[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-20

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Hello All, 
 
Once again Dennis and I seem to have gone our separate ways in TP-DXing results, withÂdifferent second-tier Asians showing up. Whereas Dennis seems to have tracked down quite a few of the second-tier Japanese, here it was 603-HLSA and 1044-CRI thatÂmanaged fair to good audio. In general the Japanese big guns still had the best signals on the band this morning, but their strength was down from the potent levels of theÂpast two days. The second-tier Korean and Chinese stations did somewhat better than they did yesterday, but their levels were still pretty modest, and their best audio was received in the total darkness prior to 1330. Lack of any sunrise enhancement boost left these signals floundering, with only the Japanese and Korean big guns leftÂto finish off the session after 1400. 
 
At my 1235 start time the Japanese big guns on 594, 693, 747 and 828 were at fairly modest levels, unlike the past two days.ÂOn the other hand 558-HLQH, 603-China, 657-Pyongyang, 738-BEL2 and 1044-CRI were in and out at fair levels, havingÂpredawn signals significantly improved overÂtheir weekend levels. 1044-CRI's Japanese service was received at seasonal best strength (fair) at 1305, while 603-HLSA replaced China around 1325 with fair to good signals fromÂKBS2's deep-voiced maleÂhost.ÂThe session seemed promising until around 1340, when all the second-tier AsiansÂseemed to takeÂa dive at the first appearance of daylight. Sunrise enhancement was non-existent, and the Japanese and Korean big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1053 and 1287 were left to finish off the session with moderately good signals up until propagation folded around 1430. Best signals of the session were again from the Japanese big guns 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB, but their strength was nowhere near that of the past couple of days. For comparison purposes by the Grayland DXpedition group, Saturday was by far the best day for Japanese and Korean propagation here, with the Japanese big guns at exceptional levels. Sunday was another great day for the Japanese big guns, but not so great for the Mainland Asian stations. This morning was a pretty modest session for all the Asian areas, withÂno really great propagation from either Japan, Korea or China. 
 
594Â JOAKÂÂ Tokyo, JapanÂÂ Japanese female speech at a good level around 1355; best NHK signal of the morning 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a6oubvpwv55olg1/594-JOAK-1357z102014PL380.MP3 Â 
 
603Â HLSAÂÂ Namyang, S. KoreaÂÂ Korean conversation and speech at a fair to good level byÂKBS2 network's deep-voiced male at 1323 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a224iu3bbgxhx29/603-HLSA-1323z102014PL380.MP3 Â 
 
1044Â CRIÂ Changzhou, ChinaÂÂ CRI's Japanese service atÂa fair level aroundÂ1305; best signal of the season so far here 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ai5uitwbfuw1v2m/1044-CRI-1305z102014PL380.MP3 Â 
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 
 
 
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