[IRCA] TP reception from Kauia for 30Nov2010: not bad!

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Had a rather sleepless night here in Poipu, Kauai so got up to DX at 04:55
AM local to DX from the lanai using the Eton e100 modified and found that
conditions were much more "traditional" than I've experienced in quite some
time.  I monitored between 14:59 and 16:37 UTC.  Earlier on things were
decidedly Asiatic with many JJ stations being present, whereas the final
sunrise timeframe swung around to a good Australian opening.  Loggings were
primarily from the lower half of the band.  I'm still waiting to hear 1566
or 1575 here.  I started at the top of the band and worked south, and then
back again.  Here are my results:

1593:  poor reception early ?CNR1
1548:  4QD Emerald :  good reception right through from 15:03, 15:47 and
16:23 (very good at the latter time).
1530:  poor ?who
1512:  2RN Newcastle at poor level early.
1440:  JOWF Sapporo at fair level at 16:14
1404:  poor reception to NW early
1377:  poor/fair reception CC early
1323:  poor early
1314:  same
1287:  poor early, but good reception with music at 15:53 to NW, so very
possibly JOHR, Sapporo
1260:  fair at 15:15, fair to good at 15:55 with music ?JOIR Sendai
1224:  fair with music at 15:16 to NW.  ?who
1179:  poor, occ fair.  Not able to be sure this wasn't 1180 from NAm,
though.
1170:  good reception from the west with Hindi music at 15:19.  Yesterday,
VOA was well heard here, but this transmitter is listed in PAL as being in
VV at this time, but the music was not at all VV sounding.  I still suspect
this is the station, but who knows!
1116:  4BC Brisbane:  Heard throughout the morning.  This frequency should
be considered as the bell weather DU station (perhaps along with 1386 Radio
Tarana).  When DU is open, so is this channel (noted this to be the case as
well during my over night DXpedition to Rose Spit with Vlad Titarev back in
September).  Fair level at 15:20, very good at 15:45, and good still at
16:19
1098:  This is a mystery to me.  At 15:21 there was audio which varied
between fair and excellent strength, and was NOT oriental.  Rechecking at
15:58, there was still the same program.  No Time pips at the TOH.  By 16:36
UTC, there was only an OC.  Me thinks that this is Radio Marshalls, even
though PAL lists them signing off much earlier.  If not them, who else???
1089:  Good reception at 15:23 maximally W, but no details that would
enlighten me to the origin.
1035:  English talk at fair strength at 16:17 ?// to 1008.  probably
Newstalk ZB
1008:  Poor to fair at 16:17 Either 4TAB Brisbane, or Newstalk ZB
972:  fair/good reception to W with pop music at 15:26  ?Korea
963:  suspect DU at fair/good level at 15:27 with music.  ?Southern Star,
Christchurch.
954:  poor/fair with music (early)
909:  piano music at good level at 15:29.  Difficult to know who this is.
Could also be NZ Southern Star (Napier)?
891:  poor.  Poor/fair at 16:14 and seems DU ?4TAB
873:  Fair reception at 16:13, DU  ?2GB Sydney, or ?Newstalk ZB.  Fair to
poor at 16:32.
855:  4Q0/4QB Australia at fair level at 16:12, with sl het from N. Korea.
Don't recall this one noted very often.
792:  poor early, and again at 16:11.  English at 16:31 at fair level.  4RN
Brisbane.
783:  Good to very good CC station at 15:33 with commercial programming.
774:  JOUB Akita at good level with English lesson, but not the usual EE
speakers that I'm used to at 15:35.  //to 747, and 693
765:  oriental station at good level, except for splatter.  Piano at fair to
good level around 16:09 to N/NW
747:  JOIB Sapporo at fair level.  see 774
747:  7PB or 4QS Australia.  Not sure which, but at fair to good reception
at 16:09
738:  RFO Tahiti, finally at only fair level at 16:09
702:  2BL Sydney at good/very good level at 16:08 // 612
693:  JOAB Tokyo at poor level due to splatter.  See 774.
675:  poor to fair at 16:07 to W, so presumed Vietnam.
666:  fair to good at 15:39 to NW.  ?JOBK Osaka.  Poor/fair at 16:28
657:  rumbly audio at 16:06 poor to fair.  N. Korea.  Fair at 16:27
639:  CC at fair level at 15:39.  At 16:26, more likely Radio Fiji at poor
level.
630:  CC (?CNR2) at good level at 15:40.  At 16:26, this is ?4QN Townsville
// to 612 at fair level.
612:  Finally, 4QR Brisbane at good level at 16:08, and good/very good at
16:25.  //702.  Also // 630 at 16:38.
603:  poor early, but fair at 16:04
594:  JOAK Tokyo at good/very good level exc for splatter at 15:39
585:  poor to fair
567:  fiar to good to NW but with splatter at 16:04.  ?JJ or KK?
558:  fair level at 15:41 to NW.  Fair/good at 16:04.  ?HLQH
549:  very good level ?Okinawa.  My notes state JJ or KK (I have trouble
telling the two apart, but there are no KK stations listed in PAL and just
the Okinawa station listed for JJ, so perhaps them?
540:  Samoa with English religious music (Christmas songs, "Happy Birthday,
Jesus", etc....noted last year in November to be playing a lot of Christmas
music as well at this early date), already at 15:43.  Later at excellent
level.
531:  poor at 16:03 to NW

That's it for an interesting morning at the dials.  73s, and hopefully will
report again tomorrow.......Walt Salmaniw, Popui, Kauai, HI
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