[IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 11-7... More Weird Chinese Co-channels

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
This morning's TP propagation may have been slightly down from  yesterday, 
but there were certainly plenty of interesting signals to go  around.
 
At 1435 the 828 kHz frequency was a battleground, with a weakened JOBB  
fighting it out with a Mandarin Chinese station playing Chinese music. Both 
were  at approximately equal strength, with the frequency sounding like a  
graveyard channel. This was one of two Chinese co-channel frequencies reported  
by Nick from an October recording-- the other was 774, which is pretty much  
hopeless here because of 770-KTTH splatter (and JOUB).
 
At 1505 a weakened 972-HLCA was mixing heavily with a Mandarin  Chinese 
station, which was broadcasting news with a male announcer.  The Korean station 
finally prevailed over the pesky  Chinese, dominating the frequency until 
general TP fadeout around 1515  here.
 
As reported by Nick, Bruce and Nigel already, the strong  648 kHz TP signal 
is indeed the VOR's Chinese service, restored back  to the strong signals 
which were typical last year. I guess we all missed  our chance to dig out 
weak co-channels on this frequency :-)
 
In general, the November propagation has been spotty, but there  are many 
obscure TP's waiting to be logged on the frequencies of the  weakened NHK and 
KBS powerhouses. Like most DXers in previous seasons, in  November I would 
check these "powerhouse" frequencies, find the NHK signals  down, and assume 
that TP propagation was mediocre. Now it's clear that TP  propagation isn't 
necessarily down just because the big gun NHK stations are  weak-- and that 
we have many chances to try for rare, obscure TP's when  these "big gun" 
stations go into their seasonal demise. 
 
Now the only problem is to identify all these UnID Chinese-- a dilemma it  
seems we all face :-)
 
73, Gary DeBock
 
Spotting receiver:  Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick)
Main receiver:  Modified C.Crane SWP (7.5" Slider loopstick + CFJ455K5  
filter)
9' and 6' (side) PVC tuned passive loops (in the back yard)
 
 
      
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