[IRCA] TP DX for Monday October 7

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Conditions were a bit of a let down today, after the spectacular 
Japanese reception yesterday.   Most stations were weaker than 
yesterday, and peaked for short periods of time.  The most notable 
exception was HLAZ, which was consistently good-strong.

Nonetheless, there were a few bright spots.  AFN-1575 was back for the 
second day in a row, this time with no sign of VOA.  Alaskans were back, 
too, with KNOM-780 deserving some sort of award for musical variety (see 
below).

Good - understandable by a native speaker, for at least a minute or so
747    JOIB, CC lessons 1348
750    KFQD, jingle ID and CBS news dominant
890    KBBI, 1402 good after CJDC fadeout, woman w/marine weather for S 
Central Alaska
972    KBS, briefly good 1355 with 2 women talking, then lively song.  
Otherwise, subpar today
1287    JOHR, conversation in JJ 1403-08, was nil-fair before 1403 and 
gradually faded after 1408
1566    HLAZ, strongest TP today 1255-1345 in JJ, and the only one 
consistently good during the entire time I recorded.  A bit weaker but 
still OK after antenna change and start of CC pgm 1345


Fair - parts of it understandable by a native speaker
594    JOAK, not very good today, JJ man & woman 1353-56, otherwise just 
weak bits of talk here and there
693    JOAB, CC lessons 1335
774    JOUB, local ID & start of EE lesson 1320
780    KNOM, mostly o/KKOH w/"Hang On Sloopy" - McCoys 1321, then a 
Bible story, 1325 man said "unofficially 37 degrees in Nome" followed by 
native chant w/drum accompaniment, then a 1950's country song by Gene 
Autry or someone similar.  At 1330, a song from the 90's I couldn't 
quite place.  A really interesting break from the boring radio we have 
in the lower 48!
1422    JORF, JJ talk 1406
1440    JOWF, JJ talk mixing w/domestics 1400, not nearly as impressive 
as yesterday
1575    AFN, mostly poor 1400 w/news in American EE, 1403 "...AP Radio 
News" mentioned, 1404 news story about yesterday's Broncos-Cowboys 
game.  All alone today, no sign of VOA.
1602    NHK time pips 1400 weak, better 1403 w/JJ talk, possibly a 
language lesson

Poor - incomprehensible
567    JOIK, JJ talk in 570 splatter 1318
828    JOBB, weather report in JJ 1317
981    bits of talk in CKNW splatter 1332
1053 jammer
1242    tone at ToH and bits of talk 1400, better by 1403 w/man in JJ
1503    JOUK, time pips and JJ talk 1400

Bruce in Seattle
Winradio Excalibur
K9AY antenna

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