[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-2

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Asians signals were once againÂstrong and diverse this morning with the Japanese big gunsÂleading the show.ÂSeveral second tier AsiansÂsoundedÂpretty healthy in the predawn darkness but took a major hit fromÂthe negativeÂsunrise enhancement, whileÂthe NHK big guns seemed to cruise on without much ofÂa change. 
 
At my 1400 start time the predawn propagationÂwas already the best of the entire session, withÂS9 signals in and out on 594, 693, 747 and 774, good signals from 828, 972, the 1053-JammerÂand 1566,Âand the seasonal best signal from 558-HLQH (fair).ÂThere were also fair signals in and out from a whole collection of second-tier Asians, including 603-HLSA, 657-Pyongyang, 738-BEL2, the 1035-CNR1 synchros, 1134-JOQR and 1323-CRI. The session seemed very promising until about 1420, when it became obvious that the increasing daylight was decreasing theÂnumber of Asians. By 1440 it was mostly the Japanese big guns ands 972-HLCAÂleft around to finish offÂthe session, with 594 and 747 continuing S9 runs right up until 1450. The daylight collapse of stations like 657-Pyongyang and 738-BEL2 was pretty dramatic, and once again reinforced theÂdicey reliability of late seasonÂsunrise propagation. Despite this the strength and variety of the second-tier Asians in the predawn darkness was far above average for this lackluster season, and made the session pretty interesting overall. 
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 
 
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