[IRCA] TPs in Seattle on February 12

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It was an interesting morning here.  Reception was reasonably good up 
and down the dial today.  The lower part of the dial was the best it had 
been in quite a while, with very good signals on 693 and 774.  The upper 
part of the dial was not as impressive but there were a few catches to 
be found.  Unlike other mornings, there was almost nothing in the way of 
TP's until1400, and then a brief but nice enhancement at 1500.

Alaskans were audible in a big way at about 1500 today, with KCAM-790 
being the day's crowning achievement.

Good - A native speaker would have understood most of it
670    KDLG, BBC pgm to 1459, local ad, mumbled ID, then NPR news 1500 
o/KBOI
693    JOAB, man in Japanese 1508 amid much CBU splatter
750    KFQD, good mixing with KERR and KTXJ, local ads 1459, jingle ID & 
CBS nx 1500
780    "KNOM in Nome, It's 6 o'clock" o/KKOH 1500, then ABC news with 
slight echo (KNOM & KKOH are both ABC)
774    JOUB, quite good wrapping up the day's Chinese lesson 1359, 3+1 
pips 1400, then KK lesson
890    KBBI, quite loud with Democracy Now pgm, then jazz fill 1459.  
Legal ID for KBBI & FM in Kenai then marine weather by woman, way atop CJDC
972    HLCA, man in Korean 1505, sounded like news program


Fair - A native speaker would have recognized individual words and phrases
640    KYUK, weak ID, then NPR news 1500
747    JOIB, English lesson 1433
790    "This is the voice of the Copper River Valley, KCAM Glenallen" 
1458, then National Anthem u/KGMI
1422    JOSF, 1500 sounded like they marked ToH with 2 pips then 
electronic notes or chimes, weak at the time.  Better 1503 with JJ 
conversation.
1557    Taiwan, pop song 1458, 3+1 pips & Chinese announcement 1500
1566    HLAZ, woman in Chinese, signal a bit subdued today 1441
1575    VOA, talk in SE Asian language 1458

Poor - Miscellaneous stuff in the noise and splatter
594    weak talk 1430, 3+1 pips & faint talk 1500
738    weak talk 1442
1116    Very weak chimes(?) and traces of talk 1449
1134    Asian woman in 1130 splatter 1445
1287    JOHR, 1500 single tone at ToH, woman talking
1323    CRI, 1500 the usual chimes and trumpet fanfare, then ID in 
Chinese & weak talk in presumed Russian
1593    CNR?, 1443 occasional syllables of talk poking through the KLFE 
splatter
1602    NHK2, very faint talk 1452, partial time pips 1500


Carriers 558 603 684 702 729 756 828 981 1035 1044 1098 1107 1161 1413 
1431 1476 1503 1584

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