Re: [IRCA] Grayland, not Rockworks

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

In Masset MUCH improved vs yesterday. All DU especially above 700. Nothing
super stong but easy to copy.   73,  Walt
Best about 12:00

On Saturday, June 27, 2015, Nick Hall-Patch <nh-p@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> Gee Gary, you folks must have snarfed up all the Zedders before they got
> any further north.
>
> Compared with yesterday, today was a bit of a bust at Grayland, though I
> guess the expression "a bad day's fishing" may still apply.  Bruce used the
> DKaz, while I used the superloop equivalent of what Chuck used down at
> Rockworks, so I think his mileage may be better, as the DKaz is a superior
> antenna by a few dB.
>
> Although the start looked promising around  1030UT with the ZB stations in
> the middle of the band showing reasonable signals (NZ carriers started
> about 0530UT last night, so there may be something on the recordings), but
> started to fade away.   HLAZ-1566 made a tentative appearance with a woman
> sounding Chinese at 1150UT, but generally, things sounded a little erratic
> and weak.   Not to say there wasn't DX, but on my recordings, it has been
> work winkling out things like ZB on 1287 and 1296, rather than yesterday
> when DX was served up on a plate.    Bruce heard Star on 900 mixing with
> Hawaii, so that should have pretty easy for you people.
>
> Also a bit more Australia, probably the best so far being ABC Thursday
> Island on 1062.
>
> Hopefully a bit more will be revealed in the recordings.
>
> What sort of antenna was Tom using by the way?
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
> At 15:32 27-06-15, Gary wrote:
> Hello All, Tom R. certainly brought the luck with him this morning as Kiwi
> propagation hit a legendary level around 1240-- resulting in obscure Kiwis
> coming out all over the band. Stations like 936-Chinese Voice (1 kW)
> sounded healthy indeed, while the new 576-Star (2.5 kW) made its first
> appearance. The new 702-Magicà also  managed a good signal around 1217 as
> the semi-local on 700 mysteriously left the air for five minutes. The
> freakish NZ propagation was every bit as good as what Chuck and I
> experienced last July, and both Tom and Chuck were recording it all. ...
>
>
> --
> Nick Hall-Patch
> Victoria, BC
> Canada
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