[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-15

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,

This morning's listening session here was split up into two segments,
primarily to investigate the Asian sunset TP propagation around
0830-1000 UTC as the season progresses (this propagation path typically
becomes stronger than the west coast sunrise path during the late
season here). Although the hours are far from convenient, the results
this morning were worth the hassle.

Longwave results were especially good, with the Radio Rossii outlets on
189, 234 and 279 kHz really strong around 0930 (much more so than
during the recent pre-sunrise periods around 1300). Figuring that there
might be a similar boost in the weaker Longwave TP's I checked
164-Mongolia, which indeed had the best audio that I've ever heard
around 0915 (still pretty weak, though). Despite this surprise
209-Mongolia was missing in action (like it has been throughout
October), confirming once again that its propagation is different from
that of the 164 kHz station. Medium wave TP's were generally vibrant
around 0945, although with a slightly different set of performers than
around sunrise. 558 kHz had a moderate-strength JOCR instead of the
usual HLQH, and 1134 had JOQR instead of the usual KBS Korean. The
Japanese big guns were strong indeed, but the Asian mainland seemed to
be in hibernation (I apparently had tuned in during the Japanese sunset
period, before the Korean and Chinese stations got a similar sunset
propagation boost).

After an inadequate period of sleep the LW and MW conditions were again
checked from 1300-1400. The vibrant Longwave TP's were long gone at
1300, with not even a decent carrier on 164-Mongolia. The Radio Rossii
stations were all quite a bit weaker, as if they had cut power. Medium
wave TP's were still pretty vibrant at 1300, with 1566-HLAZ and
738-Taiwan especially strong (as well as Taiwan's buzzing hum).
Unfortunately the MW Asian TP signals all seemed to collapse in unison
around 1330, leaving the dreary situation that Dennis described. By
1400 only some anemic TP carriers from the "big guns" were still
around, and even those didn't stick around for much longer.

73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock
Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 12" LW and 8" MW FSL antennas




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