Re: [IRCA] TP DX for 21 Sept

[neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"due in part to having an antenna with 
a 20 dB front-to-back ratio"

My experience indicates that what ever you can do to get that F/B up towards 30 dB will be helpful. Even a dB or two can make the difference between being able to copy an ID under a superpest. On the domestic regional channels here, once I get close to 30 dB F/B I can just forget about back end pests at night.

You may find it worthwhile to work on the K9AY termination somewhat.

73 KAZ


-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sep 21, 2013 12:13 PM
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [IRCA] TP DX for 21 Sept
>
>Overall, conditions were markedly better than they have been. Except for 
>JOIB-747, the Japanese stations were worse than normal. However, several 
>Chinese were better than normal.
>
>Alaskans were impressive at times, due in part to having an antenna with 
>a 20 dB front-to-back ratio.  It does a nice job reducing the 
>co--channel stations on 750 and 850
>
>
>The Good - listenable audio for at least a brief period of time
>747    JOIB, JJ monologue good 1339
>750    KFQD obliterating the Portland stn w/ID, local ads, etc 1317
>774    JOUB, //747 1332
>780    KNOM, ID & ABC nx o/KKOH 1300
>850    KICY ID & "Up for Debate" pgm 1300 way atop KHHO
>890    KBBI, probably the one w/BBC "Newshour" pgm 1330 o/remnants of CJDC
>963    CRI weak w/their theme mx 1300, much better 1336 w/mx & 1346 w/YL 
>in RR.
>972    KBS, huge at times 1300-1352
>981    CNR1, rapid-fire CC M&W talk 1338, 3 carriers visible on SDR 
>display.  Not so good at other times
>1035    jammer
>1566    HLAZ huge 1339, woman in JJ, choir singing a hymn
>1575    VOA, 1310 man in SEA language, "VOA" mention
>
>The Bad - a native speaker could pick out a few words or phrases amid 
>the noise and interference
>670    KDLG (tentative) BBC pgm mixing w/KBOI 1315
>693    JOAB - weather report 1302
>756    CNR1 BoH time tones 1330, "Zhongyang Renmin Guangbo Dientai" ID, 
>then CC talk
>828    JOBB  1338 //747
>837    Woman in CC 1334
>945    CNR1, CC talk 1329, then BoH time tones.  ID 1330:45 mostly 
>buried in KJR splatter
>1017    CRI, music 1341, switching to M&W in KK 1346
>1134    talk, not sure if JJ or KK, 1335
>1206    Yanbian, man in KK 1313 on 1205.95
>
>The Ugly - lots of noise and interference, something was there but it 
>was not readable
>594    JOAB - time pips & JJ talk 1300
>639    unintelligible mumbling 1335
>657    DPRK bits of talk in the splatter 1315
>738    CC talk 1336
>792     faint bits of talk in the splatter 1332
>819    Asian talk in KGNW splat 1335, presumably DPRK
>864    faint M&W talk 1340, unsure of language
>873    JOGB - JJ talk //774 1335, KIXI-880 splat not as bad today
>891    faint talk 1343
>918    faint CC talk 1340, freq a bit on the low side
>1035    bits of talk 1035
>1170    CC talk u/KPUG 1324, probably KBS
>1323    CRI, music 1343 //much stronger 963
>
>Bruce in Seattle
>Winradio Excalibur
>K9AY antenna
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