Re: [IRCA] Monster TP Signals in a Lean Solar Year

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Thanks for your impressions, Walt. Yes, this TP season seems unusual by continuing well into January, as opposed to the previous couple of years when things were pretty much wrapped up in mid-November. Some of the Asian signals in December and January have been very impressive, as well.

The strangest aspect here was the general drop-off in Japanese signals during this recent season, combined with the overall boost in the Korean signals. 972-HLCA, the 1053-Jammer and 1566-HLAZ have really become potent here this season, with signals significantly better than their levels during the peak seasons of 2009 and 2010. The Chinese stations have generally been anemic, though, following the Japanese NHK station trend.

73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 




-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jan 29, 2013 9:14 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Monster TP Signals in a Lean Solar Year


Gary, I'm finding this DX season somewhat unusual, as well.  Whereas other
years have yielded almost no TP reception after early/mid November, this
season has shown that there is some audio on most mornings.  I agree that
it hasn't been anything spectacular, but even receiving a few stations
seems unusual.  73,   Walt

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:26 AM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Although the recent TP-DX season has generally featured weaker signals
> (and less exotic DX) than the exciting years of 2009 and 2010, there were
> some interesting exceptions. Four Asiatic mainland TP's managed their best
> signals ever here in Puyallup recently, including 1566-HLAZ only three days
> ago. Two other Korean big guns (972-HLCA and the 1053-Jammer) routinely
> pegged the S/N display on the PL-380 Ultralight in early October; in fact,
> 972-HLCA's monster signal on October 5th was the strongest TP signal ever
> received here in 6 years of DXing. The other Asiatic TP reaching its
> best-ever signal level this season was 603-China (presumed Hulun Buir),
> which has apparently has had some type of antenna upgrade to enable it to
> dominate the frequency here recently. On the other hand, the Japanese NHK
> stations were real underperformers here this past season, with none of them
> even coming close to their optimal signal levels.
>
> For those interested, MP3 recording links for these best-ever TP signals
> are pasted below. They were all received with hot-rodded (7.5" loopstick)
> Ultralight radios and an 8" FSL antenna. With the exception of 603-China,
> all of them easily pegged the Ultralight radio signal strength displays.
>
> 603  China (Presumed Hulun Buir)   Female conversation
>           and vocal music at 1313 UTC on September 15, 2012
>           http://www.mediafire.com/?9w7h4ycoodlv0ga
>
> 972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea   Female speech during
>           news at 1403 UTC on October 5, 2012; this was the
>           strongest TP signal ever received here in Puyallup
>           http://www.mediafire.com/?kbdvs9pk14gv5jz
>
> 1053  Korean Jammer  Best-ever signal with monster buzz
>           at 1317 UTC on September 15, 2012
>           http://www.mediafire.com/?o0j9x1hwt9tdayi
>
> 1566  Jeju, S. Korea  Huge signal during Chinese Christian
>           program at 1558 UTC on January 24, 2013
>           http://www.mediafire.com/?uj23g7onrlc3yw0
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>
>
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