loop
> 
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