[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-27

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
A lackluster pattern of anemic TP signals continued for yet  another day, 
with most Asiatic stations struggling to get out of the  noise.
 
An early band check from 1300-1330 revealed little of interest,  except for 
a 1575-VOA signal that was stronger than usual (for this mediocre  season, 
that is). Several "big guns" (594, 738, 747, 828 and 1134) also managed  
fair audio during this period, but these all dived down in the noise from  
1345-1430, when it seemed like the "sunrise enhancement" wouldn't enhance much  
of anything. Only 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA had any audio at all during this  
period, and it was nothing to shout about. Finally 594-JOAK and 738-BEL2  
rose up out of the noise around 1445 with fair-good signals (just before the  
band collapsed), to bring a somewhat positive end to a mediocre session.  
Hopefully this morning's anemic signals are related to the unusual solar  
activity, and not an indication that the Fall TP Season is falling out  early.
 
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 (30" loopstick) was used as an SSB spotting receiver:
 
594   JOAK  Tokyo, Japan  Fair-good music break  during
      Japanese interview session at  1445  
_http://www.mediafire.com/?d6awacz583q13dh_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?d6awacz583q13dh)  
738   BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Fair Chinese male speech  during
      talk program at 1443
747   JOIB   Sapporo, Japan  Fair Japanese speech  around 1320
      in KXL splatter; dropped out at 1345
828   JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Poor-fair language lessons at  1318
1134  KBS3  Hwaseong, S. Korea  Poor-fair Korean speech  rising
      above domestic splatter at 1330
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Fair Japanese religious  program 1335
1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Good Asiatic language  program
      at 1430; best signal during month of  October
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock  
 
    
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