Re: [IRCA] TPs+ on October 12

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:55 AM 10/12/2007, you wrote:
>It was a mediocre TP morning here, with the high band being 
>especially weak.  Still, most of the JJ, KK and CC regulars were 
>there.... just at somewhat lower levels. The items of interest:

Hmm.  John, I thought it was a decent morning.  Not great, but at least average or above average.


>639 early.... 90 minutes before LSR was almost certainly Fiji with 
>Island Talk. The Victoria troops have been hearing this from time to 
>time, but I have not.... they tend to hear DUs better than I do here 
>a bit further inland. At dawn the more usual CNR1 was here in 
>moderate strength.

I heard several cochannels here, with the dominant station being CNR1 //5030.  In my neck of the woods, the DU stuff appears after dawn.  Not today.


>1386 at dawn was a mixture of the NHK2 Synchros and what I'm almost 
>certain is the Tianjin "Life" Channel. I never hear any speech on 
>this transmitter, just continuous EZ listening music.... I've not 
>invested a TOH in them... they haven't peaked at just the right 
>time... but I've heard this a half dozen times now and am sending 
>them a tentative report with recording. I was a "Guest Foreign 
>Expert" at the College of Architecture in Tianjin (the port city for 
>Beijing) twenty-five years ago and would really like a QSL from 
>there. Here is hoping.

Only a "5" carrier here on 1386.


>I continue to work on the Alaskans in the early morning.  Today was a 
>mediocre day for them, too, but I did manage an ID on KICY-850 
>(Tacoma was GONE on the Wellbrook) and snatches of NPR audio from 
>KSKO-870, McGrath.  The other northerly station on 870, is in 
>Smithers, far north central BC.  I stumbled onto them last Friday 
>night running highschool ice hockey (hey, its CANADA!) between the 
>Smithers Steelheads and the team from nearby Hazelton, the 
>Wolverines. This morning, I was trying for KVOK, Kodiak on 560.... 
>The Wellbrook will take KSFO right outta the picture and KPQ in 
>nearby Wenatchee, WA isn't too much of a headache.  I ended up with 
>CHTK, Prince Rupert, running either 250 or 1000 watts. After driving 
>through Smithers and Hazelton, Guy Atkins and I spent the night in 
>Prince Rupert before taking the ferry over to the Queen Charlotte 
>Islands. Rupert is only 700 or so miles up the BC coast, just south 
>of the Alaska Panhandle. However, without a highly directional 
>antenna, I'd never of had a shot at CHTK.

Good catches.  I had the Smithers station as a near "pest" in Tofino last weekend.  Don't think I've heard them here, although, I'm not looking for them either. I've been using the SDR-IQ over that frequency
range this week, so when I have the time, I'll have to listen to those frequencies and see if I have any luck with them.


>Well, its less than 24 hours until dawn enhancement!!!

Always the optimist!!!......................Walt. in Victoria.



_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx