Re: [IRCA] TP/DU reception

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hi Nick,
 
Thanks for the interesting comparison.
 
I remember how much fun it was a year ago to chase TP's with the modest 3'  
bedside loop, and finally be able to go after some of the Asiatic  stations 
that the "big three" TP-DXers (you, Walt and John) were hearing  :-)
 
639-CNR1 seems to be missing in action so far this month, but the  other 
stations have at least put in an appearance here, usually at  halfhearted 
levels. Dennis seems to be doing very well, and his daily TP  results  seem to 
follow the same propagation patterns as mine (as  opposed to Steve and Nigel, 
who seem to be DXing through a different  ionesphere).
 
73, Gary  
 
 
In a message dated 9/8/2010 9:15:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
nhp@xxxxxxxx writes:

I dunno  Don.  I can't speak for myself, as I wasn't here last year at this 
time,  but I do keep track of the TP logging reports.  Here's what Gary had 
to  say concerning one year ago tomorrow morning:

>As reported by  others, there were some nice TP audio signals this 
morning,  
>but  not at the exceptional signal levels of yesterday.
> 
>The usual  powerhouses of 594, 747, 972, 1566 and 1575 were strong, plus 
the 
> new  "powerhouse" of a ragged-sounding 738-Taiwan (which seems to be  
>competitive  with the strongest TP's in strength recently, during  the 
past week). 
>Several  Chinese frequencies had audio (639, 936,  945 and 1593) but none 
of 
>them had a  booming signal, like  yesterday's 639-CNR1.


So actually his report this morning sounds  pretty competitive.   John 
Bryant was hearing good stuff, but from a  good location with big antennas.

And here's what Dennis heard tomorrow  morning, one year ago:

>153   RUSSIA, 1200 fair with pips  TOH and moderate noise.
>180   RUSSIA, 1209 very weak barely  above noise level.
>234   RUSSIA, 1211 steady weak signal and  less noise than above channels.
>279   RUSSIA, 1212 fair with  music.
>666   JAPAN, JOBK 1217 weak over another  station.
>693   JAPAN, JOAB, 1331 weak with woman in  Japanese.
>738   JAPAN?, 1321 weak with Japanese  music.
>774   JAPAN, JOUB 1221 fair with  splatter.
>1053  KOREAS, 1230 jammer above faint  audio.
>1134  CHINA, CRN1 1311-1316 good, best signal ever on this  station.
>      Woman/man in Chinese //  5030.
>1215  CHINA, 1240 weak with Chinese. First time this  season.
>1278  JAPAN? 1242 threshold audio.
>1287   JAPAN, JOHR 1324 weak with man in Japanese.
>1422  JAPAN, JORF 1249  weak with music.
>1566  REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1253 fair with low  audio.
>1575  THAILAND, VOA 1253 good with man in Asian language.  Best signal this
>      season. 1259-1300 4 VOA ids.  "Welcome to the Voice of America in
>      Vietnamese" at  1300.
>1593  CHINA, CRN1 1227 fair // 5030.

OK, guys, see  what you can do tomorrow morning!

best  wishes,

Nick




At 05:50 9/8/2010, you  wrote:
>Been following the daily logs by our NW dxers as they look hard  for the 
Asian/DU signals.  Seems to me (relying only on memory) that  those signals 
were much better last year at this time.  Then again, last  year seemed to be 
an excellent year for everything to the  west.

*****************************
Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria,  BC
Canada 

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