[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultra Light TP's for 10-29

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
Despite the low expectations that most TP-DXers have now developed for the  
2010 Season, this morning's Asian propagation was bad enough to make  
almost anyone check his radio, and antennas. Walt can be assured that he was not  
alone. 
 
>From 1300-1330 there was poor-fair audio from 1134-KBS and 1566-HLAZ here,  
but no other TP stations ever made it out of the noise during this 
"somewhat  enhanced" period. Anyone hoping for a propagation boost after this was  
out of luck, as all TP's carriers dropped down into the noise in unison,  
leaving a completely dead band around 1400 (when Walt made his check). Normally 
 when there is a mid-session propagation swoon at least the TP carriers  
remain, but not this morning-- even the carriers all fizzled out. The  band 
seemed completely comatose until about 1435, when audio from  a couple of 
weird signals finally made it out of the noise-- 1575-VOA (just  barely), and 
1377-China (which actually produced fair audio in the 1380  splatter, for a 
couple of minutes). It was the first session in  October that had no audio 
from any Japanese station here, and probably  a good reason to lower our 
seasonal expectations even more.
 
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):
 
1134  KBS3  Hwaseong, S. Korea  Wispy Korean speech at  poor level 
             in  the domestic splatter around 1320
1377  CNR1  China  Fair female-voiced Chinese rising above  the 1380
             (and  1360) domestic splatter at 1440
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Fair Japanese language religious  program
             at  1318
1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand (presumed)  Threshold audio  rising
              above noise at 1435 
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock
 
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