Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Point taken.  North is useful for those rare TA openings, Chuck.  Works
well for me here, and it's the azimuth of my mini-Beverage in Masset that
was so hot into Europe a few years back during the infamous DXpedition.
It's also great for AK, but not terribly so for TP.  73, Walt

On Sunday, 18 September 2016, Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Walt:
>
>
> Colin mentioned TP's, not DU's. The bearing to Tokyo is 300 degrees from
> Victoria. Tokyo would then be 60 degress from the flag peak. A flag is only
> down about 3 to 4 dB at a 60 degree offset. So a North flag ought to work.
> Perhaps not very well, but certainly to a fair level.
>
> But... why point it north? Might as well do what you do and point it more
> towards the TP DX.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> on behalf of
> Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 4:29 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2
>
> Think about it, Colin.  South is no where near the Pacific.  For that, you
> are looking much more to the west, and great circle to Australia is
> practically due west from our QTH.  It might work well for TA openings,
> across the Pole.  For my QTH, my FLG 100 amplified loop is directed 270 deg
> or so.  This is almost the only antenna that is regular for TPs.  The due
> North corner fed loop rarely will have Asian signals on it, but not too
> often.  But, it's also the only antenna I have for Europe.  73,...Walt
>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 10:42 PM, R. Colin Newell <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Audio clean - no channel competitors
> >
> > 1017 - putting up extra N flag.
> >
> > Oddly N/S ALA100 relatively deaf on TP's
> >
> > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC
> >
> > > On Sep 18, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Colin:
> > >
> > >
> > > 1206 has been off frequency forever - about 40 Hz low. Did your audio
> > sound funny?
> > >
> > > 1017 : did you check a parallel?
> > >
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> on behalf
> of R. Colin Newell
> > <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 2:14 PM
> > > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> > > Subject: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2
> > >
> > > This mornings session (12:50 through 14:00) was kind of like
> yesterdays -
> > > but different: A little less Japan, and a bit more China maybe - with
> > some
> > > surprises.
> > >
> > > 891Khz - 1331 UTC - Korea (t.) An actual capture of a language I
> > recognize!
> > > - Korean - with the lilting, "Yogenon Pangsong Imnida..."
> unmistakeable -
> > > Many mornings I have thought I might have Thailand here - but
> considering
> > > the lack of reception featuring a language identifier and lack of a
> > > parallel or stream somewhere - I can conclude that, even though
> Thailand
> > > may pound into Kona most mornings, this isn't Kona. Thanks to Nick for
> > > pointing this out to me.
> > >
> > > As the attached video shows, there was lots of activity on 909, 918,
> 936,
> > > 954, 963 - some of which at quite impressive levels - but not much in
> the
> > > way of actual talk or identifiable language.
> > >
> > > 972khz - 1300 to 1400 UTC KBS Dangjin Korea -  was its usually virile
> > self
> > > with an assortment of crystal clear announcements in Korean and a mix
> of
> > > popular music - from 1300 tune in until 1400 tune out. For those
> looking
> > > for their 1st Korean reception, this would likely be the one mid-band
> > that
> > > you would hear first.
> > >
> > > 1008Khz - 1317 UTC UNID VERY soft talking YL which may have been JJ
> based
> > > on the lilt and cadence of the speaker - likely Japan.
> > >
> > > 1017khz - 1318 UTC NHK Japan (t) again with the soft talking JJ YL with
> > > slightly better signal and level of intelligence - as the video will
> > show,
> > > this was all alone slightly later in the session - alas, music by
> itself.
> > >
> > > 1053Khz - 1305 -> 1400 S. Korea Jammer with distinctive 2-syllable rap
> -
> > > "ity-ity-ity-ity-ity... or ditty, ditty, ditty...." One wonders why
> they
> > > picked this one particular sound byte as the jamming sound-byte.
> > >
> > > 1098Khz - 1322UTC - UNID - Normally just a big open carrier (assume
> > > Marshall Islands) but at this moment, Chinese opera - quite good at
> times
> > > and in the clear. Nick also got this signal as well - A new one for me.
> > >
> > > From this point on and up the dial it was pretty lacking -- with a
> couple
> > > of exceptions!
> > >
> > > Lots of carriers and the occasional minute or two of intelligence on
> the
> > > likes of; 1116 (EE leaning...) 1143 Chinese talk and music...
> > >
> > > 1206Khz - 1307 UTC - Hazard a guess at China with the fair-good Chinese
> > > music - but muddy sounding speaking. Could have been Korean or Chinese.
> > >
> > > Good carriers and occasional bursts of music or language - 1242, 1287
> > (JJ),
> > > 1323, 1386, 1440 (I swear I heard Japanese here at around 1350 while
> > > passing by - but that means little...) 1566 - The Korean in all its
> glory
> > > and 1575 almost equal to 1566 clearly in Lao (which after decades of
> > > listening I can sort of differentiate from Japanese, Korean, Mandarin
> and
> > > Cantonese...)
> > >
> > > https://youtu.be/LDOOnUhq51I
> [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LDOOnUhq51I/hqdefault.jpg]<htt
> ps://youtu.be/LDOOnUhq51I>
>
> Sept 18, 2016 Highlights<https://youtu.be/LDOOnUhq51I>
> youtu.be
> Sept 18, 2016 DX Sesh
>
>
>
> > > [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LDOOnUhq51I/hqdefault.jpg]<htt
> > ps://youtu.be/LDOOnUhq51I>
> > >
> > > Sept 18, 2016 Highlights<https://youtu.be/LDOOnUhq51I>
> > > youtu.be
> > > Sept 18, 2016 DX Sesh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Despite a kind of late start to the season, things are shaping up
> pretty
> > > good. This is my 3rd Fall in an actual DX location with a backyard
> after
> > a
> > > 18 year absence of full fledged outdoor antenna based DXing. It is good
> > to
> > > have a small block of Earth to put up a decent antenna. It makes all
> the
> > > difference.
> > >
> > > The receiver here is the Drake R8 with a 7030+ and DX150B on stand-by.
> > >
> > > Antenna - a W/NW "FLAG" 26' high 45' Long with the lower part of the
> > "Flag"
> > > at around 10'. Terminated with a remotely controlled VACTROL (which I
> > make)
> > > and an FLG100 Wellbrook head.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com
> > > <http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> -
> > > VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada
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