[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-19

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
It was another China morning here, with moderate signals showing up on  
various new frequencies like 684 and 1044 kHz. There were no dramatic fade-ins  
(like yesterday's 657-China) and signals in general were not at yesterday's 
 strong levels, but the morning was another indication of shifting 
propagation  bringing more Chinese areas into play. The Japanese and Korean stations 
seemed a  little down in strength compared to previous days, though, and 
"big gun" TP  audio didn't sound very big this morning.
 
Rare decent audio on 684 kHz was observed here for the first time this  
season around 1330 (apparent Chinese), and CRI on 1044 kHz had its best signal  
of the season so far with its Japanese language program around 1335. The  
CNR1 stations on 639 and 756 had their best audio so far, and 927 and 936  
kHz took turns producing fair audio. In comparison to these, audio from the  
other typically strong Asians on 603, 648, 657, 666, 675 and 738 was off in  
strength a little, and the NHK stations weren't especially vibrant.
 
One interesting find around 1325 was a strong, ragged carrier on 702 kHz (a 
 frequency with severe 710-Seattle splatter here), which sounded  like a 
typical (rickety) North Korean transmitter. No TP has ever been  logged on 702 
(or 711) here because of the oppressive KIRO splatter, but the 702  kHz 
signal disappeared right after the huge 9' loop was wrestled  around in an 
optimistic attempt to null KIRO (easier said than  done :-) It's great to have 
Walt's TP reports back from Masset-- a  location in a completely different 
Asiatic propagation league  than Puyallup! 
 
The following were received on a C.Crane SWP Slider model (7.5" loopstick)  
inductively coupled to a 9' sided PVC tuned passive loop in the back  yard:
 
594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan  Fair-good with Japanese  conversation around 1312
603  TP-Mix  UnID Chinese station having the edge over  HLSA Korean at 1308
639  CNR1  (Many stations in China) Fair-good Chinese  speech and music, 
1338
648  VOR  Razdolnoye, Russia  Chinese program at fair  strength w/ fades, 
1321
657  Pyongyang BS, N. Korea  All alone this morning  but usually at fair 
strength
666  JOBK  Osaka, Japan In and out with Japanese speech at  anemic strength
675  VOV  Hanoi, Vietnam  Fair Vietnamese signals in 680  splatter, 1318
684  UnID  Fair Chinese speech fading in suddenly  around 1337; first Asian 
audio 
         heard on this frequency  since last season, but no ID clues
702  UnID  Strong ragged carrier presumed from NK, but too  much KIRO 
splatter
         at 1325 to dig out  the funky audio
738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan Fair Chinese speech over  a presumed HKLG in
         this typical September mix 
747  JOIB  Sapporo, Japan  Fair-good signals no match for  KXL splatter at 
1323
756  CNR1 China  Fair-good Chinese program at  1335, best sigs of season so 
far
774  JOUB  Akita, Japan NHK2 program barely audible in  severe KTTH slop, 
1311
783  UnID  Threshold audio (apparently Chinese) showing up  on this 
frequency
891  TP-Mix  An anonymous collection of weak TP  stations drowning each 
other out
927  China (presumed)  Weak to fair Chinese program fading in and  out 
repeatedly
936  China (presumed)  Slightly stronger than 927 with Chinese  speech at 
1318
972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Weaker than usual  with Korean program at 1337
1035  China (presumed)  Fair-good Chinese speech and music for  most of 
morning
1044 CRI  Jiangsu, China  Good signals (best of season) with  Japanese 
language
          external program at  1335
1053  Korean Jammer  Not as vibrant as usual this  morning, but no TP 
co-channels
1134  TP-Mix  A typical snarl of JOQR and KBS at  good strength around 1338
1377  China (presumed)  In and out with poor to fair audio for  most of 
morning
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Good strength with Japanese  religious program 
at 1306
1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Fair Asiatic language  audio around 1302
1593  China (presumed)  Threshold audio with deep fades  for most of 
morning 
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock  
   
           
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