Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP, September 20th

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

<<<ÂÂ I wonder if the huge dropoff up in the NW was due to the major geomagnetic 
storm overnight? ÂIn contrast, I had my best TP audio of the month!ÂÂ >>>ÂÂ 
 
Congratulations on your Japanese receptions in ArizonaÂthis morning, Brian. 
It's always interesting to hearÂwhat propagation is like outside of the Northwest (even if we can't get the same stations). Your DXing setup is also fairly unique, which adds to the interest. 
73, Gary 
 

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From: "Brian Rachford" <azswdxing@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 10:06:07 AM 
Subject: [IRCA] Arizona TP, September 20th 

(7'x24' Conti superloop pointed 320 degrees, RTL-SDR dongle with 
upconverter, coverage up to around 1400kHz) 

I wonder if the huge dropoff up in the NW was due to the major geomagnetic 
storm overnight? ÂIn contrast, I had my best TP audio of the month! 

The early peak just after Japanese sunset was decent with weak audio from 
747 and 774 already by 0913UT (2:13am MST). ÂThat continued off and on for 
another half-hour. ÂThe main peak before local sunrise started shortly 
after 12UT. ÂI didn't get the large number of carriers or as many 
frequencies with audio as in recent days, but 774-JOAB delivered some very 
nice audio. ÂThere wasn't enough activity for a detailed analysis, but here 
is a brief log: 

1204UT - 747 audio being persistent and almost intelligible 
This was followed by a fairly long period of only carriers 
1242UT - 774 picked up a lot, and up to medium audio at 1243UT 
1248UT - 774 medium audio again, a man talking 
1258UT - 774 medium-good audio again, a man still talking, into the TOH 3+1 
pips 
1300UT - 774 a bit of a fade out, but stronger again for a bit 

There were decent carriers at times on 594, 693, 828, 972, and 1053, but 
not much more than that. 

I've posted a 774-JOUB recording to my blog: 
https://azswdxing.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/log-am-bcb-september-20th-more-trans-pacific-reception/ 

Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ 
azswdxing@xxxxxxxxx 
http://azswdxing.wordpress.com/ 
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