[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-5

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Colin might be interested in knowing that there was indeed a rather potent sunrise enhancement for the TP's this morning, but it was all for the benefit of the NHK big guns. What started off looking like a real clunker session was rescued somewhat by a dramatic propagation boost for the Japanese just prior to 1400, with 594, 693, 747 and 774 all reaching very good levels. 
 
At my 1250 start time the band was dreary indeed, with only 774-JOUB and 1566-HLAZ managing fair audio in and out. Throughout the predawn darkness up to 1330 only a few other big guns managed poor audio (594, 693, 747 and 828), while all the second-tier Asians were missing in action. The session seemed like a real clunker until 1340, when 594-JOAK started a pretty impressive run from the noise level up to very good strength. 693-JOAB and 747-JOIB soon followed in the same way, and these NHK big guns (including 774-JOUB, which is on a very noisy frequency here) suddenly sounded very healthy while all the other Asians were stuck down in the noise. 693-JOAB hit an S9 level temporarily with its 3+1 pips at 1400, while for once the Vancouver splatter was missing in action. The NHK big guns stuck around until about 1410 here, when they also turned their nose up at the lackluster propagation. Overall best signal was from 693-JOAB around 1400, in between NHK2 Chinese and English lessons. The session would have been very dreary except for the dramatic surge of the NHK big guns, at a time when all the other Asians seemed to be taking the day off. 
 
594Â JOAKÂÂ Tokyo, JapanÂÂ Japanese news at very good strength at 1357 after dramatic signal boost 
https://app.box.com/s/zcqad6w3s71logt9j12kypfg7z7h1m8o  
 
693Â JOABÂÂ Tokyo, JapanÂÂ Chinese lessons at potent strength at 1359 
https://app.box.com/s/g8hucy5si35y89hduy14qr52r3t0w0e5 Â 
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂS9-level 3+1 time pips at 1400 TOH, followed by English lesson introduction (Vancouver splatter on strike?) 
https://app.box.com/s/fsk4mwnupcs97zxpy8pd8hypmlsm9axm 
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 
 
 
 
 
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