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

[Guy Atkins <atkinsguy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gary,

The effect you're talking about is called the PPP (Puyallup's Peculiar
Propagation).

In other words, rocky soil = FAIL!    :^)

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA




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> From: <d1028gary@xxxxxxx>
> To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ultralightdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:52:26 -0400
> Subject: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-26
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> 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 1287-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).
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Barry McLarnon <bm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <dxtip@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mailing list for the International Radio Club
> of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:49:55 -0400
> Subject: [IRCA] WMVX-1570
> WMVX in Beverly MA seems to have left the day power on tonight - 30 KW
> non-directional should get out pretty well on 1570.  Format is Portuguese,
> mostly music.
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> --
> Barry McLarnon  Ottawa, ON
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