[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-4

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
     This morning's Asian propagation seemed down  somewhat in comparison 
to previous days, and Dennis' high band boost was not  noticed here. (There 
is some evidence that the 9' box loop here performs best on  the low band 
frequencies, in comparison to single-loop directional antennas).  There were 
good low-band signals from regulars like 648-VOR and  657-Pyongyang and some 
decent Chinese signals on 936 and 1035 kHz  at times, but it wasn't exactly a 
thrilling session. Trying to  identify a weak co-channel that showed up 
again under 639-CNR1 proved  fruitless, with CNR1 itself in and out. 1053 and 
1134 kHz seemed  down in strength compared to their usual levels, and 1170 
kHz didn't  have the usual TP's (KBS or an UnID Chinese station) pestering  
KPUG.
     Perhaps the brightest sign was the very low band,  where 558-HLQH made 
its first appearance (// 603-HLSA) with its standard  KBS2 Korean pop music 
format. The Chinese CRI station on 1044 kHz was  also vibrant with its 
Japanese-language program, but other than that and  some momentary Chinese 
fade-ins on 918 and 927 kHz, it was a fairly modest  TP-DXing morning here.
 
     The following were heard on a C.Crane SWP Slider  model (7.5" 
loopstick) inductively coupled to a 9' sided PVC tuned passive loop  (in the back 
yard). A modified ICF-2010 (with a 30" transplanted loopstick) was  used as an 
SSB spotting receiver:
 
558  HLQH  Daegu, S. Korea  Fair with Korean music at  1351 // 603
585  JOPG  Kushiro, Japan  Weak Japanese  interview at 1337 // 594
594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan  Good Japanese talk program around  1340
603  HLSA  Namyang, S. Korea Fair-good Korean pop music at  1351;
         trace of UnID Chinese  co-channel underneath
639  CNR1  China Synchros  Modest Chinese signal  around 1406; an
         apparent weak  co-channel in and out on the frequency but way 
         too weak to check NHK1  //  
_http://www.mediafire.com/?g605jn07bnn0ty6_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?g605jn07bnn0ty6) 
648  VOR  Razdolnoye, Russia  Strong, stodgy Russian  music during
         during Chinese program at  1335; standard interval music and
         Chinese ID at end of  MP3  
_http://www.mediafire.com/?ai8z9zfy9qvno5a_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?ai8z9zfy9qvno5a)  
657  Pyongyang BS, N. Korea  Good strength obsolete music in  between
         the shouted tirades at  1337  
_http://www.mediafire.com/?llikcs2137h626q_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?llikcs2137h626q)  
666  JOBK  Osaka, Japan  Fair Japanese conversation around  1345
675  VOV  Hanoi, Vietnam  Poor Vietnamese speech  (OM/YL) at 1358
702+  KCBS, N. Korea  Ragged carrier with threshold audio at  1339
738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Good strength  Chinese speech at 1409
747  JOIB  Sapporo, Japan  Fair but no match for KXL  splatter 1344
756  CNR1  China Synchros  (presumed) Threshold audio in and  out
774  JOUB  Akita, Japan  Strong carrier in stronger KTTH  slop 1346
828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Fair-good, best of the NHK  signals at 1337
918  China (presumed)  Weak Chinese speech in and out at  1408
927  China (presumed)  Threshold audio around 1407; faded  fast
936  China (presumed Anhui)  Fair strength Pop music program  1408
972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Fair Korean speech and  music 1403
1035  CNR1  China Synchros  Good Chinese talk at 1350; all  alone
1044  CRI  Jiangsu, China  Good Japanese external program at  1410
1053  Korean Jammer  Way down in strength but no competition  1333
1134  TP-Mix  Weak combination (apparently of KBS and CNR1)  1334
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Fair-good Japanese religious  pgm 1335
1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Poor Asian language speech  1336
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock    
 
    
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