[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-8

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 

It was another interesting morning, with positive signs of a transition to  
better TP propagation. Like Dennis, I found it one of the best mornings of 
the  new season.
 
738-BEL2 in Taiwan was back again with fair Chinese audio, and at 1309 was  
even mixing with a weak HLKG (for the first TP mix of the season). 1134 kHz 
 also seemed to have a TP mix, with KBS fighting it out with an  apparent 
CNR1 around 1329. Threshold audio was back on 756 (apparent Chinese)  and 891 
(apparent Japanese, but probably about 9 "S" units weaker than what  Derek 
had :-)  Like Dennis, I noticed weak audio on 648 for the first  time this 
season, and 1566-HLAZ had a very nice signal here, like in Salmon  Creek. 
Let's hope the trend continues!
 
The following were heard on a modified C.Crane SWP Slider model (with 7.5"  
loopstick) inductively coupled to a 7.5' sided PVC tuned passive loop (in 
the  rainy back yard):
 
594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan   Fair Japanese audio around  1311, but with deep 
fades
648  VOR  (presumed)   Threshold audio around  1310; too weak to ID language
657  Pyongyang, N. Korea  Shouted Korean tirades and obsolete  music, fair 
at 1307
666  JOBK  Osaka, Japan  Japanese audio playing hide and  seek around 1312
738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Back with fair Chinese audio  around 1318 during 
pop
             music  program _http://www.mediafire.com/?j5hi4t4cl4nedl4_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?j5hi4t4cl4nedl4)  .
             Earlier  in the morning (around 1314) this station had been 
mixing with an
              apparent HLKG, for the first TP mix this season 
_http://www.mediafire.com/?m7iau9al877cbob_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?m7iau9al877cbob)  
747  JOIB  Sapporo, Japan  Good audio through KXL  splatter around 1315
756  CNR1 (presumed)  Threshold audio (apparently Chinese) around  1321
774  JOUB  Akita, Japan  Fair audio at 1314 but ruined by  severe Seattle 
splatter
828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Fair NHK2 audio in and out on the  clear 
frequency, 1324
891  JOHK (presumed)  Weak audio with Japanese intonation,  but couldn't 
check //
936  China (presumed)  Another frequency with audio just above  the noise 
level
972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Good Korean audio at  times from 1315-1325
1053  Korean Jammer  Had a healthy buzzing signal this  morning
1134  KBS-UnID  Another apparent TP mix this morning.  Korean-sounding 
audio gave way
               to Chinese-sounding pop music in this MP3 at 1329 
_http://www.mediafire.com/?35xwrm9yy8q75ca_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?35xwrm9yy8q75ca) 
1377  China (presumed)  Weak threshold audio in and out for most  of morning
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Best TP signal as usual; strong  Japanese at 
1313
1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Fair Asiatic language audio  in and out 
around 1310
 
For those interested in a photo of the 7.5' PVC Box Loop antenna (and  the 
DXer who uses it), it is posted at _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?kmjuzy1hmxz_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/i/?kmjuzy1hmxz)  .
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock 
 
       
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