[IRCA] New Year's Day TP's in Seattle

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Happy New Year, everyone.

TP conditions were a bit unusual today.  Most of the activity was in the 
lower half of the dial, instead of the upper half.   The only signals 
noted at the high end were weak underachievers on 1566 and 1575.

The DX peaked early today.  Most of the stations had their best signals 
before 1335.  There was little to be heard after that, and virtually no 
TP DX when sunrise arrived.  My SDR recording started at 1250, which 
left me wondering what would have been heard earlier.

Good -Mostly understandable by a native speaker for brief periods
774    JOUB, man & woman in Japanese 1255.  Signal took a dive just 
before ToH, so no pips heard at 1300, and very lousy signal during 
weather report.  Back with female monologue 1330 at good level, didn't 
sound like the usual Chinese lessons so possibly something special for 
New Year's Day.  Gone after about 1340.

Fair - some of it understandable by a native speaker
747    JOIB, briefly faded up with weather report 1310
972    HLCA, pips 1300, fanfare, woman in Korean then faded

Poor - other stuff
594    JOAK, time pips & traces of talk 1300
675    Very weak talk 1253
981    CNR1, weak man & woman in Chinese thru CKNW splatter 1321
1566    HLAZ, male talk 1258, otherwise a carrier at best
1575    VOA, talk in Asian language 1314

Bruce in Seattle
Winradio Excalibur with Wellbrook K9AY
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