[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Conclusion)

[Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

     As usual, the Asian results here in this landlocked valley were far different than those reported by Nick in salt water-enhanced Victoria, with far fewer Japanese but a few different Chinese and Koreans. The glowing Victoria reports from December 17th were the motivation for the soggy Peach Park DXing effort described below, though, and Asian signals were definitely worth the short deployment during dreary weather.

     My session started at 1350 UTC in the pouring rain and brisk wind, with a semi-waterproof 5" FSL antenna set up at a local park 5 minutes from home. The tiny antenna managed to snag a great signal from 864-HLKR at 1406 before some wind-assisted rain apparently got inside the variable cap, sending the antenna back inside the car for the duration. A 15" monster FSL with all the Rockwork Cliff weatherproofing mods was used for the remainder of the session. Early on in the predawn darkness the 756-CNR1 synchros were making some serious noise, along with 603-HLSA, 738-BEL2 and the usual 972-HLCA. Some weaker Chinese signals were showing up on 837 (music), 936 (music) and 963 (Russian). By 1500 the Chinese big gun 639-CNR1 had finally dispatched KFI splatter, and 603-China and 657-China were also building up to decent strength. 738-BEL2 came up with an English program at 1530 (the first time ever heard here, although reported by some Japanese friends), and 657-China's music had dispatched the shouting Korean from Pyongyang. By 1545 the rain and wind had taken its toll on the drenched DXer, and it became a contest of whether the Asian propagation or the soaked DXer would be the first to bail. Since this was Puyallup and not Victoria, I'm happy to report that the Asian signals were the first to throw in the towel around 1550, with 972 and 1566 making their final gasps around 1600. Overall it was an interesting session, but definitely more labor-intensive than dream DXing in Hawaii.

603  China Hulun Buir?   Chinese male speech at a very good level at 1523 before being swallowed up by HLSA's music  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/t0zj9fspaf364ytjmd2dpe2t0ywge9tr

603  HLSA   Namyang, S. Korea   Male Korean pop music building up to S9 strength at 1524; one of the strongest Asians of the session  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/tmraodszk5riotwglzenwunl34odj5d3

639  CNR1  Synchros   Chinese female speech at very strong level at 1543; one of the best signals late in the session  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/qvkr43h436440jox8uaz7p313xakxuqj

738  BEL2   Penghu, Taiwan   English language program at 1534 with British-accented lady talking about a Christmas fair; first time ever heard here https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/drq81mtk1vchnv54k1qj5kaojgglym3x

756  CNR1 Synchros   China   One of the stars of the session, with S9 signals in and out from 1400-1500. This Chinese female speech was at 1413  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8t59br2uwv16ldqm1sf6qpncdzqxuvwc

864  HLKR   Gangneung, S. Korea   Korean pop music at excellent strength at 1406, shortly before the 5" FSL bailed  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/0tw3r7vo05gt0aa9unkif25o789i2zd8

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Sam Peach Park in the Puyallup Valley, WA, USA)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight + 5" and 15" FSL antennas

     

      
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