[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-24

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
     Despite the unfavorable solar conditions some  Asiatic TP's were 
received with decent strength here this morning, but it was  not one of the 
season's better sessions. Richard's 594-JOAK came in at  a good level, and 
747-JOIB and 828-JOBB also made the trip quite nicely--  but second-tier TP audio 
was rare, with only a few traces from 558-HLQH  (presumed, no 603 // 
available) and 936-Anhui. Nigel's South Pacific DX did  not show up in this DU-dead 
zone, of course.
     Around 1300 the band had fair audio from 594, 747  and 828, but all 
TP's (and carriers) suddenly faded out here from  1315-1345. After this, there 
was a slow recovery of audio from the NHK "big  guns" during sunrise 
enhancement from 1345-1445, along with a few weak  appearances from 558, 639, 657, 
738, 936, 972 and 1134. The star of the morning  was again 594-JOAK, having 
a vibrant signal from 1415-1445 (even though it  didn't reach yesterday's 
legendary level). The mediocre overall session was  probably about the best 
that could be expected with the solar index  meltdown, and hopefully Bruce 
and Chuck (at Grayland) will have some enhanced DU  propagation to compensate 
for the drop off in Asian DX.
 
     The following were heard on a C.Crane SWP Slider  model (7.5" 
loopstick) inductively coupled to a 9' sided PVC loop (in the rainy  back yard). A 
modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick) was used as an SSB spotting  receiver:
 
558  HLQH  Daegu, S. Korea (presumed)  Fair music at 1408,  but no
         603 // available to  confirm identity
594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan  Good Japanese interview  program at 1415;
         strong signal throughout  sunrise enhancement  
_http://www.mediafire.com/?gj51zfya1nnov96_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?gj51zfya1nnov96)  
639  CNR1  China Snychros  Weak Chinese speech at 1441
657  Pyongyang BS, N. Korea  Wispy Korean tirade in noise at  1437
729  UnID  Moderate carrier during sunrise enhancement;  probably
          JOCK, considering  Japanese-slanted propagation
738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Poor-fair Chinese speech at  1329
747  JOIB   Sapporo, Japan  Fair-good Japanese music in  KXL
          splatter around 1405  _http://www.mediafire.com/?dqdszkb8fn31zvs_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?dqdszkb8fn31zvs)  
828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Good Japanese speech at 1355;  signal in
          and out during  sunrise enhancement
936  Anhui, China (presumed)  Weak music during peak  enhancement
972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Finally produced decent Korean  audio
          before band collapse  around 1450
1134 UnID  Threshold audio from a presumed JOQR in and out  of 
          domestic splatter  throughout sunrise enhancement
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock
 
  
 
           
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