Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-10

["R. Colin Newell" <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

I did my first 30 minute session -- OK, maybe 15 minutes from 1200 until
1220 UTC this AM...

Lots of good carriers and marginal audio snippets on some of the big gun
frequencies - but clearly I did not stay up long
enough to exploit the pre-dawn period.

It was basically a case of nothing to speak of. My ALA100M loop is kind of
facing exactly E-W so that might be nulling out the bulk of the TransPolar
reception.
I did note that with my current antenna set-up, CBC Vancouver on 690
actually experiences some moderate fading and phase distortion from my
location only 3 - 4 KM away from Hall-Patch and 5 KM from Salmaniw.

Might have to re-orient antenna!

Colin in Victoria - Drake R8 / Wellbrook ALA100's

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Gary DeBock via IRCA <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> _______________________________________________
>
> During the predawn darkness around 1235 the usual big guns on 594, 693,
> 774, 972, 1053, 1134, 1287 and 1566 were joined by a weak collection of
> Chinese and Korean stations on 603, 639, 657, 738, 1044 and 1323. These
> weak stations generally were in and out of the noise with ghostly audio
> until the first sign of daylight around 1300, when audio improved slightly
> on 603 (a weak mix of Chinese and HLSA),  738 (an apparent BEL2, with
> Chinese conversation) and 1044 (CRI's Japanese service). 639-CNR1 and
> 657-Pyongyang never improved in audio, though, while none of the Japanese
> seemed to get any daylight boost either. Only the 1053-Jammer seemed to get
> a potent sunrise enhancement boost, reaching its best jam of the new season
> around 1315.  Overall the session was notable for the first audio of the
> new season from 603-China (Hulun Buir?), which has provided stiff
> competition for HLSA during certain Fall DX seasons (such as the 2012
> season).
>
> 594  JOAK   Tokyo, Japan   Fair level Japanese female-male speech at 1322
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/dar2dardmiw3le3/594-JOAK-1322z091014PL380.MP3
>
> 603  China   (Hulun Buir)   Wispy female-male Chinese speech at 1307
> during HLSA fade; first appearance of the new season
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/hoa78jkak6s2l2k/603-China-1307z091014PL380.MP3
>
> 738  BEL2   Penghu. Taiwan (presumed)   Fair level rapid-fire Chinese male
> speech at 1318 during KCBS fade (recorded on 737)
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qsq70q9244l5de9/738-Chinese-1318z091014PL380.MP3
>
> 1053  Korean Jammer   Monster buzz at 1315; best signal of the new season
> so far
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/t8mbfubc4oa8s8a/1053-Jammer-1315z091014PL380.MP3
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight +
> 15" FSL antenna
>
>
>
>


-- 
Colin Newell is the Editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com - DXer.ca -
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Amateur Radio VA7WWV | Twitter.Com/CoffeeCrew | Victoria B.C. Canada
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