[IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 10-25... UnID Chinese on 585 & 594

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
Like John, Walt, Dennis and Nigel, I noticed that the band in general was  
not near its peak levels, but there was some bizarre DX on 585 and 594  
(apparently from China) that had never been heard here for the entire  season.
 
The back yard was near freezing at 1400 UTC when I set up the 9' box loop,  
but there was a fringe benefit-- the cold weather dropped the lowest 
resonant  frequency of the largest tuned loop down to around 530 kHz. For the 
first time  this season, I was able to check 585 and 594 kHz using this high 
gain  antenna, and it made a critical difference.
 
Around 1423 a station on 585 kHz playing Chinese opera music rose up way  
over the usual JOPG NHK1 station to dominate the frequency for about 5  
minutes, as JOPG dropped into the noise. The Chinese opera music continued  in a 
leisurely fashion during the entire period, then faded out as suddenly as  
it had come. By 1434 JOPG was back weakly on the frequency // 594, with no 
hint  of the Chinese opera station. Weird!
 
Like John and Walt, I heard (and recorded) the Chinese station mixing  with 
JOAK on 594 kHz. Both stations were of approximately equal strength here  
from 1435-1440. Unfortunately the recording didn't provide any ID clues, so  
another UnID Chinese is added to the list (of 8) that the new 9' PVC  loop 
has received so far.
 
648 kHz didn't have much audio this morning, and the high and  mid-band was 
generally down in strength. Except for the strange Chinese  visitors on the 
low band, it would have been a mediocre morning-- but this  late in the 
season I'll be thankful for anything new that comes in  :-)
 
73, Gary DeBock
 
Spotting receiver:  Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick)
Main receiver:  Modified C.Crane SWP (7.5" Slider loopstick + CFJ455K5  
filter)
9' (side) tuned passive loop (in a cold back yard)
 
   
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