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- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-1
- From: d1028gary@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 17:50:47 -0400 (EDT)
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<<< A quick check of the SDR recording here says that 738 was visiting
Puyallup at that time, Gary. Definitely there was audio, and it is
recognizably the same song, but not at your level, more like
"normal" for here. >>>
Thanks for the comparison, Nick!
Actually, since 738-Tahiti was practically the only show here this morning, I was recording 738 during that entire disco song (from beginning to end)-- so our recordings overlapped. My recording started at about 1315, and Tahiti's strength was building up to a huge level throughout the entire 3 minute song. http://www.mediafire.com/listen/lpxrok1id6dd6in/738-R.Polynesie-1315z090114PL380.MP3
<<< Maybe it's been peeling the paint down there all
summer, and you never knew, hi. >>>
Well, this doesn't seem very likely, Nick :-) Since returning from the summer ocean cliff DXpeditions I've been desperately searching the band for some sign of TP life here in this mediocre location-- and this morning provided the first moderate success. 738-Tahiti was also coming in at a fair level here around the bizarre hour of 0900 UTC early this morning, but of course the signal crashed as soon as I had everything set up for recording.
73, Gary
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From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
To: d1028gary <d1028gary@xxxxxxx>; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Sep 1, 2014 8:22 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-1
At 13:59 01-09-14, you wrote:
A quick check of the SDR recording here says that 738 was visiting
Puyallup at that time, Gary. Definitely there was audio, and it is
recognizably the same song, but not at your level, more like
"normal" for here. Maybe it's been peeling the paint down there all
summer, and you never knew, hi.
best wishes,
Nick
>Hello All, The new DX season started off with a bang here this
>morning as 738-Radio Polynesie somehow managed its best-ever audio
>here in the pedestrian DXing location of Puyallup. Although
>expectations were low for this first day of September (and the
>Asians seemed to live up to the low expectations), the signal from
>Tahiti was almost at ocean cliff strength-- quite a shocker. A check
>of the band at the 1300 start time revealed only a collection of
>anemic Asian big guns with intermittent audio on 828, 972 and 1566.
>Knowing that the "K" index was high I checked for South Pacific
>propagation, and as usual only 738-Tahiti was showing any sign of
>life from south of the Equator. Around 1315 Tahiti started going on
>a romp with its French disco music, reaching an unprecedented level
>(for this location) around 1318. This might be partially related to
>the larger 15" FSL antenna being used here this season, but in any
>case the signal was almost worthy of a "Cliffhanger DXing" session.
>The Asians never developed much energy here this morning, with only
>1566-HLAZ reaching a fair level around 1305. There was a large
>collection of moderate Chinese carriers on 639, 936, 1017, 1323,
>1377 and 1593 this morning but none of these could manage any audio.
>Overall it was strictly a 738-Tahiti show here this morning, and it
>will be interesting to know if some other DXers noticed its potent
>signal. 738 Radio Polynesie Mahina, Tahiti Strong French disco
>music at 1318; best signal ever heard here in
>Puyallup
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4jbuioeod8c6rj9/738-R.Polynesie-1318z090114PL380.MP3
>73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick
>Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 15" DXpedition FSL antenna
>http://www.mediafire.com/view/7bkbc9rzg2koq2k/15inchDXFSL-014.jpg
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