[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-17 (Conclusion)

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

The Asian big guns sounded big indeed this morning as unusually good propagation extended for a second day, but the second-tier TP's seemed to drop off significantly. 594, 657, 1053 and 1566 managed their best signals of the new season so far, though, with most of the other regulars showing up with serious energy. 

At my 1245 start time 1566-HLAZ's Japanese service was already at a blowtorch level, and with 594-JOAK and the 1053-Jammer also unusually strong it seemed like this morning might feature a repeat of yesterday's exceptional session. For the most part the other Asian big guns on 693, 747, 774 and 828 followed the plan, but sunrise enhancement didn't provide the same kind of boost to the more exotic Asians. The Chinese mid-band stations on 1017, 1035 and 1044 were seriously down from yesterday, and there was no mix of 603-China and HLSA. About the only improvement over yesterday was a fair to good signal from 1575-VOA late on at 1330, and an unusually good signal from 657-Pyongyang (good signal, not programming), which hit its best level of the new season around 1327. A presumed 738-BEL2 also matched its fair signal from yesterday, along with a similar signal from 1134-JOQR. Steady rain in my back yard made the session interesting at times, but didn't really affect the DXing. Overall the morning was fairly interesting because of the potent big gun signals, which probably were overlooked a little yesterday in the rush to track down the mid-band Chinese. 

657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Female and male Korean shouters at unusually strong level at 1327; best signal of the new season (with some Audacity program noise reduction, which unfortunately couldn't improve the programming) 
https://app.box.com/s/kzw46ox4g5zbzft8eqomqdw2732ol4ui 

1053 Korean Jammer Monster buzz at 1313; best signal of the new season (on the same intellectual level as the 657 content) 
https://app.box.com/s/13hcxljhq1hqv8nsfdhpmabbcgfzy1wb 

1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Japanese service at blowtorch level at 1253; best signal of the new season (S9+) 
https://app.box.com/s/vxu8pbalbbahpq6uf5otr5yyl6xn98qj 

73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 

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