[IRCA] "Frankenlights" Haunt Grayland-- Scare Up China & North Korea

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
     As others have noted, the sunrise period was a  disappointment for TP's, 
but this morning during a short ULR DXpedition to  Grayland, the Asiatics 
were pretty strong around 1315 UTC, and China-963 and  North Korea-657 provided 
weak audio for the juiced-up SRF-39FP.  Besides  this, JOAK-594, JOAB-693, 
JOIB-747, JOUB-774, JOBB-828 and HLCA-972 all had some  audio on the juiced-up 
DT-200VX (hot-rodded for low band), and 1053 had CC audio  on the other juiced-up 
DT-200VX (peaked for high band).
 
     The signal levels in Grayland throughout the night  were astounding, 
although sunrise was more of a fizzle than a sizzle.  DU  hets were very weak, 
and 1575 was smothered by QRM in Grayland, preventing any  chance of hearing VOA 
on the hot-rodded ULR's.
 
     All of these models (one analog and two digital)  have had 6.25" 
mega-antenna transplants, making them far more sensitive than  regular ULR's.  By 
comparison, the Sony SRF-T615 stock unit (the only  stock unit taken to Grayland) 
could only receive the three strongest Japanese  powerhouses--  594, 774 and 
828.
 
     The digital DT-200VX units really made it easy to  check TP's in the 
unfamiliar environment, running down the 9 kHz splits, and  coming up with hets 
or audio on most frequencies (before 1330 UTC).   However, the most sensitive 
"Frankenlight" of all, the analog Super Prison Radio  2," was needed to make 
the weak receptions of CRI-963 and "DPRK"-657, both of  which didn't show up on 
the digital units.  Mp3 recordings were made of a  couple of booming Japanese 
(774 and 828), which are tough to hear at my  home in Puyallup because of 
local QRM.
 
     This mini-DXpedition was a total blast,  and the Grayland Motel (Room 
15) had no RF noise at all.  Every ULR  DXer should have this much fun!!!
 
                                                                              
                       73,  Gary DeBock  



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