[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-26

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
If Bruce thought that we were DXing in different universes yesterday, he will probably think that we were DXing in different galaxies this morning. In one of the most bizarre sessions in recent memory, the Korean 603-HLSA was pounding in with a huge signal here from 1335-1348, while almost all of the other TP's were struggling to get out of the noise. Completely contrary to a mediocre band, the KBS2 station equaled its best signal of the entire DX season during an excellent peak at 1340.
 
The band started off in a completely comatose state at 1305, without even an Asian carrier to be found. When the FSL and radio were set up in the back yard at 1310, however, a few Japanese big guns started to come out of the noise weakly on 594, 693, 747 and 774. They stayed at a fairly weak level throughout the session, seeming to receive no benefit from the increasing daylight. On the high band 1566-HLAZ managed some fair audio during peaks around 1315, but it also failed to get any sunrise boost. With the increasing daylight (around 1325) yesterday's star performer 603-HLSA came out of the noise, and it once again managed to go on a huge romp around 1335, completely contrary to the lackluster signals from all the other Asians on both the low and high bands here. Its signal varied from an S7 to S9+ level for over 13 minutes, with the usual Korean pop music hosted by the deep-voiced male announcer (and without the usual Chinese co-channel). 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB were the on!
 ly other Asians managing audio on the low band at the time, and they were mediocre at best. Unlike yesterday, 648-VOR and 657-Pyongyang never showed up at all, and except for HLSA's monster signal the band would have better written off as pretty much of a clunker this morning. Investigating HLSA's bizarre signal a little further, it didn't seem to be related completely to the FSL antenna, since the ICF-2010 spotting receiver also had it at a strong level barefoot, widely separated from the FSL. Apparently the "pipeline" to the KBS2 station has something to do with this particular location, maybe related to the rich valley soil? During several TP reception test comparisons with Guy Atkins about 3 miles to the southwest (on rocky hill soil), I would sometimes receive low band Asians like 603-HLSA, 657-Pyongyang and 738-BEL2 at vibrant levels, while Guy would report no reception at all on his Perseus-SDR. On the other hand, Guy would frequently receive high band Asians like 12!
 87-JOHR and 1323-CRI that I had no trace of, at the time. Needless to 
say, the strongest signal of the morning was again from 603-HLSA, which hit an excellent peak at 1340 with Korean pop music (and several other excellent peaks as well).
 
603  HLSA  Namyang, S. Korea   Strong level
        "Korean English" rendition of the old Elvis
        song "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" at 1334
        http://www.mediafire.com/listen/k7h7b39dyj3vw1h/603-HLSA-1334z032614SWP.MP3
 
       Deep voiced Korean male announcer telling
       the score at very strong level at 1338
       http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8t6h1bik886i880/603-HLSA-1338z032614SWP.MP3
 
      Korean pop music at excellent level (during
      signal peak) at 1340-- as strong as any HLSA
      signal here during the entire DX season
      http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3qq0wvvu804mev1/603-HLSA-1340z032614SWP.MP3    

73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight +
12" Experimental FSL antenna



    



_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx