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

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Gary,

Secret special operations mission  to Grayland.  You got the jump on me,
I had one planned soon.  For me the hardest part is getting someone at the 
motel to answer the phone.  To bad you could not hear VOA 1575 Thailand.
Nothing from them here this morning.   Sometimes Tahiti comes in on 738 around 10 pm 
at Grayland. Happy you a nice time at Grayand.

Dennis,
Salmon Creek, WA
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From: 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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