[IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 4-3.. a Korean Morning

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
Like Dennis, I found this morning's TP session to be one of the better  
openings so far this spring, but here the propagation seemed slanted toward  
Korea, including the best-ever signal from 1566-HLAZ here in Puyallup. With 
the  notable exception of 1134-JOQR, the other Asian signals seemed mediocre.
 
Once again DXing in the back yard with the modified PL-380 and  7.5' tuned 
passive loop, the listening session ran from 1320-1350.  Concentrating 
mostly on the high band, the signals from 1377-CNR1, 1503-JOUK and  VOA-1575 were 
all well below normal, and 1476 kHz had just a trace of a carrier.  Around 
1327 1134-JOQR was the presumed station all alone on the frequency  (unusual 
here), with a male speech in Japanese 
_http://www.mediafire.com/?jlyndtxzmun_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?jlyndtxzmun)  .  Unfortunately the other 
Japanese stations were at mediocre levels for most of  the morning. 
 
Once again checking the high band stations around 1340, the signal  from 
religious broadcaster 1566-HLAZ was suddenly pounding in at  astonishing 
level, providing its best signal ever heard here in  Puyallup:  
_http://www.mediafire.com/?mui2jw5kmmj_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?mui2jw5kmmj)  .  The 
signal was an indication of weird propagation favoring Korea, and a check of  
972-HLCA also revealed strong audio, unusual here this time of year for HLCA. 
At  around 1340 here HLCA had the only significant TP audio on the low or  
middle band, and it continued on right up until 1350 (when all the other  TP's 
had faded out) _http://www.mediafire.com/?jtdzijjzadb_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?jtdzijjzadb)  .  The only Chinese station to produce audio this 
morning was 1377-CNR1, with weak  music around 1333. Other than the weird 
propagation favoring Korea, the morning  would have been very forgettable-- but as 
it was, it provided another example of  why this hobby is so fascinating.
 
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
 
Spotting receiver:  Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick)
Main receiver:  Modified Tecsun PL-380 (7.5" loopstick)
7.5' (side) PVC-frame tuned passive loop (in the back yard)
 
 
 
   
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