[IRCA] TPs from Orcas Isla: 17 Nov

["John H. Bryant" <bjohnorcas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the first year since we have been spending "6 months" out 
here that we have not left for Oklahoma on Monday, almost two weeks 
before Thanksgiving (yesterday). This year, we are leaving on 
Tuesday, December 2, so I've two more weeks to appreciate the late 
season conditions.  Speaking of which, the main season sure went by 
in a hurry, didn't it???  Wow, about 6 to 8 weeks, with Japan 
dominant the first half and China dominant the second.  It's enough 
to get ya to buy a Perseus, eh?

To today:  I was a really decent late TP morning here... particularly 
good at the lowest end early and a real dawn-post-dawn enhancement, 
especially up high. The most interesting stuff:

909: was JOCB, NHK2 at 1525

1377: Was walking tall all morning, still very solid at shutdown, 
1535. LSR = 1525

1386: NHK Synchros was in well 1530, as were 1431, 1485, 1494, 1503 
(huge!), 1512, 1548 was in at 1530UT but 1550 kHz is so strong...., 
1566 very under mod., and 1575.

I spent most of my time on 1575. It was more Farda than it was VOA. 
At 1500, it was Farda all the way and they did not ID. Was 
traditional Persian (pres,) instrumental mx until about 1502 and then 
a woman talking softly in presumed Persian. Music resumed about 1504. 
At times after 1500, I could hear VOA underneath, with a man talking, 
but I do not think that it was EE.

I'd have loved to ID both 1485 and 1494. They were both small JJ 
commercial outlets.  I'm pretty sure that 1494 was JOTL, one of the 
HBC feeders on Hokkaido. The next time that I hear it, I'll try to 
//1287. I was not smart enough this time!!

John Bryant
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Winradio G313e and various Ultralights
Wellbrook Phased Array + Superloops



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