Re: [IRCA] New Michigan DU catch this morning!

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi KAZ, 
 
Thanks for your comments about Tim's 612-4QR reception in Michigan. I've always had a special interest in extremely long range DU receptions like this in Michigan and Illinois, and also in Richard Allen's long range Asian TP receptions in Oklahoma. 
 
<<<ÂÂ Gary, occasionally we can get threshold or a bit better (Tahiti) audio from a few DU's here in the upper Midwest. It takes a rather quiet location and a good antenna system along with a first class rx.ÂÂÂ >>> 
 
Well, any time a DXer in the Midwest can get audio from Tahiti, Australia or New Zealand, it's an outstanding achievement. But it's kind of a puzzle to me why these DU's occasionally show up in the Midwest on the Perseus-SDR's and DKAZ antennas,Âwhile the Asian TP's that Richard receivesÂin Oklahoma on his simple Ultralight radios and 8" FSL antenna are not showing up in the Midwest (and vice versa). At these extreme distances, I guess it all depends onÂwhich frequencies are clear of local pests, and which ones are plastered by domestic splatter. In his search for 738-Tahiti, I know that Richard has a tough time with 740-KRMG in Tulsa. 
 
<<<ÂÂ I don't think the rather high solar activity this year would effect paths to DU from here. OK if it were AU enough to clobber KOA and prevent anything from CA from sneaking in, OK it would likely kill DU's. But things aren't that AU and these semi AU effects, which ruined late Oct sunset skip to the west tend to dissipate a couple of hours after full sunset along the path.ÂÂÂ >>> 
 
Here on the west coast the high solar activity has certainly reduced our expectations in Asian TP-DXing, and I doubt that any of the active TP-DXers expect to track down much exotic Asian DX either at our home locations or during ocean coast DXpeditions this fall season. There are a few fanatics like Nick, Nigel and I that continue to check the band almost every morning, but it's important to have reasonably low expectations during this lean solar year. There are enough twists and turns in the daily Asian propagation to keep things fairly interesting,Âbut none of us really expect Asian results like we had in 2009 or 2010. Such unrealistic expectations would onlyÂlead toÂdisappointment. 
 
On the other hand, summertime DU-DXing propagationÂto theÂwest coast is not only unaffected by theÂsolar activity, butÂseems to be enhanced by it. Chuck, Bill and I all had outstanding New Zealand results this past summer during our ocean coast DXpeditions, with Chuck alone probably receiving at least 10Âall-time new Kiwi stations for the west coast duringÂour Rockwork 4 DXpedition. During these lean solar yearsÂsummertime DU-DXingÂwill certainly beÂa major attraction for serious west coast DXpeditioners, and provide the lion's share of exciting new DX catches. 
 
<<<ÂÂ I almost had 612 here one morning nearly a decade ago when IBOC was in its daytime only testing phase. 612 had a good carrier that was increasing in strength and we were just a couple minutes before the sunrise peak with a few other carriers also decent. Then WMT IBOC came on and ruined it. Thankfully WMT IBOC is long gone. WTMJ IBOC should have no effect on 612 unless you were very close to WTMJ.ÂÂ >>> 
 
Good luck in tracking down 612-4QR in Illinois, KAZ. I'm happy that the WMT IBOC is no longer a problem. Curiously enough, the DU's which seem to be the best bets for the Midwest are not usually the best performers during the west coastÂDXpeditions, at least for me. 576-2RN, 774-3LO, 792-4RN, 891-5AN and 1116-4BC are the Australians which routinely reach S9 levels during goodÂconditions on the ocean cliffs, while 612-4QR and 702-2BL usually lag behind in strength. The best Kiwi performers are 531-PI (with awesome strength last summer), 567-RNZ, 603-Radio Waatea, 657-Southern Star, 675-RNZ and 1503-Radio Sport. In general the Kiwi DU's do seem to run out of steam the farther you get from the salt water, although Nigel in Alberta certainly has tracked down some incredible New Zealand catches, such as the 1 kW 1584-Coast RadioÂrecently. 
 
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 
 
 
 
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----- Original Message -----

From: "neilkaz" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Monday, November 3, 2014 11:03:39 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] New Michigan DU catch this morning! 

Yes, congrats Tim ! 

Gary, occasionally we can get threshold or a bit better (Tahiti) audio from a few DU's here in the upper midwest. It takes a rather quiet location and a good antenna system along with a first class rx. 

I don't think the rather high solar activity this year would effect paths to DU from here. OK if it were AU enough to clobber KOA and prevent anything from CA from sneaking in, OK it would likely kill DU's. But things aren't that AU and these semi AU effects, which ruined late Oct sunset skip to the west tend to dissipate a couple of hours after full sunset along the path. 

I almost had 612 here one morning nearly a decade ago when IBOC was in its daytime only testing phase. 612 had a good carrier that was increasing in strength and we were just a couple minutes before the sunrise peak with a few other carriers also decent. Then WMT IBOC came on and ruined it. Thankfully WMT IBOC is long gone. WTMJ IBOC should have no effect on 612 unless you were very close to WTMJ. 

73 KAZ Barrington IL 

-----Original Message----- 
>From: Tim Tromp <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx> 
>Sent: Nov 2, 2014 4:10 PM 
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] New Michigan DU catch this morning! 
> 
>Thanks Gary. ÂI'm very happy with this one - the adrenaline was pumping 
>when a match was made against their live audio stream! 
> 
>73, 
>-Tim 
> 
>On 11/01/2014 06:59 PM, d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
>> 
>> Hi Tim, 
>> 
>> Congratulations on your outstanding reception of 612-ABC in Brisbane this morning! At such an extreme long distance, that is probably the best new TP-DX catch that anybody has made yet during this entire (solar-challenged) Fall Season. 
>> 
>> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 
>> Â Â 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> 
>> From: "Tim Tromp" <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx> 
>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> Sent: Saturday, November 1, 2014 6:49:05 AM 
>> Subject: [IRCA] New Michigan DU catch this morning! 
>> 
>> 612 was noted this morning with a fair level carrier. ÂBy 1210 UTC the 
>> level grew until faint modulation traces could be seen on the SDR and 
>> heard through the slop from 610. ÂAt this point I'm scrambling to look 
>> up the web stream for ABC Brisbane as I was now hearing some very faint 
>> music with female vocals. ÂThe signal continued to build slightly and 
>> was coming in well enough to match music heard on the Perseus to ABC 
>> Brisbane's live web stream. ÂAn announcer break between songs also 
>> helped when making the parallel. So 612 4QR ABC Brisbane, Australia is a 
>> new log here this morning that I'm excited with at a distance of 8,993 
>> miles! 
>> 
>> 738 Tahiti was also in a bit earlier with weak audio, but good enough to 
>> parallel against their web stream. ÂWeak carriers also noted on 702 & 
>> 747 during local sunrise but they never developed into audio. 
>> 
>> 73, 
>> Tim Tromp 
>> West Michigan 
>> Perseus SDR + phased southwest BOGs 
>> 
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