[IRCA] Carrier and a little audio from DU near DC

[Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx>]

Got my 4-element Wellbrook delta phased array back up and working yesterday.  Recorded some HSFB last night pointing west and got up this morning hoping to at least see some DU carriers [âtracesâ on the Perseus screen].

Pointing the array west, I started at about 1000utc [6am EDT] and wasnât seeing much.  Sunrise today is 7:02am EDT [1102utc].

Then nearing 1030 utc I started to see a trace on 702 fighting WWL - could actually âhearâ a weak 2kHz het, something very weak on 738, nothing on 612 and something weak on 1098.

In searching around for possibilities I came to 774 where there was a pretty decent carrier/trace sandwiched between WMAQ and WABC.  It peaked with some audio around 1030 and near the end of that peak I finally thought to hit ârecordâ and got this:

http://realmonitor.com/774-1031-2016Oct1.wav

About all one can tell with careful listening is thereâs a male voice in there.  It would take a lot of imagination to say much more Iâm afraid.  Presuming itâs Melbourne which is one of the strongest OZ stations in the Northwest.

Actually, this is the first time Iâve gotten ANY audio on DU here in DC.  Few years back I tried almost daily to see/hear something on 738 - carrier most nights, never any real audio - and the past few years, around Labor Day, Iâve âseenâ some carriers on the hi-band - 1548, 1566 and 1611 - but never any audio.

Given what Kaz and Tim Tromp are hearing in the midwest this must be an exceptional year!

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA


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