Re: [IRCA] 17 October 2015 TP Victoria : Masset perspective

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Colin was correct.  Massive signals from Asia today.   Wall to wall, with
many channels having multiple stations.  Good Filipino opening as well.
Highlight being DYRF with full ID at 14:58!  Didn't see that one on the
Grayland master list.  Other Filipinos on 990 and 999.  Fun to hear AFN in
// on both 810 and 1575, both at very strong levels.  Taiwan very potent.
 1557 with continuous music, and not RTI after 15:00.   Bubble jammer on
1467 which I think is against TWR Bishkek, but from where?  So, if there is
a DXer heaven, it must be Masset!  73,  Walt

On Saturday, October 17, 2015, R. Colin Newell <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Listening from 1315 until 1410 --
>
> As all of our regulars have pointed out, Saturday morning was pretty dry
> going but not without the occasional surprise.
>
> While DXing like Clint Eastwood (one furrowed brow on the Hall-Patch Fish
> Barrel radar screen and one eye on
> the dial), I noted regular (but not predictable nor very often...) surges
> on various sections of the band.
>
> For example, while regulars like 774 Japan, 972 Korea, 1053 Korean Jammer
> and 1566 Korea held court without
> fail for the entire duration, 2nds and 3rds would appear briefly for
> moments at a time - Like 1323 CRI which would
> raise its Meerkat head for a minute here and there... this happened on the
> following frequencies almost at random
> and sort of followed the Hall-patch radar; 558, 567, 594, 603, 702, 738,
> 792, 864, 1008, 1017, 1035, 1044, 1287, and
> 1593 to name quite a few. And so gopher like was the reception that by the
> time you could focus on that channel
> it would duck down and dissolve into the background noise. I can only
> imagine that Dr. Salmaniw was having a field day
> with this in Masset, Haida Gwaii - with all of this signals easily 15db or
> more above my signals.
>
> This was not what I would fall a fun morning - they are far and few between
> in this, likely a solar peak time...
> but one of more clinical and technical observations.
>
> One domestic source of amusement was a station in the Phase null of KARI
> 550 Blaine running a seemingly endless
> analysis of the up-coming Canadian election on Monday - including an
> intimate dialogue on all the candidates with
> an impressive degree of depth and analysis (assuming this was an American
> station that is...)
>
> Receiver: Drake R8 mated to a Misek/Lankford Ratslaff built Phaser.
> input 1: W/NW Flag with VACTROL Fine Termination controller-  input 2:
> Wellbrook ALA100 N/S
>
> Project today: Put up a N/NE Flag weather permitting.
>
> Note on the VACTROL: I am using an adaptation of the Mark Connelly Remote
> Flag/KAZ/Conti Loop termination controller
> using an Opti-Isolation circuit - I have built 4 sets of them so far and
> will likely build them for whomever wants a set.
> They include an in-shack control box with 10-turn potentiometer (with a 14
> - turn calibrated vernier knob) the output heads
> out a BNC connector to the outdoor termination box. My run to the
> termination of the antenna is around 100' - but you could likely
> stretch the connection to 300 to 500' and maybe beyond. It is perfect for
> finding that termination sweet spot that is not always 900 ohms
> (the typical termination value on a FLAG/KAZ/Conti loop) -- will put a full
> article on my website soon.
>
> Good DX everyone.
>
> --
>
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